Kathleen commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.15.12
Womens reproductive health care choices are between women and their doctors. Neither the Catholic Church nor any other employer should be able to cherry pick health coverage, particularly when it descriminates against women in such a private way. As an employer, the Catholic Church should have the same responsibilities as other employers, and should have no exemption.

Nora commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.07.12
Pls tell Dr. Katz the idea that eating badly is cheaper is based on eatingonthego, not supermarket shopping. He should have one of his people go to downtown Boston and on a 1hr lunch try to get healthful food for not much money. You cant. You can get filling food at 711 or a fast food court, but to get healthful food on your lunch hour in the city, its going to cost you a lot of money.

Carmen commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.01.12
Welcome back Callie!! I had wanted to ask Kevin Petersen, as well as all the contributors today about the NEED for a public radio station geared to the minority community since Boston no longer has the long standing WILD station which gave access to national as well as local news and issues. At CPCS this topic would have had the attention of students to write a competency. My questionhow can Boston and surrounding communities be kept aware and become involved in national issues on a daily basis and respond to community concerns?? What can and should be done to make this lack of awareness a high priority given the political climate. We need another public radio station like WILD!!!

Jason commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 01.25.12
In regards to the SOU discussion, I caught Mr. Cullen espousing several mistruths regarding Obama, most horrifying was his statement that President Obama is creating serveral consumer protection agencies because of a deep mistrust in the American people. Mr. Cullen was pulling at a deeply seeded fear in most Americans of the government turning the US into a nanny state. It is absurd to believe that Obama created the consumer protection agency because he thought that citizens are unable to make their own decisions. The agency was created because of malicious and deceitful practices developed by banks, motgage and credit card companies. Any regulation created by the Obama administration is to make it easier for Americans to be well informed in making their own decisions. It is disgusting that your ill informed guest would suggest that the protections created for middle class Americans was done out of a distrust of them as Americans. Wow.

carl commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.06.11
Why doesnt anyone ever mention RunOff or tworound elections which are used around the world very effectively in many democracies! as an immediate and easily implemented solution to many of the problems of our dysfunctional twoparty system? People can vote for the best candidate rather than their preferred party and such a change in voting would smooth the way for a third party overnight because voters would not worry about throwing away their vote since they would get a second chance to vote for the lesser evil if the best candidate didnt win.

carl commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.06.11
Why doesnt anyone ever mention RunOff or tworound elections which are used around the world very effectively in many democracies! as an immediate and easily implemented solution to many of the problems of our dysfunctional twoparty system? People can vote for the best candidate rather than their preferred party and such a change in voting would smooth the way for a third party overnight because voters would not worry about throwing away their vote since they would get a second chance to vote for the lesser evil if the best candidate didnt win.

Pierre commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.05.11
You cant create substantial jobs without being able to pay for them. The government cant increase taxes or increase the deficit so why do we think the government will create jobs. The economy depends on jobs in the private sector. The worker provides service that adds value to the economy for which the employer receives revenue.However, the employer is distributing his income unfairly byu paying lots of people lots of money that has not been earned and therefore doesnt have enough money to pay the employee that has added value to his product or service. What happens is that the worker who forms the market place doesnt have enough monmey to buy products or secure services that the private sector employer provides. The market is dried up and the private sector is not investing because there is no market yet the private sector still pays their executives, managers, celebrities to push their products with their advertising,sponsors pro athletes extremely high salaries for services that have relatively low value for the economy. And these people think that they are unfairly being targeted for high taxes. Come on now? The economy depends on jobs, We wont get jobs until the wage pool is distributed fairly.

Mike commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.05.11
Technology, competition for jobs in a global labor market and Wall Streets unrealistic expectations of continuous revenue growth underpin the lack of US jobs. How can organized labor in the US have any impact on these underlying factors?

bill commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 10.17.11
I will qualify these comments by saying I did not hear 100 of todays show on the killing of D Henry. While I do agree there are many subtle and maybe unconscious forms of racism, at the same time, society has rules. The vast majority of us are not familiar with the rules procedures the police follow nor do we really understand the exact definition of selfdefense. I have often thought that the public schools should offer a course on "How not to get shot by the Police". Hearing one of the guests comment on the behavior of some kids towards the police and their taunting of them, looking for a fight, the first rule of "How not to get shot by the Police" is 1. The playing field is not level. Society gives the police certain advantages to maintain order. I have no idea what really happened on that night in NY. Was D. Henry a great kid who did one stupid thing? I do not know. Did the police grossly overreact? I do not know. I will assume the police officers were greatly out numbered by a crowd of young people. Does that impact their thinking and behavior? Probably. Do Police procedures allow them to defend themselves when they are certain they have to while at the same time others in a large boisterous crowd may not see any problems at all? Answer that one for yourself.

jo@jotyler.com commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.20.11
Theres a good reason people dont want to talk about slaughtering animals. As Matthew Scully, former speech writer for George Bush and author of Dominion has noted, "no one ever averted their eyes from the sight of a soybean factory." We dont want to think about killing the animals we so casually and needlessly consume...because deep down, we know its wrong. There is no way to "humanely" take a life just to fulfill our own desire or greed. Just as there is no way to "humanely" produce eggs or milk just google "male chicks" or "dairy veal connection" to find out for yourself. The real question we should be asking is Why do we keep looking for the "right way" to do the wrong thing? The American Dietetic Association confirms that a vegan diet is healthful and appropriate for humans at all life stages. If we truly care about animal welfare not to mention the environment and world hunger, we will stop this needless violence, stop the unnecessary killing and cruelty...and adopt a plantbased diet instead.

Mark commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.28.11
Hubway is designed to distort the popularity of bicycle transportation. Since 30 minute trips are free and no bike locks are supplied, users are encouraged to check out and in bikes multiple times rather than hold onto them for longer than 30 minutes. A 40 minute bike trip will be recorded as two trips as riders check in and out at a station in between to avoid charges, while there is no charge for each transaction. Bicycle zealots have constantly distorted statistics in support for their goals. Bicycling is far less popular than even car pooling, and that is deemed a horrible failure. pThe bike zealots promoting hubway own multiple bikes. They are not renters. They want more statistics favoring their cause of getting more taxpayer funded bike lanes and paths. Already, more tax money and press is going to bicycling than the percentage of people served. pMotorists supplement road costs with user fees in the form of gas taxes. Public transit users supplement costs with bus and subway fares. Bicyclists pay nothing to supplement costs. The problem is that bike travel is not valued enough that riders would pay anything! pWhat is most needed is enforcement of traffic laws on bicyclists. Police are not doing their job at all and the result is complete chaos and disregard for the law and other people by cyclists. Drivers then respond in kind to cyclists, further degrading transportation. Police need to write tickets with fines, not just warnings in the same manner they would for motorists. Otherwise its discriminatory, allowing motorists to fight tickets for being profiled!

Nancy commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.15.11
I am commenting on the 6/15/11 Incarceration Nation program. The host raised a question and concern about violence in prisons. The assumption is often that violence in prisons is primarily prisoner on prisoner violence. Prisoner rape, as discussed on the program, is a very real and pernicisious problem. However, what was not discussed was the violence OF prisons. The institution of prisons, putting people in cages and dehumanizing them, is in and of itself a violent act. The worst form of this institutionalized violence is solitary confinement. Massachusetts correctional officials often claim that this state does not have solitary confinement, but we doonly by other namesSpecial Management Units, Departmental Disciplinary Unit. Furthermore, supermax prisons, like Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, MA, are, by any standard, solitary confinement writ large. I am including a link to an Alternet article about reporters James Ridgeway and Jean Casella who have a blog called SolitaryWatch, which is devoted to the the call for an end to solitary confinement. http//angola3news.blogspot.com/2011/06/solitarywatchconfrontstortureinus.html Finally, I suggest that you look into the violence that has happened on the watch of the Shows guest, Sheriff Cabral. Her comments are generally very sound and progressive, but the violence and neglect that persist in Suffolk County Jail and Prison are another story. A prisoner now at Souza Baranowski stated to me that Suffolk County House of Correction was 10 times worse than SBCC. This is a man who was beaten and permanently injured by guards at Old Colony Correctional Center, and had his jaw broken by a group of prisoners at SBCC.

A.R. Bobby commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.24.11
In the early seventies, I served with the Army 1st Special Forces Group, the Green Berets, on Okinawa. We were responsible for southeast asia, and at any given time, at least half of our Group were off island on TDY, with many of us in Viet Nam. Most guys had multiple tours there, and the 1st SFG was the coveted Group because at that time period we were the only remaining SF Group in southeast asia. That being said, Viet Nam was a far more violent war than Irag and Afghanistan and, unlike today, not every man and woman leaving the service submitted to the VA a disability claim. Today the VA is inundated with frivolous PTSD disability claims and it has prompted the VA to expand its regional offices to address them. These crybabies have instilled an intolerable burden on the VA in processing these claims and those veterans with valid issues who were denied their claims are forced to wait many years, some 10 years today, for the Board of Veterans Appeals BVA to simply activate their appeals and render subsequent decisions. Todays veterans are soft and they are a great embarassment to old school Army and Marine Corps veterans. From 1964 through 1969, well over 100 U.S. soldiers were killed daily in Viet Nam. At the conclusion of the Viet Nam war April 1975, 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed. Improvised explosive devices the VC planted in the ground were common, and the VC had hundreds of miles underground tunnels in the Delta and they ambushed us at will. By 1969, we had 500,000 plus troops in Viet Nam. Yet a small number of them filed disabilty claims. In 2009, for instance, veterans filled with the VA 1 million new claims. In 2010, the number jumped to 1.3 million. These numbers are outrageous. They wimps need to toughen up and be men instead of girly men...

William commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.19.11
Callie Crossley, Gold Star Children, Why is it that Vietnam veterans are told that Vietname was a bad war. All wars percipitated by the United States are difficult to sell morally. All war is bad, now we have women being blown up on the battle field. So do you think since WW2 which was a necessary war, Vietnam and todays wars are not necessary. My friends from Vietnam from my perspective from their families percpective, died in vain. My childrens friends and their soldiers, are now dying in Vain. Having graduated from a military college and having been involved, without identifying myself. WW2 was a necessary war, even my uncles generation, he who fought in Korea, just by knowing what Alan Alder was trying to convey, was not a necessary war. So, why do you think that are wars are "just wars" albeit "Good Wars" when in the end America really gains nothing from them. We are spit upon and hated throughout the world. Dont you think the rest of the world, views our arrogance President Obamas hubris when we dictate what we want other countries to do. This will not bode well for us further donw the road and you of all people know this, Dan Kennedy knows this. So why not play the devils advocate once in awhile and try to dig into the pschology of war and if we are receiveing nothing from them, why are we involved. Surely domestic policy for at least two presidential terms would be a gift to the American people, our society and our culture. The Pentagon and the military industrial complex is not protecting us, it is our destruction as President Eisenhower so poignantly illustrated in his speach before leaving office. At least War was kept at a minimum under President Reagan who at some point in history will be recognized as the conscience and the father of 20th century american presidents. Also in listening to your show. President Obama never supported this war number one. Number two, I doubt that if you really reseached and asked people off the record, if they supported this war, they emphatically answer, no. Ted Kennedy, President Obama, Bill Hillary, Sentor Kerry who is the biggest hypocrite, they do not support this or all of these wars, neither do the American Public. This country is pollarized and you think we support this war through your false impressions on the surface, but if you dig deep, youll find out that if it were up for a vote, to stay at war right now ? 90 of the population would vote to pull out of WAR anywhere. Just play the song and listen to the wounds of Vietnam, WAR, what is it good for, absolutely, Nothin ! Dig Thank you, Bill Scotti Hamilton, MA.

Yoko commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.10.11
Todays guesthost was a very unfortunate and inappropriate choice for the Callie Crossley Show, particularly for the job of *facilitating* the conversation about the coming Whole Foods store in JP. I appreciate Callie Crossley for the very intelligent, understanding and very reasonable way that shes able to hear what others have to say. I also appreciate Callie Crossley for her very generous and intelligent ability to help others articulate their beliefs and feelings in a way that makes the ideas understandable, even to people who might not agree with them. CC treats interesting, controversial topics in a very reasonable and *constructive* way. And she treats people with the respect and dignity that we all deserve. She truly facilitates dialogue and communication. In high contrast, although the guesthost today was conscious of and admitted her own bias from the beginning, she seemed terribly unable to refrain from allowing her own stance on the topic to color the way she framed her questions and the answers of others so misleadingly. Her way of asking questions cannot be characterized as true communication or dialogue, but as something more akin to trying to bully others into saying what she wanted to hear. Paraphrasing "With such a large gay and lesbian population in JP, do you REALLY think that trying to stop WF from coming into the nhood is a good way to UNIFY the community?" Good grief. Todays guesthost could be an excellent guesthost for "On Point," for listeners who appreciate Tom Ashfords way of seeing and presenting the world. But for those of us who appreciate a more nuanced and constructive *dialogue* and true *communication,* today’s guesthost is a very inappropriate choice to substitute for Callie Crossley. Btw, from what I heard of this show, luckily, the JP people on the panel were able to answer the guesthosts leading questions in a way that was notoverlyemotional, but reasoned and reasonable. They were able to stand up to her aggressive and leading way of talking, and were persisted in trying to *communicate* what they believed and thought. BRAVO! to the JPers who believe in real dialogue and who enjoy welcoming "strangers" of all kinds with an open heart and an open mind. BRAVO! to JPers for making everyone feel welcome, and for being willing, eager and happy to make the extra effort that it takes to make living and understanding each other in a diverse and a real community possible. And a heartfelt thanks and BRAVO! to Callie Crossley for providing such an excellent forum and opportunity for thinking, caring people to express and consider different points of view. PS to those who have even a rudimentary knowledge of Italian BRAVO! to JPers like myself, who are intelligent, cultured and educated enough to know that "Bravi!" or “Brava!” would be more correct in these cases but who, like myself, are lucky and wise enough not to try to get our selfesteem from the kind of people who have little notion of noblesseoblige and who somehow find delight in public ridicule or in ungraciously showing off what they consider to be an elevated level of culture and education. BRAVO! to the JP’ers who at least *strive* to keep their own pride and egos in check, and who strive to benefit from their own intelligence and education in a gracious, dignified and respectful manner. BRAVO! to those of us who would rather risk public ridicule than risk the possibility of alienating someone who, for example, doesn’t happen to know Italian. and, btw, That is why I love the zipcode 02130 so much more than 02138. End of rants. Thank you for the opportunity!

Betsy commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 04.25.11
That was GREAT... what was her name? where are the venues for Slam poetry? Maybe old poems are to be said with passion like slam... Do NOT GO !! gentley into the good NIGHT! Good poetry speaks to our souls... It rings true to us and puts words to a familiar experience or teaches us a new way to hear or see an old theme.

Denise commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 04.01.11
I agree that some people would like to return to many aspects of the Mad Men era. I was a 10year old in 1960, and I grew up during the time that the modern womens movement came into being. I was hoping that Mad Men would show that I watch on DVD so Im always a year behind and I do t know how that is playing out. I also grew up with the alcoholism, etc. These people were what my parents sort of aspired to be, in so far as they could do so in Springfield Massachusetts. Their dream quickly disintegrated. Love the show, and the beautiful cinematography and deliciously attractive stars prevent it from being totally depressing.

Donald Warner commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.01.11
Boston City Council failed to disclose the stenographic machine record of the public meeting. Budgeted for with public funds, the stenographic machine records City Councilors deliberations, all the Councilors words spoken in the public meeting for public feedback, comment, questions, suggestions, see also http//anopenbostoncitycouncil.blogspot.com/

David commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.25.11
I am really disconcerted but also somewhat amused by the current batch of congressmen in our state house in New Hampshire. When my 8yearold son can be suspended from school for bringing to school a 2inch plastic gun from his GIJoe, yet the congressmen want to pack REAL HEAT in the halls of Congress, something is really wrong.... I liked the decision by the Manchester School board to discontinue any visits to the State House. What does this say to our youth....

Lisa commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.10.11
hi there, i was fortunate in being able to ask my question to bernie sanders today, but i think he missed the point i was trying to makei wanted to know, as a tax payer who would likely be affected by changes to the tax code and still wanted to help make a difference, how does one go about making a difference. telling me to give to charity felt patronizing and unhelpful. i wanted to know how to help make change happenhe was talking about a grassroots wellspring, and i wanted to know what to do as an individual to be part of that. it was a disappointing answer.

Deborah commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 01.13.11
My local CVS fired several older women who were cashiers to put in automatic checkout. Our communities have made CVS and its CEO Tom Ryan so much money that his salary in 2009 was $37 Million approx. Dont they owe communities something for that? And what commumnities ned is jobs.

Kevin commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.31.10
Your show today on religion and what faith communities want was very interesting! Great topic. Thanks.

Allegra commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.24.10
Wow. Did I seriously just hear a preacher say that if we dont do things right, Christians will be just as sinful, prone to cheat, prone to lie, and OBESE? Way to equate being overweight with being morally bankrupt. That doesnt sound very Christian to me at all!

Asher commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 10.14.10
I just watched *This Film Is Not Yet Rated* and it was fantastic, so please recommend another movie tomorrow on Ragtime.

Carol commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.16.10
I enjoy the conversations that come out of this program. Relating to an earlier debate on this forum, Dan Savage raises an interesting point linking drag and burlesque that they share an inflated sense of cultural importance http//www.thestranger.com/seattle/theburlesqueshoah/Content?oid=4399613.

Mary commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.14.10
the segment with author Isabelle Wilkerson was awesome! This segment demonstrates that more discussion about the history of the AfricanAmerican migration and its impact is important and that this is especially important in schools so that young people will learn more about the AfricanAmerican history which has been and still is a vital part of this countrys growth and prosperity. I will go to the bookstore to buy her book, read it and keep it as a reference book along with my other books.

Carla commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.14.10
Commentary thats not biased to the left on WGBH...now that would be original!

albert commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.09.10
I Gotta disagree with Carla, Dory was a breath of fresh air who told it like it ismaybe I have a bias for original thinkers

Carla commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.09.10
Dory Clark is very onesided. For example, her comment that were in an awful recession no matter what the President does showed ignorance stemming from deeply ingrained bias. Ms. Clark, we are in an awful recession BECAUSE of what the President has done. Please check your bias for higher quality commentary.

Marc commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 09.02.10
This was a very weak series of interviews with the Congressional candidates. No tough questions no followups. Why not just have the candidates read from prepared texts? Next time Ill go someplace else if I want an informative discussion with a politician sheesh!

Stephen commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 08.11.10
Please dont ruin the ending to Othello. Call me ignorant, but Ive never read it, and plan to go see it tonight!

Lonni commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.31.10
I was happy to have Ragtime to listen to yesterday while I readied the house for guestsmy son and his partner. Then Professor Connolly spewed homophobia, and I was relieved the kids hadnt arrived yet to hear it. I know his opinion isnt necessarily the same as Callies or GBHs, and clearly not professor Rubins, but there is going to come a time when an apology is needed.

Jonas commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.30.10
I beleive that the better way to identify a middleaged womans gender is to use the term "woman" as opposed to "is she a girl? yes, of course shes a girl".

Nancy commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.30.10
I just heard your show with Arnie Arnesen and it was very interesting. I wish I could have called in about Scott Brown. He will not respond to our request to talk about higher education community colleges in MA so its not surprising he wont respond to the folks at Bay Windows. Although John Kerry is taking flak for having his boat in RI, someone should remind the MA voters that Scott Brown chooses to own a vacation home in TAX FREE NH rather than own coastal property in MA! Double standards? Great show, Im looking forward to listening often now that Ive found this station.

michele commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.20.10
Your show on Monday with the Baker campaign manager was just a political ad for Baker. The guy said nothing of substance and failed to answer the two questions posed. What is the point? Even if I was looking for info on Baker, himself, Id be none the wiser.

commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.16.10
You use expressions like racist TEAPARTY, but how do you account for the significant number of Blacks in the TEAPARTY! Admit it, you libtards are simply AFRAID that Obamissiah is messing up so bad that people will finally put the brakes on your crazy regime

commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 07.13.10
Wow, Callie. Youre treating Jill Stein like her ideas are actually relevant to the crises we face across the Commonwealth and beyond? Kudos to you for real journalism! What a refreshing duo.

Elizabeth commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.25.10
Callie, I enjoyed your show today but I was surprised that one of your guests (from Bay Windows) would say that the recent Gay Pride party given by Obama in the White House was a first. I happen to have a friend that was invited and attended the Gay Pride party he gave in the White House in 2009 Robyn Ochs was there with her wife. Please correct this perception when you can. Thanks!

commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.21.10
Callie, I dont know whats going through your mind when you decide to have a segment of your program devoted to some sweet drink or syrup, and you invite a guy who makes this commercial product to talk about it. Its trivial and idiotic to waste peoples time on something like that on public radio which should cover meaningful and important matters. Ask yourself, do people want to contribute to WGBH radio to listen about some sweet syrup? Its not even good for your health.

Jan commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.17.10
Mahalo nui loa! What a treat to hear Hawaiian history, the Obama connection, and the Cazimeros coming out of the radio from Boston! Great subject which I wish we could hear more about.....race relations, cultural differences and the "melting pot" of Hawaii. Thanks Callie, and keep it up!

Christine commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.11.10
Caught a bit of your conversation regarding the column in the Pilot regarding gay parents. Thank you for covering it. The piece was one of the most troubling Ive seen in a long time. Simply uniformed prejudice, opinion based on absolutely no facts. And despite their apology, it was a deliberate move. They are promoting hate in Gods name, in my opinion. It is my view that they are trying to focus on homosexuality as a way to deflect attention from clergy abuse and coverup. I think they want people to believe the abuse is a problem of homosexuality. (Thus substantiating their view that homosexuality is wrong.) Many Catholics and their leaders only talk about the male victims and ignore female victims. (At least 25 of the victims are female.) They dont want to discuss the fact that the hierarchy systematically protected the abusers. Its easier for them to go with the idea that a "few" (gay) sinnners abused kids. To quote a song "Im afraid of what you do in the name of your God."

Frances commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.08.10
Loved your conversation with Mike OMalley.

Lawrence commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.04.10
On Thursday was it Marvin Venays who implied that Diane Wilkerson might be the victim of racism? Puleeeease.....

Howard commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 06.03.10
Marvin Venays criticism of Pres. Obama was in bad taste and, more important, incorrect. The President had a meeting of knowledgeable people at the White House immediately after the explosion. What was he supposed to do? Get onto an aircraft carrier and declare that the leek was fixed? It looks like there is no solution to the gusher problem. The fault is with the Bush administration that made regulation and conformance to regulations so .. 20th century. The BP guy who was making the decisions during the drilling was concerned only with his schedule (and maybe a related bonus) and not with safety. It would have been helpful if Marvin Venay pointed out the terrible situations inherited by Obama from the Bush Admin. It will take many years to undo the Bush damage to our country.. Howard Salwen

Keith commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.17.10
As someone who has adopted, I know how important the foster program is. Kudos to Mr Marquez not just for his inspiring personal story but also to Tsoi/Kobus for devoting time and resources to improving the lives of these kids.

bridget commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.13.10
Callie I thought this afternoons discussion about politics was fascinating. Thank you for including Erin OBrien, I thought she was insightful and funny!

Deborah commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.06.10
I’m loving the show about mothers and stories. My mother was deeply influential on me as a person and a performer. Our relationship has deepened even more in the 20 years since her death and I traditionally perform Mother’s Day shows to celebrate my relationship with her from the silly to the sublime. There’s a video clip from that show (from my music special on PBSl) http//tinyurl.com/dhcmomday Also info there about my Mother’s Day shows this year in Masschusets and New Hampshire. Great to hear the show!

Shari commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.05.10
The DOMA apologist has just stated that "children do best with both a male and female parent". She has IGNORED the fact that the real threat here is divorce. Thus I humbly propose a real program to address the real threat to marriage 1. outlaw divorce 2. allow widows/widowers 1 year to find a new mate of the opposite sex 3. place children of single parents with childless married couples. Short of this, the DOMA act is utterly and completely misnamed. Arrogant bastards

ashley commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.04.10
Hi Marie would love to talk to you! thanks for listening today!! email me ashley@lovinspoonfulsinc.org

Marie commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 05.04.10
I listened with interest to todays program about Rep McMurtrys bill to partner restaurants with emergency food services. I lived in London for several years, where I worked closely with a renowned food waste charity called "FareShare" that may be of interest to McMurtry and your guest who runs the food charity in Boston. She may be familiar with FareShare, their url is www.fareshare.org.uk. About the organization FareShare is a national UK charity supporting communities to relieve food poverty FareShare is at the centre of two of the most urgent issues that face the UK food poverty and food waste. The charity addresses these issues in three ways 1) Providing quality food surplus ‘fit for purpose’ product from the food and drink industry to organisations working with disadvantaged people in the community 2) Providing training and education around the essential life skills of safe food preparation and nutrition, and warehouse employability training through FareShare’s Eat Well Live Well programme. 3) Promoting the message that ‘No Good Food Should Be Wasted’ A fabulous organization. Its criminal how much food is wasted, when you consider how many people are in need of basic nutrition. Thanks for an enlightening program, I enjoy Callies shows.

simon commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 04.09.10
Frankly I am disgusted with Ms. Crossleys hatefest this afternoon. If you subsituted the word Black or Jew for every time she or one of her guests used the phrase Tea Party It would have sounded quite like a Klan rally. And as the Democratic Party Is the party of Jefferson Davis and secession...of Bull Connor, George Wallace, David Duke and Robert Byrd this Is of course to be expected. Regardless that does not make It any less nauseating to listen to. Obama will come and Obama will go. He Is a politician. But I will forever remember the hacks and lap dogs In the media who call me a rascist only because I refuse to swallow the Presidents hooey. A president who spent 20 years In and thousands of dollars supporting Reverend Wrights racist, antiAmerican, antiJewish, antiZionist, Temple of Hate. And were the racists? Where does Ms. Crossley and her cast of nincompoos actually get the nerve? The fact that my tax dollars go In even some small way to support this Intolerance Is Infuriating. It Is my most firm wish that Ms. Crossley Is off the air forever just as soon as possible and forced to actually have work for a living.

M Susan commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 04.01.10
Love your show....very interesting, informative. Just a comment on mortgage issue. I agree folks need some help...but to be fair, they did buy the property and agree to pay. How about setting aside a portion of the mtg, and adding amounts back in as value of the property comes back and/or economic situation of owner improves. That would give them a break in their payments now...(drop their interest rate as well) so they can remain in their homes but as the value and their situation improves as it will....they can assume more of the principal into the outstanding balance. While I agree, we need to help folks, taxpayers and folks in the middle class cannot assume much more of this "bailout exercise" without finding their own economic situation. Somewhere we need to start addressing the need for everyones responsibility for their own decisions and the results of those decisions. Allowing folks to walk away ( bankers, homeowners, etc) is going to have unpredictable results for generations to come......what kind of lessons are we teaching? Where is the work ethic and the "reward" for that? It does seem the folks who work hard, save, make conservative decisions, save to educate kids now need to save to shoulder the bad decisions of corporations and neighbors.....and are told its in their interest to shoulder this burden.....mmmm. I think we need to look at more creative decisions that satisfy the needs of all as well as lessons for the future. Thank you for a great show....and thank Martha Coakley for working on this important problem. Susan Stetson

panna commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.29.10
Thank you so much for insight on this subject which many of us overlook. Your program was wonderful and I LOVE the PODCAST...I feel like I dont miss a show even when I am not around at 1pm. We are glad you are part of our lives...in many ways. Raj and Panna

Karen commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.24.10
Callie, I thoroughly enjoyed your program on Alzheimers today. I listen as often as I can and todays show was informative and timely. Thank you for bringing clarity to a difficult topic.

Lorita commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.23.10
Callie, thank you for contributing your very personal story to todays conversation on such a difficult but important topic for our community. I learned so much on todays program. I was not aware that those afflicated with diabetes and heart disease are at a higher risk for Alhzheimers especially people of color. I will definitely pay closer attention to family members who have diabetes or heart disease. LBWilliams

Barbara commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.09.10
Callie, I really have been enjoying your new program...I like the way you interact with your guests.

Maura commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 03.05.10
Thank you for such a great program! I love the Friday show weekly recaps. I look forward to them each week. Kudos to WGBH for giving us your program and Emilys for real indepth perspectives on Boston!

Bobbie commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 02.26.10
This is not so much a comment as it is a set of questions about the Alabama shooting, illustrating a story not covered sufficiently by the media 6 people were shot,, four of them ( I understand) were people of color 2 black, 1 Indian, 1 Hispanic. The department has 13 members. It was suggested that targets were chosen because they had been influential in the decision to deny Bishop tenure, yet one of those shot was the department assistant, who I believe is Hispanic, but would certainly not have participated in that decision. How many faculty of color were there in the department and how many were not shot? Why have those killed or wounded been so anonymous? Ive seen nothing about whether they had families, how long they had been at Alabama, their areas of specialization, their educational background. Under other circumstances the media would have put a face on them.

Audra commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 01.11.10
The Callie Crossley show was fantastic! It was insightful, rich with content, had a lovely flavor of humor, reflection, and well thought out responses. And the variety of topics hit the mark! Charlie Brown