March 10, 2026 - Shaina Taub on "Suffs," a Secret Boston St. Patrick's Day, and Fabiola Méndez episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 55 MIN

March 10, 2026 - Shaina Taub on "Suffs," a Secret Boston St. Patrick's Day, and Fabiola Méndez

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Shaina Taub made Broadway history as the first woman to win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score on her own, for the musical SUFFS. The show follows the suffragists’ hard-fought campaign for the 19th Amendment, bringing figures like Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell to life onstage. Now, SUFFS comes to Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre from March 17 through March 29, and Taub joins us to discuss reviving their story. To learn more go here.Then there are more ways to observe St. Patrick’s Day in Boston than the parade route and the pub crawl. Kiernan Schmitt, author of Secret Boston, joins The Culture Show to explore hidden sites that reveal the city’s Irish and Catholic past — from memorials and monuments to chapels and stories tucked into Boston’s walls.Finally, Fabiola Méndez is bringing the Puerto Rican cuatro to new audiences and bigger stages. Ahead of her Regattabar performance on March 13, and April 30th performance at GBH’s Jazz NOW series,  the singer, composer, and bandleader joins Jared Bowen to discuss shaping a musical voice that has taken her from folk-rooted performance to the global stage alongside Bad Bunny. To learn more about the Regattabar performance go here. To learn more about the International Jazz Day show  at GBH on April 30 go here.

Shaina Taub made Broadway history as the first woman to win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score on her own, for the musical SUFFS. The show follows the suffragists’ hard-fought campaign for the 19th Amendment, bringing figures like Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell to life onstage. Now, SUFFS comes to Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre from March 17 through March 29, and Taub joins us to discuss reviving their story. To learn more go here. Then there are more ways to observe St. Patrick’s Day in Boston than the parade route and the pub crawl. Kiernan Schmitt, author of Secret Boston, joins The Culture Show to explore hidden sites that reveal the city’s Irish and Catholic past — from memorials and monuments to chapels and stories tucked into Boston’s walls. Finally, Fabiola Méndez is bringing the Puerto Rican cuatro to new audiences and bigger stages. Ahead of her Regattabar performance on March 13, and April 30th performance at GBH’s Jazz NOW series,  the singer, composer, and bandleader joins Jared Bowen to discuss shaping a musical voice that has taken her from folk-rooted performance to the global stage alongside Bad Bunny. To learn more about the Regattabar performance go here. To learn more about the International Jazz Day show  at GBH on April 30 go here.

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