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Vintage recording details an eyewitness account of Lexington, Concord battles
In the 1950 recording, preserved by GBH Archives, a Waltham doctor recalled his great-grandmother’s childhood account of the chaos on the first day of the Revolutionary War.
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March 31, 2025 - 1775: Rebels, Rights, & Revolution, Shucked, and springtime public art
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian at the Massachusetts Historical Society, joins The Culture Show for an overview of their new exhibition “1775: Rebels, Rights & Revolution.” The exhibition explores the pivotal events and personal stories that ignited the American Revolution. It’s on view through December 2025. To learn more, go here.From there playwright Robert Horn joins The Culture Show to talk about the Tony Award-winning musical, “Shucked,” which comes to Citizens Opera House by way of Broadway in Boston, April 8 through April 20th. To learn more, go here.Finally Culture Show contributor Julia Swanson takes us on a tour of public art that will get us outdoors and in the mood for spring. Julia Swanson is a multidisciplinary artist and award winning photographer who is the creator of The Art Walk Project – a series of self-guided micro tours of art across Greater Boston. -
March 28, 2025 - Week in Review: Trump's Smithsonian changes, Mayor Wu on The Daily Show, and Ed Sheeran's pop up bar in Ipswich, MA
Today on The Culture Show, co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.First up, President Trump’s latest directive to control culture. Yesterday he signed an Executive Order intended, in his words, to Restore Truth and Sanity to American History. He’s called for the restoration of monuments, memorials and statues quote “improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history.” From there it’s Mayor Michelle Wu on “The Daily Show,” where she defied its reputation as a racist city by promoting it as diverse and welcoming.Plus a look at Dawn M. Simmons' next act as the artistic director of the SpeakEasy Stage Company.And the countdown to “The White Lotus” season finale. With only two episodes to go, will the show succeed in surprising audiences?Finally, George Foreman’s legacy as a boxing champ turned king of the grill, making millions with his “lean, mean, fat-fighting machine.” -
March 27, 2025 - Jeff and Julie Kinney, Everyone250 with Imari Paris Jeffries, and Ricardo Pérez González
When it comes to Jeff and Julie Kinney, their life is one for the books. Jeff Kinney is the author of the blockbuster, best selling “Wimpy Kid,” kingdom, which is reaching a milestone this year, with Kinney publishing his 20th title, .“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper.” Together, Jeff and Julie own An Unlikely Story bookstore and cafe,” in downtown Plainville, MA, which they opened ten years ago. Now they are writing a new chapter for their adopted hometown, with an ambitious five year plan to revitalize it. They join The Culture Show to talk about their vision.From there Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston joins The Culture Show to talk about the launch of the Everyone250 campaign celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Finally playwright Ricardo Pérez González joins The Culture Show to talk about his play “Don’t Eat the Mangos.” A Huntington Theatre production, it’s onstage through April 27th in the Calderwood Pavillion at the Boston Center for the Arts. To learn more, go here. -
March 26, 2025 - Igor Golyak, Dr. Robert Waldinger, and Pedro Alonzo
Director Igor Golyak is the founder of Arlekin Players Theatre based in Needham. He joins The Culture Show to talk about upcoming events, productions and what it means to be embarking on its 15th anniversary year. To learn more about Arlekin Players Theatre and their programming, go here.Since 1938 researchers at Harvard have been studying the lives of hundreds of people and their families to discover what makes us happy. Some of the key findings were in the New York Times bestselling book, “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness,” by Dr. Robert Waldinger and Marc Shulz. Now out in paperback, Dr. Robert Waldinger joins The Culture Show to talk about this research. He is the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development.Finally, Independent Curator Pedro Alonzo joins The Culture Show for his monthly appearance. Today he took us on a radio tour through London’s art scene. Pedro Alonzo is the Artistic Director of The Boston Public Art Triennial. -
March 25, 2025 - Gregory Maguire, Celtics president Rich Gotham, and candlepin bowling
What happened to young Elphaba before she was saddled with the wicked mantle? Almost 30 years after the publication of “Wicked,” Gregory Maguire offers readers Elphaba’s origin story in a new book titled “Elphie: A Wicked Childhood.” He joins The Culture Show to talk about it.From there Boston Celtics’ president Rich Gotham joins The Culture Show to talk about the new HBO docu-series “Celtics City,” which is streaming now on Max, with new episodes dropping Monday nights.Finally we head to candlepin city: Worcester. Vanessa Bumpus, Exhibits Coordinator for the Museum of Worcester gives us an overview of “Strikes, Spares & Deadwood: Candlepin Bowling,” which is on view through April 5th. To learn more, go here.
