The Point

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. His guests include: Patrick Cassidy 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; George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times; and Tao Woolfe of the Sandwich Enterprise.

Battle Lines is a presentation created by Gregory Williams and pianist Jacqueline Schwab. It features World War I poetry by the flower of England’s soldier-poets, including Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, and Isaac Rosenberg. Jacqueline Schwab augments the poems with period music: classical, music-hall, and the soldier’s own “trench songs.” Included are such pieces as Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin , Hubert Parry’s Jerusalem , the well-known Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile,

As part of the American Homefront Project , we bring you three stories of present day Veterans. First, the story of veterans fighting deportation, then why homeless female veterans are a growing and underserved population, and finally, the role of service dogs for veterans with PTSD.

The 26th Yankee Division of the National Guard was comprised of men from New England, including a handful from Cape Cod. On The Point, we talk with Brigadier General Len Kondratiuk, Director of Historical Services for the Massachusetts National Guard, about the division and their experiences on the front during the war.

Singer songwriter Chuck McDermott ’s career has spanned 40 years, touring with his own band, Wheatstraw, and with the legendary folk artist John Stewart. In addition to a career as a musician, he spent three decades in politics and is a self-described environmentalist.

On The Point, we talk with filmmaker Robbie Leppzer about his movie Power Struggle, a documentary about nuclear power and democracy.

Boundless is a new play at the Cape Rep Theater , exploring the challenges of being a local fisherman in today's world. Playwright Alison Weller joins us on The Point to talk about the project.

One in five American children live in homes with parental substance abuse. Research shows this puts them at a greater risk for medical, behavioral and social problems than their peers. On The Point, we talk with early childhood development specialists about ways to help these children and their families, and discuss a curriculum guide about addiction designed specifically for this age group.

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. His guests include Patrick Cassidy 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; Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner; and George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

The musical theatre of the Victorian era radiated the brilliance of librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan and the works they jointly created. Between 1871 and 1896 they collaborated on fourteen comic operas, of which H.M.S. Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance , and The Mikado are among the best known. To Gilbert’s clever and fanciful words, Sullivan added melodies which could convey both humor and pathos. Together, their talent for form and composition opened the doors for the