This Sunday marks the start of Write Out Cape Cod, a two-week event series that encourages people to get outside and write in nature.
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In this episode of The Garden Lady C.L. starts with a postcard from oak trees about why some years there is an abundance of acorns. Bryon Martin, co-author of the book Edible Houseplants was her guest and they talked about plants that can be grown indoors for fruit and seeds. Among other topics, listeners called in about paw-paw trees, overwintering tropical hibiscus plants, and the care of a new meadow.
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A review of this week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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Much of southeastern Massachusetts has experienced drought conditions for over two years. Despite the rain, that trend continues.
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White Pine Gathering Place will become the first monument in Boston that honors an Indigenous community.
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In this edition of Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with Phoebe Carrai, cellist and founder of Glasstown Early Music about plans to present a series of concerts featuring music from centuries ago. The series begins with "A Baroque Cornucopia" on oct. 25.
The Point
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A review of this week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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Find out where he stands on the issues and why he wants the job.
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A collaboration among artists, health care providers, and veterans’ groups is exploring how creativity can help people process trauma, reconnect with others, and heal.
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We’re seeing the impacts of beech leaf disease in individual trees and in our coastal beech forests.
NPR Stories
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NPR's Joel Rose speaks with Lindsay Owens, president of the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies using data to transform the products and prices customers see.
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As attacks continue to mount on shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a seafarer's union official says some crews are being offered big rewards for making the crossing.
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Madi Bolanos and Anna Sussman's new podcast We Are Jane Doe, by KQED and Snap Studios, investigates rampant sex abuse at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Ca.
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NPR producers and film buffs Marc Rivers and Kathryn Fink reflect on when a film they showed their significant others didn't go over so well.
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Death doulas are non-medical professionals who help with end-of-life care. And their numbers are growing.