On this episode of In Common:

• More than four in ten middle school students in Massachusetts say they’ve experienced bullying. For more than a year, GBH New reporter Chris Burrell has been investigating this issue and joins In Common to tell us more about his latest story on the rise of bullying cases among teen-athletes.
  
  
  
• Oyster season is in full swing, and Massachusetts produces millions of those shellfish a year. On Cape Cod, oyster farmers are warning that more farms are at the risk of closure. CAI's Jennette Barnes explains.
  
  
  
• Boston's most iconic river is home to the biggest rowing competition in the world. Tens of thousands of athletes and hundreds and thousands more spectators are in town for the big event. Stephanie Moore with Holyoke Rows will be among the rowers competing and joins In Common to tell us more about her love for the sport and HOCR.
  
  
  
• Over the next few weeks, In Common is helping you prepare for the upcoming midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. This week, we're talking about the nine ballot questions, what they mean and what we'll be voting for. Reporters from our three stations, along with GBH's Hannah Reale, help us break down each and every one of them.
  
  
  
• It's been 10 years since the bill to legalize recreational marijuana sale passed in Massachusetts. This upcoming election, ballot question 8 is challenging that law from 2016. In Common's Jeremy Siegel has a look back at the campaign that legalized weed in Mass.