Under the Radar with Callie Crossley
"Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" looks to alternative presses and community news for stories that are often overlooked by big media outlets. In our roundtable conversation, we aim to examine the small stories before they become the big headlines with contributors in Boston and New England.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 562
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Pop Culture Roundtable: Hollywood feeds into 'burnout culture' with workplace thrillers and series based on real-life CEO flops
Bad entrepreneurs abound on new streaming series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped," feeding into our culture's fascination with doomed CEOs. Plus, our stir-crazy age seeks escapism i…
00:34:07 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
LGBTQ News Roundtable: A look at the rise of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Florida’s newly passed “Don’t Say Gay” law is part of the rise of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country. Plus, Massachusetts was the first sta…
00:31:24 |
Sun 13 Mar 2022
Transhealth Northampton provides healthcare by and for the transgender community
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Just 40 percent of transgender people are "out" to all of their healthcare providers, according to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by the Nationa…
00:26:27 |
Sun 13 Mar 2022
Regional News Roundtable: American lobsters could soon be 'red-listed'
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
American lobsters could soon be “red-listed,” with consumers and restaurants banned from purchasing the crustacean. Plus, is the multi-billion-dol…
00:32:35 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
Under the Radar Book Club: Danielle Friedman's 'Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World'
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Few would argue that the multibillion-dollar fitness industry is driven by millions of American women who regularly run, box, climb, swim, cycle o…
00:25:16 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
Mass. Politics Profs: A review of Boston Mayor Wu's first 100 days in office
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
President Joe Biden flexes his foreign policy skills, imposing sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. Could this boost Biden’s popularity?…
00:57:54 |
Sun 27 Feb 2022
How horseshoe crabs became the heroes of modern medicine
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Grateful for COVID-19 vaccines? You should be thanking a creature that has nine eyes and blue blood. No, it’s not a monster — it’s a horseshoe cra…
00:22:43 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Environmental Roundtable: Boston's boom in green transportation, climate change and activism
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
You’ve probably heard about the recent federal report estimating up to a foot of sea level rise by 2050, creating dangerous coastal flooding. Too …
00:35:08 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Boston's bike lane boom experiences some road bumps
This week on our Local News Roundtable of Under the Radar:
Massachusetts is ending its school mask mandate after February vacation. Governor Baker's announcement comes after a growing number of Bay…
00:31:32 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Encore: Rosé all day — what you need to know about the popular type of pink wine
This is a special encore segment of Under the Radar. This originally published on August 6, 2021.
Feeling the love? This year, people are toasting their sweethearts not with champagne or beer, but …
00:26:19 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
The science and popularity of CBD, explained
CBD: three small letters behind a billion-dollar industry.
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a compound from the cannabis plant that does not produce a high. People can consume it, vape it or apply it…
00:27:02 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Latinx News: Latinos in office at record high, but still a fraction of all elected officials
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Many more Latinos are running for office and winning. But they still make up less than 2% of all elected officials in the country. Plus, most food…
00:30:50 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
From 'Shang-Chi' to 'Cowboy Bebop': How Asian representation has changed in film and TV
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Four years ago, a movie called Crazy Rich Asians made waves in Hollywood. The award-winning film was a modern love story featuring an entirely Asi…
00:57:54 |
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Mass. Politics Profs: Biden's second year in office begins on a bleak note
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
Voters will elect at least three new district attorneys in Massachusetts this year. Whoever wins will determine how nonviolent crimes are handled,…
00:32:27 |
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Local artists explore society’s most pressing issues at ICA Boston
Today on Under The Radar:
A special exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston showcases the work of three local artists. They are the 2021 winners of the James and Audrey Foster Prize. T…
00:25:24 |
Sun 23 Jan 2022
What your history class didn't teach you about the civil rights movement
This week on Under the Radar:
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there's new evidence that the civil rights icon’s life and the civil rights movement have been willfully misinterpreted. Thi…
00:26:19 |
Sun 16 Jan 2022
Young activists are the past, present and future of the racial justice movement
This week on Under the Radar:
On this 39th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a look at the legacy and the future of the ongoing struggle for Black civil rights by the young people who’ve p…
00:31:32 |
Sun 16 Jan 2022
The plant-based food movement is having a moment
A booming variety of plant-based options are now available at grocery stores, restaurants and even fast-food chains. Bloggers, celebrities and chefs are reinventing their menus and recipes to make ve…
00:32:17 |
Sun 09 Jan 2022
Food and wine trends in 2022: vegan lobster rolls, Haitian hot chocolate, best budget wine
Ready to sip and savor? We hope you’ve brought your appetite! It’s a new year, and there’s an abundance of new food and wine trends that will be served up in 2022.
It’s our food and wine roundtable…
00:25:34 |
Sun 09 Jan 2022
With a business model centered on diversity, Boston’s biggest hotel in decades is now open
This week on Under The Radar:
Seven years ago, the Massachusetts Port Authority shook up the local real estate world. Plans for a new hotel on public land, overseen by the agency, would be the bigg…
00:34:21 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
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