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
What exactly do Clerks of Courts do?
It’s likely most primary voters did not recognize one of the most contested races on the ballot – the race for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, which drew big money and high-ra…
00:32:02 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Financial literacy is part of school curriculum in 26 states. Why isn’t Massachusetts one of them?
$17.8 trillion: That’s how much Americans owe in consumer debt. The biggest driver of that debt? Misunderstanding about how to use money. In a survey by the credit monitoring agency Experian, 3 in 5 …
00:33:29 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Mfoniso Udofia’s “Sojourners” kicks off Greater Boston’s 2-year production of the Ufot Family Cycle
Mfoniso Udofia’s play “Sojourners” is the first in a series of nine plays that make up the Ufot Family Cycle. The plays are based on the real-life experiences of Nigerian-American immigrants and span…
00:24:31 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
New voter ID law in New Hampshire causes confusion, the ongoing Washington Bridge saga and celebrating a new boardwalk on the Cape
Our regional news roundtable is back with headlines from New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Cape Cod. This week: A new voter ID law in New Hampshire is causing confusion before Election Day, Rhode Islan…
00:33:31 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Melissa Ludtke details her barrier-breaking legal fight in "Locker Room Talk"
In her new book, “Locker Room: A Woman’s Struggle To Get Inside,” Melissa Ludtke recounts the story of her groundbreaking legal case against officials in Major League Baseball, who denied women acces…
00:24:28 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Encore: From fadeaways to the runway, 'Fly' documents the world of NBA fashion
The NBA started its pre-season games this week, and its regular season tips off on October 22. You've probably already seen NBA players dazzle on the basketball court. But what about on red carpets ……
00:26:43 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Restoration of voting rights to incarcerated Mass. residents is an issue of civil and racial justice
The 2024 presidential and statewide elections have brought renewed attention to voting issues – particularly challenges or limitations to certain citizens’ right to vote. For more than 4.6 million pe…
00:31:16 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Mass Politics Profs: Will upcoming VP debate carry more weight than usual with voters?
The Mass Politics Profs are back! This week: JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off for the only vice-presidential debate of the election season. Is this year’s VP debate more significant than past ones…
00:57:59 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
‘Morning Pages’ tells a play-within-a-play story of a woman figuring out her many life roles
Author Kate Feiffer’s first adult novel “Morning Pages” is a play within a play: the main character is a playwright and much of her internal dialogue is on the page as scenes from a play. Moreover, s…
00:24:18 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
From historic Emmy wins, to Beyoncé's country snub: Are award shows actually diversifying?
Our pop culture experts are back! After two Emmy ceremonies just this year, could the excellence in television award show be leading the charge on Hollywood’s diversity efforts? Meanwhile, the Countr…
00:33:41 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
50 years after busing, two sisters confront their trauma in new GBH documentary
In September, 1974 – two days after her 14th birthday – Leola Hampton boarded a school bus that would launch her into the heart of one of the most divisive and defining moments in Boston history: cou…
00:23:40 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
10 years before Garrity, Bostonians attempted to desegregate schools in city's 'true civil rights movement'
In 1964, Wendell Arthur Garrity was United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts – not yet a judge on the District Court of Massachusetts. Ruth Batson was a frustrated parent and civil ri…
00:34:20 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Arrowfest kicks off grand opening of new Arrow Street Arts center in former Oberon space
For 10 years, Oberon – the American Repertory Theater’s second performance space in Cambridge – was known to locals and visitors alike for “The Donkey Show,” a disco rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Mid…
00:24:21 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
23 years after 9/11, what is the state of our national security?
Wednesday, September 11, 2024, marks the 23rd anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in history – 9/11. In the wake of the four coordinated attacks carried out by the Islamist extremist group,…
00:33:38 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
ENCORE: Harvard cellular and molecular biologist Jason Buenrostro breaks down gene expression
Cellular and molecular biologist Jason Buenrostro is one of 2023’s MacArthur Foundation fellows. Buenrostro, who is also a Harvard University associate professor, studies the mechanisms that “turn on…
00:23:24 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
ENCORE: From kelp burgers to biofuel, some see a bright future for seaweed
Oceans, rivers and lakes are chock-full of thousands of underwater plants and algae collectively described as seaweed. Demand for seaweed — kelp, specifically — has exploded as scientists have confir…
00:34:34 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Black Excellence is on Display in Screen Adaptation of the Best-Selling Novel, “The Emperor of Ocean Park”
More than 20 years ago, Stephen L. Carter’s debut novel, “The Emperor of Ocean Park” spent 11 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, raking up accolades and award nominations. Interest in the n…
00:29:20 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
New Book Uncovers the History of Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard
They came as housekeepers, whalers and indentured servants in the 19th century: Black families who settled permanently on Martha’s Vineyard. Their hidden history is uncovered in a new book, “Black Ho…
00:28:39 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Not Just Kamala Harris: How Indian and South Asian American Women Are Shaping Local, State and National Politics
Two high-profile Indian American women – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance, are shining a spotlight on South Asia…
00:31:05 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Local Musicians and DJs Shine on City of Boston’s “Dear Summer: Volume 2” Mixtape
Boston released “Dear Summer: Volume 1” last year – its first official summer mixtape and the country's only city-sponsored one. From hip-hop to rock to jazz, the new platform showcased the talents o…
00:26:55 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
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