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Learning to live and love life in the Hudson Valley. Hosted by Mat Zucker. Have you fantasized about living in the country? Curious what the transition is like? Or are you a local and want to see a different side of the folks who've invaded your land?
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139. Fall Foliage Guide: Hudson Valley Edition (opens the original)
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It's peak leaf-peeping season, and Cidiot ® and Kaatscast have teamed up to release foliage episodes the same week. Kaatscast covers the west side of the Hudson; Cidiot's got the east. In this episode, Mat Zucker sits down with Amy Zanne, senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, to answer the question every leaf peeper has: why do leaves do this? Amy — a botanist by training and a recent Hudson Valley transplant by way of New Hampshire — breaks down plant science
138. FINCH: How a Bird's Nest Named a Hudson Icon (opens the original)
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Cidiot® sits down with Andrew and Michael, the duo behind FINCH, the Hudson lifestyle store that mixes vintage furniture and art with new design. Mat gets into how FINCH actually started — the leap from Andrew's career building luxury fashion stores and Michael's background in finance to opening a shop in Hudson. Plus, the genuinely sweet story of how a bird's nest (and a very confused house painter) gave the store its name. They also talk about growing a home and lifestyle brand beyond one stor
137. Empire Rye: New York's Own Whiskey (opens the original)
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Head north to Old Chatham in the Hudson Valley with us for another walk-and-talk adventure — this time at Silver Brothers Distillery , set on a beautiful former sheep farm with rolling hills, open vistas, and serious "old money" energy. Host Mat Zucker sits down (and walks around) with founder Matt Greitzer — yes, two Matts for the price of one — who traded 25 years of NYC marketing and advertising for full-time farm life and a whiskey business named after his twin sons. Matt G. gives us the ful
136. Moving and Storage in the Hudson Valley (opens the original)
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Whether you are packing up a one-bedroom apartment or hauling a heavy, beloved upright piano between boroughs, moving is a massive, stressful milestone. In this episode of Cidiot , we are pulling back the curtain on the moving industry to unpack the mysteries of proper packing, budgeting, and storage. Mat sits down with Ryan Hart from Mabey’s Moving & Storage —Columbia County's newly crowned best moving company by the Register Star —to deliver the ultimate guide for cidiots on the move. Fun fact
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