This month's bird news on The Point.

Interview: three authors with ties to the region

This week: The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear plant gets a reprimand from the Feds. A cardiologist is suing Cape Cod Healthcare, saying he was fired for blowing the whistle on dangerous medical shortcuts. And: we take a trip to a Vermont shooting range with members of the Massachusetts National Guard.

Favorite holiday movies

What we can learn from survivors of perilous situations

The Point broadcasts live from the Martha’s Vineyard museum.

The practice of meditation and mindfulness can benefit your health.

This week: Pilgrim Nuclear Plant owner Holtec continues to hold out the possibility of discharging radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. And a second suspect is arrested in the armed bank robbery on Martha’s Vineyard. Also: a tragic ending after a half-dozen pilot whales stranded in Eastham and rescuers struggled to save them.

Oceanographer Mary Sears' critical contributions to the U.S. Navy during WWII

For this month's books program on The Point, the theme is hotels.