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The Upper Cape Catch
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The Upper Cape Catch takes a closer look into the most pressing news in Falmouth, Bourne, Sandwich, and Mashpee. We’ve got the latest stories on public health, climate change, politics, arts, and so much more. Brought to you by Enterprise staff and the Cape Cod community.
Episodes
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How Slavery Shaped Cape Cod
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, host and producer Gilda Geist delves into the history of slavery on Cape Cod. Many New Englanders think of American slavery as a southern problem, but the truth is that the economy of slavery made Cape Cod what it is today. They say those who don’t learn history...
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Decomposing Flavor
Ever wondered how composting works? Wonder no longer. In today’s episode, producer Noelle Annonen goes behind the scenes with Black Earth to learn the ins and outs of how food scraps are made into new, nutritious soil. She also explores the future of composting on the Upper Cape. Learn more about...
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Artists Of Cape Cod
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, the entire podcast team pitched in to bring you three stories of art on Cape Cod. Each story features a different local artist. In this episode, we talk about painting, printing, woodworking, and poetry as they relate to self- and community-expression on Cape…
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Preventing The Unthinkable
Note: This episode discusses child sex abuse. This week on the Upper Cape Catch, host and producer Gilda Geist interviews Jacob Stapleton of Children’s Cove, Cape Cod’s child advocacy center. Though this episode deals with the challenging topic of child sex abuse, it does so in a way that is…
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Starstruck At The Seaside: A Cape Cod Eclipse Guide
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, we put together a local viewing guide for Monday’s solar eclipse. In this episode, host and producer Gilda Geist takes you through everything you need to know about the eclipse, including where to get free eclipse glasses on the Upper Cape. Solar eclipse events...
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The Great Turtle Escape
Did you know this episode just won us the Best Podcast award at the New England Newspaper & Press Association competition? This is one of our favorite episodes producer Noelle Annonen made here at the Upper Cape Catch, and we're glad the folks at the New England Newspaper & Press Association...
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Sixty One Million Stories Or More
Millions of people in the United States live with the effects of a disability or chronic illness every day. Many manage their symptoms in the workplace without anyone knowing. Others are reaching out for help they’re not able to receive. Join Upper Cape Catch producer Noelle Annonen in hearing…
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Local Voices: On War And Ceasefires
Conflict in Gaza is moving people around the world to act, even here on Cape Cod. Join producer Noelle Annonen and Falmouth residents in a vigil, at which residents called for a ceasefire in Gaza, and learn how local advocates are engaging with a crisis halfway around the world in today’s episode...
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Defining Justice: A Journey Through Court
When Falmouth-native Rose Mase raised her right hand to be sworn in as an attorney this December, she achieved a goal she had been chasing since she was a child; a goal she never stopped pursuing despite serving nine months in youth detention when she was 17 years old. Join producer Noelle…
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The Great Flush: What Is Urine Diversion?
This episode originally aired in July 2023. We're replaying it for you this week because it's just as timely as ever! Falmouth Town Meeting members will vote on whether to fund a town-wide urine diversion pilot project this coming April, and the broader electorate will weigh in in the May...
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On Love And (Marine) Chemistry
Three scientist couples, three love stories—that’s today’s episode in a nutshell (or in a test tube?). These Woods Hole scientists have discovered the formula for love, and so we just had to ask them for the secret ingredient. Join host and producer Gilda Geist in hearing three local science...
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The Great Flush: Are Eco-Toilets The Future?
This episode was originally published in May 2023. In light of all the recent urine diversion talk on the Upper Cape, we thought we'd bring this episode back. New episodes coming soon! ~~~ Housing, water quality, environmental protection and agriculture - all of these are critical to human life,...
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Your Local Guide To Black History Month
Happy Black History Month Upper Cape Catch listeners! This episode comes to you in two parts. The first part is your guide to local Black History Month events here on the Upper Cape, and the second is a rerun of one of our favorite stories from last year about Cape Cod’s first Black teacher and...
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Meet The Pressmen
Have you ever wondered how your newspaper gets printed? In this week’s episode of the Upper Cape Catch, Enterprise reporters Noelle Annonen and Alex Megerle take a field trip to the company that prints the Enterprise each week. Join host and producer Gilda Geist in hearing about their journey and...
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The Story Of A Lifetime
The Falmouth Enterprise is one of the only remaining papers in the country that prepares some form of obituary for every single person in our community that passes away. But telling the story of a life that has ended involves a delicate touch to adhere to both the best practices of journalism…
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The Pickleball Brawl
This episode was originally published on July 21, 2023. To bring in the new year, we're rerunning The Pickleball Brawl, our most listened to episode of 2023. What do you get when you cross tennis with ping pong? One of the Upper Cape’s, and the country’s, most booming sports. Pickleball is…
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Post-Roe Reality II
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, we’re revisiting abortion access here on Cape Cod. This was the topic of our first ever episode, Post-Roe Reality, but since we published that episode in the summer of 2022, things on Cape Cod—and across the United States—have changed. Join host and producer…
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A Poet For The People
One thing we know for sure here at the Enterprise is that words have immense power. In this episode, host and producer Gilda Geist explores this concept through the unique perspectives of local musician and poet Melissa Roberts Weidman and Mashpee Enterprise reporter Sam Drysdale. Links: Sam's...
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How To Make ‘A Christmas Carol’
Students at the Upper Cape’s vocational school have been hard at work for months on this year’s dinner theater and their efforts are about to pay off. In today’s episode, host Noelle Annonen takes you behind the scenes with Upper Cape Tech’s drama club and we learn how students from across the...
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An Earth Of First Nations
First Nation people live, exist, and resist age-old colonialism around the world. Many of these nations exist within the borders of the United States. The United American Indians of New England have been hosting the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day since…
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Through The Smoke II
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently approved draft regulations, some of which introduce significant changes to regulations governing the industry statewide. This week, Bourne Enterprise editor Calli Remillard breaks down these regulatory changes, explaining why they’re being called...
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Going Under
Rising seas and stormy waters are creeping up on Upper Cape doorsteps. As scientists and residents based in seaside villages learned how seriously the side effects of climate change could damage their infrastructures and homes, they sprung into action. Host Noelle Annonen takes a look at all the...
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'We're Still Here'
***This episode originally aired in November 2022. Please note that the holiday market discussed in this episode was last year, not this year!*** It’s November, which means it’s National Native American Heritage Month. Join host and producer Gilda Geist in learning more about local Wampanoag...
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Eastern Coyote: The Furry Face Behind The Haunting Howl
Without a doubt, coyotes live among us. They wake us with their nighttime howls. They dart in and out of the shadows of our neighborhoods. They are the subject of Facebook posts that amass dozens of likes, shares, and comments. This week on the podcast, join host and producer Gilda Geist in...
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Four Towns, Four Tales
Halloween is just around the corner and it is officially spooky story season. Join producer Noelle Annonen for four ghost stories from Sandwich, Mashpee, Falmouth and Bourne. Ambient Sound Credits: "Machine Factory Ambience, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org "Door, Wooden,...
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Why Aren't You On eBird?
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, host and producer Gilda Geist learns how to bird. Cape Cod is apparently an ideal birding location, and a lot of us are missing out. Check out this episode to learn how to better identify and appreciate bird species in the Upper Cape area. Links: Falmouth…
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Beneath The Vines: A Cranberry Month Celebration
T’is the season for cranberries! But did you know about the deep-rooted (pun intended) culture running underneath this popular, holiday fruit? On today’s episode of the Upper Cape Catch, producer Noelle Annonen explores the lesser-known history behind Cape Cod’s favorite cranberry bogs and sneaks…
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Growing Risks
Summer is over on the Upper Cape. But for the Cape’s farmers, the impacts of a particularly hot and dry summer are lingering and the potential of intense storms hangs over the Autumn horizon. Join producer Noelle Annonen in a look at the dedication and determination of the people who run two…
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Don't Believe Everything You Read!
Join host and producer Gilda Geist in taking a look at today’s media landscape and exploring how media literacy might be the answer to our highly polarized political climate. In this episode, Gilda goes behind the scenes with Enterprise reporters and editors to break down how news reporting...
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The Affordable Housing Problem
In the latest episode of the Upper Cape Catch, host and producer Gilda Geist takes a look into what Cape Cod’s housing crisis looks like in Falmouth and Mashpee through the lens of Emerald Properties, a proposed affordable housing development in East Falmouth. Sound: Dakota by Unheard Music...
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Through The Smoke
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently approved draft regulations, some of which introduce significant changes to regulations governing the industry statewide. This week, Bourne Enterprise editor Calli Remillard breaks down these regulatory changes, explaining why they’re being called...
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The Great Flush: Meet The Sewer Doers
The Upper Cape Catch is back this week with another installment of our wastewater series, The Great Flush. In this episode, host and producer Gilda Geist goes behind the scenes of Falmouth’s Wastewater Treatment Facility with town wastewater superintendent Amy Lowell. Then, Gilda talks to...
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At The Head Of The Ponds
Some row for fun. For others, it’s a lifestyle. A few of those lifelong scullers, including one Olympic athlete, have rowed around the world and found their way to Mashpee Pond, the home of the Head of the Ponds regatta. Jump in a double sculler with host Noelle Annonen and two internationally...
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'Affordable Housing But Not In My Neighborhood'
This week the Upper Cape Catch is rerunning an older but apparently evergreen episode all about affordable housing. Join host Noelle Annonen on a journey through three stories of people who are struggling to find a stable home, and learn what it looks like when a community comes together to…
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Sixty One Million Stories Or More II
Millions of people in the United States live with the effects of a disability or chronic illness every day. Many manage their symptoms in the workplace without anyone knowing. Others are reaching out for help they’re not able to receive. Calli Remillard is an Upper Cape activist for people who…
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The Great Flush: Scientists Weigh In
Welcome back to our wastewater series, The Great Flush. In this episode, host and producer Gilda Geist interviews three Woods Hole scientists to get to the bottom of the nitrogen problem caused by wastewater on Cape Cod. Music: Quickening by malictusmusic is licensed under a Attribution 4.0...
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Riding The Rails
From a seaside village to salt marshes to rolling forests, the Shining Sea Bikeway attracts thousands of cyclists each year. But there are some who want to take it further than where the path ends in North Falmouth. In today's episode, producer Noelle Annonen takes a look at the history of the...
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The Demolition Mission
Cape Cod is home to centuries of rich industrial history, and lots of artifacts from that time period remain — for now. This week on the podcast, host and producer Gilda Geist explores the issue of historic home demolition on Cape Cod. Music: Song of Hope in a World Without Care by Squire Tuck is...
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Stories From Stonewall
Hey Upper Cape Catch listeners, this week we have a special story for you in honor of Pride Month! In this episode, host and producer Gilda Geist interviews Falmouth residents Charles Evans and Paul Glass. Charles and Paul were both at the Stonewall riots in New York City 1969, an event that...
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The Great Flush: What's The Plan?
If you’re concerned about the growing problem of pollution in Cape Cod waterways, you are not alone. Towns have been trying to get a handle on increasing nitrogen pollution in coastal and fresh waters for a years But locals in Upper Cape towns are starting to push for a better plan of action....
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Birds, Bees, And Chopping Down Trees
Cape Cod has a complex environmental history that posed challenges for certain local organisms and ecosystems. What is the role of human intervention when it comes to preserving the environment? Join host and producer Gilda Geist as she explores this question and others through the story of the...
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The Other Half II: Acting Locally
Municipal elections are just around the corner and a new generation is about to vote for the first time - or are they? Join producer Noelle Annonen for the sequel to one of our first episodes, 'The Other Half' which takes a look at how towns and organizations on the Upper Cape are working to…
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Troubled Waters II: A Defense Against Holtec
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, we’re rerunning a story we did a few months ago, but with an update. This story about Holtec International’s attempts to dump one million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay originally aired on December 23, 2022. Now, join host and producer Gilda...
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School Daze: Are Falmouth Students Getting Too Much Screen Time?
In the COVID-19 pandemic, technology was a major part of how students accessed education. But now that the pandemic is seemingly over, what role does technology play in the classroom? This is the question that Falmouth Public Schools parents have been asking the school district over the past…
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The Planet, The Truth, And You
There’s a lot at stake in today’s climate and voters in towns on the Upper Cape are tackling important issues. Most recently, they’ve been asked to consider acting locally on the global problem of plastic. Bylaws banning plastic water bottles and plastic in takeout containers at restaurants are...
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A Tale Of Two Capes
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, we're talking about Falmouth Public Schools' sister school project with ELLCV, an English language school on Cape Verde. Join host and producer Gilda Geist in learning all about the language, culture, and history of Cape Verde. Learn more: Cape Cod Cape Verdean...
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From Falmouth To Kyiv: A Rescue Mission
Born in Belarus, Siarhei Hubarau has been a Cape resident for decades now. But when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, he couldn't sit still by the waterfront. At his own expense and risk, he traveled to Ukraine to distribute medical supplies and get orphans out of harm's way.…
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Intimate - Part Four: By Any Other Name
In 2013, Gabriela Rowland’s life changed forever. In the decade since surviving domestic violence, she has become an advocate for survivors like herself and works to raise awareness in her community and beyond. Join producer Noelle Annonen in hearing her story. Domestic violence is happening…
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On Second Chances
This week on the Upper Cape Catch, host and producer Gilda Geist takes a look into addiction, substance use, and recovery on the Upper Cape. In this episode, you’ll hear three stories: one about the Falmouth Commission on Substance Use’s newest member, Richard Corey Jr.; one about a young man who...
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Intimate - Part Three: Serve And Protect
Domestic violence is happening around the country every few minutes, even in places like Cape Cod. Former state police officer and state representative Timothy Whelan sat down with producer Noelle Annonen to take a deep dive into how law enforcement respond to domestic violence calls, how…
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The Upper Cape Catch takes a closer look into the most pressing news in Falmouth, Bourne, Sandwich, and Mashpee. We’ve got the latest stories on public health, climate change, politics, arts, and so much more. Brought to you by Enterprise staff and the Cape Cod community.
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