This episode began with a postcard from American Holly, a plant that is naturally shedding the old leaves as it grows new foliage. C.L. welcomes Jim Long, author of Wildcrafter Garden Structure: Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates and Fences. Listeners called in with questions about lilacs, azalea pruning, tomatoes and more.

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

The amazing success story of these birds and what might threaten their numbers in the future.

For more than a hundred years, the state has been stocking ponds all over the Cape and Islands with locally raised trout. Mike Clark of Plymouth helps breed these fish at a series of outdoor pools in Sandwich.

This month, Truro voters made some big decisions about funding, both at town meeting and at the ballot box.

The humpback whale, nicknamed "Timmy" by German media, died following a controversial failed rescue effort. His carcass had been drifting near the Danish shore for two weeks.

Pope Leo's first encyclical voices his concerns about technology and AI. The pope cautions about the illusions AI bots can create, and how important actual human relationships are.

The U.S. defense secretary said there is "rightful alarm" of China's military build up. But he also struck a more moderate tone on U.S.-China relations – and notably sidestepped bringing up Taiwan.