The Point

The Point

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The Point episodes

  • Birds and Other Wildlife We're Seeing
    This month is a busy month for birds in our region. Many birds are sitting on eggs and some babies are hatching. Mark Faherty, ornithologist and science coordinator at Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary joins Mindy Todd on The Point. We also talk to Stephanie Ellis from Cape Cod Wild Care and get advice about what to do if you find a baby bird on the ground, and other wildlife protection tips.
    50 min
  • Weekly News Round-up: Town Meetings; Doctor's License Suspended Over Opiods
    WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a weekly roundup of regional news with several local journalists. Joining Sean this week are Sean Driscoll of the Cape Cod Times; Sam Houghton of the Mashpee Enterprise; Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner; and George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times. This week, the journalists discuss Town Meetings in several towns, where voters focused on town budgets and spending; a local
    48 min
  • Garden Wisdom
    Roger Swain is a biologist, gardener, writer and storyteller. He was also the longtime host of The Victory Garden on PBS. On The Point, he talks about his years on the program, and answers various gardening questions. Mindy Todd hosts.
    50 min
  • Art in the Barn
    The enduring legacy of the Hawthorne Art Barn. WCAI’s Sean Corcoran sits down with Joshua Prager and Julia Glass to discuss 20 Summers and the efforts to honor and continue the legacy of art in Provincetown.
    32 min
  • Arab and Middle Eastern Films on the Cape
    On The Point, host Mindy Todd previews some of the offerings at this year's Cape Cod Festival of Arab and Middle Eastern Film . Mindy's guests are festival founder and programmer Rebecca Alvin, and Paterson University media studies professor Jamsheed Akrami. The festival runs May 4-7.
    18 min
  • WCAI's Local News Roundup: Officer Leaves Gun in Bathroom; Contaminated Water Well Taken Offline
    WCAI's Sean Corcoran hosts a roundup of local news stories with several area journalists. His guests this week include Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; Sam Houghton of the Mashpee Enterprise; Josh Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; Ann Wood of the Provincetown Banner; Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette; and George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times. Among the stories they discuss this week: a
    50 min
  • ArtSpring Festival Celebrates Freedom of Expression
    ArtSpring Cape Cod is a grass roots Cape-wide celebration of arts and culture, with a goal to engage as many artists, organizations, and communities as possible in a festival that explores the theme "Freedom of Expression." On The Point, we hear from participants.
    19 min

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CAI's award-winning public affairs program. Tuesday through Friday, Mindy Todd hosts a lively and informative discussion on critical issues for Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast. Every Friday…

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