Best WCAI Podcasts (2025)

Carrie Richter of Peach Tree Circle Farm in Falmouth is a self-proclaimed garlic fanatic."It makes every dish better. There's nothing about garlic that I don't like."By Elspeth Hay

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More or less Maddy 49:31

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An interview with author Lisa Genova.By Mindy Todd

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Migration Becomes a Reality 3:58

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In this week's Bird Report, Mark Faherty shares information on bird migration.By Mark Faherty

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Dreams and visions of those who are dying 49:03

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Finding hope and meaning at life's end

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No Thru Traffic, Lovers Lane Closed 2:19

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In this week's episode of A Cape Cod Notebook, Mary Bergman shares how she finds light in the depth of winter.By Mary Bergman

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Regional News Roundup 48:20

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A look at the top local and regional news stories of the week

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Artificial Intelligence. 48:45

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What AI might mean for jobs, education, healthcare, and the arts.By Mindy Todd

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Hal Minis on why we should all be tending apple trees 4:17

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In this week's Local Food Report, Hal Minis shares why we should be tending to apple trees.By Elspeth Hay

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Land trusts and affordable housing 49:35

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The ins and outs of Land TrustsBy Mindy Todd

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A magnificent discovery 3:47

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By Mark Faherty

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September's Slow Roll 4:03

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In this week's Cape Cod Notebook, Tom Moroney discusses September on the Cape Cod Rail Trail.By Tom Moroney

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Bird News in September 49:34

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Our monthly Birds program on The PointBy Mindy Todd

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Looking at the Top Regional News of the Week 48:06

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The top news stories of the week affecting Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Coast

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The legacy of conservation land on the Cape and Islands 49:37

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The history of land conservation, current efforts to protect open space, and some of our favorite places to enjoy.By Mindy Todd

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Smoked Tuna Belly: A Delicacy That's Surprisingly Easy 4:20

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On this week’s Local Food Report, smoked tuna belly is on the menu.By Elspeth Hay

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Close to Home 48:36

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An interview with conservation biologist Thor Hanson about his book Close to HomeBy Mindy Todd

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Birds you can experience on your Cape Cod "staycation" 4:54

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A camping trip to Nickerson State Park in Brewster yields some bird superstars.By Mark Faherty

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A brown-out, but no die-off, every 17 years. 2:36

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Cicada nymphs make incisions, but trees hold up.By Seth Rolbein

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Secrets, memory and memoir 16:07

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An interview with writer Cynthia Blakely.By Mindy Todd

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Seven secrets to the perfect personal essay 33:23

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An interview with writer Nancy Slomin Aronie.By Mindy Todd

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The Local News Roundup 48:12

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We wrap up the local news of the week with our region's leading journalists.By Mindy Todd

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Yes, I have sand in the car. So what? 3:25

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Yes, I have sand in the car. So what?By Susan Moeller

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Cape Cod Jazz: from Colombo to the Columns 55:55

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John Basile talks about Cape Cod jazz greats.By John Basile

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Bitter melon fruits are slowly gaining a following on the Outer Cape 4:15

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Digree Rai and her son David are farmers in Truro. They emigrated here from Nepal in 2011 and they say there’s one crop that’s common there that almost no one recognizes on the Cape.By Elspeth Hay

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Books about fish and fishing 48:26

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Fish is the theme of our monthly Books Program on The Point.By Mindy Todd

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Birds that are (probably) not a sign of the apocalypse 3:31

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Erratic, swirling flocks of flying gulls look like a Hitchcock film. They're actually just catching bugs.By Mark Faherty

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Fermenting summer vegetables 4:09

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By Elspeth Hay

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The hummingbirds of summer 3:27

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The hummingbirds of summer.By Mark Faherty

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The High Point of Summer 2:50

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Cape Cod Notebook Episode by Mary BergmanBy Mary Bergman

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Creating oyster habitat in Wellfleet 4:20

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Creating oyster habitat in Wellfleet.By Elspeth Hay

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Shorebirds worth noticing 4:13

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As we round the corner of mid-summer, with Labor Day now dimly visible at the horizon, it’s time you got serious about shorebirds.By Mark Faherty

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Uncle Jou-Jou 4:15

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To arrive at the Bank Street beach in Harwich Port, one must pass through its small windblown parking lot, a trip made dozens of times in my youthful race to the water’s edge.By Tom Moroney

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It's always worth getting out on a boat 3:56

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You may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat.By Mark Faherty

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Trespassing on the sand 3:53

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Now that the peninsula is filled to the brim once again, if you take a hike along the beautiful shore between high and low tides, beyond the confines of a public beach, be sure you have one of three things with you, or risk arrest for trespassing: A fishing rod, a gun, or a boat.By Seth Rolbein

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Wellfleet's connection to the modern banana industry 4:49

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The bananas were a hit and he ended up building an entire banana industry — starting plantations in Jamaica and shipping the fruit to the United States.By Elspeth Hay

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Birding and fishing go well together 4:01

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By Mark Faherty

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Flea market finds 3:55

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Flea markets are where lazy people go when they want to go yard-sale-ing.No driving all over the place or trying to find parking in some snotty residential area that frowns on yard sales.By Susan Moeller

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Using rosehips like tomatoes 3:19

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I grew up in farm country, in Maine. Like most of us, I associate food with farms—big cultivated fields, animals grazing in pasture, aquaculture racks in the sea. But recently I’ve been thinking a lot more about wild foods. What would the world look like if more wild places filled our bellies?By Elspeth Hay