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 couples tell their stories. 

Check out the scientists’ work:

Sound:

Cintilar by Guifrog is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

First Love by Mark Wilson X is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

Higher Junction by Mark Wilson X is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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!

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Housing, water quality, environmental protection and agriculture - all of these are critical to human life, and all of them can be impacted by the simple flush of a toilet. Because municipal wastewater is so tightly intertwined with daily life on Cape Cod, conversations about wastewater management often turn into debates. In the Upper Cape Catch's new series, the Great Flush, we'll be exploring as many sides of this debate as we possible can, and strive to unravel this politically and scientifically tangled issue.

This week, in the first installment of our new series, host and producer Noelle Annonen takes a closer look at urine-diverting technology, and what it could mean for local wastewater management and the world.

Check out Hilda Maingay and Earle Barnhart’s work at the Green Center and archives from the New Alchemy research institute here: 

https://newalchemists.net/

Check out the Guardian’s reporting on potential phosphorus shortages here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/12/scientists-warn-of-phosphogeddon-fertiliser-shortages-loom

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 principal Emma Barrow. 

Details on all of the Woods Hole Black History Month events, including the high school art contest and the Harambee, can be found here.

Register for the talk at Waquoit Congregational Church about Cape Cod’s role in slavery here. Tickets are free, but space is limited. 

Music:

First Love by Mark Wilson X is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

Floating by Kirk Osamayo is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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 learning how a modern day printing press actually works.

Music:

Upstream Color by Mark Wilson X is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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, and fulfill the demands of loved ones in grief. Listen as we talk to Enterprise obit journalist Jayne Iafrate, Poynter Institute teacher Kristen Hare, and documentary filmmaker Vanessa Gould. 

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 quickly gaining popularity, and local communities can hardly build courts fast enough to satisfy the demand. Yet courts are also closing. Find out why as producer Noelle Annonen picks up the paddle to see what all the noise is about on this week’s episode of the Upper Cape Catch.

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 Gilda Geist in hearing from Health Imperatives president and CEO Julia Kehoe about local abortion access. 

Health Imperatives

Reproductive Equity Now: Find Abortion Care In Massachusetts

From the Enterprise: Abortion Rights Advocates Rally Outside Falmouth Crisis Pregnancy Center

Music:

Courage My Love by Mr Smith is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
Dark Times by Jangwa is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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 article about Melissa

Melissa's poem for Sam

Melissa's website

Music:

(Ambient) Breath by Kirk Osamayo is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

Floating by Kirk Osamayo is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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 schools’ programs will make ‘A Christmas Carol’ come to life. 

‘A Christmas Carol’ production and dinner theater runs at Upper Cape Tech December 15 -17. Check out the menu and the program here. 

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 1970 so that no one will forget the past or ignore the realities of the present. At the 54th annual event, people came together to lift the voices of aboriginal people from across the globe. Listen to their voices and learn about their fight to restore homelands and human rights in today’s episode. 

To learn more about the United American Indians of New England and the National Day of Mourning, click here.