December 7, 2023
I’m Jared Bowen. This is The Culture Show. First up, what do you call three lost souls left on a prep school campus during the holidays? The holdovers. That’s also the title of Alexander Payne’s new film. Set in the 1970’s, Paul Giamatti plays a scrooge-like New England teacher–stingy with good grades and generosity. But over the winter holiday break, his heart thaws –slightly –and he forges an unlikely fellowship with a student who has been abandoned by his family and the school cook who has just lost her son– a soldier fighting in Vietnam. I’ll talk to the Oscar-winning filmmaker about the making of what could become a holiday classic, shot here in Massachusetts. Then it’s onto a bibliophile’s bliss. We bring you the ultimate holiday booksellers guide in Boston and beyond. Finally, Tufts professor Kerri Greenidge looks at the life and legacy of Phillis Wheatley – an enslaved person who became one of the best-known poets in 18th century America. That’s next on The Culture Show.
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Show Notes
I’m Jared Bowen. This is The Culture Show.
First up, what do you call three lost souls left on a prep school campus during the holidays? The holdovers. That’s also the title of Alexander Payne’s new film.
Set in the 1970’s, Paul Giamatti plays a scrooge-like New England teacher–stingy with good grades and generosity. But over the winter holiday break, his heart thaws –slightly –and he forges an unlikely fellowship with a student who has been abandoned by his family and the school cook who has just lost her son– a soldier fighting in Vietnam.
I’ll talk to the Oscar-winning filmmaker about the making of what could become a holiday classic, shot here in Massachusetts.
Then it’s onto a bibliophile’s bliss. We bring you the ultimate holiday booksellers guide in Boston and beyond.
Finally, Tufts professor Kerri Greenidge looks at the life and legacy of Phillis Wheatley – an enslaved person who became one of the best-known poets in 18th century America.
That’s next on The Culture Show.