Episodes
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Mass Politics Profs: The 2018 Midterms, Question One and Disaster Policy After the Merrimack Valley Explosions
This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley the Mass Politics Profs joined us for a full hour at the Boston Public Library to talk through some of the biggest issues of the upcoming 2018 midterms. After months of a bitter debate pitting nurse against nurse, a new poll suggests a slim majority intends to vote no on Massachusetts Ballot Question One. This follows a revamped campaign push from opponents of Question One who say setting limits on the number of patients a nurse can care for at one time could lead to staffing shortages and other unintended consequences. Listen to our debate about Ballot Question One from earlier this year. A staffing shortage may also be partly to blame for the deadly Merrimack Valley explosions. Will that motivate Massachusetts lawmakers to push through emergency legislation now to fix it? They did after the Las Vegas shooting, passing legislation last year to ban bump stocks. With the midterms just weeks away, will lawmakers be able to take advantage of this policy window? And, from ice cream vendors to ride share companies, unconventional get-out-the-vote efforts have sprung up inspired by these high stakes elections. Guests: Erin O’Brien - Associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Peter Ubertaccio - Founding Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Stonehill College and an Associate Professor of Political Science. Rob DeLeo - Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Bentley University. -
Revisiting and Reliving The History Of The Massachusetts 54th Regiment
Revisiting and Reliving The History Of The Massachusetts 54th Regiment -
Mass Politics Profs: Primaries Far and Wide, The Difference a D.A. Makes and Ranked-Choice Voting
With the September 4th primaries less than a month away there’s lots to discuss. This week on "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" we’ll be working through some of this year’s most compelling campaigns, including the battle for the Secretary of State and the hotly contested Suffolk County DA’s race. Also, women and candidates of color all over the country are throwing their hats in the ring this primary season. How is this pattern playing out here in Massachusetts? The Mass Politics Profs are back to bring us their insight and analysis on those stories and more. Guests: Shannon Jenkins - Professor of political science at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Erin O’Brien - Associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Jerold Duquette - Associate professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University. -
Should There be a Legal Limit on Nurses Assigned to Patients? And Advocates Push for Hands Free to Stop Distracted Driving
Experts have long worried that patients’ quality of care can suffer depending on the number of nurses on the job. But, is it best to legally limit how many patients one nurse can care for or to allow nurse staffing assignments to adjust as need and circumstances arise? That’s what Massachusetts voters will decide when they cast a ballot for Ballot Question One-- Later in the show, advocates for a distracted driving bill make the case for hands free, and hoping to the state’s legislative clock to stop distracted driving. Guests: Donna Kelly-Williams is a Registered Nurse at the Cambridge Hospital Birth Center and President of the MNA, the Massachusetts Nurses Association. She is a yes for Question One. Donna Glynn is a Registered Nurse at the VA Boston Healthcare System and President of the ANA, the American Nurses Association of Massachusetts. She is a no for Question One. Emily Stein is President of Safe Roads Alliance And Alyson Lowell is the mother of Gabriella Lowell who-just last month-- was struck and killed by a driver on his cell phone. -
Regional News: Dairy Farms Phasing Out and Other Regional News You May Have Missed. And a First of Its Kind Boston Conference Tackling Pregnancy and Women's Health
Regional News: Plans for a Cape Cod drug rehab facility next to a grade school stirs controversy, and worries that plummeting milk prices will drive up New England farmer suicides. Plus, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on a memoir tour in his homestate of Rhode Island. Later in the show, when Serena Williams spoke out about her life threatening childbirth, that was the first time many became aware of the rising number of childbirth and pregnancy complications. And learned that millions of women most at risk are without the critical support they need. Starting tomorrow researchers will explore innovative solutions to the problem in a first of its kind Boston conference. Guests: Arnie Arnesen, host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,” which airs daily on WNHN FM 94.7. Follow @pchowder Philip Eil, freelance journalist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Follow @phileil Patrick Cassidy, news editor of the Cape Cod Times. Follow @PCassidyCCT Lois McCloskey, organizer of "Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Women’s Health over the Life Course,” conference. She is director of the Boston University Center of Excellence for Maternal and Child Health, and an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Community Health Sciences at BU’s School of Public Health. Aviva Lee-Parritz, Chair of Ob-Gyn at Boston University School of Medicine, and a physician at the Boston Medical Center with a focus on women’s health, especially diabetes in pregnancy And Letrez Cole, who had her first baby 18 months ago after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes. She joined us from 89.3 WRKF studio in Baton Rouge Louisiana. -
Local News: Goodbye to Time-and-A-Half Pay? Plus, UMass Boston's Interim Chancellor Takes the Reins, and Expanding a Local Program to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Speeds. And , South Africa's Signature Wine is Made for American Burgers, and Trend Topping C
Could time-and-a-half pay be eliminated? Plus UMass Boston’s interim chancellor takes the reins, and expanding a local program to put the brakes on dangerous speeds. It's our local news roundtable. Later in the show, It’s grilling season, but there is a different kind of charcoal lighting up the trendy food scene, and Mexican style roasted corn is all the rage. Plus pink wine from red wine country, and recommendations of old favorites and new wines to drink all barbeque season. Our food and wine connoisseurs join Callie in studio to talk about all the latest summer trends. Guests: Jennifer Smith, news editor of the Dorchester Reporter. Follow Jen at @JennDotSmith Gin Dumcius, Boston-based reporter for MassLive.com. Follow Gin at @gintautasd Mike Deehan, State House reporter for WGBH News. Follow Mike at @deehan Jonathon Alsop, founder & executive director of the Boston Wine School And Amy Traverso, senior food editor at Yankee magazine and co-host of WGBH's Weekends with Yankee. Follow Amy at @amytraverso More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
A Visa Crisis Hits the Cape and Islands Bottom Line and Comedian Jimmy O. Yang's Funny Memoir
When the summer lush beauty of the Cape and the Islands and the Berkshires draw thousands of visitors. It’s prime time for the hotels, the gift shops, the ferries, and restaurants in the resort areas, which depend on seasonal profits for their year round livelihood. For years they’ve also depended on temporary foreign workers assigned H2B Visas. But now the specialized Visas are in short supply and small business owners are taking a hit to the wallet. Later in the show, Comedian Jimmy O. Yang 's funny memoir is a both a riotous and heartfelt remembrance of his coming to the US and becoming a citizen. Just in time for July 4th, this unique immigrant story is very much a love letter to America. Guests: Nancy Gardella, the executive director of Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Peter Hall, president and general manager of the Van Rensselaer's Restaurant & Raw Bar and general manager and sole member of Catch of the Day restaurant, both in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. And Jimmy O. Yang, author of “How to American: The Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents” More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
Pop Culture Roundtable: Beyonce and Jayz's New Album, Reboots are Hot, and Women Rule at the Box Office. And the Grace Trail That Helps Others Start Find Gratitude and Hope
Beyonce and Jayz's new album lights up the city of lights, Amazon, Apple, and Netflix sign celebrity production partners, plus Bill and Ted may have new excellent adventures. It’s our Pop Culture Roundtable. Later in the show, a Massachusetts woman found a pathway to grace on a Plymouth walking trail, turning her pain into purpose on the Grace Trail. Guests: Michael Jeffries, associate professor of American studies at Wellesley College. Rachel Rubin, professor of American studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Anne Barry Jolles, creator of the Plymouth Massachusetts Grace Trail. More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
LGBTQ Roundtable: Gay Boomers Face Their Future, Transgender Rights on the Line With he November Ballot, and Bay State Schools Try a New LGBTQ Themed History Curriculum. And We Celebrate Father's Day with Dads Who Do Their Daughters Hair
Gay boomers face the future as LGBTQ elders, transgender rights on the line with the November ballot question, and Bay State schools try a new history curriculum exploring themes about gender and sexual minorities. It’s our LGBTQ Roundtable! For the part of the show we call Lagniappe, that’s Creole for something extra, we celebrate Father's Day. Fathers and sons---that’s usually the first image which comes to mind when the conversation is about fathers and their children, and multiple studies have confirmed that fathers’ positive involvement in their sons lives is critical to their emotional development. But studies also show that fathers have an equally critical role to play in their daughters’ development. And a lot of Dads are using a hairbrush and barrettes to build that special connection. We speak with dads who do their daughter’s hair in celebration of Father’s Day! More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
Get Ready to Feast on a Virtual Book Smorgasboard. It's Our Annual Summer Reading Special
In this full-hour special, we talk graphic novels, non-fiction, sci fi, young adult novels pageturners we want you to know about. It’s our annual Summer Reading Special! This summer --Get ready to feast on a virtual smorgasboard of books— old favorites and new finds. A panel of librarians join our discussion at the WGBH studio at the Boston Public Library for our annual summer book show. More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH
