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The Point
9:00am and 7:00pm
Hosted by Mindy Todd

WCAI's award-winning public affairs program. Tuesday through Thursday, Mindy Todd hosts a lively and informative discussion on critical issues for Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast. Every Friday is the News Roundup, as CAI News Director Steve Junker speaks with news editors and reporters from around the region.

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  • Curler Sean O'Neill, of Sandwich, demonstrated some shots at the Cape Cod Curling Club in Falmouth ahead of his trip to the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Milan Cortina. With him is fellow curler Doug Jones.
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    A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • Gabriella Simpkins is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Cape Cod.
    Singing as resistance
    We discuss singing as protest with local singers and songwriters.
  • Treating clothes with permethrin before you venture into nature is the best way to avoid tick bites. Using insect repellant on exposed skin is also important.
    Talking bugs: Southern pine beetles and ticks
    Today we talk about two insects of local interest: the Southern pine beetle, which are biting our trees, and ticks, which are biting us.
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  • Sean O'Neill will represent the United States in the Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina. Here, the Sandwich resident demonstrates the sport at his home club, the Cape Cod Curling Club in Falmouth, Dec. 19, 2025. Steadying the chair from behind — standard practice in wheelchair curling — is Doug Jones, a teammate of O'Neill's in local leagues.
    The local news roundup
    A review of the week's regional headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • Sean O'Neill will represent the United States in the Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina. Here, the Sandwich resident demonstrates the sport at his home club, the Cape Cod Curling Club in Falmouth, Dec. 19, 2025. Steadying the chair from behind — standard practice in wheelchair curling — is Doug Jones, a teammate of O'Neill's in local leagues.
    The local news roundup
    A review of the week's regional headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • Cape Cod Village in Orleans provides social, recreational, and educational opportunities to people with autism and other developmental disabilities on Cape Cod.
    Housing for adults with autism
    We discuss programs, support, and residences on the Cape for individuals with autism.
  • Outsmarting cancer
    A new book argues that half of all cancer deaths could be preventable through lifestyle changes and social reforms.
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    The white ship
    An interview with author Charles Spencer about his book The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream.
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    A look at the popularity of board games, new and traditional.