The Point

On The Point, we talk about the psychology of change. Mindy Todd hosts psychiatrist Marc Whaley in a conversation about the many and varied changes we inevitably face in life, and how these effect us. We hear advice about how we can get the support we need for dealing with changes.

On The Point, our host Mindy Todd and horticulturist Roberta Clark talk about gardening. Lots of tips for getting the best results with all your favorite plants. We also hear questions and comments from listeners throughout our region, about everything from lawns to fruit trees and peonies.

WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran rounds up the top local news stories of the week with several area journalists.

WCAI and Twenty Summers present Telling Tales in a World of Alternative Facts: Junot Díaz and Jacqueline Woodson in Conversation. What does it mean to be a fiction writer of color in America today? From his Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao to her Brown Girl Dreaming, from his activist work in the Dominican-American community to her stories for teenage readers about what it means to grow up black and gay, Diaz and Woodson are writers who know how to raise their voices when it counts. This

On The Point, we talk about skin cancer and how we can best protect ourselves from the sun’s damaging rays. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. It's estimated that one American dies every hour from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows new cases of Melanoma in Massachusetts are 26 percent higher than the national average, and Nantucket County has one of the top 5 rates of new melanoma diagnoses

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and events are happening across the country. Locally, Cape Cod Pride Day is Saturday, June 24 in Falmouth. Joining us on The Point to talk about the event and the ongoing efforts to support members of the LGBTQ community in our region are Rabbi Elias Lieberman of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation, and Paul Glass, a member of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging, and Co-Chair of the LGBT Elders of Color. Find more information at these links: PFLAG , No Place for

Birds all around our region are busy feeding their chicks. If you listen, in many places you can hear the nestlings calling for food. On The Point, Mark Faherty, ornithologist and science coordinator at Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, talks with Mindy Todd and our listeners about what's happening in the world of birds.

WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran rounds up the top local news stories of the week with several area journalists. Joining Sean this week are Chris Lindah l of the Cape Cod Times; Sam Houghton of the Mashpee Enterprise; Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; Ann Wood of the Provincetown Banner; Joshua Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; and George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times. Among the stories

WCAI in partnership with Twenty Summers presents Two Literary Lights: Richard Russo and Hannah Tinti in C onversation. Russo and Tinti each are on tour for new books: Russo for Trajectory, a quartet of novellas; Tinti for her second novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley. Russo and Tinti, friend s as well as kindred authors, talk about life, literature, and anything else they please. Twenty Summers co-founder Julia Glass is moderator. This conversation was recorded live at the May 30th event

No one looks forward to growing old, but research shows that healthy lifestyles can change the way we age. On The Point, Mindy Todd talk with physician Roger Landry about making lasting lifestyle changes, and ways to stay physically and intellectually active. We also discuss how our cultural environment impacts aging and how we can make use of the untapped capital in older adults. Dr. Landry will speak on Tuesday, June 20 at the Falmouth Public Library, with Neighborhood Falmouth .