The Lowdown

Nothing is off-limits in Provincetown, America’s most infamous art colony, or on The Lowdown, a talk show that exemplifies the historically irreverent character of this infamous town located 60 miles out to sea on the tip of Cape Cod. Informed by a career in writing, publishing, and government host Ira Wood seeks out authors, politicians, innovators, and homegrown eccentrics who pass through Cape Cod during the summer and the headlines year-round. The show has covered the largest sexual survey since the Kinsey report, the lingering legacy of the Kennedy assassination (with Jesse Ventura), the death of Robin Williams (with Lewis Black), and cutting edge Global Warming law (with Helena Kennedy, Baroness in the House of Lords). Closer to home it has confronted the issues of heroin addiction and homelessness in ‘vacationland’ Cape Cod. Get the Lowdown: the outermost take on outlandish times. Hide full description

Nothing is off-limits in Provincetown, America’s most infamous art colony, or on The Lowdown, a talk show that exemplifies the historically irreverent character of this infamous town located 60 miles out to sea on the tip of Cape Cod. Informed by a career in writing, publishing, and government host Ira Wood seeks out authors, politicians, innovators, and homegrown eccentrics who pass through Cape Cod during the summer and the headlines year-round. The show has covered the largest sexual survey since the Kinsey report, the lingering legacy of the Kennedy assassination (with Jesse Ventura), the death of Robin Williams (with Lewis Black), and cutting edge Global Warming law (with Helena Kennedy, Baroness in the House of Lords). Closer to home it has confronted the issues of heroin... Show full description