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
Making 'Marshall': Reginald Hudlin Discusses New Film About Legendary Supreme Court Justice
Most people know Thurgood Marshall as a towering figure of intellectual and legal authority, and as the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court. But few know about his years as a courageou…
00:21:35 |
Sun 15 Oct 2017
'Chokehold' Examines The Stifling Of Black Men By America's Criminal-Justice System
A chokehold is defined as a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air or blood from passing through the neck. Author, professor and former prosecutor Paul Butler says this term --…
00:33:51 |
Sun 08 Oct 2017
Regional News: Paid Sick Leave, Racist Comments and A Privatized Rail Line
Could a privatized rail line connect New Hampshire residents to Massachusetts and Rhode Island? Paid sick leave is official in Rhode Island: Could this help or hurt the state's economy? And the first…
00:35:47 |
Sun 01 Oct 2017
Growing Up And Grieving: Zinzi Clemmons On Her Debut Novel, 'What We Lose'
Zinzi Clemmons' debut novel, "What We Lose," is an intimate coming-of-age story centered around a tough and tender moment -- the loss of the main character's mother. The story is based on Clemmons' o…
00:22:07 |
Sun 01 Oct 2017
Latinx News: Crisis In Puerto Rico, DACA Activists Surprise Pelosi, The Meaning Of 'Latinx'
How will Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria after years of economic downturn? We tip our hats to Topos, the elite Mexican rescue team, and to Gov. Gina Raimondo for her work toward helping DACA…
00:35:57 |
Sun 24 Sep 2017
'Men On Boats' Stages American History With Gender-Bending Twist
In Shakespeare’s time, all the world was a stage, but only men were actors. The play “Men on Boats,” a comedic take on the real-life 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell to chart the Colorado Ri…
00:21:45 |
Sun 17 Sep 2017
Remembering Explorer, Scientist And Activist S. Allen Counter
When Dr. S. Allen Counter died in July, the world mourned a man whose celebrated career took him on an unlikely journey, from the small town of Americus, Ga., to the hallowed halls of Harvard Univers…
00:36:00 |
Sun 10 Sep 2017
Food And Wine: Transitioning From Summer Flavors To Fall Spices
Is it really time to say goodbye to the freshness of summer? Will wine in a cocktail make the transition into fall a little easier? And pumpkin spice: Is it back with a vengeance? Plus, a rousing dis…
00:21:54 |
Sun 10 Sep 2017
'Sour Heart' Examines Bittersweet Challenges Of Growing Up Chinese In America
Author Jenny Zhang's new book “Sour Heart” links seven short stories about a community of Chinese immigrants living in contemporary New York City. The fictional narrators are all young girls who are …
00:24:46 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Exploring And Elevating The 'Shadow Cinema' Of The 1970s
Never-before-seen violence, unsettling and unsatisfying endings and "Blaxploitation" — these are just a few of the traits and trends of the so-called "shadow cinema" of American films during the 1970…
00:24:45 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
ENCORE: Slamming The Brakes On Distracted Driving
Admit it: You can't help but check your phone when you're behind the wheel. Distracted driving has evolved from fiddling with the radio to taking Snapchat videos while on the freeway. It's a dangerou…
00:33:08 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Regional News: Job Numbers, Voter-Fraud Investigation And The 'Fun Police'
Will police curb rowdy beach-goers on Cape Cod? A New Hampshire white nationalist at the center of a viral Vice documentary turns himself in after warrants out for his arrest. And free community-coll…
00:32:28 |
Thu 31 Aug 2017
'Left On Pearl' Tells Forgotten Story Of Boston's Women Activists In 1971
On March 6, 1971, a group of women marched from Boston Common through the city and into Cambridge in celebration and demonstration of International Women’s Day. Then they took a detour and filed into…
00:24:46 |
Mon 21 Aug 2017
Dorchester's Daily Table: A Grocery Store On A Mission
According to Project Bread, more than 266,000 households in Massachusetts are living with food insecurity – a lack of reliable access to a sufficient quantity of healthful, nutritious food. Daily Tab…
00:23:48 |
Mon 14 Aug 2017
CommonWealth Kitchen Helps Food Businesses Cook Up Success
Dorchester's CommonWealth Kitchen isn't just a shared-kitchen space that's home to 50 local culinary businesses, most of which are owned by women, people of color and low-income residents of Massachu…
00:34:06 |
Mon 14 Aug 2017
Beach-Read Mavens Talk Soapy, Summer-Reading Fun
Family drama, twists and turns, gasp-out-loud soapy fun -- these are all trademarks of a great beach read. But for best-selling authors like Elin Hilderbrand and Nancy Thayer, how do they keep reads …
00:57:43 |
Mon 07 Aug 2017
Charlestown Navy Yard Event Honors Local 'Rosies'
Rosie the Riveter isn’t just a cultural icon. She is the symbol for the millions of women who took over the jobs left behind by men fighting in World War 2. Now, our local branch of the National Park…
00:25:07 |
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Bilingual Education, Confusing ICE Ruling And A Street Vendor Fights Back
On this week's Latinx roundtable: How will more flexibility regarding bilingual education affect classrooms in Massachusetts? Why is the attack on a Los Angeles street vendor reverberating nationwide…
00:32:47 |
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Recovery-Campus Plans, Rockwell Paintings For Sale And Fate Of Chelsea Water Tower
On this week's local news roundtable, we discuss a plan for an opioid-recovery campus at Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, vandalism at a Dorchester tennis club, the death of the east-west rail pro…
00:31:46 |
Mon 24 Jul 2017
Summertime Eats: Lobster Rolls, Aromatic Snacks and Wine In A Tube
Can you tell the difference between wine in a bottle, a box, a can or a tube? Callie and our experts agree: It's all good! Our food and wine gurus give us the low-down on what to eat and drink this s…
00:26:13 |
Mon 24 Jul 2017
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