{"id":399,"date":"2011-12-26T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T23:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahesh.org\/08292010\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:33:48","slug":"radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/index.php\/radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio\/Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Daas appears monthly on NPR\u2019s Boston station FM 89.7 GBH\u2019s <em>The Culture Show<\/em> in an 18-minute segment, \u201cAI: Actual Intelligence,\u201d where he discusses architecture, cities, education, AI, and broader cultural topics such as sports, presidential libraries, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4693\" style=\"width:144px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2025<\/strong>: Frank Gehry was far more than flamboyant forms. In this conversation, I joined Jared Bowen at the Boston Public Library to reflect on Gehry\u2019s deeper legacy\u2014how he transformed not just architecture\u2019s look, but its tools, processes, and possibilities. From aerospace tech to digital collaboration, from lamps to fish to titanium towers, Gehry\u2019s restless genius reshaped the field.<br>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QFu40SBEAdU&amp;t=12225s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 2025<\/strong>: On The Culture Show Live, I reflected on the legacy of Professor Kongjian Yu\u2014landscape architect, visionary, and creator of the \u201cSponge City\u201d movement\u2014who passed away in September. We had planned an original exhibition of his work at the BAC. Though he never made it to Boston, his ideas continue to ripple outward, offering hope for coastal cities and river towns around the world.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eMiZiEPe\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eMiZiEPe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 2025:<\/strong> How might we balance AI\u2019s voracious energy needs through ancient Indian wisdom? I discussed AI\u2019s growing energy footprint, the promise of geothermal power, and the Pancha Bhutas\u2014Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space\u2014as a framework for sustainable balance.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eGr3j488\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eGr3j488<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 2025:<\/strong> The art and science of relocating a building\u2014my segment explored real examples of moving entire structures and what they reveal about adaptive design.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/september-3-2025-adela-goldbard-and-pedro-alonzo-jyoti-and-auyon-mukharji-and-mahesh-daas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/september-3-2025-adela-goldbard-and-pedro-alonzo-jyoti-and-auyon-mukharji-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2025:<\/strong> dDevelopment and construction in Boston and what the city\u2019s skyline can accommodate when it comes to building skyscrapers.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/august-6-2025-dennis-lehane-on-smoke-a-boston-mayoral-forum-on-arts-and-culture-recap-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/august-6-2025-dennis-lehane-on-smoke-a-boston-mayoral-forum-on-arts-and-culture-recap-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 2025:<\/strong> On the contributions of architect Graham Gund who recently passed away.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-2-2025-danielle-allen-the-family-heritage-experience-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-2-2025-danielle-allen-the-family-heritage-experience-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 2025:<\/strong> The enduring legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s work in New England, with a focus on his two houses in Manchester, NH.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-4-2025-nemr-revolutionary-history-in-somerville-and-the-legacy-of-frank-lloyd-wright\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-4-2025-nemr-revolutionary-history-in-somerville-and-the-legacy-of-frank-lloyd-wright<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2025:<\/strong> How design shapes civic experience in Boston&#8217;s Copley Square.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-20-2025-the-michelin-guide-in-boston-jajas-african-hair-braiding-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-20-2025-the-michelin-guide-in-boston-jajas-african-hair-braiding-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2025:<\/strong> On the transformative impact of COVID on higher education.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/april-9-2025-amor-towles-the-250th-anniversary-of-paul-reveres-midnight-ride-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/april-9-2025-amor-towles-the-250th-anniversary-of-paul-reveres-midnight-ride-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2025:<\/strong> Discussing the <em>Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO: Research Center of the Sea of Cortez<\/em> exhibition at the BAC\u2019s McCormick Gallery.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/march-24-2025-the-ballad-of-wallis-island-the-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/march-24-2025-the-ballad-of-wallis-island-the-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 2025:<\/strong> Reflecting on the wildfires in Los Angeles and the relationship between cities, climate, and resilience.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/february-5-2025-liza-a-truly-terrific-absolutely-true-story-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/february-5-2025-liza-a-truly-terrific-absolutely-true-story-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 2025:<\/strong> <em>The Brutalist<\/em>\u2014a Golden Globe-winning film\u2014and the enduring legacy of Brutalist architecture.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/january-8-2025-lynns-search-for-a-poet-laureate-beau-mccall-and-mahesh-daas-on-the-brutalist\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/january-8-2025-lynns-search-for-a-poet-laureate-beau-mccall-and-mahesh-daas-on-the-brutalist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2024:<\/strong> Five years after the fire, revisiting the rebirth of <em>Notre-Dame de Paris<\/em> and lessons in restoration.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/december-12-2024-engelbert-humperdinck-the-boston-tea-partys-anniversary-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/december-12-2024-engelbert-humperdinck-the-boston-tea-partys-anniversary-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 2024:<\/strong> Launch of <em>Native(s)<\/em>\u2014the Walter Hood exhibition hosted at the BAC.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/october-23-2024-swoon-keefer-glenshaw-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/october-23-2024-swoon-keefer-glenshaw-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 2024:<\/strong> Honoring the Cricket T20 World Cup and tracing the sport\u2019s forgotten roots in U.S. history.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-3-2024-jazz-at-the-omni-the-boomin-beaver-and-the-cricket-world-cup\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-3-2024-jazz-at-the-omni-the-boomin-beaver-and-the-cricket-world-cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 2024:<\/strong> Discussing Boston\u2019s worsening housing crisis and creative design solutions for affordability.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-5-2024-the-dybbuk-baseball-and-the-housing-crisis\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-5-2024-the-dybbuk-baseball-and-the-housing-crisis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2024:<\/strong> On Shepley Bulfinch\u2019s enduring design legacy\u2014launching a major retrospective exhibition.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-1-2024-back-to-the-future-joywalk-fenway-and-mahesh-daas\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-1-2024-back-to-the-future-joywalk-fenway-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2024:<\/strong> On U.S. infrastructure and lessons from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/culture\/2024-04-03\/award-winning-composer-jeff-beal-on-what-it-takes-to-craft-a-score\">https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/culture\/2024-04-03\/award-winning-composer-jeff-beal-on-what-it-takes-to-craft-a-score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2024:<\/strong> AI, robots, architecture, and cities\u2014examining the technological transformations shaping design.<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a 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December 2025: Frank Gehry was far more than flamboyant forms. 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