Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Wednesday, August 5, 2026 @GBHNews
Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Wednesday, August 5, 2026  @GBHNews
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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: We’ll hear from Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem, and retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner. We’ll open the phone and text lines with Phil Eng, interim Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and general manager of the MBTA. 

Today on The Curiosity Desk: GBH’s Craig LeMoult takes us into his reporting on the New England Aquarium’s Jelly Lab. Plus: author Roberta Kwok on her new book Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures Into the Unknown. And an FAQ in picking the right sunscreen with B.U. dermatologist Dr. Michael Kwa.

Today on The Culture Show: Historian and Bentley professor Dylan Gottlieb discusses his new book Yuppies, an account of how the young professionals of the 1980s transformed Wall Street, American cities and political culture; then, writer and art advisor Natalie Lemle discusses Artifacts, her debut novel about a disputed Roman glass cup and the secrets surrounding its excavation; and Patrick Gabridge previews four Plays in Place productions bringing stories of the American Revolution to historic sites across New England.

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Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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