An epic wreck of Atlantic saury, a little-known North Atlantic baitfish, has washed up along the bay beaches from Brewster to Wellfleet, drawing thousands of gulls, Northern Gannets, Cory’s Shearwaters and even a Pomarine Jaeger to the feast. Here’s what’s behind the spectacle, why the fish keep getting misidentified as needlefish and half-beaks, and where you might still catch the tail end of the show.

We discuss the tools that drama and performance offer those in recovery.

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 journalists.

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.

Scary stories for your fall reading list.

Juncos are in, the layers are out, and a flock of northern wanderers is easing the Cape into winter. A White-winged Crossbill turned up at Sandy Neck, Pine Siskins are arriving in good numbers, and the annual winter finch forecast offers some early clues about what’s next.

Drought, nor’easters, and chipmunks are one thing, but bishop’s weed is a Cape Cod garden foe that keeps coming back no matter how much gets pulled. With the fall garden in full color, the essayist weighs containment against surrender and finds some beauty in the standoff.