Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.

Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Arts Presents. The 2025–26 Duke Arts Presents season is here! With 40 performances from September through April, the Duke Arts Presents season is packed with wide-ranging, joyful, and thought-provoking art for all audiences. Pick–4 packages are on sale now, build your perfect season at dukearts.org!

This week, PlayMakers Repertory Company is raising the curtain on a world-premiere musical, “A Good Boy” by Lynden Harris. Harris is the founder and director of Hidden Voices, which helps people in marginalized communities tell their stories – and “A Good Boy” grew out of true stories shared by inmates, families, and officers on death row.

“A Good Boy” runs at PlayMakers from August 20-24. Click here to buy tickets and get more information.

Aaron welcomes Lynden Harris and director Kathryn Hunter-Williams to discuss the show.

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