July 8, 2026 - Danielle Allen on "Radical Duke," Fenti Fried Chicken, and Pedro Alonzo on Mexico City art

Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen joins us to discuss her new book, Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat — and the American Revolution — Transformed Britain, which traces the mystery of a rare parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence found in England to Charles Lennox, the third Duke of Richmond — a British aristocrat who became one of the American Revolution’s most important allies.  Danielle Allen will be at Harvard Book Store on Monday, July 20 at 7:00. To learn more go here.Boston comedian and writer Joe Fenti, known online as Fenti Fried Chicken, joins us to talk about turning the MBTA, awkward dates, Boston bars and corporate absurdity into comedy. His new stand-up special, Partner, is streaming now on YouTube.Culture Show contributor Pedro Alonzo returns with dispatches from Mexico City — from World Cup fever and artisan markets to current museum exhibitions.