This program starts off with a postcard from Robin's plantain, aka fleabane. C.L. explains the advantages and disadvantages to tilling or not tilling vegetable gardens, and callers asked questions about peony buds filled with ants, invasive perennials and a Japanese maple tree that has some dieback.

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

Carla Kaplan has written a new biography of Jessica Mitford, a British aristocrat who became an American communist and advocate for social justice.

The town of Harwich has opened a recreational herring fishery for the first time in twenty years.

It's town meeting season, and with costs on the rise, several towns in the Cape and Islands region have been facing significant budget overrides. Eastham was one of those towns.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Erin Kealiher and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Zocalo Health, a primary care organization, screens all its patients for depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. It documented a marked increase in those conditions since ICE enforcement actions began.

Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.