I migliori Wcai podcast (2024)

As we turn another calendar page, we’re also turning a corner in the fall migration. I’ve always preferred October to September, mainly because we tend to get more birds later in the fall.Di Mark Faherty

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The power of music as therapy for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia 49:01

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The power of music as therapy for people with Alzheimer’s and dementiaDi Mindy Todd

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News Roundup: Community groups ally against radioactive water dump; machine gun range deadline looms 49:35

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This week: The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and the region's realtors association are among the petitioners asking the state to stop Holtec's discharge of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. Also, with an end-of-month deadline looming, the heat is rising on a controversial proposed machine gun range. And, the Cape’s airport simulates a plane crash…

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Debate: 5th Barnstable District candidates Fletcher and Xiaros 48:27

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Our debate series continues, this hour between candidates for the 5th Barnstable District: Democrat Owen Fletcher and Republican Steven Xiarhos.Di Mindy Todd

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Books about automobiles 49:13

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Cars are the topic on our monthly Books Show.Di Amy Vince

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The birds that the wind brought in 4:05

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You may have noticed that it rained recently, for the first time in what seemed like years. In addition to a satisfying, multi-day soaking of our parched soils, this weather also brought the kind of winds that get the attention of storm bird chasers, that hardy and quirky subset of the already quirky subset of society that is birders.…

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Legislative candidate debate: David Vieira and Kathy Fox Alfano 49:28

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Legislative candidates David Vieira and Kathy Fox Alfano discuss issues of interest to residents of Cape Cod and the Islands.

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News Roundup: Mail-in ballots likely headed to court; SSA to get new General Manager 49:28

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This week: The Republican primary for the Plymouth and Barnstable state senate seat could be decided by a court case over mail-in ballots. The head of the Steamship Authority will step down after a summer of passenger frustration. And: it’s been the wrong kind of record-breaking year for dolphin strandings.…

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Brazilian community on Martha's Vineyard 32:39

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An interview about a reporting series on Brazilian immigration on Martha's Vineyard and how it’s transforming the Island, by The Martha’s Vineyard TimesDi Mindy Todd

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Education programs for the non native and tribal communities 15:44

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Learning from and about the People of the First Light, their history, cultural heritage and deep connection to this land.Di Mindy Todd

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Death is but a dream 49:03

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Dreams and visions often bring hope and meaning at life's end.Di Mindy Todd

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Using a camera to add rare birds to your list 4:12

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When it comes to bird photography, experienced practitioners know that sometimes it’s best to shoot first and ask questions later. What I mean is, even expert birders don’t always know exactly what they’re looking at until they get home and look at the photos.Di Mark Faherty

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Gardens in fall 49:29

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Our last gardening show of the seasonDi Mindy Todd

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News Roundup: Big wind contracts and an election recount 49:28

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This week: The biggest contracts ever for offshore wind power in New England have been announced — and they should bring jobs locally. A recount is underway in the Republican primary for a state senate seat. And an unusual gathering of scientific experts will study the Arm National Guard's proposed machine gun range for Joint Base Cape Cod.…

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A fizzy fermented drink made from leftover bread 4:29

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Helen loved kvass. The flavor, the fizz, everything about this drink made from fermenting stale bread with water and sugar. But when she got home, she forgot about it for almost forty years.Di Elspeth Hay

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Notorious pirates 49:35

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An interview with E. J. Dolan about his book Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious PiratesDi Mindy Todd

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The joys of birding with a group 3:43

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Di Mark Faherty

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Bird news in September 32:38

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This month's Bird news with Mark FahertyDi Mindy Todd

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News Roundup: Offshore wind bids to be chosen; primary day results 49:34

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This week: Clean energy advocates are poised to celebrate an announcement on a new 3-state partnership for offshore wind. Also, the state’s primary elections this week have set the field for November — unless you’re a candidate waiting on a recount. And one Outer Cape lifeguard has climbed the tall white chair for four decades; you can believe he’s…

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A Cape Cod birding beach that’s worth the trek 3:50

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More than 300 species of birds have been recorded from Race Point, the second-highest list of anywhere on the Cape and Islands.Di Mark Faherty

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The underappreciated Cornelian Cherry 5:00

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I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.Di Elspeth Hay

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Wayward birds of late summer 3:42

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It’s not just back to school time for kids, all those billions of young birds that hatched over the spring and summer need to learn how to be birds, and it’s a real school of hard knocks.Di Mark Faherty

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A fig tree grows in Wellfleet 4:04

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To plant a fig tree in our climate is an act of faith. Most figs are native to the tropics—and in the heat and sweat of this world they do amazing things. They’ve co-evolved with a wasp that crawls into the fruit and pollinates it from the inside out.Di Elspeth Hay

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The wildlife of Nickerson State Park 4:35

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In all my years of camping and doing field work around the US I never knew that flying squirrels could be camp scavengers.Di Mark Faherty

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How abundant shellfish help create healthy waters 5:10

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As a fisheries and aquaculture specialist at the Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, Abigail Archer spends a lot of time trying to help the public connect the dots between shellfish, nitrogen, and healthy estuaries. This relationship starts when nitrogen travels through freshwater streams and runoff into our marine environment.…

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The birding action moves to the beaches of Cape Cod 3:26

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The birds, being well-versed in Shakespeare, know that all the world’s a stage. Maybe not, but what they do know is that some of the world’s a staging area, and one of the most important staging areas is right here on the Cape and Islands.Di Mark Faherty

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Support plants to help a fruit tree 4:38

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In 2015, Jess Tsoukalas was living in Wellfleet at a rental property that the tenant before her had planted with an abundance of fruit trees.Di Elspeth Hay

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The long-haul travelers of the shoreline 3:42

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In case you haven’t heard, the Globetrotters are in town. Not the basketball ones, in case you thought of them first for some reason - I’m talking about the actual globe trotters, the Arctic-nesting shorebirds.Di Mark Faherty

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One farmer’s love affair with garlic 3:41

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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."Di Elspeth Hay

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Cultivating a love of butterflies 4:14

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Let’s face it, insects suffer from a likeability deficit akin to that of most politicians, what with the biting and the disease transmission and the landing on your food right when you’re about to eat it and all. But I think we can all get behind butterflies, those harmless, even beneficial, and undeniably beautiful ambassadors for the insect world…

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Bibbs, Bostons, and Caesers: Local farmers talk about growing great lettuce 3:54

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This time of year at the farmers markets, lettuce is the variety queen. It comes in heads and leaves, reds and greens, crisp hearts and soft butter leaves. Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken to farmers about growing lettuce, and what varieties they like.Di Elspeth Hay

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Great birds in an odd place 4:11

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About 20 years ago I was doing bird surveys for my graduate research all through the Cape Cod National Seashore – I had over 300 survey points from Fort Hill in Eastham to Wood End in Provincetown, and I knew the park, including deep, off-trail areas, as well as anyone.Di Mark Faherty

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A common wild berry brings a range of delicious flavors 3:40

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It’s high season for a common wild berry with a whole lot of names.Di Elspeth Hay

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The flamingo is back. A beautiful stranger returns to Cape Cod 4:04

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Di Mark Faherty

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Saltwater fish return to Wellfleet’s Herring River floodplain 5:02

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I’ve been hearing about the Herring River Restoration Project since I moved to Wellfleet in 2004. Restoring tidal flow to the 1100-acre saltwater estuary, which was diked in 1908, is an effort that’s been decades in the making — and hands-on work finally began in early 2023.Di Elspeth Hay

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A special grassland habitat right here on Cape Cod 4:36

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On Monday, though it’s full-on tourist season and many of my local friends had been putting out “shelter in place” warnings on social media, I bravely ventured from the Lower Cape to deep in the heart of the Upper Cape.Di Mark Faherty

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A coastal sparrow that is trying to beat the odds 4:16

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Recently, Mass Audubon has turned its conservational gaze upon an inconspicuous and imperiled coastal resident. This saltmarsh sprite lives life on the edge, only nesting in the daily-flooded coastal marshes from southern Maine to Chesapeake Bay, where they struggle to complete their nesting cycle between the monthly high tides.…

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WIC program is helping more Martha's Vineyard families thanks to grant 4:57

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Have you ever been in a grocery store and seen items marked “WIC approved”? It stands for “women infants and children.” It’s a federally funded state run supplemental nutrition assistance program.Di Viki Merrick, Jake Applegate

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