A cottage bought against a home inspector’s advice becomes the proving ground for a second act as a skilled tradesman. Between a neighbor’s critiques and an offhand job offer, he finds that staying busy keeps him in midair.

This Halloween episode of The Garden Lady starts off with a postcard from things that are spooky in the garden. C.L. talks about ghost pipe plants, stinkhorn fungi, and other creepy things that appear in our yards and gardens. Listeners call in with assorted questions about topics including transplanting hydrangeas, "lasagne bulb pots," African violet renewal, and watering spring blooming shrubs this fall.

A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading jouralists.

Steven Raichlen’s latest book is a memoir that follows his path, starting as a scholar of French literature and ending as a world-class BBQ expert.

Liz and Keith Martin started with just a few chickens in 2012. Now they've added ducks, alpacas, goats, a vegetable garden, and sugar maple trees.

he operation involved a warship, a maritime surveillance aircraft and marine commandos. The hijacking followed a resurgence of Somali piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.

After a long campaign cycle, it's Election Day in the 2026 midterms. There are thousands of races on the ballot and some are key to deciding control of Congress.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Christine Matthews, a center-right pollster and president of Bellwether research and consulting, about the last polling ahead of Election Day.