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July 11, 2025 - Devo at 50, Alison Bechdel, and James Parker

July 11, 2025 - Devo at 50, Alison Bechdel, and James Parker

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Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, the cofounders of the new wave band Devo join The Culture Show to talk about cultural de-evolution, the genesis of their band, how they came to be one of the most original groups in the history of rock music.

From there New York Times” bestselling author Alison Bechdel joins The Culture Show to talk about her new comic novelSpent.”

Finally James Parker, a staff writer at “The Atlantic,” joins The Culture Show to talk about his piece “When Robert Frost was Bad.” James Parker runs the Black Seed Writers Group—a weekly writing workshop for homeless, transitional, and recently housed writers–and he edits “The Pilgrim,” a literary magazine from the homeless community of downtown Boston. His latest book is “Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes.”

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