Under the Radar with Callie Crossley

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley – Will Chick-fil-A finally land in Boston? More than a third of transgender high school students attempt suicide and how do the Democratic primary candidates look from an LGBTQ standpoint? It’s those stories and more on our LGBTQ News Round Table. Guests: Grace Sterling Stowell - Executive director of the Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Tra...

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley: A new poll reveals immigration has replaced healthcare as Americans’ top issue. Should Massachusetts adapt some of the House Democrats' anti-corruption bill, HR 1, at a state level? And the pool of presidential candidate hopefuls is only getting bigger - who's running, and who isn't? We discuss these stories and more during our full hour conversat...

America’s proverbial melting pot is real. The story of who we are as Americans is one of multiple histories. But in the nation’s archives, where much of that history is preserved, African-Americans are not well represented. Now there is a two pronged campaign to get more families to donate personal papers and to get the nation’s archives to make their collections more inclusive. Guests: Kenvi Phil...

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley we discussed the mixed reactions to an East Falmouth syringe exchange program. We also talked about how new mothers are getting support from New Hampshire businesses. And Rhode Island revisits a plan to pay people to move there. It’s our regional news round table! Guests: Arnie Arnesen — host of WNHN's “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen” Philip Eil —...

When you hear the word “incubator,” it may not bring to mind images of innovative food businesses developing tasty treats in a Dorchester warehouse. But that’s exactly what CommonWealth Kitchen is – headquarters for local culinary start-ups. Since we first aired this segment in August of 2017, CommonWealth Kitchen opened The Dining Car, a brick and mortar takeout window in Kendall Square. The Dini...

On June 12, 1968, a widowed Coretta Scott King stood before Harvard's outgoing senior class in place of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. Only months after her husband's assassination and in the midst of a tumultuous year, Scott King urged the young crowd to carry forth MLK's mission, saying "there is reason to hope and to struggle if young people continue to hold high the banner of freedom." F...

When most people imagine Alzheimer’s disease, often what comes to mind are severe, heartbreaking cases like the one portrayed in the popular 2004 romantic drama, “The Notebook.” However, that’s just a small part of what the disease can look like. Nobody would expect ordinary people to know that, but everybody would expect medical professionals to recognize symptoms of dementia and know how to resp...

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley the Mass Politics Profs joined us for a full hour at the Boston Public Library to talk through some of the biggest issues of the upcoming 2018 midterms. After months of a bitter debate pitting nurse against nurse, a new poll suggests a slim majority intends to vote no on Massachusetts Ballot Question One. This follows a revamped campaign push from...

Revisiting and Reliving The History Of The Massachusetts 54th Regiment

With the September 4th primaries less than a month away there’s lots to discuss. This week on "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" we’ll be working through some of this year’s most compelling campaigns, including the battle for the Secretary of State and the hotly contested Suffolk County DA’s race. Also, women and candidates of color all over the country are throwing their hats in the ring this...

Could time-and-a-half pay be eliminated? Plus UMass Boston’s interim chancellor takes the reins, and expanding a local program to put the brakes on dangerous speeds. It's our local news roundtable. Later in the show, It’s grilling season, but there is a different kind of charcoal lighting up the trendy food scene, and Mexican style roasted corn is all the rage. Plus pink wine from red wine country...

When the summer lush beauty of the Cape and the Islands and the Berkshires draw thousands of visitors. It’s prime time for the hotels, the gift shops, the ferries, and restaurants in the resort areas, which depend on seasonal profits for their year round livelihood. For years they’ve also depended on temporary foreign workers assigned H2B Visas. But now the specialized Visas are in short supply an...

Beyonce and Jayz's new album lights up the city of lights, Amazon, Apple, and Netflix sign celebrity production partners, plus Bill and Ted may have new excellent adventures. It’s our Pop Culture Roundtable. Later in the show, a Massachusetts woman found a pathway to grace on a Plymouth walking trail, turning her pain into purpose on the Grace Trail. Guests: Michael Jeffries, associate professor o...

Gay boomers face the future as LGBTQ elders, transgender rights on the line with the November ballot question, and Bay State schools try a new history curriculum exploring themes about gender and sexual minorities. It’s our LGBTQ Roundtable! For the part of the show we call Lagniappe, that’s Creole for something extra, we celebrate Father's Day. Fathers and sons---that’s usually the first image wh...

In this full-hour special, we talk graphic novels, non-fiction, sci fi, young adult novels pageturners we want you to know about. It’s our annual Summer Reading Special! This summer --Get ready to feast on a virtual smorgasboard of books— old favorites and new finds. A panel of librarians join our discussion at the WGBH studio at the Boston Public Library for our annual summer book show. More UTR:...

A new Harvard study confirms Puerto Rico’s official government death count from Hurricane Maria is off by thousands, the alarming rise in overdoses among Latinos, and a new app offers interpreter services in real time. It’s our Latinx roundtable. Plus, two families who have never met join for dinner in a garden as their offspring are engaged to be married, and there’s a lot that happens at the tab...

It's Latinx roundtable! For the first time in more than 30 years, an American woman won the Boston Marathon! But here's a detail that has been rarely discussed: She's Hispanic. Why is this important to the overall conversation? We also discuss the latest news from Puerto Rico, Latinxs in politics, immigration enforcement and a controversial move by Heinz: "Mayochup." Guests: Julio Ricardo Varela,...

A state subsidy for the anti-overdose drug Narcan has run out. How will the price increase affect Massachusetts municipalities grappling with the opioid epidemic? Plus, good news for Chelsea commuters, politicians push for more trees in Boston and moving a Sheffield monument that commemorates a UFO sighting. All that and more on this week's local news roundtable! Guests: Lauren Dezenski, Seth Dani...

It’s our second hour-long special dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! This year marks the 50 th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. In this year-long series, we’ll be discussing how scholars, admirers and activists around the country and the world are reflecting and acting on the legacy of Reverend King five decades after this death. This episode, we will focus on economic justice. Firs...

It's regional roundtable time! It could soon be legally to carry loaded guns on ATVs and snowmobiles in New Hampshire. Will you soon have to pay to watch online porn in Rhode Island? And the Martha's Vineyard ferry has broken down ... again. Listen for the latest news from New Hampshire, Rhode Island and the Cape! Guests: Arnie Arnesen, Philip Eil, Patrick Cassidy. In this week's Lagniappe segment...

“Black Panther.” "The Blind Side." “The Walking Dead.” These are just some of the film and television shows filmed in Georgia. The Peach State has found enormous success in the film and TV production industry, with creative types enticed by the state’s film tax credit. Meanwhile, the tax credit remains a contentious issue in Massachusetts. How has Georgia made the film tax credits a winning busine...

It's our local news roundtable! This week: Selling the Bayside Exposition Center could help UMass Boston, but what will it do for the surrounding neighborhoods? A City of Brockton junior planner says he can no longer afford live in Brockton! And a longtime Springfield police office fails three drug tests – but he’s still on the force! It’s our local news roundtable! Guests: Gin Dumcius, of MassLiv...

Is Massachusetts the worst state for Latinos? A recent study points to yes. Plus, a leader in the Latinx community proclaims he supports President Trump’s border wall, an update on the crisis in Puerto Rico and the coming together of two marginalized communities. It’s our Latinx roundtable! Guests: Julio Ricardo Varela, Maria Cramer. In this week's Lagniappe segment: It's food and wine! We chat ab...

It's pop culture roundtable! The Oscar nominees are in: Will this year’s Academy Awards be another Oscars So White night? Diversity in Hollywood seems to be expanding, but apparently, it doesn’t apply to Latinx people. How are Hispanics and Latinxs fighting back for representation? Plus, Nancy Pelosi on "RuPaul's Drag Race," the return of "Queer Eye," Jay-Z receives a GLAAD media award and more! G...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is often regarded as a brilliant orator and a champion of nonviolence, and his speeches -- especially his "I Have A Dream" speech -- is endlessly quoted by politicians and activists. But what of the Dr. King who spoke out against the Vietnam War, against police brutality and against economic injustice? This is the lesser-known King -- the scholar, author and radical phi...