The Point

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.

A busy week of local and regional news.  WCAI's Brian Morris hosts a discussion with colleagues in the print and digital media.  Among the stories: Cape Cod may take in unaccompanied immigrant kids; Cape Wind looks at options for its staging facilities in both Rhode Island and New Bedford; a new director and manager for Chatham's town band; a booming Nantucket real estate market; Provincetown licensing board denies bid to use the Hawthorne Barn for Tennessee Williams festival performance; and a name for the new Steamship Authority ferry.

Joe Richman, Founder and Executive Producer of Radio Diaries talks about his five part radio series “Mandela: An Audio History” which tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings and the voice of Nelson Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with him, and against him. Joe Richman will give a presentation at Preservation Hall

For some, getting into vacation mode is easy, others have a difficult time enjoying their time off. Psychologist Michael Abruzzese and Psychiatrist Marc Whaley discuss the psychology of vacations. They offer some tips on how to unplug from the demands of your everyday life,  and talk about the mental and physical benefits of a good vacation.

Most everything you need to know about your Cape and Islands garden this season, from pests to bounty. Roberta Clark, horticulturist, gives advice on a wide range of garden related issues such as plant varieties, timing for planting, pruning, and transplanting, solutions to insect problems, and much more. With Mindy Todd, and many callers.

A simple mistake can derail the best planned experiments. But sometimes – just sometimes – such an error can lead to an even bigger discovery.

In this week's News Roundup: Hurricane Arthur winds reach 80 miles an hour on Nantucket, and strand some tourists on Martha's Vineyard. The death of a janitor in a Plymouth elementary school remains a mystery. Questions about the safety of Falmouth water a concern for pregnant women. The Monomoy Refuge master plan to protect nesting shorebirds meets with controversy.  There's a new on-demand Cape Baseball League video service. The Obamas will vacation on the Vineyard.

What is the future of classical music? You could get a glimpse of it when students from the Curtis Institute of Music visit the Cape and Islands later this month for a series of concerts. The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on a professional level.