The Point

We hear from Cape Harmony, a group of young women from all over the nation who come to Cape Cod in the summer to make their music.

The Camera was rolling for their sound check in the studio. Watch as they perform Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About".

According to the US Census, the population in Barnstable County is declining and the fastest losses are in the 25 to 44-age category.  Between 2000 and 2010 nearly fifteen Thousand young adults left the Cape, a decrease of 26.8%.

What do a memoir set in Concord, Massachusetts, 1940 mysteries featuring Maud Silver (elderly spinster private detective,) David Hockney, Virginia Woolf's gardens, and playgrounds all have in common? They are all featured on The Point potluck book show with guests Jill Erickson, Reference Librarian at Falmouth Public Library and Melanie Lauwers, Books Editor at the Cape Cod Times. 

Bourne is considered the Gateway to Cape Cod, whether one travels across the Bourne or Sagamore Bridge, and like much of the Cape, Bourne includes a number of distinct villages. Mindy Todd talks with local author Goia Dimock about her book History Images of America, Bourne. Then we revisit an interview with Jay North Conway about his book The Cape Cod Canal, Breaking Through the Bared and Bended Arm. 

While aboard the Charles W. Morgan, Heather Goldstone caught a whiff of olden times: the odor of whale that is STILL  detectable in an original oak barrel. The barrel is part of the whale ship's try works, where blubber was rendered into oil. Here's a clip of her conversation with Dave Wiley, Research Coordinator for Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary, about the scent.

WCAI's news director, Sean Corcoran, is joined by regional print and digital media journalists to discuss the news of the week, including Anne Brennan of the Cape Cod Times, Sally Rose of the Provincetown Banner, Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle, and Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times, all discuss the local news.

A discussion of the Arab-Israeli conflict and tensions throughout the Middle East, with Mindy Todd on The Point and three guests who know the situation in depth.

Ornithologist Vern Laux  joins Mindy Todd on The Point to talk about the season's highlights for birding. Many species are breeding in our region, and the seabirds are abundant. But don't feed the gulls! Vern explains why, and answers many questions form listeners.

Mindy Todd talks with three artists from this year's Woods Hole Film Festival about their films.

Few will ever see firsthand the true, glorious colors of a giant bluefin tuna as it emerges from the ocean. James Prosek's watercolors come close.