Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast
Kaatscast is a biweekly series featuring Catskills culture, history, sustainability, local interviews, literature, and the arts. Shows are hosted by Brett Barry and produced by Silver Hollow Audio, in the heart of the Catskills. Voted “Best Regional Podcast” 3 years in a row. Enjoy!
Recent Episodes
Setting the Table: Kingston's International Museum of Dinnerware Design
The Anti-Rent War's Populist Legacy with Author Jennifer Kabat
Season of the Witch: Witchcraft and Maleficium in the Catskills
Teen Lens 🎬 Woodstock Film Festival's Youth Film Lab
More than Maps: New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
White Gold: The Rise and Fall of Catskill Cauliflower
Listen On
"Among other things, you're reminding me of how much the Catskills have meant to me over many years of my life... I scan your past shows and feel like I've found a treasure trove."
- Will Nixon, author of Walking Woodstock
"Simply the best Catskills podcast—fun, informative, insightful and so intelligent."
- Leslie T. Sharpe, author of The Quarry Fox
"A superb interviewer."
- Dr. Michael Kudish
About the Host
Brett Barry
Brett hosts and produces Kaatscast from Silver Hollow Audio, in the heart of the Catskills. He teaches podcasting and audio production in the Digital Media & Journalism dept. at SUNY New Paltz.
Brett graduated from Syracuse University’s television, radio & film program and worked as an associate documentary producer for several years before launching a career in voice-overs in 2002. He returned to Syracuse 10 years later for a graduate degree in television-radio-film.
Brett is represented in NYC by Access Talent for television and radio commercials, audiobooks, promos, and narration. He’s the host of public radio’s "Sound Beat," was the longtime voice of India’s English-language network, Zee Café, and the last announcer for the iconic soap opera Guiding Light. He has narrated more than 125 audiobooks and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.