The Point
9:00am and 7:00pm
CAI's award-winning public affairs program. Monday 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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Latest Episodes
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Spring is in the air and there is a lot going on with our feathered friends: Many are preparing nests and looking for mates and soon we will see the return of osprey. Listen as Mindy Todd speaks with Mark Faherty of the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary about what to look out for.
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This week: It’s good news and bad news for fishermen, as those affected by Vineyard Wind have 90 days to apply for compensation. Also, Cape Codders ask critical questions about new housing proposed on Joint Base Cape Cod. And — women are challenging traditional gender roles in one of New Bedford’s oldest and largest Portuguese cultural events, the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Documentary about Native Americans defending their land and water from the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Mass Audubon to hold Conference on Cape Cod's Natural History
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Excessive nitrogen from wastewater has significantly degraded our coastal embayments, estuaries, and ponds.
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Once on the fringe, Urine Diversion and Eco toilets are seeing renewed interest
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We talk with the performers from the upcoming JazzTastic concert series at Cotuit Center for the Arts and hear cuts from their albums. Tish Adams will perform a Billie Holiday tribute interwoven with storytelling about Billie's life and career. Candida Rose will perform jazz with Cape Verdean Creole or Kriolu language, cultural and African dance influences.
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We get a tour of the Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis with the museum’s Vice President Julia Johnson.
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This week: How safe is the water evaporating from Pilgrim nuclear power station? The state wants to know. Also, endangered right whales are back in numbers in our local waters. And: know someone looking for a summer rental? An MV estate is offering four weeks for $1 million.