# Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Friday, October 30, 2026

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00:00 – Boston Public Radio 11am 2:00:00 – The Curiosity Desk 1pm 3:00:00 – The Culture Show 2 pm

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Today on The Curiosity Desk: Election-themed edition of our misfit news panel In Case You Missed It with Katie Lannan from MASSterlist & Axios Boston reporter Mike Deehan. Checking in with Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo. & Erik Skogquist, mayor of “The Halloween Capital of the World™" – Anoka, Minnesota ahead of what might be both of their biggest halloween of the year. Lastly, Zaira Meneses, guitarist and founder of ALMA Boston on Day of DeadFest 2026.

Today on The Culture Show:

Co-host Callie Crossley and contributors Lisa Simmons, and James Sullivan go over the week’s top arts and culture headlines:

After seven years helping select Super Bowl halftime performers, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself in 2027. What changed for the rapper and Roc Nation founder?

Sarah J. Maas has sent romantasy fans into a frenzy with her latest novel, A Court of Splintered Harmony. Midnight parties, elaborate costumes and missed workdays mark the release.

Star Trek has lost two stars: Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and Walter Koenig, the original series' Pavel Chekov. We remember their contributions to the enduring science-fiction franchise.

Three-time Emmy winner Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, has died at 46. We remember the actor who carried on the Looney Tunes legacy.

A century after his Halloween death, Harry Houdini returns to the spotlight at Salem's Peabody Essex Museum. A special installation revisits his 1906 visit and a controversy involving a pair of antique handcuffs.

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- What it is: Recorded live
- Length: 4 h 3 min
- Shown live: Fri 30 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTC
- Rights holder: [2026.0 WGBH](https://www.wgbh.org/) (its site links the channel: https://www.wgbh.org/)
- Channel: [GBH News](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_SjDi4CS5ALkWCS9ffldQ)
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