July 10, 2025 - Baseball: The Movie, Dart Adams on 3 Feet High and Rising, and Max Heinegg

Today writer Noah Gittell joins The Culture Show to talk about his book “Baseball: The Movie.”  Gittell, a sportswriter and film critic,  takes us through  the history of  the baseball movie; tracking how they have changed over the years from being mostly feel good to nostalgic to  to cynical. Gittell says that the way the baseball film has changed reflects how American values have changed. From there we launch our inaugural episode in our series “Sound Files.”  We’ll be inviting local musicians and cultural critics to zero in  on one of their favorite  entries in the US National Recording Registry. First up, Dart Adams. The journalist, historian and lecturer has chosen to go deep on De La Soul’s  “3 Feet High and Rising.” Finally, Medford’s new poet Laureate, Max Heinegg joins The Culture Show to talk about his vision for making poetry more accessible. Heinegg is  a high school English teacher, published poet, recording artist and he co-owns Medford Brewing Company. To learn more go here.