The Point

We’re told to love and accept ourselves, yet we’re bombarded with images of perfect bodies on social media, TV, and in advertising, suggesting that success in life and love aligns with appearance, as though the world were not made up of many types of bodies. We talk with Randy Susan Meyers , author of Waisted, a fictional account of women who go to great lengths to lose weight. Stacey Richmond , a registered dietician and member of the Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association, also joins us in

Our region has significant historic resources- preserving them keeps us connected to our past and also is a draw for tourism. But preserving and maintaining historic structures is expensive and often at odds with economic development. We discuss the challenges and opportunities for preserving historical structures on the Cape and in New Bedford.

This month's Bird News is broadcast live from the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary with wildlife biologist Mark Faherty and host Mindy Todd. Cold weather is here, and birds are coping thanks to their many special adaptations.

The words we use and our pronunciation varies regionally across our country. Josh Katz, graphics editor at the New York Times, uses linguistics data and a map of the US to illustrate where those differences arise. In an interview o n The Point, Katz talks with host Mindy Todd about the intersections of language, culture and geography, and his new book titled Speaking American .

Amelia Earhart may be the most famous female aviator, but she was by no means the only or even the most skilled female pilot of her time. A number of other women not only broke through gender barriers but had skills, bravery and drive that surpassed their male counterparts. On The Point, we talk with Keith O’Brien about his book Fly Girls: Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History.

We hear a lot about income inequality, how the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. To put that into context, research cited in the Harvard Business Review found that U.S. CEO’s earn 350 times what the average worker earns, and the three wealthiest men in the U.S. control more resources than the bottom half of American earners, a total of 160 million people. How did we get here, and is there a path out? We talk with Marjorie Kelly, co author with Ted Howard, of The Making of

This past summer was the hottest on record for the Northern Hemisphere. We also saw tornadoes touch down on the Cape in July, and two significant wind events so far this fall. Not to mention a number of coastal flooding events. This is the new normal as we feel the impacts of a warming climate. On The Point, we focus on our home landscapes: how can we make our yards, gardens, and trees more resilient to extremes in weather?

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the week's top local and regional news, including: candidates emerge for the state senate seat soon to be vacated by Vinny deMacedo; a new offshore wind company may be setting up shop south of Martha’s Vineyard; and Dennis and Yarmouth settle their school differences in simultaneous town meetings.

At the age of 14, Adrienne Brodeur was awakened in the middle of the night – her mother, Malabar, giddy with excitement, shared she’d been kissed by her husband’s best friend. She swore Adrienne to secrecy. At that moment Adrienne not only became her mother’s confidante, she became an accomplice to an affair that went on for years.

Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster is perhaps best known for a robust summer schedule of performances in both their indoor and outdoor theaters. But the theater company also has a robust educational component. Their YoCo and VetCo offer free theater training for youth and veterans that culminate in performances each spring.