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The Callie Crossley Show 6/29/12
Week in Review We look at the headlines that flew under the radar this week. Among the local headlines, a civic group gives a resounding no to an 80 foot tall eyesore and Boston Democrats show some love. GUESTS: Peter Kadzis: executive editor of The Boston Phoenix Gintautas Dumicus: vice president and editorial page editor of The Providence Journal Sue OConnell: co-publisher of Bay Windows and The South End News Lets Do the Time Warp (Never) Again! The AMC Loews Harvard Square Theatre is...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/28/12
The Gavel Comes Down on Government Its judgment day. The Supreme Courts ruling on President Obamas health care reform has huge implications for the presidential race. The legal challenge has highlighted two fundamentally different views of what the role of government should be: big or small. Its an ideological divide that now definitively distinguishes Obama from Mitt Romney. Obamas goal of insuring health care for all came by way of his controversial individual mandatea mandate that has...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/27/12
The Pru: A Love/Hate Story Rising 52 floors into the sky, Bostons Prudential Tower stands as a 20th century symbol of... a life insurance company. It anchors the citys skyline, but it is derided as an architectural eyesore. In his new book, architectural historian Elihu Rubin has written the Prudentials biography. Nearly 50 years-old, "the Pru" is hailed as the skyscraper that turned Boston into a modern city. From the spectacular view from the 52nd floor to the pulsating stream of workers...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/15/12
Regional Week in Review Today we hit the rewind button on the weeks news, looking at it through a regional lens, from the Bay State to the Ocean State. On the Cape the Mashpee Wampanoag are tentatively winning and in Rhode Island things are only getting worse for Curt Shillings beleaguered 38 Studios. GUESTS: Paul Pronovost, editor, The Cape Cod Times Arnie Arnesen, New Hampshire-based commentator Robert Whitcomb, vice president, editorial page editor for The Providence Journal Ragtime We...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/14/12
The History of Cheese What do Homers Oddessy, slave labor, and European monasteries have in common? Cheese. In his new book, Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilization, food scientist Paul Kindstedt traces cheese from ancient civilization to the 21st century. He not only tracks how cheese changed the arc of human history, he also examines the versatility of this dairy wonder. Turns out a pockmarked wedge of artisanal Swiss and the preternaturally shiny and...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/13/12
The Boston Jazz Chronicles Jazz. Its African-American music. Its the music of the American experience. Its music that has some deep roots in Boston. Originating in New Orleans and proliferating in New York, the swinging snap, crackle, and pop of jazz has made an enduring mark in Beantown. From the Savoy to Storyville, its venues have been the stomping grounds for fans and the stopping grounds for jazz giants and homegrown heroes. In his new book, The Boston Jazz Chronicles, Boston jazz...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/12/12
Boston Aircheck Boston rock station WFNX was sold off to Clear Channel for a cool $14.5 million on May 16. The station officially changes hands in July, but the impact of the sale has already sent shockwaves through its audience of faithful listeners, indie rock fans and supporters of local, independent radio. Recent years have seen shifts on the radio dial as bigger operators scoop up small stations, pressure mounts to "unify" programming to attract advertisers, and media increasingly shift...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/11/12
*Alicia Anstead guest hosts Alex Katz Whether you know it or not, youve seen the artwork of Alex Katz. His prints combine bold colors and in-your-face imagery. They can be as big as billboards and as intimate as a portrait. He was influenced by Abstract Expressionism, but has built a vocabulary that is distinctly his own and distinctly American. Landscapes of Maine, scenes from New York cocktail parties, and ongoing portraits of his muse and wife Ada, Katzs flat and close-cropped style is...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/8/12
Week in Review Today we go over the local headlines. Election reform legislation and Roxburys artistic approach to economic stimulus are among the stories well be discussing. GUESTS: Howard Manly, executive editor of the Bay State Banner Marcela Garcia, journalist, media analyst Ragtime During our weekly roundup of pop culture news, we remember a literary giant and a king among game show hosts. GUESTS: Thomas Connolly, professor of English at Suffolk University Rachel Rubin, Chair of the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/7/12
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Were talking about what makes us lie, and what keeps us honest. Weve seen a Yahoo executive forced to resign for padding his resume. Closer to home, a New Hampshire legislator has stepped step down for fudging his way into a law degree. But, its not just politicians and high rolling CEOs who spin the truth. Were all guilty- from cheating on diets, to cheating on the ones we love. In his new book, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, behavioral economist Dan...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/6/12
Adults with Autism One in 88 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by the age of 8. Children do not grow out of autism, so what becomes of them once they are adults? Many will never live on their own, and for parents this means their responsibilities can last a lifetime. The documentary "Coming of Age" looks at the issue in Massachusetts, where whether or not an autistic child continues to receive state services once they graduate from high school can often come down to an...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/5/12
America: The Land of Plenty, and Plenty of Nothing Were talking about the deepening class divide in America with Georgetown law professor Peter Edelman. Back in the sixties when he was an aid to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, he went to the deep South to see extreme poverty first hand. Fast forward to the 1990s, Edelman became a household name when he resigned from his position in the Clinton Administration in protest of the presidents welfare reform. Now Edelman is one of the most outspoken...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/4/12
New Hampshire Insiders Elizabeth Warrens big win at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention, the presidential race, and the fallout from the resignation of New Hampshires disgraced House majority leader, D.J. Bettencourt are some of the political stories well be discussing with our New Hampshire Insiders, Arnie Arnesen and Fergus Cullen. GUESTS: Arnie Arnesen, radio and television commentator based in Concord, NH Fergus Cullen is a public affairs consultant and an editorial page columnist...
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/1/12
Week in Local News The "greening" of Mission Hill and the particular importance of this years AIDS walk are some of the local stories well be discussing. GUESTS: Seth Daniel, senior reporter for the Independent News Group, which includes the Revere Journal Peter Kadzis, executive editor of The Boston Phoenix John Ruch, editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette and the Mission Hill Gazette Ragtime We look at the latest in pop culture, from John Waters hitchhikers guide through America, to a...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/31/12
Coriolanus and the Corner Office Were taking about Shakespeares political drama, Coriolanus. The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is staging it for this seasons Shakespeare on the Common. Last week, as a kind of preview, a handful of Bostons CEOs gathered on stage for a reading of this work. Why Coriolanus? Why CEOs? Demonstrations in the street, politicians jockeying for the loyalty of the populace, consolidation of wealth, tension between the "haves" and the have nots"-- sounds like our...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/30/12
Culinary Intelligence Were talking to food writer Peter Kaminsky about an occupational hazard: packing on the pounds. A longtime chef, food critic, and lover of great food, Kaminskys doctor told him that he was facing obesity and diabetes. Kaminsky had to make a choice: lose weight or deal with the consequences. In his new book, Culinary Intelligence: That Art of Eating Healthy (And Really Well), he writes about how he lost 35 pounds and kept them off by thinking morenot lessabout food. If...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/29/12
Uptight Boston? A new video from the Future Boston Alliance takes shots at Bostons reputation for stodgy government and sleepy nightlife. The video has prompted support and skepticism, and Its put the citys entertainment options - everything from food trucks to T-accessible live music and art events - back under the microscope. This is the time of year when newly-minted grads take a long, hard look at job prospects. When they choose to live depends on the vibrancy of city life, and it means...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/24/12
A Lot to Think About Were talking about the parking lot and the role that parking and parking lots play in our urban landscapes. Its the subject of MIT professor Eran Ben-Josephs new book, Rethinking A Lot, a book that looks at the peculiar institution that is American parking. Today there are three non-residential parking spaces for every car. In cities like Orlando and L.A., parking lots are estimated to cover one third of the citys space. As Joni Mitchell put it in her song "Big Yellow...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/23/12
Aging Behind Bars How do we care for elderly prisoners? A Human Rights Watch report shows the number of prisoners older than 55 is growing at a rate six times that of the rest of the prison population. As prisoners age and need costly medical care, Massachusetts is scrambling to put plans in place to handle the strain on the system. Bay State policymakers have recommended the creation new assisted living facilities for up to 900 inmates- but is this the best way to handle the problem? What...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/22/12
Political Roundtable Were talking politics today, from Beacon Hill to Capitol Hill. The House has passed a bill that would put an end to individually pricing goods at the grocery store. Its an omission that could compromise comparison shopping. Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren is still getting heat for putting her Cherokee ancestry to use. Will her tiny connection to Native Americans remain a mega problem on the campaign trail? On the road to the White House, theres a major obstacle for...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/21/12
Six Months Out - How are Our Veterans? Its been six months since President Obama declared the end of the Iraq War. We talk with Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Affairs Coleman Nee and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America executive director Paul Rieckhoff about how our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are doing, from getting a job to finding the medical support that they need. GUESTS: Coleman Nee, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Services Paul Rieckhoff, founder/executive director of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/18/12
*Sue OConnell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, guest hosts Week in Review Its our week in review. Among the local headlines well discuss are the fate of WFNX and look at how Elizabeth Warren missed a choice opportunity for a family reunion in Jamaica Plain. GUESTS: Peter Kadzes, executive editor of the Boston Phoenix Seth Daniel, editor of the Revere Journal John Ruch, editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette Ragtime Its our weekly examination of pop culture. On tap this week:...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/17/12
Inner City Youth Baseball The baseball season is off to a running start and the Red Sox are on a hot streak. With the baseball season in full swing, youth baseball leagues are also up and running. Though theres still interest in youth baseball, it now competes against video games and computers, friends and cars, and more popular sports such as lacrosse and football. Youth today are less likely to play on the sandlots or play catch on a lazy afternoon. The problem is especially acute in the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/16/12
Poverty Among the Elderly Within the next 10 years, the population of the elderly homeless is expected to go up by more than 30 percent. The reason behind this? The nation is getting older, were living older longer, and the elderly are facing poverty at rates that we havent seen in decades. In Massachusetts, our elders income covers 60 percent of all living expenses. And a setback like the death of a spouse or unexpected medical expenses could force an elder onto the street. With projections...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/15/12
Tracking Stimulus Spending in Mass. As the Great Recession hit the US, political leadership released trillions in funds in hopes of jump-starting the economy: they sent money to ailing banks, bailed out the auto industry, and infused states with waves of aid. Of the $840 billion sent directly to states, Massachusetts received $16.6 billion. Tracking stimulus spending has been difficult. Money was plowed into existing programs, used to plug budget holes, and fast-tracked into construction...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/14/12
Playtime for Pachyderms The Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Mass. is home to two Asian elephants, Emily and Ruth. We all know that elephants have excellent memories, but who knew about their dedicated work ethic? This duo has been beta testing toys specifically designed and manufactured for elephants by students at Mass Art. Well get the lowdown on the Toys for Elephants program and a primer on these magnificent mammals. GUESTS: Dr. William Langbauer, elephant specialist, director of the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/11/12
Regional Week in Review We hit the rewind button on the weeks news, looking at it through a regional lens. From the Bay State, to the Ocean State, to the Granite State. On Cape Cod we look at what the free market means for eels, and in Rhode Island, the Senate approves a bill to modify the medical marijuana law. GUESTS: Paul Pronovost, editor of The Cape Cod Times Arnie Arneson, New Hampshire-based commentator Robert Whitcomb, vice president and editorial page editor of The Providence...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/10/12
3,000 Songs for the 99 Percent This year marks the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie. We pay tribute to his life and lifes work by way of "Woody Sez", a musical production now onstage at the A.R.T. in Cambridge, Mass. Its an exploration of Woody Guthrie, and a celebration of his songs. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma he saw the devastation of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression firsthand. Raw, gritty, and full of poetry, His songs were for the folks who suffered no end of indignities during these...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/9/12
Young America Were looking at Millennials and how theyll affect the presidential race. In 2008, young voters were the mighty engine that helped carry President Barack Obama to the White House, voting for him two-to-one over John McCain. But over the past four years, the Millennials have been losing steam as they wade through hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loan debt, and slog through a stagnant job market. Mitt Romney and President Obama have been trying to appeal to these young...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/8/12
The State of the Black Bay State Were looking at Governor Deval Patricks career through the lens of blacks in the Bay State. Gov. Patrick has successfully represented black interests on Beacon Hill without compromising his broad support across the state, a new report finds. From executive orders, to legislative initiatives, to appointing hundreds of blacks to high positions, the report says Patrick successfully governs by using a universal approach to frame black interests as interests that...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/7/12
The Lowdown on Higher Ed. Gov. Deval Patrick is proposing sweeping changes to that states community colleges, including merging the authority of the 15 campuses into a centralized board. Proponents say this is the best way to create workplace education. Critics say reorganizing the schools wont help students become better prepared for the workforce. Well talk through whats at stake. GUESTS: Julian Alssid, executive director of Workforce Strategy Center, co-author of a Boston Foundation...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/4/12
Week in Review Among the headlines well examine are how Gov. Deval Patricks legislation and executive orders have served blacks in the Bay State. Well also discuss bad business practices; scores of Boston area restaurants owe their employees more than $1.3 million in back pay. GUESTS: Marcela Garcia, managing editor of El Planeta Howard Manly, executive editor of the Bay State Banner Ragtime We look at the week in pop culture. On tap this week: A billionaire at the helm of an unsinkable...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/2/12
North Bennet Street School When students plot future careers, the list of possible jobs usually includes the most obvious professions: software engineer, IT specialist, intelligence analyst, registered nurse, civil engineer or dietitian. Whats less likely to make the cut are things like violin maker, furniture maker and bookbinder. Conventional wisdom says these are jobs of a bygone era, the relics of outmoded craftsmanship, replaced by factory production, IKEA, and a proclivity for...
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/1/12
Garbology Trash is the United States number one export, with Americans throwing out 7.1 pounds of garbage daily. Is the American Dream is inextricably linked to an endless, accelerating accumulation of trash? Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ed Humes makes the case in his new book, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash. What steps are you taking to cut down on your trash and waste? Is there anything that stops you from recycling or re-using? Have you noticed the amount of waste you...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/30/12
Who Cares About Kelsey? In her first two years of high school, Kelsey Carroll struggled. Kelseys home life was a wreck, she was failing classes, and got caught selling drugs at school. Most students in her situation would drop out of school, but instead, Kelsey improved. The difference was that her school, Somersworth High School in New Hampshire, tried something different and innovative. Teachers worked one-on-one with students. They developed plans, had regular check-ins, counseling, class...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/27/12
Week in Review We hit the rewind button on the weeks news. Among the local headlines, well be discussing Occupys spring awakening and a shared spirit among South End residents. GUESTS: John Ruch, editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette and the Mission Hill Gazette Peter Kadzis, executive editor of the Boston Phoenix Sue OConnell, co-publisher of the South End News and Bay Windows Ragtime We look at the latest in pop culture, from a star born 70 years ago to Mad Mens trip to the other side....
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/26/12
The MBTA and the Arts Tunnel Vision We talk with Shawn Dufour, an industrial explorer and photographer whose black and white shots of the MBTAs hidden tunnels are a thing of underground beauty. Tunnel Visionaries Boston-based architects Sapir Ng and Andrzej Zarzycki tell us about their ideas to transform the abandoned subway tunnels underneath Bostons Theatre District into a thriving museum and performance space theyre calling the Tremont Underground Theatre Space. Poetry in Motion Liam Day...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/25/12
Young, Nave, and Well-Connected: Kids Cell Phones Nearly one in five Massachusetts third graders has a cell phone, according to a study by the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center. Kids arent just using their cell phones to stay in touch with parents; theyre also texting friends, browsing the web, playing games and buying apps. For young kids, having a phone opens the door to a new social life, but the doors also open for predation, bullying and harassment. Its an arena where almost...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/24/12
The Luck of the Irish Playwright Kirsten Greenidges latest play, "The Luck of the Irish", is about an upwardly mobile African American family in the 1950s that moves from inner-city Boston to a white part of town. Their dream is the American dream: to own a home. Segregation forces them to find a ghost buyer. They pay a down-on-their-luck Irish family to act as their front. Fifty years later the Irish familybitter and strapped for cash--wants the house back. Though the play is not quite...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/23/12
THE MBTA: What Fare Hikes and Service Cuts Mean for your Health Facing a $159 million deficit, the MBTA has approved fare hikes across the board and service cuts across the Commonwealth. The immediate effect is that thousands of commuters will be inconvenienced. The long-term consequences could come in the form of a public health predicament. Fare hikes and service cuts will force many more people onto the road, according to a new health assessment. With this comes more traffic, more...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/20/12
Week in Review Howard Manly, of the Bay State Banner, and Marcela Garcia, of El Planeta, bring their local reporting to todays week in review. Among the local headlines well discuss: how one womans fate changed in the aftermath of the ICE raid in New Bedford five years ago. Well also discuss the latest developments surrounding the Charles Street AME Church and One United Bank. GUESTS: Howard Manly, exeutive editor of The Bay State Banner Marcela Garcia, managing editor of El Planeta Boston...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/19/12
Fenway Parks Centennial We look at the ballparks past, from its time as a small, wooden stadium on Huntington Avenue, to its days as a civic gathering space where presidents and pachyderms once convened. GUEST: Christopher Klein, writer, author of A Die-Hard Sports Fans Guide to Boston: A Spectators Handbook Fen Lit Fenways one-of-a-kind charm has inspired no end of literary giants such as Stephen King, poet Donald Hall, and perhaps most famously John Updike, who described Fenway as "...a...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/18/12
Politics Roundtable Well review the latest headlines- from the State House to the White House. Among the stories well explore: Mitt Romneys beef with the Buffett Rule, the Massachusetts Gaming Commissions latest powwow, and Niki Tsongas plans for reelection. GUESTS: Kelly Bates, executive director of Access Strategies Fund Kevin Peterson, founder of the New Democracy Coalition Marvin Venay, executive director of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Democratic legislative Caucus Earth Day Film...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/13/12
*Sue OConnell, publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, guest hosts Week in Review We take a look at the news that may not have reached your radar this week. Among the local headlines well discuss: the latest problems facing the rebooted Chelsea Housing Authority Board and how the Clerk of Criminal Courts race has turned ugly. GUESTS: Seth Daniel, senior reporter for Independent News Group, which includes the Revere Journal John Ruch, editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette Peter Kadzis,...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/12/12
A Far Cry The classical music scene in Boston is booming. Any given night you can hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Baroque music, cutting-edge avante garde music, pick-up community orchestras, and solo shows in intimate club settings. If you wander down South Street in Jamaica Plain youll catch a small orchestra in an unassuming storefront, rehearsing for their next show, broadcasting - unplugged - to the surrounding neighborhood. The orchestra is A Far Cry, and theyve...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/11/12
Marathon Brew Jim Koch started Samuel Adams as a niche craft brewery in 1984, using a brewing recipe developed by his great-great-grandfather. Koch grew it into the second largest U.S. beer maker, and one of Bostons most recognizable exports. Samuel Adams is brewing up a "26.2 Brew" this year in honor of the Boston Marathon. The limited-run beer will be served at the finish line next Monday, as well as in bars along the Marathon route. You can join in the conversation today. Whats your...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/10/12
Maximizing the Minimum Wage In 1912, Massachusts became the first state in the Union to set a minimum wage to protect women and children. Twenty years later, the Great Depression made this a national concern. In 1938, President Roosevelt pushed through minimum wage legislation as part of his New Deal reforms. Ever since, critics and supporters have been slugging it out over the minimum wage. Critics argue minimum wage destroys jobs by making it too expensive to employ workers. Supporters say...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/9/12
Rachel Dratch: Girl Walks Into a Bar... Lexington, Mass. native Rachel Dratch began her career in comedic acting on the mainstage at famed improv house Second City in Chicago. From there, she earned a coveted spot among comic actors: a seven year run as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Well talk with Dratch about her new book, a midlife memoir that chronicles what happens to a comedian when the roles and gigs go away, Girl Walks into a Bar... Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/6/12
Week in Review We hit the rewind button on the weeks news, with a focus on local happenings. Among the local headlines well discuss are an historic first regarding the constitutionality of DOMA, and how a Boston University student newspapers April Fools humor backfired. GUESTS: Peter Kadzis: executive editor of The Boston Phoenix John Ruch: editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette Sue OConnell: co-publisher of Bay Windows and The South End News Ragtime We look at the week in pop culture. On tap...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/5/12
The Vinyl Reival We discuss the record resurgence. Over the decades, the venerable vinyl LP has been threatened by cassette and eight-track tapes. It was nearly killed off when compact discs crowded the music stores, and the mighty MP3 was supposed to deliver the definitive, digital blow. But, nothing has been able to stop this whirling wonder. Record sales have been going up over recent years, and it looks like the LP is here to stay. In this digital age, who can can resist the tactile...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/4/12
Gamers Invade Massachusetts From Pong and Pac-Man to Duke Nukem Forever and Bioshock Infinite, video games have gone from niche industry to $25 billion juggernaut. New England is one of the prime feeders for the gaming juggernaut, too: the PAX East Expo takes place at the Boston Convention Center starting this Friday, and companies like Irrational and Turbine Games, as well as myriad indie startups, all have headquarters in the area. Today, we hear about how New England is positioning itself...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/3/12
The Art Songs of Lazar Weiner Art songs are short classical pieces with poetic texts, performed by a pianist and a singer. All the heavyweight composers like Mahler, Brahms, Schubert penned cycles of them. Twentieth century composer Lazar Weiner took up the art song, but with a twist: he wrote in Yiddish, and he mined the American immigrant story, anxieties about World War II, and Jewish cultural history for source material. Boston composer and pianist Yehudi Wyner - Lazar Weiners son - has...
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The Callie Crossley Show 4/2/12
The Bay States Big Gamble A recent article in The New York Times Magazine shines a light on the pending financial ruin the mega-casino Foxwoods is in. If Massachusetts plan is to draw customers away from ailing casinos next door, what does that say about the health of the Commonwealths imminent casino culture? Could Foxwoods current woes become Massachusetts casinos future problems? Well take a look. Weigh in by tweeting us or commenting on our Facebook page. GUESTS: Michael Sokolove:...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/30/12
Week in Review Today its our week in review. Among the local headlines, well be going over the latest developments surrounding a hazardous threat to East Boston and well look at how City Halls Food Truck Initiative could be bad for small businesses. GUESTS: Peter Kadzis, executive editor of The Boston Phoenix Seth Daniel, editor of the Revere Journal Sue OConnell, co-publsher of Bay Windows and the South End News Ragtime Its our weekly examination of pop culture. On tap this week: how...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/29/12
Health Care on Trial Now that the Supreme Court has wrapped up its final day of oral arguments regarding President Obamas health care law, well wrap up our health care coverage with a look at whats at stake. After three days of arguments many questions were raised, and many remain unanswered. Is the individual mandate all but gone? If Justice Kennedy is the swing vote, which way will he swing? Theres no ruling yet, and the real action will take place behind closed doors, where the justices...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/28/12
The Doctor Will Screen You Now As part of WGBHs focus on health care this week, we look at the fine line between preventive medicine and overdiagnosis. The standard operating procedure in modern medicine is early diagnosis. The theory is to keep people healthy by determining whether or not they have a medical condition. The practice is to find these conditions early on, through screening-- a precept that appeals to most people. Is it better to be screened for a disease now, rather than...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/27/12
Media and Medicine As part of WGBHs focus week on health care, were looking at media and medicine. Medicine and has long been a staple for film and TV. It comes with built-in drama. Issues of life and death, doctor-patient relationships, and doctor-nurse romances tap into the spectrum of our emotional range. They give us the juicy plots that pop culture consumers are accustomed to. But look a little closer and these medical dramas, from the television series "ER" and "Nurse Jackie", to the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/26/12
Dr. Tim Lepore: A Doctor Without Boundaries As part of WGBHs focus week on health care, were talking with New York Times health and science reporter Pam Belluck about her forthcoming book, Isand Practice. Belluck profiles Dr. Tim Lepore, who has been treating the people on Nantucket for nearly 30 years. Dr. Lepore is all things to all people: surgeon, tick expert, unofficial psychologist, accidental homicide detective and occasional veterinarian. From hedge fund mangers to the guy who trims...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/23/12
Week in Review From the Granite State, to the Bay State, to the Ocean state- well talk through some of this weeks news. Among the regional headlines well be discussing are a close call for same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, and flagging citizen engagement in Central Falls. GUESTS: Arnie Arnesen, political analyst, TV and Radio commentator Edward Achorn, deputy editorial pages editor of The Providence Journal Paul Pronovost, editor of The Cape Cod Times Ragtime Its our weekly examination of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/22/12
The Crush of Student Loan Debt Student loan debt topped $1 trillion late last year, according to new data released yesterday. This is almost 16 percent higher than earlier estimates. Time is running out for lawmakers to come up with a way to keep student loan rates from going up. If Congress doesnt act by June 30, interest rates on some student loans will double. Millions of Americans are being crushed by student loan debt; debt that cannot be forgiven in bankruptcy, debt that can get in the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/21/12
Tracing Humanity Back to Eden Sixty thousand years ago, modern humans emerged from Kenyas Turkana Basin in search of food. Over thousands of years, they made their way through the Middle East, across Asia, up over the Bering Strait and into the Americas, and down to the tip of what is now Chile, in Patagonia. Now, long after humans divided up the land and settled down, traveler and reporter Paul Salopek is stepping back in time on an ancient quest. His goal: to retrace every step of human...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/20/12
Community Policing: Redrawing the Thin Blue Line Well talk about youth violence and what it would take to put an end to it. Within the span of one week in February, Boston saw an acute spike in violence that culminated in three deadly shootings. This happened against the backdrop of the Mattapan massacre trial, a bleak reminder of the kind of urban violence that has claimed so many young lives. In an effort to change this culture of violence, Boston Ten Point Coalition founder Rev. Jeffrey...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/19/12
Is Lawrence, Massachusetts "Damned?" Lawrence, Massachusetts is one of the states most financially troubled cities. The citys controversial mayor, William Lantigua, failing schools, and widespread crime were recently chronicled in a Boston Magazine article entitled "Why Lawrence, Mass. is the City of the Damned". The article provoked a strong reaction from those who live in the city. Residents and city officials say its time to push past these sensational characterizations. Well explore...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/16/12
Week in Review Among the local headlines well be discussing during our week in review are: legislation designed to reduce school dropout, and how coach Tommy Amaker made Harvards hoop dreams a reality. GUESTS Howard Manly, executive editor of The Bay State Banner Marcela Garcia, managing editor of El Planeta Ragtime We look at the latest in pop culture this week. On tap: a thorn in Charlie Roses side and a Huggies diaper advertisement that has fathers fuming. GUESTS Rachel Rubin, chair of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/15/12
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/13/12
The New Age of Old Age Were looking at increasing poverty and homelessness among the elderly. Within the next 10 years, the population of the elderly homeless is expected to go up by more than 30 percent. The reason behind this? The nation is getting older, were living older longer, and the elderly are facing poverty at rates that we havent seen in decades. In Massachusetts, our elders income covers 60 percent of all living expenses. And a setback such as the death of a spouse or unexpected...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/12/12
Innovation: How Three Men Are Finding New Ways to Solve Old Problems We talk to three people with three different ideas that could help sustain three different institutions: the United State Postal Service, a Springfield high school, and the town of Central Falls, RI. GUESTS Shiva Ayyadurai holds the first copyright in email. He is a lecturer in biological engineering and comparative media studies at MIT, and the director of the MIT Email Lab. He has been working with the US Postal Service...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/9/12
Week in Review Today, we hit the rewind button on the weeks news. From the fate of Central Squares soul amidst MITs expansion plans, to the future of a casino in the heart of the Hub. GUESTS Peter Kadzis: executive editor of the Boston Phoenix Seth Daniel, senior reporter for Independent News Group, which includes the Revere Journal Bill Forry, managing editor of The Dorchester Reporter. Ragtime We look at the latest in pop culture; from the revival of a lost episode of "Star Trek", to the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/8/12
Catch em All Fishing is a sport that rewards patience. Passing time between bites, anglers tell stories and recount old triumphs. For New Hampshire fishermen Dave Kellem and Clay Groves, shooting the breeze one day led to an idea: to catch and cook every single type of freshwater fish in New Hampshire. A little more than a year ago, the two grabbed lines tackle and headed into New Hampshire waters. The list was long - 48 species - some were hard to find, and to add a twist, a couple were...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/7/12
Political Roundtable Ten more states have spoken. Super Tuesday served up six states for Mitt Romney, but his narrow win over Rick Santorum in Ohio was close. A win is a win, says Romneys campaign, but does this tight victory mean his road to the White House will be studded with speed bumps? It was not a great night for democracy; voter turnout was extremely low. Was this a referendum on government, or a lack of enthusiasm for the crop of Republican candidates? Exit polls from last night...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/6/12
Jane Eyre, Reincarnated Since Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre, rolled off the press more than 150 years ago, no one has been able to keep their hands off of it. Its been made into a musical, movies, reincarnated as a radio play, prequels and sequels have been penned. Its an unwritten rule that every few years someone dusts off the classic to give it new meaning. Most recently, that person is writer Margot Livesey. Growing up without a mother, Livesey discovered Jane Eyre, and in it she found a...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/5/12
Affirmative Action in the High Court This fall, the Supreme Court will hear a landmark case that could ban affirmative action in higher education, once and for all. Affirmative action was hatched half a century ago to reverse decades of institutionalized racism. In its current incarnation its seen as a way to bolster the numbers of underrepresented minorities in higher education. Proponents say affirmative action needs more time to undo centuries of discrimination. Opponents say that, in...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/2/12
Week in Review Today we hit the rewind button on the weeks news. From the fate of Central Square amidst MITs expansion plans to the 85th birthday of the beloved Charlies Sandwich Shoppe, well talk through local headlines. GUESTS John Ruch, editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette and the Mission Hill Gazette Peter Kadzis: executive editor of The Boston Phoenix Sue OConnell, co-publisher, Bay Windows and The South End News Ragtime Today we look at the latest in pop culture. A pubescent prequel to...
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The Callie Crossley Show 3/1/12
War on Prescription Drugs We look at the prescription drug shortage that lawmakers and patients are characterizing as a full blown crisis. There are close to 250 drugs that are in short supply, according to the FDA. These include drugs that are used to treat ovarian cancer, childhood leukemia, and AIDS-related skin cancer. The shortages mean a growing number of Americans arent getting the medications they need. In extreme cases, some patients have died. The shortages have created an...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/29/12
Homegrown Protest Joey Quits Providence resident Joey Defrancesco became an Internet sensation last fall after he posted a video ("Joey Quits", below) of himself quitting his job at the Marriott Rennaisance in Providence with some help from his band. Joey was featured on Good Morning America, CNN, TIME, and the Huffington Post- and to date, the video has more than 3 million hits. Joey has since been working to turn his popularity into a workers rights campaign. DeFrancesco has teamed up with...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/28/12
Sweet Memories We remember a part of Harvard Squares history with writer Charlotte Silver. In her memoir, Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood, Silver recalls growing up at Upstairs at the Pudding, the legendary restaurant that her parents opened in 1982. Being raised in a restaurant had its perks: Silver sipped Shirley Temples and dined on Dover sole. She had a window into a swanky, grownup world- accentuated by flamboyant characters only found in restaurant kitchens. A...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/27/12
99 Nights with the 99 Percent Few reporters have been as active in covering the Occupy movement in Boston as Boston Phoenix reporter Chris Faraone. Faraone chronicled the social movement, and how it has played out in Boston and other cities across the country in his new book, 99 Nights with the 99 Percent. Well talk with Faraone about his book, and whats been brewing in the Occupy movement since the occupiers were kicked out of Dewey Square in December. Have the occupiers lost momentum? Or,...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/23/12
The Ivy Leagues: Shackled to a Shameful Past Were marking Black History Month with a look at the ties Ivy League universities have to slavery. Though slavery is still largely considered a Southern institution, its an American institution thats touched ever corner of the nation, including the countrys esteemed universities. From Amherst College, to Harvard University, these institutions were built on the backs of slaves. With Brown University leading the way, universities have recently...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/22/12
Shuttering Taunton State Hospital Earlier this month, the state announced the closure of Taunton State Hospital at the end of 2012. This will leave Southeastern Massachusetts with no inpatient beds for those who need mental health care. Some of the patients at Taunton State will be moved to distant facilities in Worcester and Tewksbury, an hours-long drive for those who live on the Cape and Islands. Local politicians and mental health advocates who oppose the closing are lobbying Governor...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/21/12
Baratunde Thurston Comedian Baratunde Thurston was raised by a black activist mother across from the projects in Washington, D.C. He attended a largely white private high school, went on to earn a philosophy degree at Harvard College, and cofounded a politics website before ending up at the satirical news website, The Onion. Most importantly, along the way Baratunde Thurston accrued more than 32 years of experience of being black. These years of wisdom inspired him to write a new book thats...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/17/12
Regional Week in Review We hit the rewind button on the weeks news- looking at it through a regional lens- from the Bay State, to the Ocean State, to the Granite State. On Cape Cod, we look at one of the largest dolphin strandings ever in the region, and the latest in the Cape Wind saga. In Rhode Island, an audit found that all the money from a $575,000 grant to build a sports institute has been lost. In the Granite State, one police department wants to buy a tank to bolster local law...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/16/12
An Ailing Industry Casts About for Solutions In 2009, the federal government put into place new regulations for the New England fishery- drastically transforming the historic nature fishing in the waters off the coast of New England. The regulations have had a huge effect on the New England fishing industry- yielding radical consolidation, eliminating small boat fishermen, and pitting big boats, big business against small boats, small business. The latest threat to New England fisherman is...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/15/12
The Contraception Rule Last month, President Obama announced that all employers must pay for contraception in their health plans, and that it must be free of charge. No co-pays. No deductibles. Catholic churches were exempt, but since Catholic hospitals and Catholic universities serve so many who arent Catholic, the president said those institutions had to comply. The immediate fallout came from the Catholic Church, which argued this violates religious freedoms. Conservatives also pounced on...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/14/12
Love Poetry to Exalt, Scorn and Seduce Whether youre a hopeless romantic or a hardened cynic, theres a love poem for you. From the poems of antiquity, up through Shakespeare and into present day, bards have crafted paeans both honoring and lamenting the effects of romance. Poets seek the perfect words to describe the indescribable, whats most vexing and joyous and human about us. And everything - one-night stands, lifelong love, platonic admiration, regret, loathing and envy - is fair game....
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/13/12
New Hampshire Gives Power to the Parents New Hampshire has passed a law allowing parents to opt their kids out of a class if they object to whats being taught in the classroom. The new law, which has raised contention, calls for alternative lesson plans to be drawn up instead. Critics say the law wrests control away from school boards and educators who come up with curricula in the first place, but supporters argue that putting the power in parents hands is the whole point. We want to hear...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/10/12
Week in Review Today we hit the rewind button on the weeks news- from Mitt Romney playing the Charlie Card, to MBTA proposed service cuts affecting one unlikely official- well go over local headlines. GUESTS John Ruch: editor of the Jamaica Plain Gazette and the Mission Hill Gazette Peter Kadzis: executive editor of The Boston Phoenix Sue OConnell: co-publisher, Bay Windows and South End News Ragtime Today we look at the latest in pop culture- from JC Penny offending "family values", to the...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/9/12
The Yuck Factor Were talking about disgust, about what grosses us out, and why this is a reflex thats hardwired deep within the human psyche. Does the scent of spoiled milk make you wince? Does the sight of maggots and mold have your stomach doing summersaults? In Thats Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion, psychologist Rachel Herz takes on the science behind the things that make as gag, grimace, and recoil. Theres a reason why the things that ooze and wriggle and reek creep us...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/8/12
Why Dont Massachusetts Drivers Buckle Up? Seat belts save lives and prevent injuries, but all too often drivers fail to buckle up in Massachusetts, where seat belt use is among the lowest in the country. Under current law, Massachusetts police can ticket a person for not wearing a seat belt, but a person can not be pulled over for not wearing one. Changes to the seat belt law to allow police to pull over drivers who are not buckled up would save the state lives and millons of dollars,...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/7/12
The ABCs of Childhood Obesity This Thursday marks the two year anniversary of Michelle Obamas Lets Move campaign, a program designed to get kids to eat healthier and exercise more. The First Ladys efforts couldnt come at a better time: 17 percent of kids in the United States are now classified as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Well explore the reasons why kids have gotten heavier- from more screen time and less exercise, to genetic factors, advertisings...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/6/12
Minding the Achievement Gap Good teachers can increase a students chances of going to college, decrease the chances of students becoming teenage parents, and perhaps most remarkably increase a students earnings over a lifetime, according to a new study by Harvard University and Columbia University. Clearly, our education system is critical to the health of our nation. So, what can be done to make comprehensive education reform a priority for policy makers? We want to hear from you: leave a...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/3/12
Week in Review We hit the rewind button on the weeks news, with a focus on local headlines. From police discrimination in East Haven, Conn. and new developments in the works for Roxbury, to two Latino stars facing off in Super Bowl XLVI, well cover this weeks local news. GUESTS: Marcela Garcia, editor of El Planeta Howard Manly, executive editor of the Bay State Banner Ragtime We look at the latest in pop culture, from Jerry Seinfeld and Ferris Buellers Super Bowl ads, to the passing of Soul...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/2/12
Big Men on Campus Were looking at race relations by way of the new book, Fraternity, by Diane Brady. In the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.s assassination in 1968, Rev. John E. Brooks, an educator at the College of the Holy Cross, decided the college needed to recruit black students. Among the 20 black students Brooks recruited were Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, NFL wide receiver Eddie Jenkins, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Edward P. Jones, Wall Street executive Stanley Grayson, and...
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The Callie Crossley Show 2/1/12
Political Roundtable Its all things politics, from the State House, to the White House. We discuss Mitt Romneys big win in the Sunshine State, the latest developments surrounding three-strikes legislation on Beacon Hill, and all the other political headlines along the way. GUESTS: Kelly Bates, executive director of the Access Strategies Fund Kevin Peterson, founder of the New Democracy Coalition Marvin Venay, executive director of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Democratic Legislative...
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The Callie Crossley Show 1/31/12
Bostons Piano Bars: A Sometime Thing? Say It Isnt So Were paying tribute to Bostons piano bar scene and the great American Songbook. From Diamond Jims Lounge at the Lenox Hotel to the dark paneled Oak Room at the Copley Plaza Hotelthe piano bar has been the stomping ground for sweethearts and celebritiesand the stopping ground for piano greats like Dave McKenna and Gladys Troupin. Now, this throwback to another era is in peril. The Oak Room is undergoing massive renovations and the fate of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 1/30/12
Boston Mayor Kevin White Kevin White, the four-term Mayor of Boston who led the city from 1968 to 1984, died Friday at the age of 82. He was known as a liberal reformer. Hailed as the hero who turned the hub into a contemporary metropolis. White will also be forever associated with an incident that has stained the city: the 1974 court order to desegregate schools. This watershed moment was followed by months of racial violence dozens of people were injured, neighborhoods erupted with...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/15/10
Hyperlocal Week In Review: We dive into the news that didn't reach our radar with Marcela Garcia, managing editor of El Planeta, and Howard Manly, executive editor of the Bay State Banner. On today's show, we'll discuss City Councilor Chuck Turner's decision to testify in his own corruption trial, the controversial decision by Judge Baker Children's Center, and a what the new anthology of Latin American literature includes and leaves out. Ragtime: A tour of the week's tabloids with Rachel...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/14/10
Writing Boston: Bestselling author Dennis Lehane's nine crime novels take Boston's streets and sensibility as their focus, and Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, and Shutter Island have made it to the big screen. His latest novel, Moonlight Mile, comes out this month, and Lehane will be at the Boston Book Festival this Saturday. He joins us to talk about why he chose Boston as his setting, the place for a writer's imagination after novels are adapted into film, and Book Festivals in the age of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/13/10
Mattapan Murders Revisited:The tragic murders in Mattapan a few weeks ago rocked Boston. Today we'll highlight three different perspectives on how Boston can think outside of the box when it comes to stopping the tide of violence. Pastor Bruce Wall: After years working in the community on youth violence prevention, the Dorchester pastor offers his perspective on what the city could do to dramatically reduce violence. Omar Wasow: Doctoral Candidate at Harvard University and founder of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/12/10
Regional Elections: Candidates for Senate in New Hampshire traded attacks at their first debate yesterday. Today we're joined by New Hamshire radio and television commentator, Arnie Arnesen, who will give us the latest on that race and others in the final weeks before election day. Documentary Films of 2010: Critics are abuzz over Waiting For Superman, the documentary about the education system by the Oscar-winning filmaker of An Inconvenient Truth. But a number of other documentaries have...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/8/10
Hyperlocal Week In Review: We dive into the news that didn't reach our radar with Sue O'Connell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End New; Peter Kadzis, Executive Editor of The Phoenix; and Paul Pronovost, editor of the Cape Cod Times. On today's show, we'll discuss whether the United States is in the process of an unheralded political realignment, how we can make our schools safer for LGBT youth after in the wake of a number of tragic deaths, the latest on the controversies over...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/7/10
Pornography As A Public Health Concern: In her new book, Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, Sociologist Gail Dines documents the explosion of the Porn industry. We are now flooded with images that take a hard turn from the suggestive Playboy photographs of the previous generation, she argues. Yet few of us are aware of just how deeply these hard core and graphic images affect the relationships, sexuality, and self-image of both women and men. We'll talk about the effects of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/6/10
Mass Decision 2010: We'll talk with Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker's campaign manager, Tim O'Brien. With just a few weeks left until the elections, Charlie Baker has said there will be no place in his cabinet for independent candidate Tim Cahill's former running mate, Paul Loscocco, who recently left the Cahill campaign and pledged his support for Baker. We'll ask Tim O'Brien whether these recent upsets are helpful or detrimental to the Baker campaign and how he'll use...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/5/10
Three award-winning comedians confront the post-9/11 prejudice against Arab Americans head on with a new stand-up comedy tour, Arabs Gone Wild. Two members of the trio, Maysoon Zayid and Dean Obeidallah, join us to discuss their use of humor to address everything from the Park51 controversies to Arab dating. They'll be performing at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Oct. 9.
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The callie Crossley Show 10/4/10
Mass Decision 2010: Last week Jill Stein narrowly missed the requirement for public campaign funding. Kelly Bates, Executive Director of the Access Strategies Fund talks about why Stein failed to make the threshold by such a small margin, and helps us follows the money in the gubernatorial campaign one month before elections. MacArthur Genius Grant, Annette Gordon-Reed: We're talking with all of the local recipients of the prestigious $500,000 award. Today we're joined by Historian Annette...
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The Callie Crossley Show 10/1/10
Hyper-local Week in Review: We dive into the news that didn't reach our radar with Sue O'Connell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End New; Peter Kadzis, Executive Editor of The Phoenix; and Arnie Arnesen, Radio and TV Commentator. Ragtime: A tour of the week's tabloids with Rachel Rubin, Chair, Department of American Studies, UMass Boston; and Thomas Connolly, Professor of English at Suffolk University.
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/30/10
Mass Decision 2010, Ask The Manager: One month before elections, Governor Deval Patrick maintains a slight lead in the race for governor, and one poll shows him neck-and-neck with Republican Candidate Charlie Baker. We'll ask Governor Patrick's campaign manager, Sidney Asbury, how she's reading those numbers, and how they'll use the last month before the election to their advantage. Blessing of the Animals: This Sunday, Trinity Church Boston celebrates Saint Francis, the patron saint of...
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/29/10
The Dream Act:Legislation that would create a path to citizenship by way of college or military service for immigrants brought to the US as kids has energized student groups across the country. But what exactly does this legislation entail, and is this the best way to reform the immigration system? We're joined by Edward Schumacher-Matos, Director of Harvard Universitys immigration research program and Washington Post columnist; and Deivid Ribeiro, communications associate for the Student...
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/28/10
Mass Decision 2010, Karyn Polito;Do Elections Stimulate The Economy; Breaking Down The Ballot
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/27/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/24/10
Hyper-Local Week In Review;Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/23/10
Robert Reich; Michele Norris
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/22/10
Mass Decision 2010, Post-Debate Analysis; Food And Wine For Fall
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/21/10
A Burned Black Church, Two Years Later; Tipping
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/20/10
Mass Decision 2010, Steve Grossman; Cape Ann Fresh Catch; Local Made Good, Bryan Rafanelli
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/17/10
Hyper-Local Week In Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/16/10
Mass Decision 2010, 10th Congressional Distric; Mass Decision 2010, Ask The Manage; Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival:
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/15/10
Mass Decision 2010, Post Election Analysis;Stimulus Funds Hit Beacon Hill;Photography On The Job
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/14/10
Thinking Out Loud, Women and Politics;The Warmth Of Other Suns
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/13/10
2010 Mass Decision Primaries: The Final Push; Local Made Good, Yankee Magazine
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/10/10
Hyper-Local Week In Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/9/10
Forecasting The Primaries; Concord Free Press; Pup Culture
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/8/10
2010 Mass Decision Post Debate Analysis
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/7/10
2010 Mass Decision, Robert O'Leary; Rethinking Tenure.
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/6/10
Rebroadcast: Two Legends of Baseball; Johnny Baseball at the A.R.T.
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/3/10
Rebroadcast:Vendela Vida; 73 Years Of Polaroid
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/2/10
2010 Mass Decision: Robert Shapiro; Tom Weaver; William Keating
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The Callie Crossley Show 9/1/10
Communication Technologies And Healthcare; Jill Lepore
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/31/10
African Americans On Martha's Vineyard; Food Trucks
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/30/10
2010 Mass Decision, Congressman Stephen Lynch; Documenting Cape Wind; Local Made Good, Designing Boston
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/27/10
Hyper-local Week in Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/26/10
Vigilantes
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/25/10
2010 Mass Decision, Jeff Perry; Consumer Culture and the Church
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/24/10
Race Dynamics In Cyberspace; Line Rage
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/23/10
2010 Mass Decision, Keith Lepor; Affordable Housing On Martha's Vineyard; Local Made Good, Nancy Jephcote
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/20/10
Hyper-Local Week In Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/19/10
Joe Malone; Firefighters and the Gender/Race Divide; Junkyard Economics
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/18/10
The 'Raid' On Food Stamps; Thinking Out Loud - Taisha Sturdivant
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/17/10
Alzheimer's; The Mendes Brothers
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/16/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/13/10
Arts commentator Alicia Anstead hosts an hour on local arts.
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/12/10
Doug Rauch; Rhode Island Gubernatorial Race; Shakespeare Roundup
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/11/10
HIV Testing; Shakespeare On The Common
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/10/10
DOMA Ruling; Schools and Property Values; Boston's Funniest Minute
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/09/10
2010 Mass Decision, John Golnik; Pay For Prisoners; Local Made Good, Susan Retik
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/06/10
Hyper-local Week in Review;Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/05/10
2010 Mass Decision; Transpartisan Push To Legalize Marijuana
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/04/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/03/10
2010 Mass Decision, Mac D'Alessandro; Waves for the Brave; Walter Hawkins
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The Callie Crossley Show 8/02/10
2010 Mass Decision; Mortified; Local Made Good
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/30/10
Hyper-local Week in Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/29/10
2010 Mass Decision, 5th Congressional District Race; Education Reform; Andrew Witkin
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/28/10
Governor's Council Race; Charging For Online Comments; Newport Folk Festival
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/27/10
Affordable Housing; Northeastern Professor Argues Case for Victims of the KKK; Roxbury International Film Festival
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/26/10
Community Center Closures; Bus Stop Access Law; Local Made Good, Tess Gerritsen
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/23/10
Hyper-Local Week in Review; Ragtime
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/22/10
Vendela Vita; 73 Years Of Polaroid
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/21/10
Financial Reform Signed Into Law; End of Life Care
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/20/10
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Arrest; Artists For Humanity; Craft Breweries
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/19/10
2010 Mass Decision, Ask The Manager; Alexander Prior; The Kendall Bands
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/16/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/15/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/14/10
Emergency Room Visits; The Life and Times of Robert Smalls; Summer Berries
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/13/10
Jill Stein; Sex Trafficking; Summer Movies
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/12/10
2010 Mass Decision; John Tobin; Local Made Good
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/09/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/08/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/06/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 7/01/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/30/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/29/10
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The Callie Crossley Show 6/23/10
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Social Media in the Governor's Race; Mentors of Color Campaign; The New Yorker's 20 Under 40
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The Callie Crossley Show 5/31/10
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Hyper-Local Week in Review; Ragtime
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Arts commentator Alicia Anstead hosts an hour on local arts.
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