January 21, 2026 - Joyce Kulhawik, Chef Tracy Chang of PAGU, and the 2026 Hundred Year Book Debate

Culture Show contributor Joyce Kulhawik joins us for Stage and Screen, with her latest picks for what to see in theaters and cinemas right now. An Emmy Award–winning arts and entertainment reporter and President of the Boston Theatre Critics Association, you can read Kulhawik’s reviews here.

We continue our Michelin Guide series with Tracy Chang, chef and owner of PAGU in Central Square. Known for deeply personal cooking that blends Japanese technique, Spanish influence, and the flavors of her Taiwanese heritage, Chang reflects on what it means for a neighborhood restaurant to receive a Michelin Bib Gourmand — and how the honor fits into a career rooted in community and care. To learn more about PAGu go here.

Every year the Associates of the Boston Public Library ask: of the books that were popular one hundred years ago, which one still resonates today? On Tuesday, February 10, that question fuels the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926, as “The Sun Also Rises,” “The Weary Blues,” and “Winnie-the-Pooh” go head-to-head-to-head— with the audience deciding. Lisa Fagin Davis, Board Member and Chair of the Hundred-Year Book Award Committee for the Associates of the Boston Public Library, joins us for an overview. To learn more about the debate go here.