The Point

CAI

WCAI's award-winning public affairs program. Every Monday The Point features Living Lab with Heather Goldstone, examining the stories behind science headlines. Tuesday through Thursday, Mindy Todd hosts a lively and informative discussion on critical issues for Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast. Every Friday is the News Roundup, as WCAI Senior Reporter Sean Corcoran speaks with news editors and reporters from around the region.

  • The year in review with Climate One 
    The Year in Review and a look ahead to 2025 on Climate One.
    31 December 2024, 8:19 pm
  • The Healing Power of Music
    This week on The Pulse from WHYY
    31 December 2024, 8:18 pm
  • 49 minutes 28 seconds
    Three books explore travel and history
    Interviews with four writers on The Point.
    30 December 2024, 3:10 am
  • 49 minutes 16 seconds
    Seasonal music
    Seasonal music performed by musicians and vocalists with ties to our region.
    30 December 2024, 3:02 am
  • 49 minutes 32 seconds
    News Roundup: Turbines, bridges, whales, machine guns — 2024 in review
    This week: Offshore wind started up and came to a crashing halt. The battle to build a heavy machine gun range on Cape Cod ended without a shot fired. And the Sagamore Bridge replacement landed its 2 billion dollars — but the Bourne Bridge is another story. We've got those stories and more on our special year-end news roundup for 2024.
    27 December 2024, 3:08 pm
  • 49 minutes 30 seconds
    The History of Sound: Stories
    Stories of love, longing, and New England history
    24 December 2024, 8:05 pm
  • First Responders: the toll on their health
    This week on The Pulse: first responders during emergencies
    24 December 2024, 8:04 pm
  • 49 minutes 26 seconds
    News Roundup: Joint Base could provide land for housing; tough season for endangered right whales
    This week: What if some of the land at Joint Base Cape Cod could be used for housing? A new master plan could explore that and other innovative uses. Endangered right whales continue to be sighted entangled in fishing line. And one of Cape’s the largest farm properties has changed hands.
    20 December 2024, 5:39 pm
  • 49 minutes 35 seconds
    A conversation with New Bedford Mayor John Mitchell
    An interview with mayor John Mitchell
    19 December 2024, 4:54 pm
  • 49 minutes 33 seconds
    Holiday season ups and downs
    The anxiety of the holidays, and ways to cultivate joy.
    18 December 2024, 3:57 pm
  • 49 minutes 34 seconds
    Insect Epiphany
    How our six-legged allies shape human culture.
    17 December 2024, 4:25 pm
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