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The Point
9:00am and 7:00pm

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.

  • The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • Youth sports have undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and the changes aren’t always proving beneficial to kids’ mental or physical health.
  • The top news headlines of the week with our region's leading journalists.
  • Herring are making a slow, but definite, comeback.
  • We discuss the importance of local journalism, why it’s thriving in our region despite the national trends, and why it’s important for all communities to have access to local news.
  • We discuss best practices to keep your pet healthy and what you can do to curb unwanted behaviors.
  • The top local stories of the week with our region's leading journalists.
  • Conversations around trans kids in particular tends to sensationalize the fight over how they should be allowed to live. We hear stories of families moving, sometimes multiple times, to locations where their children can get the gender affirming care they need.
  • A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • We discuss singing as protest with local singers and songwriters.
  • Today we talk about two insects of local interest: the Southern pine beetle, which are biting our trees, and ticks, which are biting us.
  • Are you hearing Carolina wrens?