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The cool and rainy Cape and Islands spring is behind us, and we are heading into summer with temperatures in the 70's at last! Our host Mindy Todd and Mark Faherty, biologist at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary , discuss the season's wildlife highlights: birds and others creatures as well. We also get tips from Stephanie Ellis of Wild Care Cape Cod on what to do if you find baby birds.

WCAI's Mindy Todd hosts a roundup of the week's top news stories. Guests include Ethan Genter from the Cape Cod Times, Josh Balling from the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror, Tim Wood from the Cape Cod Chronicle, Noah Asimow from the Vineyard Gazette, K.C. Myers from the Provincetown Banner, George Brennan from the Martha's Vineyard Times, and WCAI's Kathryn Eident, Mike Deehan, and Heather Goldstone.

Many of us are familiar with the song of the humpback whale or the clicking of dolphin echo-location but we may not have considered the design, engineering, and field work necessary to collect those sounds. Captain Bob Wallace and Biologist Peter Tyack join us to discuss the pioneering work of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution bio acoustic engineer Bill Watkins, and how his recordings helped launch the marine mammal conservation movement.

On June 4 th in 1920, women won their long fight to vote after Tennessee became the final state to ratify the 19 th Amendment. Mindy Todd talks with Elaine Weiss about her latest book The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote". Weiss’s book reveals a complex and fascinating history of women’s rights, and draws parallels between politics today and one hundred years ago. Mindy Todd and Elaine Weiss will be speaking at the Nantucket Book Festival Friday June 14 th .

WCAI's Mindy Todd hosts a roundup of the week's top local and regional news stories. Her guests include Paul Pronovost from the Cape Cod Times; Bill Eville from the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood from the Cape Cod Chronicle; Ed Miller from the Provincetown Banner; and Brian Dowd from the Martha's Vineyard Times.

In his most recent book, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago , acclaimed journalist Alex Kotlowitz takes up the subject of youth, poverty, and gun violence in urban America. As part of WCAI’s collaboration with 20 Summers , we bring you a recorded conversation between Kotlowitz and former New York Magazine editor Adam Moss about the issues facing many urban youth.

This month on the Books program, we talk about short stories. Our guests, Jill Erickson of Falmouth Public Library , and Vicky Titcomb of Titcomb's Books , give us their lists of favorite short works of literarture. Listeners call in to add their comments and suggestions. Mindy Todd hosts. Here is a list of the books discussed on the show.

Tom Shelby has trained search and rescue dogs and family pets for decades. His new book is Dog Training Diaries, Proven Expert Tips and Tricks to Live in Harmony with Your Dog. We talk with Tom about his training approach, hear stories of challenging dogs… and their owners… and take dog training questions from our listeners.

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: a state study, 5 years in the making calls, for new Cape bridges and major changes to connecting roads; Dennis and Yarmouth search for a path forward after an updated regional school agreement fails; and a drug court opens in Falmouth.

Educational Foundations provide funds for teachers to use in the classroom or for professional development. We discuss why educational foundations are needed and how they complement and enhance public education. We also visit two classrooms to hear how educators are using grant money.