Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast

Journalism Episodes

July 1, 2025

Walking the Long Path: From Manhattan to the Catskills

Sure, you can drive from NYC to the Catskills in just under 3 hours. But as "Doobby," the taxi driver in Planes, Trains and Automobiles says, "You don't see nothing on the interstate but interstate." In this episode, host Bre...

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May 20, 2025

1825! Baseball ⚾️ Hamden 🗞️ and a Page in History

In this episode, Captain Drewski of the Delhi Polecats , formerly known as the Delhi Vintage Baseball Club, joins us to discuss the revival of vintage baseball in Delaware County, New York. Drewski shares the historical signi...

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March 11, 2025

The Overlook: Community Journalism for 6 Catskills Towns 🗞️

The Overlook , a new nonprofit newspaper, describes itself as "community journalism serving Hunter, Hurley, Olive, Saugerties, Shandaken and Woodstock." At a time when newspapers in America are disappearing at a rate of about...

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March 26, 2024

"It's One O'Clock and Here Is Mary Margaret McBride"

Dubbed the "first lady of radio," Mary Margaret McBride was a welcome voice in millions of homes in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, pulling in 6 to 8 million listeners daily! Mary Margaret interviewed 30,000 guests, from Eleanor R...

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