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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

Mindy Todd , Steve Junker


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    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.

    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.

    Seasonal Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 49:30


    Seasonal music performed by musicians and vocalists with ties to our region

    Holiday Lights and Holiday Hikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 48:30


    Addressing bipolar disorder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 49:25


    It's not always easy to understand it.

    The Local News Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 49:19


    The top stories making regional headlines this week.

    The Local News Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 49:19


    The top stories making regional headlines this week.

    Preparing for the storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 49:30


    Cost-effective tips to protect your home and family.

    Preparing for the storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 49:30


    Cost-effective tips to protect your home and family.

    The local news roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 47:57


    We talk to some of the region's leading journalists about the top local stories of the week.

    Staying safe on an electric bike

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 49:27


    E-bikes are a great way to get around. There are ways to stay safe while you use them.

    Social engagement for healthy aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 49:31


    It can be hard to stay socially engaged as we age. There are resouces to help.

    Bird News

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 49:30


    A heated hummingbird feeder pays off; cute little dovkies have started showing up; the Cape Cod Waterfowl Census, plus your calls.

    Preparing a delicious holiday feast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 49:24


    We talk about holiday food triumphs and disasters plus lots of ideas for making terrific holiday dishes.

    Preparing a delicious holiday feast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 49:24


    We talk about holiday food triumphs and disasters plus lots of ideas for making terrific holiday dishes.

    November's book show: Doors and Windows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 49:33


    This month's book show has the theme of doors and windows.

    What's next in affordable health care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 49:32


    In the absence of federal health care subsidies, many consumers and state health care exchanges are left without a clear path forward.

    History matters: the work of writer and historian David McCullough

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 49:28


    An interview with Dorie McCullough Lawson Michael Hill about the work of David McCullough

    Books by local authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 49:30


    We discuss two books by local authors.

    The Psychology of Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 49:04


    Thankfulness makes us healthier and happier.

    The River Is Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 49:30


    An interview with author Wally Lamb

    Indigenous strategies and wisdom for the climate crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 48:39


    Climate challenges from a Citizens of Tribal Nations perspective.

    November's Bird News

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 47:05


    On this month's episode of Bird News on The Point, Mark Faherty will have details on the winter finch forecast – spoiler alert, it's a good one, plus, we've started seeing reports of northern finches on the Cape; and that brown booby that has been hanging out in Dennis is still around.And as always, Mark answers your bird questions.

    Top Local News of the Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 49:28


    A roundup of top local and regional news of the week

    Embracing Uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 47:17


    The wisdom and wonder of being unsure.

    Neuropathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 49:29


    Causes, prevention and treatment of neuropathy.

    The impact of funding changes on homelessness programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 48:07


    How changes happening at the federal level are impacting local homelessness programming.

    Local News Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 49:19


    A look at some of the top news stories of the week

    Ghost stories and Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 49:23


    Ghost stories and Halloween schemes.

    Ghostly stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 49:28


    On The Point's monthly book show, bewitched and haunting themes in stories and poems.

    3 works of fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 49:30


    An interview with three authors about their recent works.

    Regional News Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 47:25


    A look at the top local news stories of the week

    From founder to future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 23:37


    John Abrams , founder of South Mountain Company, talks about his new book.

    Nothing More Of This Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 25:52


    Community, power, and the search for Indigenous identity.

    Music as medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 49:28


    An interview with neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin on the curative powers of music.

    The Farmer and the Shark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 16:11


    The Farmer and the Shark- the story of Vineyarder Craig Kingsbury and his influence on the film JAWS.

    WE CAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 11:10


    Helping women through transitions

    Unfinished Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 22:08


    We discuss the exhibit Unfinished Woman at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

    Unraveling immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 49:31


    CAI is airing a series of reports.

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