The Point

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

The winner will have the most observations and species entered online during a two-week timeframe.

This month, our reporters revisit the topics in our series from 20 years ago about poverty in our region.

We discuss diagnosis and treatment with our panel of experts.

Mark Faherty, science coordinator at Mass Audubon Cape Cod, joins host Amy Vince to talk birds and the natural world.

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

A project that records stories about the small, true things in the lives of students.

We discuss the weather and climate patterns contributing to the lack of rainfall and what a prolonged drought means for wildfire risk.

Cycling has changed from the days of ten-speeds and beach cruisers with the explosion of e-bikes, and other motorized two-wheeled vehicles.

James Sulzer's newest novel.

Janet Uhlar argues that without Dr. Joseph Warren's pivotal contributions, American history would be profoundly different.

The new weekend program that brings stories from across the Commonwealth to our airwaves.

We talk to an expert about the vivid and spontaneous images, stories, and memories we lapse into while listening to music.

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

There's a lot to do on the Cape and Islands, especially in the summer months. Even if you've lived here for years or been coming here for decades, there are probably museums, events, and organizations you may not know of, at least not yet.

This month, we celebrate America's 250th birthday as our book show theme.

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

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: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program.

This episode first aired on December 29, 2020.

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

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

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

The importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foster parents report that the experience is challenging and rewarding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Herring are making a slow, but definite, comeback.

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.

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

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

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.

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

We discuss singing as protest with local singers and songwriters.

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

Are you hearing Carolina wrens?

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