: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
1
: to order to return or to be returned: such as
a
: to withdraw from an advanced position
call in the outposts
b
: to withdraw from circulation
call in bank notes and issue new ones
2
: to summon to one's aid or for consultation
call in a mediator
3
: to deliver (a message) by telephone
call in an order for pizza
: to communicate with a person by telephone
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
At 80 years old, Tommy Sproles remembers then-Gov. Bill Clinton calling in 1983 to ask him to be the first Black appointment to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Each episode is themed, with eclectic panels of famous guests (Michael Keaton, Joan Baez, Pete Davidson, Quinta Brunson, etc.) and relevant experts responding to viewers’ live call-in anecdotes on the topic du jour (lending money, cruises, funerals).
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
The show reaches Canada [and] people call in from the West Indies.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
At 80 years old, Tommy Sproles remembers then-Gov. Bill Clinton calling in 1983 to ask him to be the first Black appointment to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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