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April 14, 2025 - David Grann, a David Lynch tribute at the Somerville Theatre, and Daniel Mendelsohn
David Grann, author of “The Wager,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon, is a #1 “New York Times” best selling author and an award-winning staff writer at “The New Yorker” magazine. He joins The Culture Show to talk about his writing and reporting process, and adapting his work for the screen. On April 27th he’ll be honored at the Associates of the Boston Public Library's 35th annual Literary Lights dinner.From there Ian Judge, Creative Director at The Somerville Theatre, gives us an overview of “Wonderful & Strange: A Tribute to David Lynch. It kicks off on April 16th and runs through April 19th. To learn more, go here.Finally, Daniel Mendelsohn—Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, and frequent contributor of essays to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books where he is Editor-at-Large—discusses his new translation of Homer's “The Odyssey.” Tonight he’ll be at Harvard Bookstore for an event at 7:00. To learn more, go here. -
April 11, 2025 - Week in Review: New MFA Director Pierre Terjanian, A Minecraft Movie, and Elton John vs. Madonna
Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and James Bennett II go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review, which includes the Museum of Fine Arts. Following a global search, they announced that Pierre Terjanian will be the museum’s next Ann and Graham Gund Director and CEO. He joins The Culture Show to talk about his vision for the MFA.From there it’s “A Minecraft Movie, “ which has exceeded box office expectations and sparked mayhem in the movie theaters along the way.Then it’s onto the National Recording Registry with a listen to some of the 25 recordings added this year. Plus, how Trump’s tariffs could affect arts and culture, from the price of books to Hollywood. -
April 10, 2025 - Sara Moulton, tariffs and Hollywood, and Felipe Torres Medina
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Harvard Square’s iconic Harvest Restaurant. To kick off this milestone birthday year, Harvest is inviting alumni chefs to cook a selection of special dinners. Their first one is Harvest Alumni, noted cookbook author and TV Personality Sara Moulton. She joins The Culture Show for a preview. The dinner will take place on Friday. To learn more go here.From there Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons weighs in on how China is threatening to respond to Trump’s tariffs by banning Hollywood flms.. Lisa Simmons is the artistic and executive director of the Roxbury International Film Festival and program manager at Mass Cultural Council. Finally Felipe Torres Medina, an award-winning comedian and writer on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” discusses his new book, “America, Let Me In: A Choose Your Immigration Story.” -
April 9, 2025 - Amor Towles, the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Mahesh Daas
Bestselling author Amor Towles has another bestseller, “Table for Two.” It’s a collection of short stories that land us in New York. The second part of the book moves us to Los Angeles in a novella set during the Golden Age of Hollywood. We caught up with Towles back in September when he was in town for a book event. He joins us again, now that “Table for Two” is out in paperback to continue the conversation, with a focus on the second part of the book, “Eve in Hollywood.”From there we continue our series “Countdown to 2026,” with Nina Zannieri, Executive Director of the Paul Revere House. She joins The Culture Show with an overview of the events and programming commemorating the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, which is April 18th. To learn more about everything that the Paul Revere House has to offer, go here,Finally Mahesh Daas, president of Boston Architectural College, discusses the lasting impact of COVID on higher education. Mahesh Daas is a Culture Show contributor who joins us monthly. He is co-author of the graphic novella about artificial intelligence, titled “I, Nobot.” -
April 8, 2025 - De'Lon Grant, TV presidents, and Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits at the MFA
Actors’ Shakespeare Project closes out their 2024-25 Season with their latest production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Actor De’Lon Grant, who stars as Demetrius, joins The Culture Show to talk about the production. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is on stage, April 11- May 4 at the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. To learn more, go here.From there James Poniewozik joins The Culture Show to talk about today’s political TV dramas and how their adherence to White House procedures and protocols are disorienting compared to the real drama that plays out over day in Trump’s White House. Poniewozik wrote about this recently in his essay “The Sudden Weirdness of TV Presidents.” James Poniewozik is chief TV critic for The New York Times and author of Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America.Finally Katie Hanson, William and Ann Elfers Curator of Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, joins The Culture Show for an overview of their exhibition “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits.” It’s on view through Sep 7, 2025. To learn more, go here.
