A Cape Cod Notebook
A Cape Cod Notebook can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:45am and afternoon at 5:45pm.It's commentary on the unique people, wildlife, and environment of our coastal region.
What does America see?
A dog's unblinking vigil at a Cape Cod window becomes a quiet reflection on attention, perception, and all the things just outside the frame of human awareness.
The People’s Stop on the Hydrangea Tour
From hydrangea fun facts to backyard storytelling, Tom Moroney shares a charming and humorous vision of what he calls “The People’s Stop” on the festival tour.
The mysterious bottleneck
One of many mysteries that attends living on Cape Cod manifests in an unlikely location: Route 6, Harwich, around what most people still call Exit 10 at Route 124, now officially Exit 82.
Waiting for the Lilacs
A quiet nighttime journey to count horseshoe crabs becomes an exploration of Nantucket’s seasonal transformations. From blooming lilacs to shifting shorelines, Mary Bergman reflects on the beauty, fragility, and resilience of coastal life.
Frozen in Place
In the middle of a snowy Cape Cod winter, a dog, an opossum, and a pair of neighbors create an unforgettable moment of surprise, humor, and connection.
The Herring Sentry
Tom Moroney explores the efforts to protect the herring population on the Cape and the volunteers and infrastructure that make its recovery possible.
April Sounds
Nantucket writer and historian Mary Bergman talks about the sounds of wildlife reemerging signaling the return of spring.
For the Love of Cranberry Bogs
Walk around the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod – cranberries.org says about 11,500 bogs in southeastern Massachusetts – in mid-winter, and it’s quiet. Desolate. Frigid. Filled with life.
The bay scallopers leave in the dark these days
Nantucket historian and writer Mary Bergman speaks on the practice and tradition of scallop harvesting.
My Stone Walls
Building a stone wall
The storm of 2026
You Can't Have Light Without a Dark to Stick It In
Darkness
Walking into the unknown
Trespassers
Garage or snowy driveway? Cape Codders decide.
S’no garage for me….
A tale of an 18th Century abolitionist from Cape Cod
Jonathan Walker, slave stealer
Walking a grand Cape Cod beach
Standing at the Edge of the World
Gone 'Nantucket Native'
I spent many years as an objective observer of this place. An academic, a historian, a researcher. On my better days, an anthropologist or some kind of gonzo documentarian, snapping pictures and recording my observations on the yellow legal pads I took everywhere, even the beach.
Yes, I have sand in the car. So what?
If you live on Cape Cod, you likely have sand in your car. And if you live on Cape Cod and don’t have sand in your car, I might question if you are really living life to its fullest.
Storing Cape Cod's history
A repository of Cape Cod artifacts
A rabbit hole trip to an earlier Cape Cod
Cummiquid writer Susan Moeller takes a rabbit hole trip to an earlier Cape Cod.
Fancy Fish Names
Seth Rolbein talks about fish names
