Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Maurice Parent discuss the week's arts and culture headlines, including:

• Kelly Clarkson's feud with a Brooklyn novelty shop over a $15,000 mechanical songbird.
• Comedian Shane Gillis sparks backlash over his latest Saturday Night Live monologue.
• Britain wants Winnie-the-Pooh back as the beloved bear turns 100.
• Stevie Wonder celebrates 50 years of Songs in the Key of Life with a new tour.

Callie Crossley is co-host of The Culture Show and host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley, which airs Sundays at 6 p.m. on 89.7 GBH. Maurice Parent is an award-winning actor, Professor of Theater at Tufts University and Producing Artistic Director of the Front Porch Arts Collective.

Emily Wilson, acclaimed translator of The Odyssey and The Iliad, discusses her new book, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea, exploring how the literature of ancient Greece and Rome continues to shape our world. Wilson delivers a keynote address at the Boston Book Festival on October 17.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stephen Greenblatt joins The Culture Show, to talk about his latest book, “Dark Renaissance:The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival.” It traces the meteoric rise and violent end of Christopher Marlowe—playwright, poet, spy, and heretic—whose genius endures today.

Finally writer Nicholas Boggs joins The Culture Show to talk about his book, “Baldwin: A Love Story.” It's the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how the writer’s personal relationships shaped his life and work.