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
Frozen food advent calendars and a new French bubbly are popping off this holiday season
This year, the newest versions of a favorite American Christmas tradition are, well, untraditional. Advent Calendars now offer much more than chocolates — frozen food and canned wine anyone?
Plus, …
00:23:10 |
Sun 10 Dec 2023
250 years later, local experts consider the complex legacy of the Boston Tea Party
In the 1760s, Massachusetts colonists began pushing back against the ever-tightening grip of British rule. The boiling tension erupted in violent episodes, few more shocking than the Boston Massacre …
00:34:42 |
Sun 10 Dec 2023
Daniel Mason's 'North Woods' explores a vibrant history of New England
In the middle of a New England forest, a yellow house and the land on which it sits holds 200 years of personal and political history. The home and forest tell stories of family, time, memories, ghos…
00:24:16 |
Sun 03 Dec 2023
It's the season of giving, but what motivates Americans to give?
It’s the season of giving and a time of year when Americans traditionally make charitable donations. With more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations across the country, there’s plenty of choices f…
00:33:35 |
Sun 03 Dec 2023
The Genius Next Door: Harvard's Imani Perry on the history and culture forged by Black Americans
When the MacArthur Foundation named its class of 2023 “genius grant" fellows last month, the recipients joined an exclusive group of previous fellows who have demonstrated outstanding talent and lead…
00:25:00 |
Sun 26 Nov 2023
Why the 'Battle of Versailles' still resonates 50 years later
In 1973, Americans triumphed in a fashion smackdown that earned the country respect and admiration among critics worldwide.
On that day 50 years ago, American and French designers went head-to-head…
00:32:51 |
Sun 26 Nov 2023
The Genius Next Door: BU ecologist breaks down carbon dynamics
The MacArthur Foundation named its class of 2023 “genius grant" fellows last month. The recipients join an exclusive group of fellows who have demonstrated outstanding talent in their fields.
Envir…
00:24:10 |
Sun 19 Nov 2023
Catch up on your New England news in 30 minutes
This week on Under the Radar's Regional News Roundtable:
Gabe Amo was sworn into Congress this week, becoming the first Black person, or person of color, elected to represent Rhode Island in the U.…
00:33:41 |
Sun 19 Nov 2023
The Genius Next Door: Harvard cellular and molecular biologist Jason Buenrostro breaks down gene expression
The MacArthur Foundation named its class of 2023 “genius grant" fellows last month. The recipients join an exclusive group of previous fellows who have demonstrated outstanding talent in their fields…
00:23:59 |
Sun 12 Nov 2023
Despite the horror of war, these organizations continue to seek peace between Israelis and Palestinians
Israel’s war against Hamas has marked just over one month. It’s the latest chapter of the decades-long, ongoing strife between the Israeli government and Palestinians.
The present day suffering of …
00:33:53 |
Sun 12 Nov 2023
Latinx News Roundtable: Boston Schools' English learners advisors resign in protest of 'harmful' plan
A new plan from Boston Public Schools to integrate students who are English language learners into general education classrooms has led to multiple resignations on BPS' English Learners Task Force.
…
00:34:10 |
Sun 05 Nov 2023
Author and scholar Julia Lee discusses growing up neither Black nor white in America
What does it mean to be Asian in a country where everything seems Black and white?
Growing up, author and scholar Julia Lee says she spent much of her formative years angry about never being seen, …
00:23:41 |
Sun 05 Nov 2023
Author Marta McDowell explores how gardening inspires mystery writers
It’s Halloween — the season of all things spooky and scary — from horror movies, to haunted mansions and potentially even gardens. It turns out there's an unexpectedly sinister side to gardening, acc…
00:23:45 |
Sun 29 Oct 2023
A new $4 billion bond bill takes aim at Massachusetts' housing shortage
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a $4.1 billion bond bill last week targeting the state’s housing shortage. It could create over 8,000 accessory dwelling units, or “in-law suites,” across the state.
Plus…
00:34:06 |
Sun 29 Oct 2023
From Arkansas to New Hampshire, states are rolling back child labor laws
A century ago, images of young children working in factories under dangerous working conditions shocked Americans. Since then, numerous child labor protections have been put in place to prevent explo…
00:34:57 |
Sun 22 Oct 2023
New restaurants solidify Boston as a big catch for seafood lovers
A myriad of new local restaurants, including 311 Omakase, All That Fish + Oyster and Moëca, are making the Boston area a seafood-lover’s haven.
Plus, a significant Portuguese American population in…
00:22:54 |
Sun 22 Oct 2023
Cricket is the world's second most popular sport. Can it thrive in Boston?
Cricket is a wildly popular sport, second only to soccer as the most-watched sport on the globe. In the United States, football, basketball and baseball still dominate.
But evidence shows the bat-a…
00:24:12 |
Sun 15 Oct 2023
In the wake of the hottest summer ever recorded, climate change action heats up in Massachusetts
Climate change turned up the heat this summer — the sweltering temperatures in August and September were the hottest since global records began in 1880.
Meanwhile, two significant efforts to fight …
00:33:47 |
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Is hybrid work now a permanent fixture in America?
You can count on traffic gridlock on most Tuesdays in Greater Boston as thousands of workers make their way into offices in the city.
After the pandemic forced many workers to be remote, and then c…
00:33:51 |
Sun 08 Oct 2023
Cranberry Day celebrates an age-old Wampanoag tradition on Noepe aka Martha's Vineyard
For over 10,000 years, members of the Wampanoag tribe have lived in Aquinnah and throughout the island known as Noepe, also known as Martha’s Vineyard.
Traditionally a fishing and agriculture commu…
00:24:01 |
Sun 08 Oct 2023
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