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WCAI's award-winning public affairs program. Tuesday through Thursday, Mindy Todd hosts a lively and informative discussion on critical issues for Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast. Every Friday is the News Roundup, as CAI News Director Steve Junk

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    Woods Hole scientists take part in NASA's search for life beyond earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 29:42


    Even as we search for the existence of life on other plantes, we continue to learn about life on our own planet.

    Youth climate activists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 19:46


    Meera Subramanian's most recent project is the graphic book titled A Better World is Possible, Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis.

    Mental Illness and Stigma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 51:01


    Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program.

    Lessons About The Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:23


    This episode first aired on December 29, 2020.

    Local News Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 46:20


    A review of the top local and regional news of the week

    The Power of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 49:32


    How words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society.

    Cooking with oily fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 4:26


    Cooking with oily fish is tricky. But when you get it right, it's so good.

    Pollinators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 49:30


    The importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them.

    Bird news for June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 49:35


    Mark talks about how spring storms tend to bring migrating birds to our shores, including a migration fallout event documented in Provincetown on May 30.

    Weekly news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 48:45


    A roundup of local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    Gardening in June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 49:28


    As we welcome June, Roberta will talk about what's blooming now and how to assess your flower garden to keep blooms going all season.

    Support for Alzheimer's caregivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 49:27


    The Alzheimer's Family Support Center is designed to get individuals and caregivers the help and support they need.

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    The 1832 wreck of the Mentor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 48:48


    Eleven surviving crewmen faced the miseries of shipwreck and the uncertainty of contact with the Indigenous people of the Micronesian archipelago of Palau.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 49:19


    A roundup of this week's local news headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    Osprey: the unofficial bird of the Cape & Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 48:52


    The amazing success story of these birds and what might threaten their numbers in the future.

    This month's book show: poets and poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 48:36


    Peter Abrahams and Jill Erickson talk about volumes of poetry, novels that feature poetry, and biographies featuring poets.

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    This month's book show: poets and poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 48:36


    Peter Abrahams and Jill Erickson talk about volumes of poetry, novels that feature poetry, and biographies featuring poets.

    poetry poets peter abrahams
    Becoming a foster parent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 49:32


    Foster parents report that the experience is challenging and rewarding.

    Local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 49:30


    This week's regional news headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    A busy summer ahead for the arts on Cape Cod and the Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 49:35


    The summer season is ramping up with ample opportunities to engage with the arts, including live theater.

    How our experiences shape our relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 48:11


    Our panel of behavioral health experts talk about how unconscious fears, childhood experiences, jealousy, envy, grief, and denial shape our relationships.

    Gardening in May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 49:32


    Memorial Day is coming up: the time we think about putting out the more tender plants like tomatoes and basil.

    Local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 49:28


    A review of the top local headlines of the week with our region's leading jouralists.

    Jessica Mitford: a fierce, unruly life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 49:28


    Carla Kaplan has written a new biography of Jessica Mitford, a British aristocrat who became an American communist and advocate for social justice.

    What the new Steamship Authority general manager has learned so far

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 49:29


    After a decade as general manager, Robert Davis stepped down and was replaced in January of this year by Alex Kryska.

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    The return of river herring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 30:24


    Herring are making a slow, but definite, comeback.

    Trust remains high in local news, yet the industry is in peril

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 49:08


    We discuss the importance of local journalism, why it's thriving in our region despite the national trends, and why it's important for all communities to have access to local news.

    Keeping pets healthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 49:10


    We discuss best practices to keep your pet healthy and what you can do to curb unwanted behaviors.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 46:41


    The top local stories of the week with our region's leading journalists.

    Supporting transgender kids and adults in our community

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 48:09


    Conversations around trans kids in particular tends to sensationalize the fight over how they should be allowed to live. We hear stories of families moving, sometimes multiple times, to locations where their children can get the gender affirming care they need.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 47:49


    A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    Singing as resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 49:32


    We discuss singing as protest with local singers and songwriters.

    Talking bugs: Southern pine beetles and ticks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 48:22


    Today we talk about two insects of local interest: the Southern pine beetle, which are biting our trees, and ticks, which are biting us.

    Bird news

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 48:19


    Are you hearing Carolina wrens?

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 48:03


    A review of the week's regional headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 48:03


    A review of the week's regional headlines with our region's leading journalists.

    Housing for adults with autism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 49:21


    We discuss programs, support, and residences on the Cape for individuals with autism.

    Outsmarting cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 45:24


    A new book argues that half of all cancer deaths could be preventable through lifestyle changes and social reforms.

    What does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. mean today?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 49:36


    In the decades after King's death, Americans from different social, political and racial backgrounds have honored his life and work.

    Bird news for January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 49:29


    A roundup of the latest bird news with ornithologist Mark Faherty.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 46:21


    The top local stories of the week with some of the region's leading journalists.

    Heart disease in women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 49:23


    Heart disease risk factors and prevention for women.

    MCAS is no longer needed to graduate. Now what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 47:04


    Now that students can graduate from high school without passing the MCAS exam, what are the current requirements for graduation?

    Passion and provocation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 16:46


    A collection of poems by Cape Cod writer Judith Partelow.

    The adventures of Nancy Gardner Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 14:57


    A new interpretation of a Nantucket autobiography written in 1850.

    The white ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 47:27


    An interview with author Charles Spencer about his book The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream.

    Board games are more popular than ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2026 49:07


    A look at the popularity of board games, new and traditional.

    Books about snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 49:30


    Winter-themed books to warm the heart.

    A new and ancient story about perennial nut trees, our ecological role as humans and the future of food

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 49:33


    The year in climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 51:01


    A look back at the top climate stories of the year.

    An unfamiliar Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2025 59:27


    Seldom-heard artists, arrangements, lyrics, and compositions.

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