The Point

Independent producer Kolin Pope talks to his family about their belief in the unbelievable. This piece was produced as part of the Transom Story Workshop spring 2015 session.

In 2014 a U.S. Marine from New Bedford was convicted of killing a transgendered Filipino woman. On The Point, we talk with social scientist Dr. Peter Kutschera about the conviction, and how it relates to U.S.-Filipino relations in the context of an expanding Chinese military presence. Sean Corcoran hosts. Dr. Kutschera will deliver the keynote address at the International Conference on Society, Psychology, and Education in the Philippines in January. Here’s a link to the website for the

You may have heard that there’s a floating island of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The truth is, there isn’t. In fact, the problem is far more insidious, more akin to smog. One estimate found that there are hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic - more than five trillion pieces, most about the size of a grain of rice - floating around in the world’s oceans. Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen met - and got engaged - on a research cruise studying ocean plastics. Marcus made a

Humans are taking a toll on ocean ecosystems – pollution, overfishing, climate change. Jeremy Jackson has watched human impacts sap the ability of Caribbean coral reefs to recover from natural disasters. But he says the greatest threat to ocean health is right inside our heads. When Jackson first started studying coral reefs in the late 1960s, he was drawn by their beauty, by the fun and excitement of learning new things about corals. Over time, he and colleagues began to notice changes caused

On The Point, we talk to Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson. She’s the featured musician at this year’s JazzFestFalmouth.

In November 2011 the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Research vessel Atlantis was headed out to study life at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. But things didn’t go as planned. Producer Scott Christy brings us the story of an unusual 24 hours on board the research ship. This story comes to us from the Transom Story Workshop.

Historically, churches and synagogues have not been viewed as inclusive places for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. But that perception is beginning to change, for both religious and LGBT Communities. On The Point, we discuss the inclusion of LGBT individuals into faith communities. Mindy Todd hosts these guests in the studio: Dr. Mary Hunt, feminist theologian, Catholic activist, and co-founder of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER); and Rabbi Elias

On The Point, a discussion of books about dogs and cats. Our book experts Jill Erickson, reference librarian at the Falmouth Public Library, and Peter Abrahams, author, delve into a great collection of works on this theme. Mindy Todd hosts. Here's a list of books from today's show.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, opioid related deaths in Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth, and Bristol counties are among the highest in the state, and this isn’t an epidemic just affecting adults. Of the 209 young people (aged 15-24) who died in this state between January and June of this year, 41 were confirmed opioid related. Earlier this year Hyannis-based Duffy Health Center announced a 100-thousand-dollar federal grant to begin what’s called a medication assisted

A closer look at the needs of Cape and Islands veterans and some of the services and supports available to them and their families. Mindy Todd's guests in the Woods Hole studio are: Jim Pickering, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Masonic Military Assistance Project; and Greg Quilty, Executive Director of the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center. Click here for information on the Field Day event, Oct. 1st, 11-5, at the Hyannis Village Green. Also, here's a link to the the Veterans Outreach