The Point

Eating mindfully is the topic on The Point's monthly Healthy Lifestyles program. What does it mean, how can we adopt the practice, and what does the science tell us about the impact of mindful eating on our health and well being?

With Labor Day behind us, we take a look at the impact of the pandemic on our seasonal economy. We talk with State Senator Julian Cyr, chair of the Cape and Islands ReOpening Task Force , about which sectors fared well, which ones are still struggling, and how can they take advantage of the shoulder season. We also discuss the latest on the science of the virus with Michael DiSpezio , biologist, educator and science author. Where do we stand with accurate, available rapid testing? What are the

Tuesday's primary saw big turnout—but a lot of voters didn't make it out to the polls. And, it's been described as one of the most important pieces of land in the Commonwealth. It's on Martha's Vineyard, and it will be preserved from development under a new deal.

We begin our monthly conversations with speakers at the Falmouth Forum, a series bringing cultural enrichment to the community. This month Nipam Patel, Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory , joins us. Dr. Patel's talk is entitled " insights from Novel Research Organisms: from Crustacean Limbs to the Beauty of Butterflies. "

It’s early September which means it’s time for the annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival , now in its 15 th year. The Festival runs Sept. 8 th -13 th . Richard Paradise, festival founder and executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society joins us to discuss what’s on tap for this year’s festival and options for viewing films.

There was a time when it was the norm for white actors to perform on stage in blackface to portray black and brown characters. Even black actors playing the role of black characters had to appear in blackface. The name of the first black actor to play the lead role of a black character on Broadway was Charles S. Gilpin; a name not familiar to many. Nor is the story of events leading up to that historic moment. Filmmaker Arthur Egeli hopes to change that with the new film which he directed and

Tourism is so entwined with the present day identity of the Cape and Islands that we may not have stopped to wonder, when did we evolve from a fishing and whaling economy to a tourist economy? What prompted the start of tourism and how has it changed over the last century? On The Point, w e talk with Tom Dresser about his latest book The Rise of Tourism on Martha’s Vineyard which gives us the answers to these questions, plus the backstory of the people and events that shaped tourism on the

Teddy Roosevelt announced “leave it as it is” while viewing the Grand Canyon for the first time. To reconnect with the American wilderness and with the president who pushed to protected it, nature writer David Gessner embarks on a road trip across the country. On The Point, we talk with him about these iconic places and the start of America’s environmental movement. Gessner’s new book is titled Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness .

A machine gun range may be coming to Joint Base Cape Cod, requiring 170 acres of clear-cutting. A new coalition is pushing offshore wind development for New England. And the Ag Fair this year on Martha's Vineyard was virtual – but there were blue ribbon winners just the same.

On The Point, a debate amongst candidates for the Barnstable County Commissioner seat. Host Mindy Todd asks the candidates to weigh in on topics such climate change and rising sea levels, water quality and wastewater management, affordable housing, transportation, and what it's like to campaign during a pandemic.