: 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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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 May 2025
Kelly Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera has been renewed for another season and has added a live call-in show into the mix.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So much alcohol was produced illegally that federal revenue agents were called in to locate and prosecute those producing alcohol without paying the requisite taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
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Adjective
Entrepreneurs, co-hosts and close friends McDaniel and James launched the weekly podcast in 2024 as a call-in show where guests could get guidance on how to navigate their crazy situations and the hosts would share a little of their crazy too.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 May 2025
Kelly Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera has been renewed for another season and has added a live call-in show into the mix.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
But if Devers requests a trade or the Red Sox put him on the block, the Yankees should be calling in for a left-handed threat to add to their already potent lineup.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So much alcohol was produced illegally that federal revenue agents were called in to locate and prosecute those producing alcohol without paying the requisite taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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