Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Thursday, July 9, 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: Tufts foreign policy professor Daniel Drezner, Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral, Brian Nolen, cofounder of NH4Ukraine, and city councilors Ruthzee Louijeune (Boston) and Natacha Clerger (Randolph). Today on The Curiosity Desk: MIT economist Jon Gruber reflects on why independent government agencies matter, we're airing a new Curiosity Desk feature on the deployment of Waymo taxis in Boston, : Animal behaviorist Jennifer Verdolin joins to discuss what humans can learn from elephants. TC host Arun Rath returns for The Mystery Desk. Today on The Culture Show: Judy Collins joins us ahead of her “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell Tour” stop at Tanglewood on August 30; then, Rebecca Bradshaw of Gloucester Stage Company joins us to discuss Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, onstage through August 1; and Francene Blythe-Lewis, president and CEO of Vision Maker Media, joins us to discuss the new PBS limited series First Peoples, First Stories, featuring short films by emerging Native filmmakers about their own communities. 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