Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Thursday, June 25, 2026

00:00 – Boston Public Radio 11am 2:00:00 – The Curiosity Desk 1pm 3:00:00 – The Culture Show 2 pm Today on Boston Public Radio: Political commentator Chuck Todd, and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner, Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans on his new book “A Nation Wrestles With God.” Also, Executive Director of Sail Boston Dusty Rhodes, and a special studio 3 musical performance from “One Long Earring” ahead of their show at The Crystal Ballroom.  Today on The Curiosity Desk: First up it’s the latest edition of “The Glitch Report," with Joan Donovan from the Critical Internet Studies Institute. Then ahead of the event Disability ReFramed: Celebrating Our Childhood on TV we chat with with GBH's Claire Houston & Michelle Kelley. Lastly Hakeem Oluseyi, host of the NOVA podcast “Particles of Thought." talks season two. Today on The Culture Show: Providence-based chamber choir Ensemble Altera joins us live from GBH’s Fraser Performance Studio to perform excerpts from Declarations, a new work marking America at 250; then, curator Souleo and artist Michael A. Cummings join us to discuss Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem: The Making of Contemporary Artists, a new exhibition at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery; and Cliff Dever, owner of Warehouse Kitchen + Sports Bar in downtown Boston, joins us to talk World Cup fever from behind the bar. Watch America's Awesome Kids on the PBS Kids App or YouTube:    / @americasawesomekids   Support GBH and help shape a future where facts matter, stories unite us, and everyone has access to quality media. Join us. Fund the Future: https://bit.ly/FundtheFutureYT