John Basile
Host of All Things Considered, ReporterJohn Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.
He joined WCAI in 2019 after a long run as Managing Editor of The Register newspaper and other publications on Cape Cod.
A music lover, the author of a history of jazz on Cape Cod and a devotee of the history of baseball and popular culture, he often ponders the wonders of the vinyl LP and lives in West Yarmouth with his wife Kathryn.
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Looking Skyward: The Mission to MarsIn this edition of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the latest…
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Looking Skyward: The Most Distant QuasarIn this edition of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the…
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CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the mysterious signals coming from a nearby star. But,…
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CAI's John Basile talks with singer, and South Coast native, Marcelle Gauvin about jazz and the impact of the pandemic on performing artists.
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The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is a rare occurrence and has been the source of story and myth.
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Centertonix, based at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, has released some new songs just in time for the holidays, and the group plans an online performance…
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The Japanese space agency has returned samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth. Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket…
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NASA's SpaceX Crew 1 has reached the International Space Station. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory talks with CAI's John Basile about…
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Sittin' In is an occasional series of interviews with musicians based on the Cape, the Coast and the Islands produced by CAI's John Basile. In this…
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Two new studies suggest there could be much more water than previously thought, including ice stored in permanently shadowed "cold traps" at lunar polar…