WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: the state’s attorney general continues to push back against the new owner of the Pilgrim nuclear plant; subpoenas are issued to the Mashpee Wampanoag’s treasure and former treasurer; 2 people are injured by an electrical issue on Provincetown’s pier.

Even before White sharks started to show up in the waters off the Cape and Islands , people have been fascinated by them. Author Kate Allen uses the mystery and allure of sharks as a backdrop in her new novel that explores tragedy, grief and resiliency. The book is titled The Line Tender . Mindy Todd talks with Kate Allen about her book, and what inspired her inclusion of white sharks in the narrative.

After hearing his father, Fairhaven fisherman Louis Doucette Jr. talk about his experience during one particular storm, Paul Doucette decided to do some research. His new book chronicles what happened, not just to his father, but to many other mariners during that weather event in November of 1962. Research turned into a book and Paul Doucette joins Mindy Todd to discuss book Neptune’s Nor’easter, a Storm at Sea, The True story of a Bombogenesis Storm .

Car racing enthusiasts are likely familiar with the Le Mans: a 24 hour endurance race of high performance automobiles held each year in France.

Cartoons can touch on religion, knowledge, morality, and the meaning of life, often offering insight into many of the philosophical debates that have been brewing for years. On The Point, we talk with Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein about their new book I Think, Therefore I Draw , and dissect the philosophical underpinnings and humor of cartoons.

Wild edibles expert Russ Cohen looks for native species that make for good nibbling in fields, forests and vacant parcels. On The Point, we talk with Cohen about the many edible native species in the northeast, some of his favorite recipies, and his efforts to replace invasive plant species with edible ones. Here's a link to a list of edible wild plants native to the Northeast .

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: the non-profit Cape Cod Child Development is closing - a surprise announcement that’s left parents and employees asking a lot of questions; Tisbury School scrambles after chipping lead paint shuts down the 1929 building; and officials urge vigilance in the wake of the triple-E death of a Fairhaven woman. This week's guests are Kristen Young of the Cape Cod Times; Noah Asimow and

Twice a year, students from around the country descend on Woods Hole for an nine-week intensive training in radio storytelling and production. It’s the Transom Story Workshop, and it has helped shaped the next generation of public radio producers. On The Point, we talk with Transom's lead instructor Rob Rosenthal, and hear some of the pieces produced by students in the latest class, this past spring.

For this month's BOOKS program, we talk about detective stories. We hear from listeners with suggestions for detective books and series, favorite characters and settings. Our guests in The Point studio are Jill Erikson, librarian at Falmouth Public Library , and Nelson Ritschel, Author and Proffesor of Humanities at Massachusetts Maritime Academy . Kathryn Eident hosts. Here's the list of books we talk about in today's show.

Until recently if you wanted to attend the opera you had to make the journey to Boston or New York. That changed last year with the debut of Opera Theater of Cape Cod . Joining us to discuss this new chamber opera company are two of its founding directors: Eileen Christiansen and Ethan DePuy.