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 are doomed to repeat it—in that case, you might want to give this episode a listen.

Learn more:

Atlantic Black Box

Eric Turkington’s column

Exploring The Cape's Connection To The Slave Trade

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

How The English Used Taxation, Slavery To Take Control Of Native Land

Linking Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge

Sound:

The Nightmar by Lee Rosevere is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

Time to Think by Lee Rosevere is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
We'll Figure it Out Together by Lee Rosevere is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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 Black Earth here: https://blackearthcompost.com/

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Ambient credit: Selkirkshire Nature Ambience by BurghRecords -- https://freesound.org/s/506838/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

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 Cod.

More about Alice Kociemba:

Falmouth Cultural Council

Read about Alice in the Enterprise

More about Annie Yavokleva:

Annie’s website

Howlingbird Studio

Find Annie's work @foxandploverdesigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok

Check out Annie’s work at Falmouth’s Arts Alive festival this summer

More about Shelbi Lynn Palmer:

Read about Shelbi in the Enterprise

Pictures of Shelbi’s work on her Facebook

Music:

No sudden movements by rui is licensed under a Attribution License.

Battle Rappers instrumental by Yshwa is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Debora by Jangwa is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
The Days of Wonder (and the Rejoicing to Come)-1 by Squire Tuck is licensed under a Attribution License.

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 meant to empower families and youth-serving professionals to do their part to keep kids safe.

Children’s Cove

Read the print version of this storyMore about adverse childhood experiences (ACES) from the CDC

Music:

Never Too Late To Change Anything by Nuno Adelaida is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Phenix-unplugged by Koi-discovery is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

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 with free eclipse glasses:

Falmouth Library eclipse party (main branch)

Falmouth Library eclipse parties (East and North Falmouth branches)

Department of Conservation and Recreation eclipse party

​​Sandwich Library glasses giveaway

Learn more:

Solar eclipse livestream

Make your own pinhole camera

Eclipse simulator

Music:

Dream 1 by Magenta Six is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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 agreed.

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a cold-stunned turtle stuck in the hook of Cape Cod! And it has a long journey ahead. Follow the turtles and producer Noelle Annonen on a journey from the coasts of Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico and back again in today’s episode of the Upper Cape Catch.

What to do if you find a turtle on the beach, according to the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary:

1. Move the turtle above the high tide line. Never grab or hold the turtle by the head or flippers.
2. Cover it with dry seaweed or wrack.
3. Mark it with an obvious piece of debris—buoys, driftwood, or branches.
4. Call the Wellfleet Bay hotline at 508-349-2615 x6104
5. If you are interested in volunteering with sea turtle stranding rescue, please call the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615.

Checkout our coverage of the stranded turtles by Sandwich reporter Tao Woolfe and Bourne Enterprise editor Calli Remillard.

Learn more about the Kemp’s Ridley turtle here.

Learn more about the New England Aquarium here.

Ambient Sound Credits:

Benboncan - Stream Underwater.wav

Pmedig - Landing_Pipercup_1.WAV

This episode originally aired in January 2023.

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 two of those stories from people who live and work on the Upper Cape.

If you or a loved one are dealing with the symptoms of endometriosis, click here to learn more.

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 of the Upper Cape Catch.