In this episode of The Garden Lady C.L. starts with a postcard from oak trees about why some years there is an abundance of acorns. Bryon Martin, co-author of the book Edible Houseplants was her guest and they talked about plants that can be grown indoors for fruit and seeds. Among other topics, listeners called in about paw-paw trees, overwintering tropical hibiscus plants, and the care of a new meadow.

A review of this week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

Much of southeastern Massachusetts has experienced drought conditions for over two years. Despite the rain, that trend continues.

White Pine Gathering Place will become the first monument in Boston that honors an Indigenous community.

In this edition of Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with Phoebe Carrai, cellist and founder of Glasstown Early Music about plans to present a series of concerts featuring music from centuries ago. The series begins with "A Baroque Cornucopia" on oct. 25.

Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.

"I just want to make people really feel things about the world they live in," Grian Chatten says of Dopamine Chamber, which he describes as the band's attempt to map the tensions of our moment.

The U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones.