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
The Future Of Farming: From Crops You Can Control In A Container To Sustainable Kelp Farms That Fight Climate Change
Digging in the dirt and pulling up weeds is so last century. Whatever you thought about farming is being reimagined, with a new generation plowing the industry into the future. The tools and rural op…
00:33:33 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Book Club: Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 'The Other Black Girl'
At first it seems like a familiar story of office politics, but very soon “The Other Black Girl” unfolds into a tension-filled tale exploring performative diversity policies, unconscious bias, microa…
00:24:19 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Encore: Bicycling Boom - Keeping Up With Pandemic-Fueled Demand
This is an encore edition of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley. This segment originally aired June 19th, 2020.
A bicycling boom that emerged during the height of pandemic is still going strong, …
00:33:31 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Encore: Not Your Average Guidebook - 'A People's Guide' Sheds Light On Greater Boston's Untold Histories
This is an encore edition of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley. This segment originally aired November 20, 2020.
Boston sure is known for its history – but the people most well known about the c…
00:24:21 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Mass Politics Profs: Local Elections Teem With Candidates, Baker's Billions Of Stimulus Bucks, And Hope For A Boston Bullet Train
State lawmakers blocked Gov. Charlie Baker’s attempt to dole out billions in stimulus funds immediately, insisting the spending priorities should be determined jointly with legislative and community …
00:57:54 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
The Buzz Around Massachusetts Pollinator Week
Have you heard the buzz? It’s the start of Massachusetts Pollinator Week – a time when advocates seek to raise awareness about the vital role that bees and other pollinators play in our lives. Yet we…
00:34:47 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
23rd Roxbury Film Festival Celebrates Black Voices In Film
The Boston-based Roxbury International Film Festival, or RoxFilm, is back for its 23rd annual event. After last year's fully virtual festival, organizers are offering both outside and online screenin…
00:23:04 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
LGBTQ News: Corporate America Turns Rainbow for Pride Month, Social Media Platforms Now Letting Users Display Pronouns
Corporate logos turned rainbow during this year's Pride Month, even as some of those same companies made hefty donations to anti-LQBTQ politicians. Instagram and LinkedIn now offer a profile section …
00:37:14 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Encore: Celebrating Juneteenth In Boston
On Saturday, millions of people across America, including right here in Boston, will celebrate Juneteenth, first celebrated on June 19th, 1865. 156 years ago, the enslaved people in Texas found out t…
00:20:38 |
Sun 13 Jun 2021
Book Club: 2021 Summer Reading Recommendations From Three Local Librarians
Flowers in full bloom, warm breezes, brilliant sunlight — nature offers us the flawless qualities of summer. And this summer, especially, we are eager to leave behind the ever-present blue light of o…
00:57:54 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
Pop Culture: Celebrity Cancel Culture, Pulling The Plug On Internet Explorer, And The Linda Lindas Challenge Racism Through Punk Rock
Hollywood celebrities are bouncing back from cancel culture with big film and TV offers. Plus, the plug is getting pulled on Internet Explorer, the internet browser we all loved to hate. And, teenage…
00:33:33 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Food and Wine: Home Bakeries, Non-Alcoholic Wines And A $5 Strawberry From Japan
Creamy, airy and aromatic — the $5 strawberry from Japan is doubly sweet. Home bakers made sourdough bread the "it" food during the pandemic. Now those homebound hobbyists have turned their doughy de…
00:24:18 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Environmental News: Super Pollutants Lurking In Your AC, Biden's Support For Electric Cars And Cape Cod Residents' Climate Dilemma
From its basketball team to its signature sunshine, Miami always brings the heat. But now that extreme heat is the norm, the city has hired a first of its kind, a 'Chief Heat Officer.' Millions rely …
00:30:56 |
Mon 24 May 2021
What's Behind The Rise In Suicides Among Black Youth?
This week will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder by the recently convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. And, Floyd’s death was followed by several high-profil…
00:26:55 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Mass Politics Profs: Biden Praises Baker For Pandemic Leadership
Critics complain about Gov. Baker’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but the Biden administration gives him high marks. Boston’s mayor’s race — the most diverse field ever — guarantees the city’s fir…
00:57:54 |
Sun 16 May 2021
How To Celebrate Mother's Day During A Year Of Loss
This Mother's Day, Americans are predicted to spend about $28 billion to celebrate their mothers. But for those who've lost their mothers, this is a tough time emotionally, made worse by a season of …
00:57:54 |
Sun 09 May 2021
Will Consumers Cut The Cord On Streaming Services?
First, it was the cable and satellite TV subscribers who started a movement by turning to the internet for entertainment. Streaming services got a big boost during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown…
00:57:54 |
Sun 02 May 2021
LGBTQ News: Republican Legislatures, Religious Support, and Biden's CBP Nominee
More than a dozen Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed or are promoting bills targeting transgender youth, a new poll reveals that 75 percent of people of faith support protections ag…
00:57:54 |
Sun 25 Apr 2021
Why More Women Are Freezing Their Eggs
It’s too soon to know all the ways the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our decisions about life and family, but, during the year of uncertainty, many women decided to protect their reproductive future by …
00:57:54 |
Sun 18 Apr 2021
After Atlanta, Allyship And Community Are How We Move Forward
The advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate had already documented more than 3,000 anti-Asian incidents of racism before the Atlanta murders. Worse, the March 16 murders of eight spa workers - six of them Asia…
00:57:54 |
Sun 11 Apr 2021
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