The Catch Up is a podcast produced by The Daily Catch in conjunction with Radio Free Rhinecliff. The Daily Catch is the local newspaper for the towns of Rhinebeck and Red Hook in New York's Hudson Valley region. In the podcast we discuss recent stories that have appeared in The Daily Catch. We take listeners "inside the news" to help them understand how we report stories for our paper.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Catch Up is a podcast produced by The Daily Catch in conjunction with Radio Free Rhinecliff. The Daily Catch is the local newspaper for the towns of Rhinebeck and Red Hook in New York's Hudson Valley region. In the podcast we discuss recent stories that have appeared in The Daily Catch.
Recent episodes include "The Music Goes On: Bard After Leon Botstein" (30 October 2026, 20 minutes), "A Congressional Inquiry, a Disputed Email, and Botstein’s Final Exit From Bard" (16 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "What the Flock Happened? Dutchess County Pulls the Plug on Its Cameras" (2 October 2026, 36 minutes).
The Catch Up publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes.
Booking probability for The Catch Up is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Catch Up requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Catch Up's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #80
Leon Botstein has given up all his roles at Bard College after five decades. In a new two-reporter format for The Catch-Up, editor Emily Sachar and arts and entertainment reporter Matt Moment look at what that means for...
Last week, Leon Botstein resigned from every remaining Bard-affiliated position. That includes his professorship, The Orchestra Now and the college’s music programs. It came after Representatives Jamie Raskin and...
In less than 48 hours last week, Dutchess County's network of 65 Flock license plate reader cameras went from bipartisan law enforcement tool to switched off. A packed community forum in Pleasant Valley drew more than...
In 2023, Ben and Lindsey Shute of Hearty Roots Farm bought 97 acres of farmland on Route 9 in Red Hook. Because the land had been farmed conventionally, they had to wait three years before anything they grew there could...
As Red Hook's Hardscrabble Day turns 50, publisher Walter Mullin sits down with reporters Matt Moment and Athan Yanos to unpack the festival's history. They dig into where the "Hardscrabble" nickname came from, its 1975...
It's back to school week in the Hudson Valley, and Walter Mullin sits down with The Daily Catch's new education reporter, Aleah Gatto, for her debut on the podcast. Aleah walks through Rhinebeck's district-wide math...
Episode #72
In his first extended sit-down since taking over on July 1, Bard College Acting President Jonathan Becker joins Daily Catch editor Emily Sachar to address the college's most consequential leadership transition in more...
Recorded live from the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Emily Sachar chats with Carolyn McGraw, the new 4-H Youth Leadership and Workforce Development Program Leader at Cornell Cooperative Extension. Carolyn shares her own...
Rhinebeck school officials say the district's buildings need serious work, from 60-year-old ventilation equipment to new security vestibules, playground upgrades, and bathroom renovations. Voters will decide on a $15.7...
Episode #69
Rhinebeck is debating how much hospitality development it can handle. The Town Board has proposed a nine-month moratorium,extendable up to 27 months on new hotels, restaurants, bars, and tasting rooms, pausing nearly...
Susan Rohrmeier lost her nephew Nick Scribner to a kratom overdose in November 2024. She joins The Catch-Up alongside Daily Catch reporter Athan Yanos to explain what kratom is, how it differs from the more potent...
A year ago, Red Hook's wastewater treatment plant was in crisis, state violations piling up, one of its two treatment systems offline, and residents worried about the Saw Kill. Daily Catch reporters Claire Greenberger...
Two years into the fight over the Red Hook Boat Club, Commodore Richie Ross sits down with Emily Sachar for an extended, personal interview. He traces his family's history at the club back to his grandparents joining in...
A routine Red Hook town board meeting turned into one of the tensest nights at town hall in months. New board members Kristina Dousharm and Ken Migliorelli forced a vote on the town's eminent domain push against the Red...
Ken Migliorelli has spent his entire life farming, and after 50 years he's ready to slow down. He's put his 210-acre orchard on Guski Road in Red Hook back on the market, the second time he's tried to sell it, hoping...
Two days after winning the Democratic primary for Rhinebeck Town Supervisor with 76% of the vote, Debbie Hecht sits down with Emily Sachar to break down how she did it. She credits an old-fashioned ground game, what she...
Episode #61
The Daily Catch's new arts and entertainment reporter Matt Moment joins Emily Sacker to preview Bard SummerScape 2026. He looks ahead to comedian James Austin Johnson at the Spiegeltent, a six-decade retrospective from...
Three Red Hook High School juniors heard there'd be no Pride celebration in their village this year, so they built one themselves. Ada, Harper, and Violet join Emily Sachar to talk about Red Hook Youth Pride, the day...
Daily Catch reporter Athan Yanos has been covering the growing controversy surrounding a proposed expansion at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, and he joins Walter Mullin this week to discuss. The aerodrome, a beloved...
The Daily Catch reviewed the latest campaign finance filings in the Rhinebeck Democratic primary for town supervisor, and reporter Claire Greenberger joins Emily Sacker to explain what the records show heading into the...
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