Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Monday, September 21, 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 speak with CNN’s John King, and Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans. For National Suicide Prevention Month, we’ll talk grief support for youth and suicide prevention with The Samaritan's Sissi O'Shaughnessy &The Parmenter Foundation's Angela Crocker. And we’ll feature our conversation with Mary Mazzio, filmmaker and Olympic athlete, behind the new documentary “Mighty Mary” – about the first all-female sailing team to challenge for the America’s Cup, now playing in AMC theaters. Today on The Curiosity Desk: Today on The Culture Show: Imari Paris Jeffries returns for AI: Actual Intelligence to discuss Boston’s racial wealth gap and why, more than a decade after a landmark study, the divide remains so persistent; then, actor Hank Azaria joins us to talk about finding an alter ego in Bruce Springsteen by way of his tribute act “Hank Azaria and the EZ Street band.” he joins us ahead of their show at The Sinclair; and John Cameron Mitchell, the creative force behind the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the subsequent film adaptation, which became a cult classic, joins us to talk about the film’s 25th anniversary ahead of a special screening –featuring a Q & A w/ John Cameron Mitchell, at the Shubert Theatre. 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