Title: Alex Beam reads his hate mail.

" I'm Alex beam I'm living arts columnist. For the Boston globe and this is -- podcast of reader hate mail. People legitimately might ask. Well why not have all the mail the occasional letter praising my work. Brett how interesting would that be more buttery as people say I was sitting column which which I quoted the -- astonishing Dominique de Villepin who does the prime minister of France and to dispute pound was quoted as saying that craze is inevitably useless and of no value -- only criticism. Can be used as tools for learning. This is related to a very strange incident. Where he sought out France's greatest failures he became obsessed with the men and women could fail most of France. Because he felt he could learn the most. From them well in any case I don't think the men and women who sent me these fantastic letters are failures in fact I think there's successes. And that's what we're putting their letters on the air right now."

" So these letters relate to a column published on march 12 call wikipedia. And me. In which I alternately flatter myself for having a fairly -- wikipedia entry and little wind wind up the joint because I felt it was. Inaccurate and I was most most wounded I felt by the entries in wikipedia described me as an anti Canadian. Poland assessed that the fact is that I'm I'm one of the biggest dogs. For Canada actually Canada Britain 14 columns about Canada I'm I'm their faithful servant. Here beneath the 40 ninth parallel and yet. The hostile mail came in here's a letter from Howard --"

" I'd just like to say. Why didn't you correct the heirs might do all these people complaining that there are heirs and problems with wikipedia not help to correct them. People somehow have a problem with that fact that on wikipedia anyone can -- They see it isn't disadvantaged that anyone can write anything they liked what they never say or do is fix the problem themselves. It's not that hard Alex."

" Howard thank you actually did go through the correct procedures wikipedia there's -- clicking links thing if this entry is about you click here. And I got absolutely knows satisfaction within a reasonable time limits I was I wrote in the column. I actually ended up supporting the second most powerful man on the Internet Lawrence Lessig a Stanford law professor who has this incredibly. Hopeful and smart assistant who cleared up everything form and then got a bunch view hills and give us the phone number of blessings assistant. But I'm I'm keeping an extremely closely held here's another meter had a problem with that same wikipedia column Joe Kelly."

" I read your column in today's globe and was fascinated by the word buffer. Since I couldn't find it in the dictionary I wondered if humans --"

" Charles thanks for your letter we don't need no stinking dictionaries here at the Boston globe we make up our own words so I made up the word buff Corey. -- put a CQ next to a when I sent it to the desk which means desk keep your pastime cotton picking hands off my. -- ageism. Now finally in this column wikipedia. I got on a third letter complaining from a lady in Canada."

" Well yes Alex to be sure. But what about that little item some time ago about Canadian prostitutes being on board -- steamer it goes to and fro New England. Didn't sound very pro Canadian it was also unfair as my writer friends Garfield mr. baker wrote you some weeks after that."

" Now thank you Carol Bradford who -- lettering practices still a friend. Carol's been reading since the players to -- era it would seem. Because years and years ago I -- parity actually. Of the Walt Whitman poem in which are referred to the prostitute infested area and it applies the waters between."

" Portland, Maine and -- nova Scotia I actually once solved one prostitute on board this Swedish operated Ferris called the Scotia prince is an -- service unfortunately and indeed. Possibly the most famous columnist in New Brunswick Canada Garfield macvicar. Excoriated me in his column and from saint John's all the way to saint Stephens I think. My name was complete months of good memory Carroll maybe once or twice that poke fun Canadians but. My heart is with the maple leaf for a."

" He's next letters relate to a column I published on. March 14. And it was about it you advertising campaign. Outperform -- New York City was actually -- the Europeans it was splashed all over billboards primarily. In London and Dublin anywhere -- euros incredibly strong and when he speaks a link to frank of New York City which astonishingly is still English. In any case. -- I happen to be in New York City when I wrote this column I was looking for an excuse to do something about New York and not surprisingly. The seven major points behind this advertising campaign were all totally false either about 15 years out of days. Or relied on statistics. That -- were erroneously or been twisted totally out of recognition -- humorous one of course. Which were New York City claim to be the safest CAD. In all the United States has decided -- Remotely close to true AMP the hilarious thing is that when I was in New York the biggest cowboy -- at all. With those of some father. We've beaten up -- 88 year old grandmother an elevator somewhere in queens there was an all points bulletin sort of dragnet style."

" All over the city. To find this granny basher and of course they never found -- just became yet another part of those unbelievably slow. New York crime statistics in any case. They're the dealer profiles of course some -- found this column and responded. With with with vehemence and that someone here's Katherine -- writing in from Cambridge, Massachusetts."

" Dear Alex after growing up in New York City and having lived there for 34 years my family and I moved to Cambridge. It is astounding to me being green contempt and hatred. This city feels from New York. I'll never forget the first time my three young girls were watching Yankee -- warm up for a game at Fenway and some little boy just a few feet away -- use. I immediately looked toward that -- thinking he would. Reprimand his son for the language and disrespect in instead he patted the boy and the back and said -- talents on. Alex you might try bringing some positive journalism to us just think you can be credited with being the first person to write truthful and positive reasons. As to why Boston deep down loves New York but they won't admit because they might disappoint their parents."

" Yeah that's one of 18000 columns I don't think I'll be writing Katherine Doyle thank you for your thoughts. I mean. You're always thinking about polio -- courses that he's the brother Molly O'Neill the famous food writer for the New York Times and others and regrettably Catherine. Paul O'Neill does -- And here's another similar letter received from -- beardsley."

" Really now Alex does Big Brother down south in the big Apple really under you to disagree. Where's the competition of course think Yankees -- Just read the bumper sticker on the car in front -- you. I think the New York ad agency just use that poetic license -- Which apparently you misplace after writing when it -- recent columns."

" Hey thanks Howie thanks for the thoughts actually I still have that poetic license and as you cause. And only using it quite a bit in the future. Here's another letter I got this man Alan brown from far away at its highest Thailand. Read my column in need International Herald Tribune."

" Alex Alex Alex here inferiority complex is showing. Don't feel bad about being from Boston -- city is a very nice little city. Instead of trying to tear down what is perhaps the greatest city in the world why didn't you stick to building up your own city instead."

" Point taken Allen can thank you for the."

" March 21 -- published a column written under known to remove. Mr. fussy which is and identity have taken on probably for about ten years at about two or three times hero. I'll adopt this persona which I stole from a very successful. Children's book character created by Roger Hargreaves is deceased and actually a book and consultative. Numerous -- patent and trademark attorneys. Who assure me that might might test of mr. fussy is completely above board in any case in this particular column mr. fussy was."

" Musing at some length about. Sleep and now things which are two subjects that he considers to be extremely important the ostensible -- was that the ministry of health and France had just. Issued a report urging French people to take more naps as had Harvard school of public health. And since mr. fussy takes a lot of -- he was. All for this at the same time Forbes magazine Good Morning America everyone was publishing these ridiculous stories. A burning quote sleep is a new sex. And I ended the column with. Almost really unfair attack on I guess that I considered these -- the wizard of loss of sleep. Ridiculous business Ph.D. professor at University of New Hampshire. Named Michael me again to a cornered the market on what he alleged to be a significant psychological disorder he called it. Sex on India and you'll definitely want to go to his web site called sleep sex. Dot or on me again."

" Basically says that there's a lot of sexual assault that takes place. While men and women are asleep on this is not in their dreams he would have us believe. He says there's a lot of violent physical assault. Possibly as many as as one -- reported every ten years and I -- that statistic you'll find be extremely disturbing any case I ended this column. In knots and a piece. NASA -- I swear I wrote -- married according you can rest assured his medical credentials -- Sam that's because he's been on fox TV and the -- pollute show. I go on to write while Reagan's website acknowledges that the American academy --"

" Since diagnostic manual does not include SPS which is his fancy name for sex on -- rate. That's a specific sleep disorder it has been mentioned cosmopolitan redbook and details. I finished the column with us rather nasty line cosmopolitan. It's a new journal of the American Medical Association. Wake up and smell the idiocy now here's Mankins letter."

" Mr. beam as you ridicule you become part of the problems surrounding sexual behavior in sleep. People are too embarrassed and ashamed to seek help. And when they do they are met by incredulity by health care providers -- just as ignorant as you. Persons with undiagnosed sexual behavior and -- are at risk of being accused of sexual assault. Left untreated they risk exposing others to unwanted sexual contact. This is particularly tragic when miners current it's a serious problem that should be taken seriously. My advice to you is this. Do your homework before you decide to perpetuate ignorance and bias. Consider the possible consequences of your actions before you publish columns. That you might think -- funny but me que --"

" Yes there it is. The -- the force of academic reason and good judgment is that inner voice but I will literally never ever. Listen to special thanks -- Sylvia and -- com who helped me do this podcasts and hope you'll be back again for the next installment. Keep the hate mail coming"