The Point

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. This week's guests include: Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times, Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette, Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle, Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner, George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times, and Andy Tomolonis of South Coast Today.

A lot has changed since the canal bridges were built in 1933. Our population has increased, summer tourism has grown, and more people commute daily on and off the Cape. This increased traffic, combined with maintenance requirements for the bridges and limited roadway capacity feeding the bridges, is creating historic traffic backups. On The Point, we discuss some of the challenges and potential solutions for easing traffic around and over the cape Cod Canal.

In The Shadow of Extinction, we discuss WCAI’s ongoing series about the plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale, and efforts to save the species.

The New Bedford Lyceum was first established in 1828, offering speakers and programming that tackled key social and political issues. The Lyceum's re-establishment today follows the same centuries old tradition of learning through intellectual debate. On The Point, we talk about the history of the Lyceum and hear about present day programming.

The number of people with opioid use disorders is on the rise. Access to medicated assisted treatment, which is proven effective, is limited by the number of practitioners certified to prescribe. We discuss why there are so few prescribers, how to increase treatment capacity, and some of the different medicated assisted treatment options.

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. This week's guests include: Cindy McCormick of the Cape Cod Times, Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette, Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle, Josh Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror, K.C. Myers of the Provincetown Banner, George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times, and Jim Kinsella of the Enterprise .

On The Point, we talk with Brian Carlstrom, the new Superintendent at the Cape Cod National Seashore, about his vision for the Park and some of the more pressing issues facing the Seashore, including coastal erosion.

It’s easy to take our fresh water for granted. Unlike in many parts of the world, we can simply turn on the tap and safely drink the water. Have you ever given thought to where that water comes from? If you live on Cape Cod it likely comes from our Aquifer: a series of fresh water pools or lenses beneath the ground. Keeping that aquifer free of containments and safe to drink is up to all of us.

Our BOOKS show on The Point this month features the world of dreams. We hear about techniques to enhance dream recall, how dreams are useful in our waking lives, Native American dream lore, and how famous people such as Salvador Dali and Paul McCartney got ideas from dreams. Jill Erickson of Falmouth Public Library and author Peter Abrahams join our host Mindy Todd in the studio.

On The Point, an hour of great American music. First, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony Jung Ho Pak joins us to discuss American composers whose work is considered groundbreaking. The Symphony’s American Mavericks Concert features Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass and John Adams.