The Point: Recent Episodes

Mindy Todd , Steve Junker

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 Junker speaks with news editors and reporters from around the region.

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We will check in with area journalists to talk about the week's top stories, including: Thousands across the region turn out for the No Kings Protest. We get an update on what happened to some of the people picked up by ICE. And the Vineyard prepares for the 50th anniversary of the film Jaws.

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A roundtable of faith leaders from our community discuss immigration.

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The pros and cons of cutting ties.

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Gardening with horticulturist / entomologist Roberta Clark.

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This week's episode of the Pulse from WHYY

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Author Nathaniel Philbrick brings to life the American Revolution.

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Birds and other wildlife on The Point

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An interview with author Geraldine Brooks

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Creative thinking isn’t just limited to artists and their work.

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A bountiful two acres on Cape Cod...

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Flaco was a Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo.

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On The Pulse: sharks have been swimming in our oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

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This week: Federal agents in masks and unmarked cars arrest some 40 people accused of immigration violations on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, jarring the local community. And, the summer business outlook right now? Uncertainty.

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Get ready for the cicada emergence!

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We dive into books on swimming.

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Members of our creative community share their live performance schedule for the season.

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This week on The Pulse from WHYY

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May gardens with Roberta Clark.

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This week: The state loses out on two $634 million grants to replace the Bourne bridge. Funding for the arts is drying up across the region with cuts coming from the Trump administration. And the Cape needs foster homes for children.

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An interview with wildlife rehabilitation experts.

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Agnosticism is the view that the existence of God is unknowable.

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A new book on the history, biology, and allure of oysters.

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The monthly bird news with Mark Faherty

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This week's episode of The Pulse

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This week: The most hotly contested political race in the state happened right here on Cape Cod and the South Coast. Also, the presidential outcome could have an impact on some big local initiatives. And, genetically engineered mice could be coming to the Vineyard.

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A tour of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Cultural Center

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New England's extreme weather.

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A "virtual town hall" about election day, on The Point.

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This week: Wind farm leases off the Outer Cape go to auction, and don't get many bidders. Early voting continues ahead of Tuesday’s election, with many people feeling anxious. And CAI learns that its historic broadcasting home will be sold.

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Mindful use of technology, in the classroom and out.

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Democracy and civics is this month's book show theme on The Point

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A new federal program for reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries comes to Cape Cod.

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Ahead of the election, The Pulse looks at how politics is affecting everything from health care to scientific progress.

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This week: Local groups head to the governor's office to call for an end to evaporating radioactive water at the Pilgrim nuclear plant. The latest population estimate for endangered North Atlantic right whales has come out, and it's a bit of good news. And early voting has begun—we check in with local polling spots.

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Chronicles of a journalist in low orbit around the world.

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A naive wanderer’s journey from outback to opening night.

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A Forum among candidates for the Barnstable County Commission.

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Remembering writer and CAI contributor Robert Finch.

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On The Pulse: exploring our complicated relationship with fear.

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This week: A new lawsuit seeks to invalidate the Republican primary for the Plymouth and Barnstable state Senate seat. And, Cape housing advocates have questions about new legislation coming from Beacon Hill. Also, who will get the honor of sculpting Herman Melville?

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A debate among Cape and Islands State Senate Seat candidates Christopher Lauzon, Julian Cyr and Joe Van Nes.

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Our debate series continues, with candidates for the Plymouth/Barnstable Senate Seat Mathew Muratore and Dylan Fernandes.

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The complex behaviors and mysteries of cephalopods.

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The power of music as therapy for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia

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This week's episode of The Pulse

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This week: The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and the region's realtors association are among the petitioners asking the state to stop Holtec's discharge of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. Also, with an end-of-month deadline looming, the heat is rising on a controversial proposed machine gun range. And, the Cape’s airport simulates a plane crash.

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Our debate series continues, this hour between candidates for the 5th Barnstable District: Democrat Owen Fletcher and Republican Steven Xiarhos.

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Cars are the topic on our monthly Books Show.

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Legislative candidates David Vieira and Kathy Fox Alfano discuss issues of interest to residents of Cape Cod and the Islands.

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This week: The Republican primary for the Plymouth and Barnstable state senate seat could be decided by a court case over mail-in ballots. The head of the Steamship Authority will step down after a summer of passenger frustration. And: it’s been the wrong kind of record-breaking year for dolphin strandings.

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An interview about a reporting series on Brazilian immigration on Martha's Vineyard and how it’s transforming the Island, by The Martha’s Vineyard Times

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Learning from and about the People of the First Light, their history, cultural heritage and deep connection to this land.

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Dreams and visions often bring hope and meaning at life's end.

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Our last gardening show of the season

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This weeks episode of The Pulse from WHYY

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This week: The biggest contracts ever for offshore wind power in New England have been announced — and they should bring jobs locally. A recount is underway in the Republican primary for a state senate seat. And an unusual gathering of scientific experts will study the Arm National Guard's proposed machine gun range for Joint Base Cape Cod.

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An interview with E. J. Dolan about his book Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates

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This month's Bird news with Mark Faherty

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A look at how music affects our brains, and its power to treat illnesses ranging from Parkinson’s to depression.

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This week: Clean energy advocates are poised to celebrate an announcement on a new 3-state partnership for offshore wind. Also, the state’s primary elections this week have set the field for November — unless you’re a candidate waiting on a recount. And one Outer Cape lifeguard has climbed the tall white chair for four decades; you can believe he’s got a unique outlook.

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How the medical community has made mistakes, and how to prevent it from happening in the future.

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An interview with journalist Ellen Ruppell Shell about her new book

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On this episode of The Pulse: the hidden forces that shape our behaviors and decisions.

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The great Louis Armstrong and his connection to Cape Cod

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This week: A fisherman’s boat protest sets sail for the Vineyard Wind turbine farm. The Sandwich Boardwalk gets an official opening. And silent red-robed demonstrators parade the length of the Bourne Bridge.

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The Point live broadcasts from Sandwich Public Library

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Humor is the theme for this month's books show on The Point.

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Interviews with the Martha's Vineyard Film International Festival director, and a new author.

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Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley discuss their goals as potential state reps.

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What is OCD, and how it is treated?

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Late summer gardening with horticulturist Roberta Clark.

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The Pulse: this episode about new research on using psychedelics for mental health treatments.

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Farm to school programs across our region

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An interview with Larry Tye about his latest book The Jazzmen

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The latest news in the world of birding with Ornithologist Mark Faherty.

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This week: The state has designated Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and much of Cape Cod as seasonal communities — we'll tell you what that means. Two scientific experts weigh in on the turbine blade debris from Vineyard Wind. And New Bedford is taking steps to be ready for the next hurricane.

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An interview with virologist Dr. Paul Offit.

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Relationships between parents and their young adult children.

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Sugar is everywhere! and it's addictive

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On The Pulse, stories about what happens when people ask for help.

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This week: Turbine blade debris washes ashore on Martha's Vineyard, as the offshore wind breakdown continues. Massachusetts firefighters alarmed about PFAS in their gear see some relief. And a cultural festival in New Bedford welcomes women after more than 100 years.

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An interview with Diana McLain Smith

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The Point's monthly book show topic is books on nature.

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Human connection is essential for emotional and physical well being.

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Human connection is essential for emotional and physical well being.

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This week: That failed Vineyard Wind turbine blade? Looks a manufacturing defect could be to blame. Meanwhile, the Army National Guard is seeking construction bids for its controversial Cape Cod machine gun range. And the VP comes to Ptown – 12 hours before she (surprise!) starts running for president.

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Elder abuse: how to recognize and prevent it.

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An interview with NPR Science reporter Nell Greenfieldboyce about her book Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science Life

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Provincetown Jazz Festival's 20th summer!

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A history of Black homeowners and community on Martha's Vineyard.

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On The Pulse: how money shapes our health care system — and our health — from doctor decisions, to medical debt, to the pharma industry.

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This week: A blade comes off a Vineyard Wind turbine scattering debris onto Nantucket beaches. The Cape gets $1 billion for replacing the Sagamore Bridge. And the state says no to Holtec dumping radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

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Interviews with two filmmakers, and this year’s lineup.

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Tthe past, present and future of Cape Cinema.

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Some helpful insights on hoarding, from our panel of mental health experts.

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The Point's monthly gardening show with horticulturist Roberta Clark.

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An interview with Ben Shattuck

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On this episode of The Pulse, an exploration of Earth’s history through geology.

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This week: The Cape and Islands DA is pushing a campaign to fight human trafficking. Kamala Harris is coming to Provincetown for a fundraiser, with a lot of eyes on her and questions about President Biden. And New Bedford's Codfather, Carlos Rafael, is now in the real estate business.

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An interview with Ben Shattuck

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Continuing CAI's series of visits to area libraries, in Osterville / Centerville

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The monthly bird news with Mark Faherty.

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Looking at freedom from different perspectives.

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The late great Louis Armstrong's connection to Cape Cod, and Harwich resident Jack Bradley.

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"Rising Tide of Solutions Based Climate Reporting", a production of NHPR

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How local communities are planning for the future

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A project turning ocean science data into auditory displays

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This weeks Pulse episode is about Amazon shopping

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This week: What does it mean for local towns to be designated by the state as “seasonal communities”? And what happened to that high-value real estate transfer tax so many communities voted for? We’ve got answers. And: on a Dennis beach, some lucky rehabilitated sea turtles head back to the water.

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Journalists discuss how local communities are regulating short term rentals.

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A selection of brain centered books.

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Our District Attorney reflects on his first year, and we hear about new initiatives and community outreach programs.

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On this episode of "The Pulse": how we recognize faces.

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This week: The proposed machine gun range for Joint Base Cape Cod takes a hit, as Senator Elizabeth Warren says no to extending its funding. Offshore wind is coming off the Outer Cape, likely with floating turbines. And the state’s 911 system goes down for part of an afternoon.

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Fun and inspiration for young people with science and reading.

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Finding hope and meaning at life' end.

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Gardening with horticulturist Roberta Clark.

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This week: A radiation exposure incident at Pilgrim Nuclear Power station comes to light. Senator Markey comes to the Cape to find out the latest on replacing the Bourne and Sagamore bridges. And the Vineyard Haven waterfront could be getting an ambitious makeover.

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Authors talk about their new work on The Point.

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Two music festivals with a loyal following.

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All the latest bird news.

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On "The Pulse": what does masculinity mean these days?

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This week: Governor Healy comes to Martha's Vineyard to see first-hand the operations facilities for offshore wind. And, will the transfer tax be included in the state’s housing bill? Housing advocates and tax opponents are paying close attention. Also, the dramatic results of a water contamination study in Hyannis are released.

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Why we forget, and how to remember better,

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Arts and culture organizations and theatre companies share what’s on tap for the upcoming season.

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supports, services and programs to reduce substance use, how to recognize an overdose, and what to do to prevent the overdose from being fatal.

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Today marks five years since the Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down; it may not be producing power now, but it’s still producing controversy. Also, a test area has been approved for floating offshore wind turbines. And two commercial fishing docks in New Bedford have now collapsed.

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Local police departments protect and serve everyone in our community.

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Technology is the theme on this month"s Books Show, on The Point.

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This week: Beach season is back, and that means white shark awareness is ramping up on the Outer Cape. Also, funding for the Massachusetts Army National Guard's proposed machine gun range may have gotten harder to come by. And we tell you about glauconite and suction buckets... and what they could mean for offshore wind.

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Shipwreck, treachery, and survival at the edge of the world

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This episode of The Pulse explores the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.

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Extreme weather history in our region.

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All about service dogs for people with disabilities.

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Gardening on The Point

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This week: If-and-when we get new Bourne and Sagamore bridges, how will they connect to local roads? We’ve got details on what's being considered. And, there’s a new dust-up on the Pilgrim nuclear decommissioning panel. Also: PFAS chemicals, likely from Joint Base Cape Cod, are being found in fish and shellfish.

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The Point visits libraries: Provincetown

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Mental health experts discuss cognitive processes.

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Mental health experts discuss cognitive processes.

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Birds and other wildlife in May on the Cape, Coast, and Islands.

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Modern motherhood can feel impossible.

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This week: Amazon does shopping and shipping... and now they’ve taken over a medical practice on Cape Cod. Aslo, a state representative from Barnstable accepts responsibility for a deceptive mailer. And the Massachusetts Army National Guard is trying to force the EPA out of the discussion about its proposed machine gun range.

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Preventing tick bites, and how to recognize and treat tick borne illnesses.

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The role of A.I. in the creative process

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Jazz Men: All about the lives and influence of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie

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This week: Our congressional delegation, including Senators Markey and Warren, want to know what’s going on with radioactive water being evaporated at the Pilgrim Nuclear plant. And, we’ve got reaction to new machine gun range plans. Also: New Bedford is gearing up to be a maintenance base for offshore wind.

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The importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them.

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An interview with cephalopod researcher Roger Hanlon.

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WHYY's "The Pulse" episode on medical errors.

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Faith leaders in a roundtable discussion for better understanding different faith traditions.

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This week: We've got the latest on plans to replace the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges, after the state holds its first public meeting in a year. And, a controversial heavy machine gun range proposed for Joint Base Cape Cod has been scaled back, but questions about its impacts remain. And right whales get their day of recognition.

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A conversation with Nick Shaw about the loss of his young son.

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Our monthly book show discusses books about islands.

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The transition to electric transportation

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On The Pulse: an episode on greener living, in honor of Earth Day.

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This week: The state has a new head of Coastal Zone Management, which could impact climate planning around our region; a driver eluded police on Martha's Vineyard, crashed through a security gate, and went headlong into the water off the end of the Oak Bluffs ferry terminal; and, Orleans is getting some big public art.

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Learning about whales, including through musical simulations.

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The treatment of mood and personality disorders.

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Our monthly gardens program with Roberta Clark is back.

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How cultural and language barriers impact Latino health.

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This week: An earthquake, an eclipse… what else could happen? Ahh, maybe better not to ask! Meanwhile, firefighting foam gets into drinking water in Harwich—it’s not PFAS foam, but it’s not good to drink, either. And: what happens to Cuttyhunk island if the ferry can’t get into the harbor?

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How science organizations engage in our communities.

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Pirates and their influence on the emergence of America.

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The latest science of how memory works.

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Is modern stimulation changing our brains?

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This week: Governor Maura Healey comes to Barnstable to announce new support for families with preschoolers. And, a long legal battle ends as the Mashpee Wampanoag win rights to their tribal lands. Also: here comes the eclipse—you ready?

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The science of surfaces

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Spring is here and the birds ( and frogs) are singing more each day.

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Eclipse plans, on The Pulse by WHYY

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The Point's mental health experts, and film critic ,discuss scary movies.

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Birds and other wildlife in September on the Cape and Islands.

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Music composed for television: a cornerstone of American pop culture.

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The first tower is going up, soon the blades are going on: Vineyard Wind this week started putting together its offshore wind farm. Also, on Martha’s Vineyard the fight over artificial turf gets a decision from the court. And in New Bedford, a seafood giant shuts down — raising questions about what’s next for a critical industry

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Life's many changes and how we navigate them

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How the battle against a Polio epidemic revolutionized modern medical care.

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A "Sittin' In" interview with four Cape Cod-based musicians about what it takes to make a living in music

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This week: The final critical components for the first offshore wind turbines are being transported to the Vineyard Wind construction site. Also: Could commuter rail come to the Cape? A bill calling for it is being filed on Beacon Hill. And, a plan to house migrants in a Yarmouth motel is put on hold.

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Secrets are the theme of this month's books shoe on The Point'

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MV annual film festival, and TV and movie critique / suggestions.

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John Basile interviews musicians Tim Sweeney and Cathy Hatch

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This week: What should happen to a million gallons of radioactive water at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station? The state held a hearing this week that could be a decider. Also: the first dolphin rescue hospital north of Florida is opening… on Cape Cod. And: Outer Cape schools have a problem—not with students, but with housing.

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Tuna, and the future of our seas.

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Safe recycling of nutrients from human “waste", to stop pollution

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Can we develop housing that uses less energy, is more resilient to climate change but is still affordable?

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The local symphonic music scene

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An economist's view of America's health care system, and why it's necessary to completely rebuild it.

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Our panel of behavioral health experts discuss the qualities of a good leader.

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Gardening with horticulturist Roberta Clark.

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An incomplete history of Rock on Cape Cod

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This week: Is Cape Cod the state's tornado alley? Twisters touched down in Mattapoisett and Barnstable – but luckily, no one was injured and no homes destroyed. Plenty of rain came down, too, flooding roads. Also: the final pieces arrive for offshore wind turbines, and an installer ship so big it couldn’t fit into New Bedford Harbor.

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About age-related changes in our bodies and minds.

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How Cape Cod has changed, and how it became what it is today.

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Birding highlights of the season.

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Keeping girls and young women engaged in STEM

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This week: If you’re a great white shark, scientists now say, the most popular spot to visit is officially Cape Cod; we’ve got more great whites here than anywhere else. Also: Falmouth lifeguards have Narcan in their first-aid kits this summer. And what’s it take to drive the only pedicab on Nantucket? Well, it helps if you’re very outgoing.

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One in 9 women are affected by endometriosis.

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An interview with the festival's founders.

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A traveler's guide to the end of the world.

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Half of the world’s population menstruates, yet there's still mystery and stigma surrounding this normal bodily function.

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Great jazz musicians on Cape Cod

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This week: The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear plant is denied a permit to dump a million gallons of wastewater into Cape Cod Bay. Also: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a Cape Cod fundraiser not far from where he sent 49 migrants in a political stunt last fall. And, a local firefighter travels to Canada to fight wildfires—and brings back new techniques.

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The new science of the world's most enigmatic bird

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The Point's monthly book show: summer reading

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Marine Biologist Greg Skomal's life tracking Great White Sharks.

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An interview with Richard Vacca about the vibrant jazz scene in Boston in the mid 20th century.

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A discussion of what impacts the Cape and Islands can expect from climate change, and what can be done about it.

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This week: $350 million to replace the Cape bridges is in a US senate bill. It’s far from a done deal—and nowhere near enough—but it puts the project on the game board. Also, $20 million from the Cape RTA may fund a bike path extension in Bourne, but only if the tracks are taken up. And satellites may help keep an eye on the health of Cape Cod’s ponds.

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The 19th summer of the Provincetown Jazz Festival

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Interviews with 3 filmmakers featured at this year’s Festival

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This month's health program's focus is OCD

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The Point's monthly gardening program: July.

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An interview with Tianna Esperanza

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This week: A measure that could block the dumping of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay is being considered as an amendment in budget negotiations at the statehouse; local activists are watching its progress. Also, sharks close Great Point beach on Nantucket. And: catching a flight from Logan? For the next two months, you’ll want to leave plenty of extra time.

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Courses and opportunities at this year’s Cape Cod Writer’s Center Conference

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What the great English poets would have written about Mary and her lamb.

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Martha's Vineyard a century ago

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Our monthly bird and wildlife hour

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An interview with guitarist and composer Fred Fried

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This week: Following on the early-week heavy rain, we see a wave of beach closures for water quality issues. And in Dennis, Mayflower Beach was closed July 4 by police after thousands showed up ready to party. Meanwhile, the National Seashore evicted 94-year-old artist Sal Del Deo from the dune shack he's used since the 1940s.

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Ticks and mosquitos habits and habitats.

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Privateering in the American Revolution

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The founders left three groups out of the Declaration of Independence: Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, and women.

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How the role of First Lady has evolved over time.

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This week: The EPA's draft report slamming a proposed machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod has drawn more than 1200 public comments. A judge says Sandwich can demolish and rebuild its iconic boardwalk. And without enough police officers, Falmouth cancels its Fourth of July parade.

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A conversation with the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office.

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On The Point's monthly book hour, more books on music.

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In interview with scientists Chris Reddy and Ken Kostel.

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The realities of being a teacher, and how we can better support them and in turn students.

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Opportunities to engage with the arts in our region.

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On The Point, our mental health experts discuss hoarding.

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Our monthly gardening show.

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What you can do to create change.

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This week: Shark researchers are tuning up their instruments for the summer season — that means acoustic buoys, drones and more. Also, thousands of horseshoe crabs washed up dead on a Chatham beach. And Cape Cod is getting a housing-and-climate business incubator.

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Two authors talk about their books.

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Change over the past century to the Cape landscape

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The Point's monthly Bird program: June

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Journeys in the Light: a new film to correct the record of our local history

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This week: What’s 100 yards long and will fly through the air without actually going anywhere? You guessed it: an offshore wind turbine blade. And this week, the first six of them arrived by ship in New Bedford. Also, a Texas D.A. is contemplating criminal charges for those behind the flights of almost fifty migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last fall.

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Lessons from those who survived against all odds.

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The story of the sinking of the steamer City of Columbus off Aquinna

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This book encourages patients and their loved ones to make informed, life-saving decisions about the use of opioids.

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Snowy owls in their arctic breeding habitat.

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This week: The Barnstable County government says a proposed machine gun range on Cape Cod should not be built. On Nantucket, voters at a contentious Town Meeting change how planning gets done. And National Park Service dune shacks in Provincetown and Truro are up for lease — but some people say the process isn’t what it should be.

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This week: Unloading wind turbine parts on the New Bedford Waterfront came to a halt this week with a labor dispute that took six days to resolve. Barnstable County hands out $5 million to local organizations. And a new study warns of the long-term consequences of PFAS contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod .

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Help for minors that have parents in prison

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A tour of the different habitats, wildlife and research at Monomoy.

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The topic of The Points book show this month is Family.

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Aviation programs in our region.

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The history of World War II from the African American perspective.

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This week: Vineyard Wind takes delivery of the very first pieces for its very first offshore wind tower. The machine gun range gets a hearing with the EPA. And now we know what’s in the water that nuclear plant owner Holtec wants to dump into Cape Cod Bay. A big week in news!

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An interview with Stephen Prothero

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Favorite walks on the Cape and Islands

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How the ocean influences our weather.

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Talking with scientists about ticks and vector-borne diseases.

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Cape and Islands support and resources for people coping with grief.

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Gardening with horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark

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Balancing education and career development in schools.

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This week: The Barnstable County government says a proposed machine gun range on Cape Cod should not be built. On Nantucket, voters at a contentious Town Meeting change how planning gets done. And National Park Service dune shacks in Provincetown and Truro are up for lease — but some people say the process isn’t what it should be.

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Sobriety: finding the right path, and supports to continue on the journey.

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Stories and inspirations

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This month's Bird news with Mark Faherty.

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Why we forget, and how to remember better.

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This week: The mayor of New Bedford wants the city to be a little more beautiful. Cape officials are leaning in to the Blue Economy. And: town meetings and town meetings and town meetings—it must be spring!

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Local Non Profits talk DEI and creating meaningful change.

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Technology and student learning

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Sailing the American tall ship Rose from Newport to Hollywood

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History of American TV themes and scoring

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This week: The Environmental Protection Agency says a proposed machine gun range could contaminate drinking water for hundreds of thousands of the Cape’s year-round residents. It’s a finding that could stop the controversial project. And in Truro, a strange and terrifying thing happened — a house exploded in the middle of the night.

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This month on our books program the topic is music.

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Navigating the legal, emotional, and ethical challenges of gender dysphoria.

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Layers of white supremacy and purity ideology that underpin the Christian Nationalism movement.

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Spring is here and The Point's gardening show is back!

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Spaces, programs and events for people in recovery.

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Hope and help for teens and adults struggling with BPD.

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This week: An airman stationed at Joint Base Cape Cod is at the center of national scrutiny over leaked documents. And, a local group says it’s got a legal argument for stopping Holtec from dumping radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

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Ticks and tick-borne illnesses on the Cape, coast and islands.

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How we can use art, science and nature to help us with life's challenges.

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Springtime abounds with activity of birds and other creatures.

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Alternative education programs in our region.

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This week: That million gallons of radioactive water that Holtec wants to dump into Cape Cod Bay? Samples of it have now been taken and sent to a lab. Also: Vineyard Wind is gathering the pieces to start assembling its offshore wind farm. And, the Steamship Authority is in no rush to reach for electric ferries — that’s got some folks frustrated.

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Historians bring this history to light, and discuss how it impacts present day conversations around race, equity and identity.

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The island's role in the American Revolution.

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Nancy Slonim Aronie, on writing as medicine.

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The wreck of the SS El Faro

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This week: The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant says it is applying for a permit to dump radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. Also, we’ve got details on the new Sagamore bridge – where’s its likely to go, and how we’ll get on and off of it. And Massachusetts lobstermen gather in Hyannis for a trade show like no other.

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The project to replace the 90 year old Cape Cod canal bridges

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Banning books is the topic on The Point's monthly book show.

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Talking about history and civics on The point.

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Talking about history and civics on The point.

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Expressing imagination through storytelling.

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This week: The state rolls out ten options for connecting the new Bourne and Sagamore bridges to local roads. Also, three hundred islanders travel to the statehouse to demand action on the housing crisis. And: the season’s first right whale mother-calf pair arrives.

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A new experimental art film.

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As hope and hopelessness collide, author Andrew Boyd offers some gallows-humor life-advice.

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An interview with author and historian Tom Dresser about the wreck of the steamer "City of Columbus".

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What we can learn from survivors of perilous situations

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This week: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes a federal limit on PFAS chemicals in drinking water, and it’s stricter than the Massachusetts standard. CAI goes inside the Barnstable County jail to learn about proposed changes. And the town of Brewster debates a ban on plastic cutlery and takeout containers.

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This month on the Bird News with Mark Faherty we talk about a returning osprey and bald eagle battle over an Orleans nest site. Plus, we discuss other returning migrants, and following the sad death of a bald eagle from rat poison, some thoughts on managing rat populations that won’t kill their predators.

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Opioid use will soon have claimed half a million lives.

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Writing to engage and educate students on today's social and environmental issues.

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This week: Beginning today, you can bet on sports on your phone in Massachusetts. Also, Brewster votes down a proposed boardwalk to Wing Island. And, Cape Cod's bridges replacement project gets a shoutout in the President’s proposed budget—but how much will it really mean?

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A window into the realities of being a teacher.

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Johannes Brahms' masterpiece Ein Deutsches Requiem

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Ending domestic violence and supporting survivors

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Interview with historian Michael Hill about his biography of Buchwald

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This week: With a special town meeting coming next Monday, Brewster will have its say on the fate of a proposed boardwalk to Wing Island. Also, a petition entreating Holtec not to dump radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay now has more than a 130,000 signatures. And: a bald eagle, brought to the Cape for care, succumbs to rodent poison.

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County Sheriffs: serving and protecting their community

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Prejudice and hate, and what we can do to stop them.

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Education and career development for youth

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Mary Sears and the marine scientists who helped win world war II

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This week: Local people with connections to Ukraine mark one year since Russia invaded the country. Also, trials of a Lyme disease vaccine have been halted on both Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. And we say goodbye to the Pioneer Array.

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A Conversation with Ousame Power-Greene

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Book about letter writing, and collections of letters.

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Art house cinema and independent film, today.

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The influence of presidents wives.

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This week: Independence House in Barnstable gets a $3.46 million grant to further its mission combating domestic violence. A new report underscores the need to protect the Cape’s dwindling “undisturbed land”. And issues at the shuttered Pilgrim nuclear plant raise concerns, while almost ten thousand people sign a petition asking the decommissioning company Holtec not to discharge radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

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Experts talk about ticks and the prevalence of tickborne disease

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Experts discuss psychedelics in the treatment of disorders

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How birds talk, work, play, parent, and think.

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This week: What’s a school district to do when it can’t pay its staff enough to live nearby? Provincetown and now Nantucket are facing that problem. And: a neighborhood at the foot of the Sagamore Bridge finds itself in the path of progress. Also, members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe gather to vote this weekend.

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The natural history of our region and our place in it: insights from Wampanoag tribe members.

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Working towards access to plentiful, nutritious food for everyone in our community.

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Why we forget, and how to remember better.

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Challenging our preconceptions about female behavior and sex in the animal kingdom.

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This week: The region braces for a blast of arctic weather. Nantucket schools are shut down by a cyber attack. And the contentious proposed 312-unit development at the former Twin Brooks golf course gets an approval from the Cape Cod Commission.

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A roundtable of religious leaders talk about the history and practice of the Sabbath.

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The cost and promise of electricity in our region.

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Protecting Cape Cod waters and ecosystems from wastewater contamination.

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The hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards and floods that shaped the region.

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This week: Now we know where they’re going: the location of the new Cape bridges has been drawn on a map. Also, water quality across the region continues to decline — it’s not just an environmental worry, it’s also an economic issue. And say hello to the "Barnstable" ferry.

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Keeping the stories of those killed in genocide alive.

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Our book experts discuss favorite books for children

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How can we solve the housing crisis in our region?

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Acclaimed actor / singer / storyteller Mandy Patinkin on The Point

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An interview with Garrett Dutton, a.k.a. G. Love

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This week: Vineyard Wind pulls ashore two cables, and that's not all: it’s marking progress in building the nation’s first utility-sized offshore wind farm right off our coast. And the Steamship Authority deals with a crash of its reservation system as passengers tried to book ferry passage for Nantucket summer.

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The unique biodiversity of the Cape and Islands

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The Point's panel of mental health experts discuss how to help struggling teens struggling

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Making informed, life-saving decisions about the use of opioids.

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An interview with Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff

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This week: the Cape, islands, and South Coast are moved into a "high" COVID designation. The renovation of Nauset High School wins a big endorsement at the ballot box. And the controversial Twin Brooks development project moves a critical step forward.

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Looking at American religious and political history to understand the violent, extremist strains of white Christian America that led to the January 6th insurrection.

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Efforts to authorize, implement and defend medical aid in dying, for all eligible terminally ill people to access to a full range of end of life care options.

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Hope for Ethiopian youth with spinal deformities

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This week: a new district attorney for the Cape and Islands; new sheriffs for Bristol and Barnstable Counties; and a new governor — the first week of 2023 gets going with plenty of action! And: local schools and health officials are watching carefully the uptick in COVID around the state.

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Wampanoag art for the ages.

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Checking in with our listeners about how we're doing.

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Advances in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment for people with diabetes.

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How minds change: the science of belief, opinion and persuasion.

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This week: It's a 2022 wrap-up. We look back at the year's top stories for the region, including: A battle over whether wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant can be dumped into Cape Cod Bay; two planes with migrants land on Martha’s Vineyard, sparking a national debate; and the pandemic downshifts as life returns to something like normal.

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A review of the top climate stories of the year, from Climate One.

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Our monthly book show looks at diaries.

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How we eliminate unconscious bias and create a more just world.

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This week: A major offshore wind company pulls out of its contracts. The Cape Cod Commission appears to be coming to terms with development at the Twin Brooks golf course. And more than $10 million dollars of federal funds could soon go to local housing initiatives.

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

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Ways to reduce the stress of the season.

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What are the hidden economic, justice and social costs of privatization?

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How climate change and other environmental challenges affect the economy, the vulnerable, and social justice, and vice versa.

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This week: Four tribal objects are taken from, and returned to, the Historic Patuxet Homesite; charges related to the incident may proceed against several members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, including the chairman. Also: a number of efforts to address the housing crisis move forward across the region.

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Books and activities to engage reading and writing in kids of all ages.

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Programs to reach all students and all learners.

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This month's bird news on The Point.

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Interview: three authors with ties to the region

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This week: The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear plant gets a reprimand from the Feds. A cardiologist is suing Cape Cod Healthcare, saying he was fired for blowing the whistle on dangerous medical shortcuts. And: we take a trip to a Vermont shooting range with members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

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Favorite holiday movies

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What we can learn from survivors of perilous situations

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The Point broadcasts live from the Martha’s Vineyard museum.

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The practice of meditation and mindfulness can benefit your health.

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This week: Pilgrim Nuclear Plant owner Holtec continues to hold out the possibility of discharging radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. And a second suspect is arrested in the armed bank robbery on Martha’s Vineyard. Also: a tragic ending after a half-dozen pilot whales stranded in Eastham and rescuers struggled to save them.

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Oceanographer Mary Sears' critical contributions to the U.S. Navy during WWII

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For this month's books program on The Point, the theme is hotels.

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Stories of Black veterans and war heroes.

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The true costs of our purchases, and ideas for becoming a more thoughtful consumer.

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The plays of George Bernard Shaw and today's polarized times.

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On this special broadcast of With Good Reason we discuss how queer families of color navigate biological and chosen family.

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A special broadcast of The Pulse, focused on what we eat

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How the Marine Mammal Protection Act has effected wildlife and the environment, and looking to the future.

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Shaw's works helped shape modern journalism.

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This week: an armed bank robbery on Martha’s Vineyard prompts a show-of-force turnout in Falmouth — but the criminals are still at-large as of Friday morning. And, the Cape gets a glimpse of the future, with the unveiling of design possibilities for new bridges over the Cape Cod Canal. And: Governor Baker vetoes a committee proposed to watchdog a release of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

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What makes the Thanksgiving holiday special for you?

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How ADHD affects people throughout their lifetimes.

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Snowy owls and researchers in the arctic.

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Cultivate economic imagination: dare to go outside of the current system.

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The remarkable true story of Sarah Kidd.

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This week: Election election election! The Cape and Islands has a new district attorney, just the third one in the last 50 years. There’s a new sheriff in town for both Barnstable and Bristol counties. And who set an expensive boat adrift from Nantucket's Old North Wharf into the path of a ferry — and why? We’ve got some answers.

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The practice of anti-racism in our thoughts and actions.

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Artists Frank Anigbo and Richard Neal talk about their new exhibition.

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Fall birds and other wildlife on The Point.

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A discussion with Barnstable County Commissioner, and reporters

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This week: Vineyard Wind starts laying cable for what would be the nation’s first full-scale offshore wind farm. And a major new initiative launches to take on the Cape’s housing crisis. Also, the FBI identifies the Lady of the Dunes.

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Bill Keating and Jesse Brown debate on The Point.

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Learning about civility from our students.

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A look at this season's programs at Cape Symphony with Jung Ho Pak.

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The candidates running for state representative in the 2nd Barnstable district debate the issues.

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How can we eliminate bias?

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Connecting climate, economics, and social justice.

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A debate between candidates for Cape & Islands District Attorney, Republican Dan Higgins and Democrat Robert Galibois

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The remarkable true story of the famous 19th century thoroughbred, Lexington

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Biologist and science educator Michael DiSpezio joins us to share his personal journey with prostate cancer from diagnosis to treatment.

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Cities is the theme for The Point's monthly books show.

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Candidates for the Plymouth and Barnstable State Senate Seat, Susan Moran and Kari MacRae, debate local issues.

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An interview with Philip Hoare

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An interview with Aran Mooney, who uses underwater sounds to monitor coral health.

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This week: From Martha’s Vineyard to Cape Cod and back out into wider world — the saga of the migrants continues, with repercussions in so many directions. And: will Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station dump its radioactive wastewater in Cape Cod Bay? Once more the question is before the decommissioning panel.

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The Point monthly behavioral health program discusses the topic Resentment

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The last Gardens Show on The Point for this season.

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An interview with author Aylette Jenness.

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Cape resident Walter Massey dined with the late Queen Elizabeth three times.

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This week: About 50 migrants, most from Venezuela, including children, arrive unannounced on Martha's Vineyard as part of a political power play by the governor of Florida. And: the company decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear plant releases radioactive water, this time in New Jersey, worrying local activists.

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An interview with Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, molecular biologist and diversity advocate.

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Challenges faced by US veterans, and ways to improve supports for them.

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The Point's monthly birds program.

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A conversation with the author of Splitting; The Inside Story of Headaches

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This week: Barnstable's primary day election proved to be a little too secure, with the town's ballots locked away in a vault that would not open. But don't worry, voting happened, and we have the local results. And: will lobster be off the menu? The fishery gets red-listed for its impact on right whales.

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This week: An election day is upon us, coming next Tuesday. Also, local officials are discussing bringing abortion services to the region. And local activists are asking: just how much would the fine be for dumping radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay?

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Candidates for the 4th Barnstable Seat debate: Jack Stanton and Sarah Peake

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Films, TV, and streaming worth watching this fall.

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Correctional challenges us to reexamine the justness of our criminal justice system.

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This week: That recent burst of rain wasn’t enough — the drought status of the Cape & Islands gets elevated. Also: Primary elections are coming up fast, in the first week of September. And what was the potential environmental impact of Mattapoisett’s big boatyard fire?

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Local leaders share inspiration from a trip to Denmark, about how we can protect our region from the potentially devastating impacts of climate change.

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Interviews with authors Nina DeGramot, Lindsey Palmer, and Randy Bartlet

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The monthly Gardening show on The Point with horticulturist Roberta Clark

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Many teenagers are not getting adequate sleep.

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This week: A tragic drowning on Martha’s Vineyard claims the lives of two brothers. Also, the state announces a new protocol for monkeypox vaccines. And the steamship Authority is buying 2 freight ferries — but freight service between the islands and New Bedford remains elusive.

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An interview with historian Michael Hill about his biography of Art Buchwald

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The health benefits of mindfulness and meditation.

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How we can all share in the salvation of the imperiled North Atlantic right whale species.

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Arctic field researcher Denver Holt, on snowy owls.

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An interview with news anchor Natalie Jacobson.

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Poets share their inspirations on The Point.

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The monthly Bird program on The Point.

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Michael Tougias talks about his writing, and his books The Waters Between us and So Close To Home

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This week: State legislators crash into an end-of-session deadline: we tell you what got passed and what didn’t. Also, changing rules could put the squeeze on Chatham shellfishermen. And: a record-breaking week for shark sightings off Nantucket beaches.

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Police chiefs from the towns in our area visit The Point studio to talk with us.

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Public art exhibitions and workshops around the theme of Shelter, and the housing crisis in New Bedford.

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What it means to be an anti -racist in our thoughts and our actions, and how to engage with others about racism

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Tales of a flight attendant, at the end of the "Golden Age" of air travel.

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This week: What exactly is in the water Pilgrim Nuclear Power station wants to dump into Cape Cod Bay — that’s the question under the microscope. Meanwhile, Barnstable County is opening the tap on stimulus money. And: have you heard the spadefoot toad?

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It’s back. Our experimental cross-Atlantic radio collaboration returns for a second episode. This time: Two community police officers compare notes on outreach, guns, racism, and answering mental health calls. Also: What happens to our neighborhoods when essential workers can no longer afford to live in them? And harvesting oysters for a living sounds very different in Cornwall compared to Cape Cod.

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Great summer reads: our monthly book show