Title: Alex Beam reads his hate mail.

" I'm Alex beam -- columnist for the Boston -- living arts section. And this is my first annual summer hate mail. Podcast where we've gotten together bunch of angry letters we think we'll just easy right into what was right relaxing. Summer for all it is. The question always comes. Why do -- choose to make -- podcast. -- hate mail and each time we make these podcasts that sort of have to come up with a different answer. Here is really one of my favorite quotes that ran a column of -- A couple of years ago it's from very odd fellows named Dominique if you had. He used to be the foreign minister of France used to be. A biographer of napoleon's used to be the prime minister of France and now he's in the ash bin of history he was. Classically French. Remarkably handsome incredibly -- beautifully educated. And he was once quoted in the New York Times as saying quote. All criticism is justified all praise is unjustified. You grow with criticism you are diminished. With praise I couldn't agree more I do get some nice letters and I know people sometimes worries that -- don't get nice letters. But of course in a certain sense I just relieved rappel. In hearing from readers who have an opinion. That's contrary."

" To mind. As the first column ran on April 25 this year. Headline was I still haven't found what I'm looking forward to kind of play on words came off -- copy desk. It's the title of the song by honor the whole column. Was pretty aggressively trashing the episcopal church which -- I'm baptized member the first half from column. Took to task for many parishes in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the United States that it actually chosen to swear obedience to bishops in Africa. Rather an American bishops because it also strongly. They're gay men and women shouldn't be able to offer rites of the church. Then sort of apropos of nothing the second half -- Kong went off. And made fun of something called that you two chorus. Which is showing up more and more an episcopal church's. And it it purports to be a church service in which all the music and lyrics are taken from U two and of course from the lead singer. Bonanno that's certainly got under the skin a -- Fletcher who sent me a letter from southwest harbor me."

" Jesus -- get it straight pun intended. The bishop of New Hampshire is VG Robinson for remedial credit you'll learn what he stands for and what the story behind his first name is. One page double spaced 12 point type Tracy on this story -- on my desk or onto my office door that. -- evident hostility toward the church only reveals you're arrested adolescence try growing up or come join me on Sunday morning Ted --"

" Ted thank you very much for the entire planet expensing my next trip to south west harbor on Sunday or otherwise. To conceal very brief note you do refer to the bishop of New Hampshire -- He gene Robinson and I do know what it stands for -- to do my homework this transfer sticky in the gene Robinson because his parents. Expected that his mother might not survive his own deliveries who she named him with two girls names the name as it appears in our paper elsewhere or is. First initial -- gene Robinson here's a letter from Sydney -- apartment port Massachusetts."

" Really you must be brighter than his column today April 25. What a waste of energy and eight to zero in on trivia radiate this couple's church. So what if someone -- York Maine wants to try something different for their parish take a look at what the American episcopal church is doing these days. Check out bishop Tom Shaw and his trips to Africa and check out the amount of money given by the church and its many borrowers to outreach abroad in in this country. Really you could focus on something positive. You wrote about -- get with it."

" City thanks we have great writers writing about -- like type or Wesley Morris. Here's yet another critical letter from Robert good fellows who sent in these comments from New York City."

" Well I was stunned when I read your column of April 25 regarding that you took -- wrist movement in the episcopal church. -- an assistance -- peace and especially acidic ink to write this. It is terribly disheartening how you're able to use your column to criticize something that should be applauded. I suppose this is a great teaching moment demonstrated squandered evangelical opportunity you give passing reference to traditional elements of service like Bible readings how about the sacrifice of the mass that as the focal point of the celebration. If you think that you took risks are to people listening to bottle and reading a few stories you are wrong if followed a book of common prayer and eucharist -- celebration is central to the service. In fact the service is exactly the same as any other right to service except for different music. I'm no particular and a bottom but I do recognize but he speaks to millions of persons who are answers to our overtures or anti church. Don't forget the many of the great hymns in 1982 -- are there because the composers had great faith. The same could be said -- who is a professed Anglican church of -- I didn't realize -- column was meant for one person to Sharon utterly uninformed viewpoint with millions of people who are probably also utterly uninformed. You have a responsibility to your readers to at least write intelligently. But you know what maybe you're right maybe hoping -- that attract many hundreds of nonbelievers -- seekers are -- persons is a bad idea. We should encourage them to issue -- to 10 AM Sunday services and listened to the great -- of the 1982 hymnal. That would really help us share our faith in the risen lord Christ very effectively."

" Bob thanks for the note. Viacom videos. -- the next column was published on main headline news. President Obama. Not this time and actually was. Through the fourth version of the same column I've written in the past 12 years at the same column about the Bradley -- the same column Howard dean. I could've written same column -- people because I was just sort of exercising my prejudice. That these cerebral attractive. Mildly left of center media generic democratic candidates simply an African elective as a citizen. -- brains with my head not my heart I think all of these men over years that enormously attractive attributes the one act that it lacked. Wasn't ability to either get the nomination the Democratic Party. War to get elected and so I chose this time about a billion light years ahead -- any rational moment to -- Barack Obama will never be dominated be the democratic candidate for president if nominated can never become president this elicited. -- literally a couple hundred ferocious E mails mostly from people I would casually labeled as extreme right and the reason for that visit Matt -- in -- report. Picked up the column because it it tickled her answers his own. Kind of -- prejudices so without further ado here's a letter from reader named to --"

" Hoops preview. What is Cheney the country packed with -- slumped to just copy yet sprang forward thinking you. Maybe she admitted to practice oh wait I guess the -- over the it -- the kid went team now. What the quandary you and your latest strange to get together and discuss -- some fine wine."

" Thank you so much -- here's another irate reader named Judith hall power. Crew it's extremely economic interest style liberal socialist good thank you ages. Another county heard from another brief message from reader named David green."

" How does it feel being -- How does it feel being wrong on every election cycle thankfully it is up up up I -- BS what planet you gone."

" I don't live on planet David green I must say it but thanks her input here's another brief message from Joe lawless of canyon lake Texas. From your uncle came to the conclusion you he loses for president changed kind man that's -- the action is and will being hit me. Maybe so maybe not. Another brief message from TW talks set I just read your latest column B -- way to go to get my -- it. Sincerely PW fox"

" TW fox is obviously very quick reader because she got 300 words of prose. In just two minutes you'll notice the casualties BH bomb refers to Barack Obama's middle name. Which is Hussein. Here's a long overly dramatic one might even say melodramatic. The -- letter from a reader who identified herself only as the engine."

" You read in Philly and not very well the -- Hillary and you've brought. I would not but for a Democrat under any seconds I want to watch and read the funny -- you Hillary -- put. Well I think it's it. That's not -- positions on the war on terror and Iraq any Magruder. Should rise to no change all that happy that substantive legislation. She does definitely not a woman of substance she conniving -- politician nothing wrong."

" And I got quite a few letters like that from literally dozens of readers who all accuse me of being in the pay. Hillary Clinton campaign to quit my only obvious regretted it. I'm not independently -- expand the campaign is likely certainly use the extra money."

" This column ran on April 30 and kind of somewhat confusing headline was a CD NA. Another column devoted to annoyance and really it was just a column about the kind of silly acronyms. That pop up all over modern culture the Wall Street Journal had -- an article about Procter & Gamble. We're turn out to thousands of executives within -- company. It kind of incentive their own little language like seed behind mint customer pie -- notes she meant something like -- first moment of transparency is all ridiculous. And I I devoted -- whole column to some acronyms that I claimed to have made out like WGU for world's greatest university Harvard all of them I explained accident that the writer and a already been through and GH man's greatest hospital WG BH world's greatest broadcast house. I think kind of went over into Internet speaker which some people called geekspeak. On -- kids and yet looked at the shoulder of course on DOS is a very famous instant message. Acronym stands for parent over shoulder -- well it's familiar to most of us laugh out loud LO LT RS -- some of which can't actually into stands for something like laugh out loud I'm rolling. On the rug in any case here's one letter we got from a man named Isaac Cashman."

" Another annoying correction letter I have never seen RO TF LOL. I have used RO FL OL to mean that was really funny LOL for little old lady was frequently found in the AC PL bullets in the monthly magazine in the American contract bridge league. The journalists usually used for a harmless looking person who did played well defended extremely well."

" Dal LOL is also used for. Little old lady in the hospital contest actually is made clear column almost makes -- column worth reading because. -- local -- with with no apparent no less or something this is a famous one to use an emergency rooms for ladies who come in and actually have no reflection whatsoever here's another letter on this column from Gretchen van -- Jamaica plain."

" Pianist to -- common -- with a great -- But as a longtime music and admire -- TT to speak out on behalf of its distinguished pretty corporate speak an instant messaging leanings TT and was one that he gets most memorable sayings in the DC Winnie the -- decades ago. And it think current times in my council for Islamic like remember. Good to know that -- tested entry and it's killing he's today. The planet easing is remembering Peter stand up session many today he uses may not know."

" thanks for the note -- and uses jumping off point make two points I got a lot of mail on TT FN. Which kids think it means tata for now when your instant messaging got a lot of mail making your point. That actually dated back to the AA Milne character Tigger. -- prove it actually turns out it's from the 1940s radio drama. A radio comedy excuse me it was very very popular in Britain right after World War II. And one of the characters always signed off to -- and -- top for now I also have to. At the risk of being unbearably ponderous point out that. Gretchen van -- and I have consistently misuse the word Akron and I'll give you examples CIA is not an acronym. The Central Intelligence Agency however. Patriot Act. It's an act for him in other words the letters PA TR I OOT actually stand for something I lost five -- that with my counts on on this. In other words Akron in -- to be an initial elect. Scuba -- well sort radar no well sort any -- to work for everything we've discussed so far. Is not an acronym endorses last letter which came from my own mother marker -- it's an apostle here's what you wrote. The FC period. -- I'm pretty sure that means very funny column signed columnists mother. And last but not least. Here's a truly wonderful self referential piece of kind of not hate mail we got from -- Ammann of Montgomery, Alabama."

" Used to beam -- this -- podcasted hate mail you talking about what disappointment. And didn't even come close to being hate mail. That was for the most part suck up -- and trying to sound cute. I could give you hate mail but I won't because it is too hateful. Q Aaron Montgomery, Alabama. He asked as an old -- just turned 70 years last month. Ice cream the declarative sentences the best way to communicate an idea or thought."

" Thank you Hughes. Fantastic letter and fantastic voices by the way from Yvonne Abraham and type or the Boston globe."

" What we're planning to do this summer. Is to follow up these letters roughly a month from now. With a classic summer sequel we might even go to no podcasts three just like -- and Spiderman people have done because we -- back on how to hate mail. We're back to if you column I wrote I really in the past few months on a piece I wrote about how Mitt Romney a Mormon could never be elected president United States. I keep showing up on -- LBS -- Mormon weblog is going to keep getting incredible amounts negative mail from mormons piece I wrote. Demanding that gay people give -- back all the stuff all the cultural artifacts or mine headline was gay people give him stuff back. Gets reprinted on gate website it's even being reprinted in a magazine called -- Canada unbeknownst to the owners and editors of the Boston globe unilaterally. Gave this magazine permission to reprint the columnist and -- as -- being published in Canada it was just just may be too happy for words. So and also have a lot more anti team hate mail stemming from column I wrote about Barack Obama some of which you get a flavor here but there's literally hundreds more Tyrus where those came from so. Just as you held up for shrek Spiderman pirates please come back in July to give you an excellent summer sequels to my hate mail podcast. And thank you everyone so much like dummy -- time. All praise is unjustified as far as I'm concerned so please keep mailing emailing me. Anyway you can instant message me your criticisms. Your anger your anxiety and even when necessary here --"