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The Catch Up

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.

The Catch Up

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What the Flock Happened? Dutchess County Pulls the Plug on Its Cameras

Oct 2, 2026 • 36 minutes

Episode 76: What the Flock Happened? Dutchess County Pulls the Plug on Its Cameras

Packed forum, fast reversal: Daily Catch reporter Athan Yanos on how Dutchess County's 65 Flock license plate cameras went dark in two days

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Three Years to Organic: Hearty Roots' First Harvest in Red Hook

Sep 26, 2026 • 20 minutes

Episode 75: Three Years to Organic: Hearty Roots' First Harvest in Red Hook

Three years after buying Red Hook farmland, Hearty Roots Farm brings in its first certified organic harvest, a milestone for the town's farmland preservation push.

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Hardscrabble Day Turns 50: Inside Red Hook's Longest-Running Tradition

Sep 17, 2026 • 19 minutes

Episode 74: Hardscrabble Day Turns 50: Inside Red Hook's Longest-Running Tradition

Reporters Matt Moment and Athan Yanos trace Hardscrabble Day's origin, its 2005 near-collapse, and how it grew into Red Hook's biggest annual event

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