Your local NPR news & information source for Cape Cod, the South Coast & the Islands.https://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mhxdtus4iy23To call in you can reach us at 866-999-4626 or email your questions to thepoint@capeandislands.org26 Mar 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxdtus4iy23https://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mhjcrzdsjb2hFor our inaugural Falmouth Road Race team, we are looking for five dedicated runners to complete the iconic 7-mile race. On Team CAI 2026, your support will strengthen local journalism in its mission to keep our communities connected and informed! Apply at capeandislands.org/TeamCA20 Mar 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjcrzdsjb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mgsb47kf3a2bCome out to The West End tonight for pub night tonight! Get your tickets here! -->https://bit.ly/40u6egt11 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsb47kf3a2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mgmxq3qrk52hWhat you can hear this week on The Point!09 Mar 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmxq3qrk52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mgaoohfu5e2zThanks so much to Siena Italian Grill & Bar for hosting us last night for our Pub Night in Mashpee! Come see us a week from today Wednesday March 11th at The West End in Hyannis for our next Pub Night! Sing up here! --> https://bit.ly/40u6egt04 Mar 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaoohfu5e2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mg45sl2pjg2dWhat you can hear this week on The Point!02 Mar 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg45sl2pjg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mfp237tpfb2hWe are experiencing technical difficulties with our 94.3 WZAI Brewster 91.1 WNAN Nantucket frequencies. Our engineers are working their hardest to restore service.25 Feb 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp237tpfb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mfhlv4vqdz2mEversource is anticipating power outages across the region with tonight’s storm. They say it could be a multi-day event and with high winds, they may not be able to get to down lines until winds subside.22 Feb 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhlv4vqdz2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mfd5lazda32lArchivists and researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered what they believe is the oldest existing recording of a whale. The 1949 humpback song was captured rom an office dictation machine aboard R/V Atlantis, near Bermuda. https://bit.ly/4qOonAa20 Feb 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd5lazda32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3mf624cwmjj2lThanks to everyone who came out to our pub night at The Red Nun in Dennis Port! We had a fantastic time seeing all of you! if you missed us come see us at Siena in Mashpee a week from today February 25th from 5-7 p.m. Get your tickets here! https://bit.ly/4qFqaaN18 Feb 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf624cwmjj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3metvve4kk62dCAI's Jennette Barnes reports on the future of wind power in the region. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2026-02-13/trump-administration-to-appeal-court-orders-on-offshore-wind14 Feb 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3metvve4kk62dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lwcbgdjljk2iWe have an update to the community from CAI's Executive Editor Mindy Todd. https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2025-07-25/a-letter-to-the-cai-community13 Aug 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcbgdjljk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lwc4nqid422iThis week on The Bird News on The Point, Mark Faherty fills us in on who is heading where and the latest bird sightings. https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2025-08-12/bird-news-in-august13 Aug 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwc4nqid422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lwbt3k6m7k2iOn Cape Cod, where the cost of living and other factors sometimes make workers hard to find, a loss of Haitian residents could create a noticeable drop in the labor supply this winter, especially in some health care professions. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-08-12/haitian-nationals-with-protected-immigration-status-at-risk-of-deportation-come-february13 Aug 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbt3k6m7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lw75viiw3c2iAre your tomatoes late to ripen this season? Listen to the latest episode of The Garden Lady to learn why. https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-garden-lady-on-cai/2025-08-09/the-garden-lady-episode-3212 Aug 2025 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw75viiw3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lw5cgjtodk2xCAI's Gilda Geist spoke to Madeline to learn more about her time on season 21 of "Project Runway" and how her childhood on Nantucket led her into the world of fashion. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-08-07/nantucket-fashion-designer-featured-on-new-season-of-project-runway11 Aug 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5cgjtodk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvvpucbrck2iYou miss a day of picking, and you've got pregnant baseball bats. Here's what to do with an onslaught of zucchini, from The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay. https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2025-08-07/what-to-make-with-an-onslaught-of-zucchini08 Aug 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvpucbrck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvu4xuhcg22iIn this small coastal community — the main conduit for moving people and goods to and from the Vineyard — many Woods Hole residents are fed up with the foul air. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-08-06/air-pollution-from-marthas-vineyard-ferry-prompts-concern08 Aug 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvu4xuhcg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvsqids6lk2lYou may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat. Hear more on the Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty. https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2025-08-06/its-always-worth-getting-out-on-a-boat07 Aug 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsqids6lk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvl6zikkms2uHere's what's coming up this week on The Point. #CapeCod04 Aug 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvl6zikkms2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvdxd3th522nUnion nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer at the bargaining table this month. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-08-01/seeking-fair-contract-cape-cod-nurses-are-prepared-to-strike01 Aug 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdxd3th522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lvdnefz2uk2nAll kinds of escapes exist, and books are full of them! Our book experts share their lists of picks on The Point. https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2025-07-30/escape-in-books01 Aug 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdnefz2uk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lv46pwtaq22n"We are trying to get the word out that it is a good idea to get your well tested, and PFAS are commonly detected on Nantucket," said Andrew Shapero. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-07-25/making-sense-of-nantucket-pfas-findings29 Jul 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv46pwtaq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3luzjysrjj22nHere's what's coming up this week on The Point. #CapeCod28 Jul 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzjysrjj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lusl4pglns2nState Sen. Dylan Fernandes said a major rehabilitation of either bridge — which is due, for safety reasons, in the next several years — would involve completely shutting down the bridge for nine months. https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-07-25/business-leaders-residents-speak-out-about-replacing-cape-cod-bridges25 Jul 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusl4pglns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3luscv2r4c22jOn The Point, we talk access and rights for women’s healthcare with Julia Kehoe, President and CEO of Health Imperatives, and Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now. https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2025-07-24/reproductive-equity-now25 Jul 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3luscv2r4c22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3luqxlxef4c2jPredicting this South Pacific seabird’s appearance in the state was utterly absurd. Hear more on The Weekly Bird Report. https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2025-07-23/a-bird-from-the-wrong-ocean25 Jul 2025 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqxlxef4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3luq665j7ls2jKolb Noyes will be reporting on the important research and discovery happening in the science organizations in the region. She'll also cover the pressures of growth and tourism on the environment. https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2025-07-24/amy-kolb-noyes-to-join-cai-staff24 Jul 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3luq665j7ls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3lupxylpwvk2jThe Woods Hole Film Festival is coming right up! We spoke with three filmmakers about their work. Take a listen. https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2025-07-23/woods-hole-film-festival-202524 Jul 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupxylpwvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wcai-npr.bsky.social/post/3luifpgc5o22j"Sometimes imperfection is perfection!" Did you miss the live airing of The Garden Lady on Saturday? Get all your garden wisdom here: https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-garden-lady-on-cai/2025-07-19/the-garden-lady-episode-2921 Jul 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:wpvzty6sie7uexx2h6moqdds/app.bsky.feed.post/3luifpgc5o22j