June 4, 2026 - "Fairyland," John Carter Cash, and Baking from Poland and Beyond.

June 4, 2026 - "Fairyland," John Carter Cash, and Baking from Poland and Beyond.

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June 4, 2026 · 56 min

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The episode features discussions with Alysia Abbott about her memoir and its film adaptation, John Carter Cash on his father's musical legacy, and Laurel Kratochvila on Polish baking traditions.

After her mother’s death, writer Alysia Abbott was raised by her father—poet Steve Abbott—in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury during the height of counterculture. Her memoir “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father” captures that vivid, unconventional childhood and the complexities of growing up amid both liberation and loss. Now adapted into a feature film produced by Sofia Coppola, Abbott joins us to reflect on seeing her story come to life on screen. As the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter, John Carter Cash has carried forward one of America’s most enduring musical legacies. A Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and author, he’s worked with artists from Willie Nelson to Sheryl Crow while preserving his parents’ archives and spirit. He joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest book, The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting , which gathers more than five decades of his father’s words—offering insight into the man behind the Man in Black. Finally Berlin-based baker Laurel Kratochvila joins the Culture SHow to talk about her cookbook Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond . The book celebrates Poland’s baking traditions — from Jewish-diasporic…

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