Born blind in Hyannis and raised in Harwich, Paul Pena went from Perkins School for the Blind to the San Francisco blues scene, where Steve Miller turned his "Jet Airliner" into a hit. A shortwave radio broadcast from Moscow then led him to teach himself Tuvan throat singing and earn an Academy Award-nominated documentary.

We’re seeing the impacts of beech leaf disease in individual trees and in our coastal beech forests.

We talk with author David Gessner about his upcoming writing workshop.

PsyPact is an interstate compact that allows psychologists in participating states to treat patients across state lines. Forty-four states are part of PsyPact, and Massachusetts isn’t one of them. But that could soon change, pending the passage of state legislation.

The program begins with a postcard from Chrysanthemums. Kathy Tracy, co-owner of Avant Gardens, is C.L.'s guest and talks about her favorite mums for fall flowering. Listeners called in with questions about hardy cyclamen, plant recommendations for under trees, older Christmas Cactus and more.

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

Northern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that.

Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year.