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00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca1e80000 Our series Ways of Life is a collection of stories about people who live down the street... our neighbors: Fishermen, scientists, craftspeople, recovering addicts, surgeons, dog rescuers, motorcycle gang members, nursing home residents, musicians, the homeless, kid athletes, social activists, and all the others who share this place.Each portrait becomes part of the surprising, interwoven tapestry of our lives together here on the Cape, Coast and Islands. Ways of Life is produced by our production partners at Atlantic Public Media through their media training program: The Transom Story Workshop.Ways of Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca2150000Cape Cod is home to twice the national average of people 65 and older. This has impacts for the region in almost every measure of a community: in the economy, the workforce, health care, and family structures. There are ways in which it poses a challenge to the region—but equally, it’s a source of opportunity.Our new 5-part series examines how ideas about aging beyond 65 are changing, and how, thanks to advances in medicine and technology, the reality of aging is changing, too. Exploring this transformation, we look at emploment, social connection, "aging in place," and the impact of the opioid epidemic.It airs all the week of December 11, 2017.

00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca26e0000The North Atlantic right whale is facing extinction. Researchers estimate there are less than 450 left. Of those, about 100 are reproductive females.Last year, at least 16 of the whales were found dead, while just 5 new calves were identified. The math is against the species.If nothing is done to alter the equation, scientists say, the North Atlantic right whale could be functionally extinct in 20 years.But an effort is underway to save them.WCAI examines the challenges facing the North Atlantic right whale, and the people working to preserve the species, in a new reporting series, “In the Shadow of Extinction.”

00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca37c0000Hurricane Preparedness on Cape Cod and the IslandsA collaboration with the Cape Cod TimesAugust 6-10, 2018Last year's historic hurricane season, with its devastating impacts on Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida, raises questions about our readiness for the likelihood of a major hurricane striking Cape Cod.In this 5-part series, we examine the ways in which regional and local planners are preparing for a major hurricane; the ways in which development in recent decades has made us more vulnerable to catastrophic storms; how building engineering has evolved to create more storm-proof housing; and what individuals can do to be ready when a major storm strikes. The series is a unique collaboration with the Cape Cod Times.