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Thurs., 5/24/12
A Lot to Think About
Thurs., 5/24/12
A Lot to Think About
The Callie Crossley Show
Eran Ben-Joseph and Jason Schrieber join us.
Wed., 5/23/12
Aging Behind Bars
Wed., 5/23/12
Aging Behind Bars
The Callie Crossley Show
Kathleen Dennehy, Jamie Fellner and Beth Schwartzapfel join us.
Wed., 5/23/12
The Cost of Democracy
Wed., 5/23/12
The Cost of Democracy
The Callie Crossley Show
Lawrence Lessig joins us.
Tue., 5/22/12
Political Roundtable
Tue., 5/22/12
Political Roundtable
The Callie Crossley Show
Dorie Clark, Kevin Peterson and Marvin Venay join us.
Mon., 5/21/12
Coming Home
Mon., 5/21/12
Coming Home
The Callie Crossley Show
Coleman Nee and Paul Rieckhoff join us.
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Fahim Speaks
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Paula commented on The Callie Crossley Show on 12.16.11
Callie did fantastic job in bringing the American Racing Homing Pigeons story to the listeners. This is an interesting past time that can be enjoyed right in our backyards, and include all members of the family.
And, who would ever think that these birds of peace also went to war and their service resulted in the saving of lives. You just n ever know!
Americans have officially been racing homing pigeons in the U.S. since the late 1800s. With the ability to travel hundreds of miles with out rest, homing pigeons have been (and still are) used by the U.S. military to carry messages back and forth. Count Walt Disney, Mike Tyson, and the British Royal Family among the famous pigeon racing enthusiasts. Today, we talk with two of New England's best pigeon racers about the sport.Guests:
Bill and Paula Desmarais, of Fall River, MA, have been racing homing pigeons together since 1996. Bill is the director of the Northeast Zone American Racing Pigeon Union
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