A tiny, weathered gravestone in Sandwich's Old Burial Ground may be the oldest on Cape Cod, but its inscription was deliberately chiseled away centuries ago. Gravestone historian Steve Broker explains the competing theories, from anti-Quaker sentiment to Puritan objections over sacred imagery.

Marta and Clara Verwys sell lemonade in Falmouth. Produced by Mae Nagusky and Atlantic Public Media.

The Garden Lady begins by talking about the care of mid-summer containers, and the importance of deadheading annuals. C.L. Fornari answers calls from listeners about moving a maple tree, keeping a potted rose over the winter, a plague of squash bugs, weeds in a lawn, and more.

We discuss the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

Spotting whales at sea is an indication that you've found an area with lots of bait, and tuna may very well be feeding on that same bait. But you have to give the whales some space.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Adam Szubin, former head of U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, about the new U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.

South Carolina Republicans return to the polls for a runoff between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. The race will determine which Republican is on the general election ballot in November.

What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country.