# Matthew Shifrin

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October 9, 2025 - Jake Tapper, Bricks for the Blind with Matthew Shifrin, and Gustazo Cuban Kitchen

CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper joins The Culture Show to talk about his new book "Race Against Terror," which tells the thrilling story of how prosecutors traversed the globe, tracking down evidence to convict terrorist "Spin Ghul" for killing American servicemen in Afgha…

November 3, 2025 - Chris Grace, Crispin Glover, and Matthew Shifrin

Comedian and actor Chris Grace returns to The Culture Show to talk about Sardines (A Comedy About Death), his autobiographical one-man show now at the Huntington Theatre through November 16.  To learn more go here. Then actor, author, and filmmaker Crispin Glover joins The Culture Show  to discuss …

December 1, 2025 - Ethan Hawke, Peter Drummey, and Matthew Shifrin

For nearly fifty years, Peter Drummey has been one of the quiet forces making history accessible. As the longtime Stephen T. Riley Librarian and, most recently, Chief Historian at the Massachusetts Historical Society — the nation’s oldest historical society — he helped generations of researchers na…

Meet the Newton man adapting Legos for blind fans

Matthew Shifrin is on a mission to make Legos accessible for blind people through his nonprofit Bricks for the Blind.

February 17, 2026 - On Frederick Wiseman, Dell Hamilton, Uli Lorimer on the snowpack, and Matthew Shifrin

Joyce Linehan joins “The Culture Show” to reflect on the legacy of documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. As Chief of Policy for Mayor Marty Walsh she was key to Wiseman’s documentary “City Hall,” which is  an expansive exploration of how Boston runs. Dell M. Hamilton, interim director of the Ala…

March 17, 2026 - We Black Folk Showcase, Jill Medvedow on "The English Understand Wool," and Matthew Shifrin

Artist and musician Cliff Notez and  singer-songwriter and composer Gabriella Simpkins join “The Culture Show” for a preview of the We Black Folk Showcase, coming to Arts at the Armory in Somerville on Friday, March 20. Created by Cliff Notez, We Black Folk is a Boston movement opening up the idea …

Sound Cinema: Experiencing film through audio description

When Matthew Shifrin was growing up, his blindness meant that trying to enjoy a movie or TV show was often a confusing and frustrating experience. But then, Matthew discovered something called video description—an extra audio track where a narrator describes the action on screen. And suddenly, ever…

You Can Build This: The Story of Bricks for the Blind with Matthew Shifrin | Ep #47

Matthew Shifrin was 13 years old when a family friend typed out the first ever set of accessible Lego instructions for him on a braille typewriter. That experience changed everything. A decade later, Matthew founded Bricks for the Blind, a nonprofit that has adapted over 550 Lego sets and now reach…

May 26, 2026 - Danielle Allen, Eve Plumb, and Matthew Shifrin on blind athletics

Today on The Culture Show, Danielle Allen, the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School, joins us to discuss her  New York Times essay, “Nothing Beats Polarization Like Civics Education” She is the a…

Lego for the Blind & the Future of Surface Laptops

Discover how accessible Lego building is transforming for blind and low-vision creators, plus the latest updates on Microsoft Surface Pro and Laptop devices, skyrocketing hardware prices, and the rise of AI-powered coding tools. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explore a packed episode of Double Tap,…