September 17, 2024 - Hannah Gadsby, Library Lion, and Secret Boston

In 2018 Hannah Gadsby  experienced seismic success with Nanette, a Nextflix special that upended standup comedy. Since then Gadsby has had other solo shows, written a memoir and hosted the recent Netflix comedy special, “Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda.”Now their latest standup tour, titled  “Woof!”  is bringing  them to the Emerson Colonial Theatre on September 19th for two performances. They join The Culture Show  to talk about everything from Taylor Swift to the world on the verge of a nervous breakdown.From there Ran Bechor and Karin Sharav Zalkind,  co-founders of Adam Theater, a theater company committed to high-quality theater for children,  join The Culture Show. They discuss their current production, the musical play “Library Lion,”  a site specific performance at the Boston Public Library.   The production will have a second run in January at The Huntington at the Calderwood Pavilion.Finally Kiernan Schmitt joins us to talk about his new book “Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide,” which takes us into the curious corners and around town. Kiernan Schmitt co-hosts the “Out of Office” travel podcast with Ryan Davis.