Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Tuesday, September 15, 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: We’ll check-in with NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey, and we’ll host a special BPR/BPL red carpet fashion show, with “Love Your Labels” President and Founder Joshua Croke, and designer Anita Tension, ahead of their Queer AF show in Worcester. We’ll also have two models showing off Anita’s looks. We’ll be joined by Dr. Vanessa Kerry, founder of the non-profit Seed Global Health. Plus, Dr. Leonard Glass – a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a senior attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital – on Trump and the Goldwater Rule. Today on The Curiosity Desk: The Providence Police Departments Col. Oscar Perez & ACLU’s Kade Crockford joins to talk about Flock cameras in Massachusetts, and citizen-led pushback. We’ll also welcome back animal behaviorist Jennifer Verdolin for a conversation about what the orca whales can teach us about education this back-to-school season. And Marsha Bemko from Antiques Roadshow celebrates the series’ first Emmy Win, after 22 consecutive years of nominations. Today on The Culture Show: Joyce Kulhawik joins us for an Emmy Awards recap — the winners, surprises, misses and the moments people will actually be talking about; then, actor Will Poulter (The Bear, We're the Millers, Midsommar) and director Adam Meeks join us to talk about Union County, their new film about addiction and recovery, ahead of special screenings tonight at the Coolidge Corner Theatre; annd Boston Film Festival Executive Director Robin Dawson previews this year’s festival, including Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and the Hollywood Vampires. 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