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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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April 22, 2025 - Martín Espada, Radius Ensemble, and Lisa Genova
National Book Award winner Martín Espada joins The Culture Show to talk about his new collection of poetry, “Jailbreak of Sparrows.” On April 23rd Martín Espada will be at Porter Square Books in Cambridge at 7:00. To learn more, go here. In celebration of MIT’s new Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Radius Ensemble will perform works by MIT faculty on April 24th. Oboist Jennifer Montbach, Radius Ensemble’s Artistic & Executive Director and Eran Egozy, a clarinetist and Professor of the Practice in Music Technology at MIT join The Culture Show for a preview. To learn more about the concert, go here. Finally Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest novel, “More or Less Maddy,” which is about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder. -
April 21, 2025 - Alton Brown, Candlepin Bowling and Orville Peck
Alton Brown, the television personality, food show presenter, food scientist, author, voice actor, and cinematographer joins The Culture Show to talk about his book “Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations.” From there we head to candlepin city: Worcester. Vanessa Bumpus, Exhibits Coordinator for the Museum of Worcester gives us an overview of a recent exhibition that focussed on the history of Candlepin Bowling.Finally, Orville Peck joins The Culture Show to talk about what it’s like to be regarded as country music’s most mysterious outlaw. -
April 18, 2025 - Week in Review: Blue Origin's all-female space flight, AI action figures, and a Phantom reboot
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, Blue Origin’s all-female space flight and the backlash that followed. From there how venerated architect Antoni Gaudí may become a saint and as we near the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary war, the surplus of events in Massachusetts that await history buffs, from the reenactment of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride to the reconstruction of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Finally, “Phantom of the Opera,” returns to New York under a new name–”Masquerade,” and with an immersive experience twist. -
April 17, 2025 - Boston's Big Queer Food Fest, the Black Patriots of Lexington, and Mary Grant
Bring your big appetite to Boston’s Big Queer Food Fest, a multi-day happening, celebrating the contributions of the queer community to the culinary world. It kicks off on April 28th and wraps up on May 4th. David Lewis, co-founder of Big Queer Food Fest, and participating Chef, restaurateur and Food Network's Tournament of Champions winner Tifanni Faison join The Culture Show for a preview. To learn about the Big Queer Food Fest and to get tickets, go here.From there we continue our ongoing series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with historian Sean Osborne. He’s the co-founder of the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, which recently launched the Black Patriots of Lexington. A project that includes a nine-part YouTube series exploring the lives of soldiers and residents who fought for freedom and were witnesses to history.Finally Mary Grant, President of Mass Art joins The Culture Show for her monthly appearance. Today she talks about Project Beethoven, a collaboration between Mass Art and Handel + Haydn Society. -
April 16, 2025 - The 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, Flemish masterpieces at the Peabody Essex Museum, Pedro Alonzo, and a first hand account of Patriots' Day
As we near the 250th anniversary of Patriots’ Day, Kate Fox and David Wood join The Culture Show for a conversation about the major events that ignited the first year of the American Revolution: the battles of Lexington and Concord. Kate Fox is the Executive Director at the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, which is leading the Massachusetts 250 campaign. David Wood is the Curator at Concord Museum. His latest book is “Eyewitness to Revolution: The American Revolution Collection at the Concord Museum.”From there, Karina Corrigan joins The Culture Show for an overview of the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibition “Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks." Karina Corrigan is PEM's Associate Director–Collections and The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art.Then, Culture Show contributor Pedro Alonzo joins us for his monthly appearance. He is a Boston-based independent curator who specializes in public art projects. He is also the Artistic Director of the Boston Public Art Triennial.Finally, we return to 1775 by way of some archival audio from WGBH’s vault, a recording of the late Doctor Alfred Worcester recalling the story his great grandmother told him about experiencing Patriots’ Day in 1775.
