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Gifts That Give Back: How To Shop Locally And Help Globally. Plus, Holiday Food And Wine!
It’s the season for giving, and what could be better than giving a gift that also helps someone else? Fair trade and social enterprise gifts are becoming trendy, benefiting people all around the world, from assisting with clean-water philanthropies to providing people with living wages and safe working conditions. And as this desire to buy gifts that give back expands, the trend is spreading from start-ups and independent makers, to small business, to nationwide chains. Callie Crossley speaks with three local business owners and workers on why this is a trend worth following. Guests: Dave Spandorfer, co-founder of Janji; Jules Pieri, co-founder of The Grommet; and Glenn Whidden, manager of Ten Thousand Villages in Downtown Crossing, Boston.In our Lagniappe segment:It’s the holidays, which means delicious food and wine is on our plates, in our wine glasses and stuffed in our gift bags! Our food and wine gurus tell us all about the latest culinary trends, including some innovative and grown-up twists on holiday favorites like Christmas cookies and hot cocoa. Plus, we get tips on how to shop for the wine lover in your life this holiday season.More "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley": news.wgbh.org/utrLike us on Facebook: Facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBHFollow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley -
Ballerina Chronicles Her Career, Boston's Arts Scene In New Memoir
This post is a special digital extra of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley. For our regular airings, listen to WGBH on Sundays at 6 p.m. or subscribe to our podcast! Laura Young was a dancer with the Boston Ballet for 25 years -- since the beginnings of the company's development. Her dance career, along with the burgeoning arts scene in Boston, is documented in her new memoir, "Boston Ballerina: A Dancer, A Company, An Era," which she wrote alongside Janine Parker. Laura talks to Callie Crossley about how she started dancing, the early stages and growing pains of the Boston Ballet, and what it's like to dance on pointe to some of the most beloved masterpieces of performing arts. Guest: Laura Young, co-author of "Boston Ballerina: A Dancer, A Company, An Era," former ballerina and current educator with the Boston Ballet. More “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley”: news.wgbh.org/utr Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBH Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley -
Local News: BU Biolab Gets Green Light, Saving The Strand Theatre And More. Plus, A Program Aims To Heal Through Rhythm
After more than 20 years on the job, could longtime Massachusetts politician William Galvin be unseated by a well-known Boston City Councilor? A Boston University biolab gets the green light to start studying some of the most dangerous pathogens in the world. How are local residents feeling about this? And the iconic Strand Theatre's fate is in flux. What are residents and activists doing to keep the Strand in Uphams Corner? All that and more on this week's local news roundtable! In our Lagniappe segment: Drumming as therapy: that's the mission behind Jonathan Mande's educational and personal-development program called Drums & Wellness. Jonathan spoke with Callie Crossley about the extraordinary circumstances that led to the development of Drums & Wellness and how he became the education and mental-health advocate he is today. Guest: Jonathan Mande, founder of Drums & Wellness. Bonus content and more on our show: news.wgbh.org/UTR Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBH Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley -
Latinx News: Bilingual Education Bill, DACA's Future And Success For 'Coco.' Plus, Our December Book-Club Pick!
It's official: Bilingual education will return to Massachusetts. But how will the Bay State's education system deal with a shortage of teachers capable of teaching English-language learners? Plus, Luis Gutierrez announces his retirement from Congress, the future of DACA, how Massachusetts is helping Puerto Rico through its post-Maria crisis and success for "Coco" and Alex Cora. It's all on this week's Latinx news roundtable. Guests: Julio Ricardo Varela, co-host of the "In The Thick" podcast, Latino USA contributor and founder of Latino Rebels; and Marcela Garcia, bilingual journalist and editorial columnist for the Boston Globe. In this week's Lagniappe, we talk to UTR contributor and Wellesley professor Michael Jeffries about his latest book, "Behind the Laughs: Community and Inequality in Comedy," which gives readers a sneak peek into the comedy industry. It's our December pick for Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club. For more stories and bonus content, visit our website: news.wgbh.org/utr Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBH Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley -
How Do We Define 'Home'? Plus, A Grocery Store With A Unique Mission
The average restless American will move 11 times in their life. Studies show the very idea of home resonates with our deepest emotions. But what makes a home? And do the memories of our experiences at home influence who we become? We explore the theme and the definition of home through two new books: "This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are" by Melody Warnick and "This Is The Place: Women Writing About Home," edited by Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters. Guests: Melody Warnick, Margot Kahn, Kelly McMasters. In this week's Lagniappe segment, we revisit one of our favorite segments from the past year: We take a look at Dorchester's Daily Table, a grocery store on a mission to bring fresh produce, proteins, prepared meals and pantry staples at radically reduced prices to those with food insecurity. Guests: Doug Rauch, president and founder of Daily Table, and Ismail Samad, executive chef at Daily Table. For bonus content, visit our website: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
LGBTQ News You Need To Know. Plus, November's Book Club Pick!
After a successful fight against a proposed "bathroom bill" in 2016, could Massachusetts voters in 2018 repeal the rights granted to transgender people by Governor Charlie Baker? Will Massachusetts follow Oregon and California -- and other countries around the world -- in adding a third gender option for driver's licenses? And how will HIV/AIDS programs be affected as public health funds are being funneled to battle the opioids crisis? We speak with three local experts and activists about the LGBTQ stories and issues you need to know. Guests: Janson Wu, executive director of Boston GLAD; Grace Sterling Stowell, executive director of BAGLY; and E.J. Graff, journalist and managing editor of Washington Post's Monkey Cage.In this week Lagniappe: Loren Rhoads has long found beauty in cemeteries. Her Cemetery Travel blog has captured her cross-country and international visits to cemeteries. Her new book, “199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die,” records these places of peace, tranquility and art as a beautiful guide full of pictures and revealing stories about the famous -- and the not-so famous -- laid to rest all around the world. "199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die" is our November selection for “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.” Guest: Loren Rhoads. Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like Under the Radar on Facebook: facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBH -
Donald Trump's Election: One Year Later
On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. This week, we're dedicating our entire show to reflecting on the year since Trump won the Oval Office. The Mass Politics Profs join Callie at our WGBH studios at the Boston Public Library to discuss the triumphs, the challenges and the future of the Trump administration. Guests: Maurice "Mo" Cunningham, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston; Jerold Duquette, associate professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University; Shannon Jenkins, chairperson and professor of political science at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Erin O’Brien, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Follow Callie Crossley on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like Under the Radar on Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarWGBH -
Horror Rules The Silver Screen and 'Black Panther' Updates Its Villain. Plus, Boston's Haunted History!
On this week's episode of "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," we take a deep-dive into our current love of horror films, including the wildly successful remake of Stephen King's "IT" and the screamfest "Happy Death Day." We also discuss cringeworthy Halloween costumes, trans models making waves, movie remakes with all-female casts and the end of "Fashion Police." Guests: Rachel Rubin, professor of American studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Michael Jeffries, associate professor of American studies at Wellesley College. In our Lagniappe segment, we get a behind-the-scenes look into the spooky world of ghost tours straight from the source: two ghost-tour guides who walk (or drive!) through the city, telling the true-crime tales of grisly murders, serial killers and hangings from the early days of Boston's founding. What does it take to be a ghost-tour guide, and what drew them to the business in the first place? Guests: Meaghan Dutton, tour guide for Haunted Boston, and Tim Carr, tour guide and assistant general manager of Ghosts and Gravestones Boston. -
Kimberle Crenshaw Imparts The Importance Of Intersectionality
It's a special digital-only episode of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley! Intersectionality may be a buzz word in the news, personal essays and protest marches now, but it wasn't a well-known concept until scholar Kimberle Crenshaw developed and present the theory in the 1980s. Crenshaw is a leading scholar in the fields of critical race theory and women's studies, and a law professor at UCLA and Columbia University. She's also the 2017 recipient of Brandeis University's Gittler Prize, which is granted to scholars whose work make a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic or religious relations. Callie Crossley sat down with Kimberle Crenshaw to discuss her theory of intersectionality, and how its evolved and grown outside of the scholastic world. -
2018: Year Of The Elected Woman? Plus, America's Celebrity Obsession
What will it take to get more women into political office? Three Boston experts, including one elected woman, joins Callie Crossley to discuss the importance of women in politics, and how women are making their voices heard now more than ever. Guests: Victoria Budson, executive director of the Women and Public Policy Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Ryanne Olsen, executive director of Emerge Massachusetts; and Annissa Essaibi-George, who was elected Boston City Councilor-At-Large in November 2015. In this week's Lagniappe focuses on America's obsession with celebrity culture. Why do we care so much about what celebrities are doing, especially when it's something as mundane as buying coffee or pumping gas? Julie Klam, author of "The Stars in Our Eyes," joins Under the Radar pop culture contributor and University of Massachusetts Boston professor Rachel Rubin and Callie Crossley to discuss this engaging and puzzling topic.
