Cidiot

05/23/2026

It’s the season for farmers’ markets. Kinderhook’s is adorable and lively on Saturdays. Got eggs from Pierre of and stopped into and

05/18/2026

Visited for the first time to celebrate my ability to eat dried fruits and picked up a slew of things including rolled oats and chocolate covered raisins. All too. Next door you can visit goats, chickens and horses so of course I did. ❤️

05/08/2026

New episode out about Olana and the landscape that is art itself. Wherever you listen. Here is the Spotify link, more links at Cidiot.com

https://open.spotify.com/episode/19VLLeTv7iniPQ5e7FWiDS?si=QGbP8tRcQDSxiYbsn-fPTQ

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04/25/2026

Tickets are available for Sunday, May 3 for The Lifted Project: https://liftedproject.org/

When/Where: 12:00pm at the The Chapel At Carnwath in Wappingers

What: a group of the Hudson Valley's most talented musicians gather once again to rehearse and perform an original song to raise awareness for five non-profit partners.

You heard me learn about it from John Burton on Cidiot and his show Home From Here. I went last year and it was unforgettable and unique experience especially if you love music and need a lift.

On May 3rd at 12:00pm at the The Chapel At Carnwath in Wappingers a group of the Hudson Valley's most talented musicians gather once again to rehearse and perform an original song to raise awareness for five non profit partners.  Last year a Children's Choir performed, a Guitar Symphony performed, ...

04/06/2026

If you've read Mat's career memoir, Bronze Seeks Silver, you know that (and why) he loves rankings. Cidiot podcast is #2 in the Feedspot Best 20 Rural Podcasts for 2026

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03/29/2026

Great episode on saving a historic building on our friend Silver Hollow Audio's Kaatscast podcast. Available wherever you listen to podcasts, or find a link from the site:

In this episode, host Brett Barry joins Jan Jaffe, board president of Wellington Blueberry LLC, outside the shuttered Wellington Hotel on Main Street in Pine Hill, …

03/22/2026

If you haven't already, please vote for Cidiot for Best of the Hudson Valley local podcast: https://bestof.hvmag.com/arts-and-culture/local-podcast

They might ask you vote for at least a few things, so other great choices
Food / Sandwich Shop - Lev & Ida's: https://bestof.hvmag.com/food/sandwich-shop

Pets / Pet Supply Shop - Lily's Natural: https://bestof.hvmag.com/pets/pet-supply-store

Drinks / Winery - East of the Hudson - Millbrook Vineyards
https://bestof.hvmag.com/drinks/winery-east-of-hudson-river

03/21/2026

Put together a list of Hudson Valley podcasts (besides my own), including hyperlocal (town-level ones). If you're in the area, and have suggestions, please let me know what I should add:

Podcasts help you get to know a culture, an area, a region. For Rural Intelligence, I recently did a round-up of locally produced podcasts in the Berkshires, Litch…

02/07/2026

So excited for the new .hv Farmstore and Grocer on Route 82 in West Taghkanic right next door to Taconic Wines and near the diner. Great selection, and you won’t believe it but open every day Cidiots 8a-8p!
A lot of favorite local farms like and more

01/20/2026

Vote for Cidiot for Podcast!