July 1, 2025 - Robert Ellis Orrall, Sam Waterston, and mixologist Marsha Lindsey

Robert Ellis Orrall is a singer-songwriter, producer and owner of the indie label Infinity Cat Recordings. He has worked in Nashville collaborating with Taylor Swift and Reba McEntire. Now he has a new live  album,  “The Bear is the Mountain,”  which revisits the early 80’s, featuring recordings from live performances throughout Boston.  He joins The Culture Show  ahead of a busy season of  live performances, starting with July 5th at the Marblehead Festival of the Arts. To learn more go here.From there Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Sam Waterston joins The Culture Show to talk about the role that launched his career, Nick Caraway in the 1974 film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby.”  Waterston will be at an event at Rosecliff mansions; a conversation celebrating the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel and the movie, which was  filmed partially at Rosecliff, Marble House and other Newport properties. To learn more go here.Finally, we top the show off by topping one off. Mixologist  Marsha Lindsey, a fixture in some of Boston’s greatest bars,  serves up her summer drink suggestions.