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Cidiot126. Winter Thrive Guide (Season 8 Finale)Winter in the Hudson Valley is not a metaphor. It’s a physical, emotional, and occasionally muddy reality—one that arrives early, lingers late, and demands respect (and better boots).In the Season 8 finale of Cidiot, Mat wraps up a year-long exploration of the “Creative Human” with a practical—and lightly self-deprecating—survival guide for making it through a Hudson Valley winter with your sanity intact.From generators and wood-burning stoves to libraries as lifelines and the quiet heroics of simply showing up, this episode distills what we’ve learned this season into three essential rules for wint...
2025-12-3005 min
Cidiot125. No Set PathWhat does it look like to build a creative life without a ladder, a map, or a five-year plan? In this crossover episode, I sit down with Kingston-based cinematographer, podcaster, and all-around creative human Drew English, host of the podcast No Set Path. We interviewed each other for our respective shows, and this is the Cidiot cut—rooted in the Hudson Valley, flavored with dirt, neighbors, and the reality of figuring it out as you go.Drew shares his journey from years in the NYC film world to building a life (and a studio) in Up...
2025-12-1329 min
Cidiot124. The DufflesLive from Hudson, NY, it’s an author Q&A with Brian Shaefer and his debut novel Town & Country. Recorded in front of a live audience at Spark of Hudson, Mat moderates a conversation about character, plot, and the worlds of weekender and local coming together. The story follows a congressional race set in a fictional town of Griffin, inspired by the Hudson Valley. “Duffles” is Brian’s word for cidiots. One lesson which I really appreciated is the importance for all of us in a community, as Brian says, in just “showing up.” We also play the C...
2025-11-1949 min
Cidiot123. Dog CityMeet Patrick, owner of Lily’s Natural Pet Store, which just opened its second location after Poughkeepsie in Hudson. We talk dogs—a favorite subject—and why he chose Hudson, why not on Warren Street for his second location, why it’s not your average pet store, about running a pet business (I was thinking of doing one!), and tackle my burning questions such as the smell of bully sticks and what’s so great about raw. And like on many other Cidiot® episodes, we end with favorite places in the Hudson Valley… to take dogs. ...
2025-11-1221 min
Cidiot122. Yoga in the ValleyMeet Amy and Joyce, owners of The Yoga House, now with three locations in the Hudson Valley — Kingston, Highland and Poughkeepsie. One grew up in the HV; one is a transplant from Queens—what a great fit for coming on Cidiot. We talk about yoga, the different types, and poke a bit of fun (well, I do, and they’re good sports about it). They share how they got into yoga, which you won’t believe has quite a bit to do with roller derby. They also share some travel advice for cidiot bodies in the car or...
2025-10-1031 min
Cidiot121. Health CareJames Lauren is a board certified nurse practitioner who recently opened up a primary care clinic in Hudson. James is also a new homeowner and bravely let me try in-person recording at his adorable farmhouse with my miniature new recording system. We talk about primary care—what it is and why it matters, plus who their clinic serves. Short answer: everybody. We also chat about being a new homeowner, bartering labor, talking to people, being nice, painting a subfloor (which is a thing) and what a carpet knife is. Yes, I am still learning new thin...
2025-09-2539 min
Cidiot120. Money Talks in BeaconLet’s talk about money and about Beacon. This episode, Mat chats with Lena Rizkallah of Conte Wealth Advisors, who is a Chelsea-turned-Beaconite financial advisor.Through Lena, we’ll get to know Beacon better, including lots of great places to eat. We’ll also hear Lena’s story and all she does as a part of the community and building financial literacy in the rest of us. She hosts panels and speakeasies about money, and even does stand up storytelling. Lena was named 2023 Chronogrammies Best Financial Planner of The Hudson Valley, and she was on a great episode...
2025-08-1328 min
CMO ChatsCreative Roots, Strategic Reach: Mat Zucker on Modern B2B Marketing | CMO ChatsMat Zucker, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Partner at Prophet, shares his unique dual-role journey—advising clients on marketing strategy while leading Prophet’s own brand and performance efforts. With a background spanning creative writing, advertising, and consulting, Mat unpacks what it means to market at “two speeds” and why content is the lifeblood of modern B2B marketing.From launching the firm’s bold Wall Street Journal campaign to building tools that empower sales teams, he dives into the strategy behind Prophet’s “Uncommon Growth” positioning, the evolving relationship between brand and demand, and how a growth mindset r...
2025-07-1819 min
Cidiot118. Music in the HV“This area attracts talented creative people seeking opportunities to play out, all seeking opportunities to play with each other.” — MK ScullyJoin MK Scully, afternoon host and promotions director at WKZE in Red Hook, as Cidiot® digs deeper into the local music scene. Who are the local bands? Where would you go to see them? We talk about both as well as about songs about the area. Genre wise, it’s everything. Singer-songwriter-folk to rock and roll to metal to funk bands to (great) cover bands.Link to resources mentioned...
2025-06-1624 min
Cidiot117. NeverstillIn Episode 117 of Cidiot®, host Mat Zucker sits down with Christy Counts, the president and founder of Neverstill Wines, a New York State-based winery with a tasting room right in Hudson, NY. Christy shares her journey from wine enthusiast to entrepreneur, detailing how she built Neverstill Wines with a focus on sustainability, community, and a deep love for the Hudson Valley.Christy discusses her philosophy behind the Neverstill label, including her commitment to minimal intervention winemaking and supporting local farmers. She also talks about the inspiration behind the name "Neverstill"—a nod to the ever-changing nature of win...
2025-05-2825 min
Top Consultant with RJ LumbaTop Marketing and Sales Consultant: Prophet’s Mat ZuckerIn this episode, we speak with Mat Zucker, Senior Partner at Prophet who is also serving as the Chief Marketing Officer.
Mat brings nearly 30 years of experience in digital marketing, advertising, content, and social strategy, and previously co-led Prophet’s global marketing and sales practice across industries.
Mat was recognized as one of The Top 25 Marketing and Sales Consultants and Leaders of 2024.
Prophet is a global consulting firm known for driving uncommon growth through strategy, creativity, and digital expertise, serving some of the world’s most iconic brands across 15 global offices.
I am...
2025-05-1425 min
Cidiot116. Cidiot, Come HitherThis episode was inspired by a spontaneous poetry commission on the street in Hudson, NY. A poet named Jacqueline crafts “Cidiot, Come Hither,” and Mat takes stock of escaping bubbles and breaking routines. Thanks so much for listening. Please rate and review Cidiot® and sign up for the show’s newsletter at Cidiot.com.Links to places and resources mentioned in the episode:Moto Coffee, Hudson, NY (https://www.motocoffeemachine.com/)Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY (https://walkway.org/)Innisfree Garden, Millerton, NY (https://www.innisfreegarden.org/)Hudson Food Festival, June 7, 12-6 pm, Henry H...
2025-04-3008 min
Cidiot115. Your Home is Your CastleMeet Madeline Hung of Castle, a finance app that helps homeowners save time and money managing their homes. Madeline says she’s a San Francisco cidiot trying to recreate her Bay Area lifestyle here in the Hudson Volley. She and her husband Hugo have created a service that does two things: One is to understand the money you’re saving, and the second part is to help you optimize and save. Their average customer, as you’ll hear, is saving $10,000.00. That’s real money. “It seems like it all should be knowable,” says Madeline.Terms you sho...
2025-04-1625 min
Cidiot114. Home From HereReady for something different? On this episode of Cidiot®, you’ll hear from John Burton, host of the popular podcast “Home From Here.” Hear John’s history from Rhinebeck to New York City to Westchester—and his plans to get back up here to the HV. As John explains, he wants to get back to his people. The people of the Hudson Valley are “Sophisticated and simple at the same time, smart and funny at the same time.” John puts it all out there. We talk about his wife’s incredible cancer journey, his own challenges with men...
2025-03-2032 min
Cidiot113. ResilienceWhat can we learn from the nature—and animals—around us? Meet Jessica Morgenthal, host of the new, already award-winning “Resilience Gone Wild” podcast. Mat’s been a guest, and now Jessica is one on Cidiot®. Tons of talk about donkeys, goats, chickens, sea turtles, beehives, and more. Nature can be loving, nature can be harsh. The answers we’re looking for are sometimes right in front of us. And at the end, bonus: you’ll hear the real difference between turtles and tortoises. Links: "Resilience Gone Wild" podcast links to listen Mat on Ep...
2025-03-0527 min
Cidiot112. Story Screen“We're trying to create the best version of a night out” — Mike Burdge of Story Screen CinemaThe arts are huge in the Hudson Valley, including film and cinema. In this episode, Mat talks to Mike Burdge of Story Screen Cinema about independent film and theatres in the Hudson Valley. Hear Mike and his partner Diana DiMuro’s story, from working in hospitality and hosting after-hours movie pop-ups to owning their own unique cinemas—first in Beacon now in Hudson. Mike also shares how they decide what to show for so many different...
2025-02-1928 min
Cidiot111. Reveries (Season 8 Premiere)Welcome to Season 8 of Cidiot®!
Mat kicks off by re-grounding us in what partly makes the Hudson Valley so special—the space. Inspired by local young writer Will Forge and his new book “Hudson Valley Reveries,” Mat helps us lose ourselves among an iconic Shawongunk tree. Will writes, “Patricia herself was a peculiar sort….. preferred the company of trees to people…”
Will’s advice for cidiots is also Mat's for this season opener. Let’s appreciate where we’re at, think about where we’re at, understand the history—and appreciate the story of it.
Excited...
2025-02-0510 min
Resilience Gone Wild (WinWinWin Mindset)Laughter and Resilience Part 2 with Mat Zucker the Host of “Cidiot” (Episode 20)In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, Jessica Morgenthal welcomes Mat Zucker, host of the award-winning podcast Cidiot, to share his journey of transitioning from urban living in Manhattan to embracing life in the countryside. Through humor, candid reflections, and relatable anecdotes, Mat illustrates how laughter is an essential tool for resilience, especially when navigating life’s major transitions.
The conversation dives into the quirks of rural living, from animal antics to community dynamics, and highlights the lessons in adaptability, connection, and humor. Mat’s insights shed light on the challenges and joys of bridging the...
2025-01-2800 min
Cidiot110. Light at the End of Warren StreetThis little light of mine….
For the Season 7 finale of Cidiot, and just in time for Winter Solstice, Mat explores the idea and need for light in the darkness. There are three themes of light: the light that guides you; the light that cheers you; and the light that helps you believe.
Thank you to everyone who participated this season. Special shout-outs to editor Isaac Rostan and my husband Brian Fuhr. Join the Cidiot newsletter at Cidiot.com to be ready for next season.
Quote:
“Lighthouses don’t go lookin...
2024-12-2008 min
Cidiot109. Franklin's Trees“Stories tell you what’s important to people.” - AJ Schenkman
Thanks to Jennifer Santiago and Jenny Leifer of The Valley Girls podcast, I was introduced to a writer and public school teacher A.J. Schenkman. He writes a lot about area history and has published multiple books including “Patriots and Spies,” Wicked Ulster County,” “Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh” and most recently the beautiful illustrated children’s book “Franklin’s Trees.”
As you’ll hear on this episode of Cidiot®, A.J.’s brand of writing and teaching is “History Made Seamless,” which means making hist...
2024-10-1733 min
Cidiot107. Gossips of RivertownCarole Osterink writes The Gossips of Rivertown, a blog that is news and commentary (and takes its name from a novel by a Hudson writer). It’s a must-read for all of us who live here. This episode tune into Carole’s story, how she chooses what to cover, if she considers herself a journalist andtr advise if you want to start a hyperlocal news sources like it in your town.
I hope you have something like it where you live. And I hope it’s written by someone like Carole.
Hyperlocal newspape...
2024-09-1927 min
Cidiot106. TownThis episode, Mat shares the news of moving—still within the Hudson Valley of course. Some thoughts on change and new opportunities. Some questions too. Are you still a cidiot if you move back to a city?
Links to what’s mentioned:
The Corner Counter, Red Hook
Red Hook Stationery Co., Red Hook
Taste Budd’s, Red Hook
Pause Dog Boutique, Rhinebeck
Trixie’s List
Story of Hudson
Wylde, Hudson
Little Rico Cafe, Hudson
Cidiot® is the award-winning podcast about moving to the Hudson Valley. Please rate & review the show at Ci...
2024-09-0509 min
Cidiot105. The RiverWhat is it about water? The Hudson River is the central fixture of the Hudson Valley, so Mat honors it as the muse and focus of this episode. He shares a poem by William Cullen Bryant about the Hudson, “A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson” which will take you from the shores of Beacon to, well, who knows where you will go. Tune in and come visit.
Links highlighted:
The Hudson River Maritime Museum
Riverkeeper
William Cullen Bryant via Academy of American Poets
“A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson” (Poem)
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2024-08-1508 min
Cidiot104. BarnfoxThis episode, Mat talks to Freddy Pikovsky, co-founder of Barnfox. Barnfox is a co-working community across the Hudson Valley, with locations in Hudson, Kingston, Livingston Manor, and Poughkeepsie. Freddy shares how early experiences in the outdoors inspired him, moving from the city to the Hudson Valley, the original intent for Barnfox, and what it is today.
Don't miss this: Freddy also has a special offer for Cidiot® listeners — a free day pass at any Barnfox location to experience it yourself.
Visit: https://barnfox.com/cidiot-day-pass/ https://barnfox.com/cidiot-day-pass/
2024-07-1823 min
Cidiot103. FirefightingJoin Cidiot® for a conversation with Ryan Wexler, a local volunteer fire captain to hear about what it’s like to be a firefighter. Mat learns about ways to volunteer and support local fire departments, why you should buy a 911 sign for outside your home, why the best time to have an emergency is at night, where animals fall in the rescue cue, when “the tones” hit, and more.
Links mentioned:
FASNY Museum of Firefighting - Hudson NY: https://fasnyfiremuseum.com/
Greenport Fire Department: https://www.townofgreenport.com/fire-department.html
Cidiot Episode 9: "Red All Over...
2024-06-2730 min
Cidiot102. Valley GirlsCidiot’s last crossover event was Episode 77 with Brett Barry of Kaatscast: The Catskills Podcast. Well, I just discovered the new Valley Girls podcast, so synchronized to release at the same time, here I interview them about their show, and they interview me on their pod.
Jenny Leifer and Jennifer Santiago are hosts of the Valley Girls Podcast. We talk about why they started their show, telling the Hudson Valley story one character at a time. They give a bit of advice for cidiots, we play the hilarious Hudson Valley geography game, and we end with their go...
2024-06-0626 min
Valley Girls Podcast14. Learning to Live in the Hudson Valley: With Mat Zucker from Cidiot®You've all heard the term "cidiot", right? Well we're talking to the self-proclaimed "Cidiot" himself, Mat Zucker, the creator and host of the award-winning regional podcast Cidiot®, a show about learning to live and love life in the Hudson Valley. Hear how Mat went from bright lights and big city to cows and small towns, from a trepidatious newcomer to a thriving certified tourism ambassador for Dutchess County. Plus this episode is half of the Valley Girls x Cidiot collaboration, so check out Cidiot wherever you get your podcasts and listen to episode 102, where we continue the conversation and Mat t...
2024-06-0635 min
Cidiot99. Ulster Eateries UnfilteredCidiot®'s back! Jason Bover, photographer, foodie and founder of Ulster Eateries Unfiltered, joins to kick off Season 7.
He shares with Mat his relationship to the Hudson Valley, growing up in the food and bev business and local ingredients. We talk about the Ulster Eateries Unfiltered Facebook group as well as the gatherings and its VIP discount card supporting local restaurants, not to mention his appearance on "Kitchen Nightmares" and meeting Gordon Ramsey. Jason also just started his own coffee brand, Tiny Dog Coffee, bagged and packaged here in Saugerties.
Join Ulster Eateries Unfiltered for free on Facebook. Get the VI...
2024-04-2631 min
Cidiot100. Here's to 10090% of podcasts don’t publish more than three episodes. And of the 200,000 shows that do go beyond three, 90% will quit after 20 episodes. So hitting 100 episodes like Cidiot® does this month is a rare bird. Or, well, maybe a rare goat.
For Episode 100 and this milestone in regional podcasting history, Mat brings back some favorite moments and favorite voices to punctuate the journey from city to country. 🐓🐐🐔
Thank you to everyone who’s listened so far, and been a part of the show to date. This includes Kallie at Sawkill Farm, Kate Steward at Shion Studio, Dairo Chamorro of the Empire Regulars...
2024-04-2518 min
Cidiot98. Cidiot Unwrapped (Season 6 Finale)It's holiday time and this episode is coming to you live from Hudson Winter Walk and a live performance.
Mat closes out this amazing season of Cidiot® by sharing what he got from Spotify Unwrapped about the show as well as his own lessons and moments of which he’s proud. So lucky to have you all season. Episode 100 is coming up so be sure to send in ideas or a voicemail message wishing the show something good!
Links:
Episodes for Season 6 on Cidiot.com
Cidiot Bookstore on Bookshop dot org
Joi...
2023-12-2211 min
Cidiot96. Aging in the HVWhere should we grow old? Is the Hudson Valley a good place for aging? More and more people think so. And when you find your place, how should we plan for it? How can we stay in our home? How can we get around? What kind of resources are available?
Choosing to move from the city to upstate and now past 50, yeah, Cidiot® wants to know all this and more.
So Mat talks to Brian Jones of the Dutchess County Office for the Aging who debunks myths about the department (no, they don’t just send people to r...
2023-10-2632 min
Cidiot95. Bleats from Sheep & WoolIn a special spontaneous episode, Cidiot takes you live to the New York Sheep & Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds (October 21-22, 2023). Mat has no idea what he's looking at but luckily Rachel Zive and her partner Sam Barnett are there to guide us all through the fabric and the animals. We learn so much including advice for beginners, celebrity knitwear designers, and terms from the fiber folk community.
Links mentioned in the episode:
New York State Sheep & Wool Festival
Andrea Mowry
Andrew Mowry on YouTube
Tessellated Vest pattern on Ravelry
Bleu...
2023-10-2111 min
Cidiot93. The Reluctant Gardener - Part 2Mat gives an update on the gardening project, including flowers vs. vegetables competition. Though his voice notes, you probably get too close to the amateur he is and the struggles he faces — not to mention the neglect he embodies.
Links to what’s mentioned in the episode:
Sam’s video on how to properly weed (YouTube)
Stark Blooms (Instagram)
Photos of before and after weeding (Instagram)
Thank you for listening to Cidiot, the award-winning podcast about learning to live and love life in the Hudson Valley. Visit Cidiot.com for more in...
2023-09-2109 min
Cidiot91. Ambassador CidiotDo you love where you live? Mat sure does. Already a champion, advocate, even a shill for people moving to the Hudson Valley, Mat takes it to the next level by becoming a Certified Tourist Ambassador in Dutchess County. In this Cidiot® episode, you'll hear about the experience as well as advice for visiting from two other 'graduates.' Plus, there's a un/related story about a spider!
Beacon (from Nicole)
City of Beacon
Bank Sq. Coffehouse
Long Dock Park
Dia: Beacon
Dover Plains (from Dawn)
Dover Stone C...
2023-08-2414 min
Cidiot90. Upstate Art WeekendAfter missing it last year, Mat explores the big annual event that is Upstate Art Weekend. More than 130 artists participate across the Hudson Valley, including Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties. Mat shares the differences between culture in the city versus the country and talks to a New York-based artist, Lauren Cohen at “Brian’s Yard Sale.” It’s hilarious.
Artists and galleries mentioned in this episode:
Upstate Art Weekend website
Judith Pfaff Foundation in Tivoli, NY
“Stories of the Post-Natural” curated by Art Works of Change (Randy Jayne Rosenb...
2023-07-2710 min
Cidiot88. Green Thumb - Part IMat finally takes up gardening but in the safety and security of an adopted small garden plot at Four Corners Community Farm. It's a learning experience for sure, so join him via his audio journal as he tries to grow vegetables vs. flowers.
Links:
Four Corners Community Farm
Old Dutch Village Gardening Club
Garden Pals
National Garden Association
Thanks for listening to Cidiot®, the Hudson Valley's most awarded podcast. Would love to hear from you about what you would love to h...
2023-06-0815 min
Cidiot87. Cheese PleaseThis episode is all about cheese. Who doesn't love it?
To answer them all, Cidiot interviews Lauren Cunningham-Housman, owner of The Corner Counter, a new cheese and provisions shop in Red Hook, NY.
Lauren worked for years with iconic cheese purveyor Murray's Cheese in New York City, and combining her business school education and her experience in (and love of) cheese, built a plan to open her own shop. I ask her how she chose the Hudson Valley, about her journey from intern to opening her own business. I also ask about geography. Is the...
2023-05-1127 min
Cidiot85. Camp CatskillWelcome to Season 6 of Cidiot®!
I'm excited to talk about 700,000 acre-big Catskill Park, "America's First Wilderness," with Ryan Penny, owner of Camp Catskill in Tannersville, NY.
In two parts, we'll cover what drew Ryan to the Catskills, about starting his store in Tannersville, spotting a cidiot, and about Catskill Park, including his four favorite spots "inside the blue line." We also get into Kaaterskill Falls and the controversy of its claim as the tallest waterfall in New York state. We also talk about micro spikes, crampons and how I shouldn’t wear my Stan Smiths into...
2023-03-1630 min
Cidiot83. Country ColorsI love color. I’m fascinated by color. I have questions. Amy Krane is an architectural color consultant as well as a real estate broker. And get this: she has her own podcast on color called Let’s Talk (Paint) Color with colleague Amy Woolf.
On this episode in three fun, chatty parts, Amy and I talk about her journey upstate (she’s not a newbie) and then becoming a color consultant and then into my thousand questions about color especially for rural homes, historical homes - starting with why are barns red - or as you’ll hear...
2022-12-1542 min
Cidiot77. The (Other) Best Regional PodcastIn a special cross-over in honor of International Podcast Day, Cidiot talks to this year’s winner of the Chronogrammie for regional podcast (we got runner-up!) Brett of Kaatscast podcast. It’s no wonder he won. A pro in audio with a very handsome voice and a public radio style podcast, Brett has recording more than 60 episodes of Kaatscast as well as audiobooks and driving tours of the Catskills.
Recorded outside at Ole Savannah’s in Kingston on the water, we talk about how working in audio leads to producing driving tours of the Catskills and his award-w...
2022-09-2928 min
Cidiot75. SanctuaryA big part of why we love the Hudson Valley and Catskills is because of the farms and the animals. In this awesome, moving, eye-opening, and hilarious episode, you’ll meet the fabulous Kathy Stevens and hear how Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties got started and its mission.
You’ll learn about Noodles, a blind horse named Buddy, and a cow named Tucker, what Kathy calls 'random acts of callousness' and about the Underfoot Family.
“The tours change people,” Kathy explains.
You’ll also get advice on how to engage with animals on a tour (i.e...
2022-09-0129 min
Cidiot73. Happy Fourth Birthday!Four years since the show debuted! What a good time for a State of the Cidiot. In this special episode, Mat reflects on what Cidiot has accomplished so far along with birthday messages from several listeners, including Mark, Katie, Allison, Irwin, Adam—and of course superfan Leslie, Mat's mom.
Thanks for supporting and enjoying Cidiot, the award-winning podcast about life in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Berkshires.
A few things you can do to make this birthday special:
Rate and review Cidiot on Apple podcasts or via Cidiot.com.
Sign up for the free Cidio...
2022-08-0417 min
Cidiot66. Spring To Do ListIs it a chore or a passion? This episode of Cidiot we go through seasonal to-do lists, from Mat, from listeners—and from a special guest Robinson Greig of Greig Farm. No one has a longer—or more daunting list—than a farmer.
If updating your kitchen, bathrooms and pantry is on your to-do list (it's on ours!), then you're in luck since a new sponsor of Cidiot is Hudson Valley Kitchen Design Center. For Cidiot listeners, just mention the podcast to save $500 off a project of $5,000 or more. See recent projects and fun on Instagram @hvkitchendesigncenter, visit t...
2022-05-1211 min
Cidiot65. The Daily CatchSome of the most important news is local. Mat interviews Emily Sachar, publisher and editor of The Daily Catch. She shares her journey from a newspaper reporter (including an internship under Bob Woodward at The Washington Post), to an art historian and then starting The Daily Catch in Red Hook, NY. We hear about the stories of which she's proudest, behind the scenes of the Daily Catch's Ukraine coverage, what it takes to produce a daily paper, about just doing "the next right thing," and more. And when asked the signature question of her favorite place in the Hudson...
2022-04-2841 min
Cidiot64. A Cidiot's BallotThe Chronogrammies weren't always reader's choice, but luckily they are now. This episode, Mat reviews Chronogram magazine's 3rd Annual Chronogrammies finalists category by category with his picks for your vote—and why. From Arts & Entertainment and Retail to Nature & Outdoors, Shelter, Health & Wellness, and even People. You'll hear his top picks including Adams Fairacre Farms, Ashokan Resevoir, Bangallworks, Clermont, Citiot, Giobatta, Graham & Co., Greig Farm, Oblong Books, Olana Historic Site, Pause Dog Boutique, Rough Draft Bar & Books, WKZE and Woodstock Meats. See the blog post with the full ballot at Cidiot.com.
Thanks for listening to Cidiot, 2021 Ch...
2022-04-1416 min
Cidiot61. FloridiotCidiot is about being new in and acclimating to country life. So what happens if you, say, move to south Florida for a few months and try to fit in there. In this special episode, you'll find out. Mat shares his eight observations comparing life in Florida to the Hudson Valley, including a guest voice: his brother-in-law's brother-in-law Irwin Levy, who is active in the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society. Tune in for some laughs and, of course, warmth.
Be sure to stream the new Cidiot anthem on Spotify, Apple Music and more. Hamilton & Adams is offering 15% off at their...
2022-03-0317 min
Cidiot59. Music To Your Ears (Season 5 Premiere)Cidiot is back, turning up the volume with a bigger-than-ever Season Five. Four years and 58 episodes have taught Mat a thing or two, plus the listener survey piled up the advice to make this season five-u-lous. We're starting off big, with the a full-play of the new Cidiot Anthem, produced with El Sueco and The Don at Space Studios here in Red Hook. The photo is by Tasha Hurley and we were generously outfitted by Hamilton & Adams in Kingston, NY who thought we did justice to their "Upstate & Chill" aesthetic.
Listen up for a full-play of the song and the b...
2022-02-0337 min
Cidiot57. Contain YourselfSometimes life comes full circle. This episode, Mat interviews Lori Greenberg and Sarah Goldberg from The Container House in Tivoli, NY, coincidentally (or is it?) owned by a recruiter and business owner from Mat's past. The Container House is an awesome structure designed by Arnaud Cornillon as a model for sustainable living and where Greenberg is building a community for creative people.
Thanks for listening to Cidiot, the award-winning podcast about moving from the city to the Hudson Valley. Visit the all-new Cidiot.com to join the mailing list, rate and review the show, shop the Cidiot s...
2021-12-0323 min
Cidiot55. Hike Your Own HikeWhat’s the rush with hiking? What's the difference between a walk and a hike? This episode Mat talks to Sean O’Dwyer, who runs Mountain-Hiking.com, a popular blog for Catskills, Hudson Highlands, Adirondacks and beyond. You’ll hear what Sean loves about mountain hiking, where to go, advice for bears, a warning about radios, how to be a good citizen on a mountain, and why Reese’s Pieces should sponsor him.
Thanks for listening to Cidiot, the award-winning podcast about moving from the city to the Hudson Valley. Visit Cidiot.com to join the mailing list, rat...
2021-10-2135 min
Cidiot54. Fall ForwardFall is a season of things dying to be reborn. In the thick of Fall and facing the reality of Winter, Mat makes an argument for planting seeds now that you want to bloom later. Special shoutout to the new podcast from Lindsay Shute and Michelle Hughes called KOLRHABI.
Thanks for listening to Cidiot, the award-winning podcast about moving from the city to the Hudson Valley. Visit Cidiot.com to join the mailing list, rate and review the show, shop the Cidiot store, follow us on Instagram and more. And please send your questions about being a C...
2021-10-1010 min
Grab The High-Impact Full Audiobook Experience!Bronze Seeks Silver by Mat ZuckerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/97868to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bronze Seeks Silver
Author: Mat Zucker
Narrator: Mat Zucker
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 08-04-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Advertising
Publisher's Summary:
Marketing was destiny for Mat Zucker - the perfect cocktail of creativity, art, and salesmanship. Half-guidebook, half memoir, Bronze Seeks Silver surfaces 30 years of lessons from an ad veteran in selling brands, building relationships, and managing careers.
2021-08-044h 15
Cidiot50. Hudson River LighthousesThere are seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River. Come with me as we learn about them, their purpose, their vocabulary, and a few stories. We're very lucky to also get some background and history directly from Sarah Wassberg Johnson of the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Thanks for listening to Cidiot, a podcast by Mat Zucker. Winner of Chronogram's 2021 Chronogrammie for best regional podcast and listed among "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts Perfect for All-Day Listening" by Hudson Valley Magazine. Please rate and review us in the Apple podcast store. For more info and links to episodes, trucker caps, and other...
2021-07-2515 min
Cidiot49. Coworking & CommunityAs more and more people consider working remote, let's talk to Steve and Tom, who have created a business in Stanfordville that gives people comfortably-designed spaces and also builds unique community. Nestled in a historic hamlet, Bangallworks Coworking and Community Building offers memberships for open plan workspaces, private workstations and special events and meetings both inside and outside. Bangallworks offers daily, part time, and full time memberships and provides high speed internet, printer and scanner, kitchenette, package delivery and receiving, and more. Visit bangallworks.com or email info@bangallworks.com for more information. Thanks Bangallworks for sponsoring Cidiot. Thanks l...
2021-07-0813 min
Cidiot47. GratefulThe feeling of attending a live event. Mat, Brian, and cousin Lisa experience Patti Smith at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and Cidiot recounts some of the many things he's grateful for, especially during Memorial Day weekend. This episode is sponsored by Ledgewood Kennel in Millerton, NY, where you can board and groom your pets. Thanks for listening to Cidiot. Proud to be have been listed among "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts Perfect for All-Day Listening" by Hudson Valley Magazine. Get your trucker caps for summer. Leave me a voice message at anchor.fm/cidiot. Get vaccinated. And come visit.
2021-05-3011 min
Rising - Conversations with Leaders On Their Way UpMat Zucker of Prophet - Luck Is What You Make ItMat Zucker is a Senior Partner and co-leader of Prophet's global marketing and sales practice, as well as co-host of Rising. In this special episode, Josh turns the mic on Mat to hear about his career path and what he learned putting it all down in his new memoir Bronze Seeks Silver. Mat shares his rise from secretary in a creative department to agency creative director and management consultant. An entrepreneur and hustler from day one, Mat believes luck is what you make it. Find Mat's new book of lessons along the way on Amazon or via bronzeseekssilver.com...
2021-04-1329 min
Cidiot44. Chicken RunSeason 4 was promised to be a new level. In this episode, Mat investigates the popularity of chickens. He talks first to a colleague Ryan Detwiler, who raises chickens, and then to Kristin White of Chicken Librarian, a homesteading service and new content partner. Why do people own chickens? Which should you pick? Can you do it in the city? And why does the word "chicken" mean coward? Open your ears and get ready to laugh and learn as the Chicken Librarian teaches you the "Egg Song." Thank you to all of you Cidiots for helping this podcast be listed...
2021-04-0215 min
Permission To ChooseMat Zucker: The Choice to Self-StartMat Zucker is a marketing executive who helps brands grow using strategic, creative and digital leadership. Currently, he leads the marketing practice at Prophet, a global management consultancy. He also hosts not one, but two podcasts; Rising AND Cidiot. He’s also the author of Bronze Seeks Silver: Lessons from a Creative Career in Marketing. Mat and Stef discuss the choice to self start and.. how to do it! Produced by LegRoom Creative Engineered by www.podcaststudioservices.com
2021-03-2236 min
Cidiot43. Season FourtoldWelcome back to Season 4 of Cidiot: Learning to Live and Love Life in the Hudson Valley. Join Mat Zucker as we start off at the historic Elmendorph Inn, our town's original welcome center. We'll also stop by Sawkill Farm where Gordon and Rex welcome us, especially Gordon who pees on my back tire. I'll also take Nora for a walk at Greig Farm and talk about our new content relationship with Chicken Librarian. Cidiot is listed among "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts Perfect for All-Day Listening" by Hudson Valley Magazine and is a finalist for Best Regional Podcast at Chronogram arts...
2021-03-2111 min
Cidiot42. Light a Candle for the Season 3 FinaleNowhere is the contrast of light and dark more discernible than in the countryside. In the Season Three finale of Cidiot, Mat explores the idea of light at holiday time and the renewed optimism he's so grateful for. Special shout out to Suzy and her Advent Calendar and to everyone celebrating their holidays in their own way. As her mom's iconic message says, "Let others see the light in you." Thank you for listening to Cidiot. Find cozy Cidiot sweatshirts and gear at https://www.bonfire.com/store/cidiot/ and follow the show on Instagram at https://www.instagram.c...
2020-12-2013 min
Cidiot41. Meet A Farmer - Kallie from Sawkill FarmMat interviews Kallie, one of the owners of Sawkill Farm in Red Hook, NY, home of his favorite eggs, bacon, and pork chops. Hear about what it's like to run a farm and the secret of why things taste so good. Thanks for listening to Cidiot. Chronogram listed us as one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Be Listening To." Find Cidiot trucker caps and the ebook Becoming a Cidiot, based on the podcast, at gumroad.com/cidiot and Farm Fresh merch at bonfire.com/store/cidiot. For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/c...
2020-11-2628 min
Cidiot40. CommunityCommunity is crucial wherever you live. In this episode, Mat explores the five types of community: Interest, Action, Place, Practice, and Circumstance. He also shares his dream bucket-list community event. Special shoutouts to Tricia Reed, Giobatta Alimentari in Tivoli, and all the others who make others feel at home. My book Bronze Seeks Silver: Lessons from a Creative Career in Marketing is out in paperback and ebook. Visit bronzeseekssilver.comfor links on Amazon, Apple and BN.com, or even better, find it in person at Oblong Books in Rhinebook and Rough Draft in Kingston. Cozy Cidiot sweatshirts and other...
2020-10-2510 min
Street WritersStreet Writers - Mat Zucker, part 2Here’s the second half of our interview with author, journalist, creative director and management consultant, Mat Zucker. Mat is an old friend from our Ogilvy days who exemplifies grit, determination and creativity in his career. In this segment, Mat discusses a few podcasts he’s jealous of, and gives us a funny and insightful backdrop on his new book, Bronze Seeks Silver: Lessons From a Creative Career in Marketing (buy it on Amazon or at http://bronzeseekssilver.com). Check it out now.
2020-10-1400 minStreet WritersStreet Writers — Mat ZuckerWe’re happy to welcome author, journalist, creative director and management consultant Mat Zucker. Mat is an old friend from our Ogilvy days who exemplifies grit, determination and creativity in his career. Mat has written about the inspirational, important and quirky things he’s experienced in his new book, Bronze Seeks Silver: Lessons From a Creative Career in Marketing (buy it at http://bronzeseekssilver.com). In the first half of our interview, Mat provides insightful writing tips, so check it out now.
2020-10-0700 min
The Casted PodcastHow Internal Podcasts Can Liberate Your Employees with Prophet's Mat ZuckerToday’s conversation is with Mat Zucker, Marketing Practice Lead at Prophet, and host of Rising podcast. In June, Mat wrote and published an article with Forbes Magazine about what internal podcasts are and what they can do for business. Mat has been a fan of podcast since the beginning, in the ‘90s, and he currently hosts two podcasts: Rising and Cidiot. For Matt, podcasts are a great medium for curiosity. In his opinion, the best shows are the ones that follow a question and try to answer it. He believes internal podcasting is a liberating tool that can help empl...
2020-09-2319 min
Cidiot38. Printed In PoughkeepsieIn this new episode, Mat talks to local business owner Daniel Clark of Prime Print Shop in Poughkeepsie. Daniel also grew up in the Hudson Valley so he'll share a more local view on the area, residents, CSAs, geography and stuff to do.
Special thanks to Prime Print Shop for sponsoring this episode. Visit primeprintshop.com and mention "Cidiot" for 20% off your next order. They can copy, print, and scan nearly anything from house plans, property surveys and planning board submissions, to banners, business cards, yard signs, and more.
Thanks also to Will Tatum, Dutchess Cou...
2020-08-2119 min
Cidiot37. One Telephone Pole at a TimeIn this new episode, Mat explores the different adjustments from Coronavirus, including his new hobby of run-walking and the verb knowns as bunkering. Thanks for listening to Cidiot. Chronogram listed us as one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Be Listening To." Find Cidiot trucker caps and the new ebook Becoming a Cidiot, based on the podcast, at gumroad.com/cidiot. For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2020-07-2614 min
Cidiot36. Meet An Advanced CidiotYou might believe you are the first at something, but, of course, there have been others before you. In this special episode, Mat interviews Dairo, an accomplished, established Cidiot and an Empire Regular from the train. Mat learns learn about how Dairo and his family made the switch from city to upstate, how they've made friends, what's so special about upstate — including the need for a chainsaw. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Want more? The...
2020-06-2412 min
Cidiot35. AnimalsDucks. Sheep. Goats. Coyotes. You can't live up here and not love animals. Well, most of them. In this episode of Cidiot, Mat share some highlights. Shout outs to Tivoli General, Winn's Tivoli, and Doorstep Market. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." The Becoming a Cidiot eBook is coming so stay tuned for its release plus updated merch at the Cidiot store. For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and...
2020-05-2509 min
Cidiot34. What Will Happen To Our Towns?When you ask, Mat answers. In this episode, we answer a question from listener Keith Stoeckeler about the future of our towns during this unusual, stressful and dangerous time of Coranoravirus. Mat investigates with conversations with deputy mayor Brent Kovalchik and director of the Red Hook Area Chamber of Commerce, Kim McGrath. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on In...
2020-04-1909 min
Cidiot33. Hike in PlaceFrom bucolic to bubonic, join Mat as he talks about what it’s like in the Hudson Valley during this unusual, stressful and dangerous time of Coranoravirus. Special shout outs to Giabotta Alimentari in Tivoli, Equis Art Gallery in Red Hook, The Other Hudson Valley, and the new Recoup podcast from Adam Baer. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on...
2020-03-2209 min
Cidiot32. Plan BIn this new episode of Cidiot, Mat grapples with the realities of living two planes, a train and sometimes a bus from home. Plus he's excited about Cidiot's mention on the Spotify podcasters blog, recent Apple podcast store ratings and fan mail. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2020-02-2310 min
Cidiot31. God’s Country - Season 3 PremiereWelcome to Season 3 of Cidiot - Learning to Live and Love Life in the Hudson Valley. This first episode starts far from Dutchess Country - 5,600 miles in Tel Aviv, Israel. Food. Diversity. Safety. Religion. Join Mat as he continues to explore what it means to transition from city to country in what Hudson Valley Magazine called one of “8 Hudson Valley podcasts for All-Day Listening” and Chronogram arts magazine listed as one of “6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.” For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagra
2020-01-2816 min
Cidiot30. Festivus - Season 2 FinaleAt the end of season two, Mat gets way more local about the holidays — fundraising door-to-door for the fire department at his village’s WinterFest and finally joining the underground Festivus Train. Thanks for listening. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and by Chronogram as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join the page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-12-2111 min
Cidiot29. Uncharted TerritoryThere are roads we all haven't gone down. But should. Your frontier is where you stop. Being a Cidiot means being new and adapting, despite how long it takes or how silly you look trying. Tune into Cidiot as Mat describes exploration. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-12-0108 min
Cidiot28. Winterize is a verbIf you haven't started to prepare for the cold, you're not too late. Tune into Cidiot as Mat describes the annual labor of winterizing their home. But ferry the wood to the porch and plug in that heat tape. Arya Stark won't save you. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-11-1011 min
CidiotTune into CidiotMore Americans would choose rural if they could. Cidiot is proud to be one of “Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To” and to share our story moving 100 miles north of New York City. Listen at Cidiot.com or wherever you podcast. Come visit.
2019-11-1000 min
Cidiot27. Eleanor Was RightThis episode Mat relishes the dedication of a bronze bust of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Tivoli and how they now share a hometown. It's also the big move out of NYC and first weekend as full-timers. Wait til you hear listener Kristin's advice. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiot.hv on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-10-1908 min
Cidiot26. Are We Ready to be Full-timers?Now it's really real. Tune into Cidiot as Mat describes giving up their lease in NYC and moving upstate full-time. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiotlife on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-09-2908 min
Cidiot25. Thanksgiving in the SummerThis episode of Cidiot covers our own annual tradition - Thanksgiving in the summer. Friends, family, food, farm life all come together in our garden. Chronogram named Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To," and Hudson Valley Magazine recently called Cidiot one of "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts Perfect for All-Day Listening." Available everywhere, info and links to Cidiot t-shirts and trucker caps at Cidiot.com. Please review and rate us in the Apple store.
2019-09-0712 min
Cidiot24. Sounds Like You Need A ChangePrevious episodes have covered what we see and do, this episode is about what we hear—and how it makes us feel. Cidiot has been featured on Hudson Valley Magazine's "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts for All-Day Listening" and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, visit cidiot.com, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and follow @cidiotlife on Instagram. Email: goats@cidiot.com
2019-08-1905 min
Cidiot23. Take A HikeIs it exercise or medicine? This week, Mat Zucker explores hiking in the Hudson Valley. Some seasoned hiking experts weigh in and a list of hikes you might want to try yourself. Chronogram and Hudson Valley Magazine have both lauded Cidiot as a podcast to listen to. We'll end with a capitalist-friendly quote.
Some of the hikes, business and sites mentioned:
Poet's Walk, Red Hook, NY
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill, Rhinebeck, NY
Buttercup Sancturary, Stanfordville, NY
Innisfree, Millbrook
Otto's Market, Germantown
Hike the Hudson Valley
The Zen Hiker
2019-08-0407 min
Cidiot22. Hot and BotheredIt's hot. Handling a heat wave is different upstate than in the city. This episode in Season Two of Cidiot provides a guide to coping, managing and even thriving in the hottest days. Thanks so much for listening. Chronogram arts magazine has called Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Let freedom ring. Come visit. And if not in person to buy, rent or for a weekend, then on the web at cidiot.com and join our page for updates on facebook.com/cidiotlife.
Mentions in this episode include:
Tivoli Mercantile, Broadway, Tivoli, NY
Fortunes Ice Cr...
2019-07-2111 min
Cidiot21. Freedom Begins Between The EarsHome of battles, heroes and history, the Hudson Valley loves, loves, loves Independence Day. This episode in Season Two of Cidiot looks at what freedom means upstate compared to the city and a little Livingston history. Thanks so much for listening. Chronogram arts magazine has called Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Let freedom ring. Come visit. And if not in person to buy, rent or for a weekend, then on the web at cidiot.com and join our page for updates on facebook.com/cidiotlife.
Cidiot gear is available through Bonfire:
Baby goat tee
Fa...
2019-07-0507 min
Cidiot20. Very Local PrideIn episode 20, Mat and Brian celebrate a 20 year anniversary, a local march in their village of Tivoli, NY and a look at what it's like for them to be LGBT upstate in the Hudson Valley.. Thanks for listening to Cidiot. Chronogram arts magazine called us one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates and photos, visit Cidiot.com and join our Facebook group at http://facebook.com/cidiotlife and you can also get your own Cidiot t-shirt or trucker cap.
Cidiot gear is available through Bonfire:
Baby goat tee
Farm Fresh
Message goats@cidiot.com if y...
2019-06-2306 min
Cidiot19. Brian Will Get The Flowers HimselfEven city dwellers are taking to gardening. It is a hobby, a craft, an obsession. In episode 19 of Cidiot, we'll talk about gardening and interview my overall-clad husband Brian who couldn't be happier winter is over. Learn from him what we grow, what it takes — and why. If you love gardening, the outdoors and the Hudson Valley, this podcast could be for you. Cidiot was named one of the "6 Hudson Valley podcasts you should listen to." Visit Cidiot.com and join our facebook page on facebook.com/cidiotlife.
Cidiot gear is available through Bonfire:
Baby goat tee
Farm Fresh
Message go...
2019-06-0211 min
Cidiot18. Help Wanted: ExperiencesIn this new episode, Cidiot explores the rich public and private experiences that connect you more to the area and also a great way to meet new folks. Cidiot was noted by Hudson Valley Magazine as one of the "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Be sure to join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife.
2019-05-1909 min
Cidiot17. Spring Forward - Season 2 PremiereWelcome back to Season 2 of Cidiot. Looking forward to a new season full of new stories, experiences and teachable moments. Cidiot has been featured in Hudson Valley Magazine and in Chronogram's "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." For updates, join our facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife, our podsite at cidiot.com, and follow @matzucker on Twitter.
2019-04-2807 min
Cidiot16. Season 1 FinaleThe seasons are changing and this is a good time to reflect on the first episode of Cidiot and plan the next. Tune in for what Mat has learned, and the work that is still yet to do. Chronogram named Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Please rate and review us in the Apple store so more folks can find us. Join our community at facebook.com/cidiotlife, visit the podsite at cidiot.com and contact Mat via goats@cidiot.com.
2019-03-2405 min
Cidiot15. Town For SaleAs Spring approaches, Mat talks about change up close and personal and having been on both sides of it. Thanks to Chronogram magazine for calling Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Be Listening To." Be sure to join our facebook page at Facebook.com/cidiotlife and rate us in the Apple podcast store. Visit cidiot.com for more information.
2019-03-0307 min
Cidiot14. The Most Important VisitorsIn this new episode , Mat helps you welcome the most important visitors with the Cidiot Guide to Hosting. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Cidiot now has a Facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and a podsite at cidiot.com.
2019-02-1606 min
Cidiot13. Cidiot Recommends (2019 Winter Edition)Introducing a new series feature, Cidiot Recommends, with recommendations by Mat of how to learn, where to stay and, of course, where to eat in The Hudson Valley. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Cidiot now has a Facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife. P.S. Mat is taking the mic at "The Porch" at Murray's Tivoli on Saturday, Feb 23, 2019. Visit the podsite at cidiot.com
2019-02-0409 min
Cidiot12. SolitudeIn the new year and dead of winter, Mat explores the pros and cons of solitude, punctuated by your very own Cidiot Action List. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." If you're looking to move to the Hudson Valley or another great rural community, this podcast could help you acclimate and enjoy it more. Cidiot now has a Facebook page at facebook.com/cidiotlife and a podsite at cidiot.com. Please rate us in the podcast store. Want to send a voicemail? Download + send via the Anchor app.
2019-01-0507 min
Cidiot11. Cheating On Your Farm LifeMat sneaks off to Kingston and New York City for a hit of culture. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Thanks to our sponsor. Be sure to rate us in the podcast store. Want to send a voicemail? Download + send via the Anchor app. Visit our podsite at cidiot.com and contact Mat via goats@cidiot.com
2018-12-2809 min
Cidiot10. The HolidaysThe holidays are different up here in the Hudson Valley. Mat explores the personal and local traditions that make these really dark, winter nights a bit more full of light. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Be sure to rate us in the podcast store. Want to send a voicemail? Download + send via the Anchor app.
2018-12-0205 min
Cidiot9. Red All OverRed means barns. Read means books. As the seasons quickly shift, this episode explores what red can mean up here in the country. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Be sure to rate us in the podcast store. Want to send a voicemail? Download and send via the Anchor app.
2018-11-1107 min
Cidiot8. How to be a GuestBeing a guest is serious business. Dutch writer Maarten Maartens said “Saying with people consists in you’re not having your own way — and they’re not having theirs." This new episode of Cidiot Life explores what it means to be a guest, with advice from expert visitors to the Hudson Valley such as our friend Liz and my mom. Thanks to Chronogram for choosing Cidiot as one of "6 Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Be sure to rate us in the podcast store. Want to send a voicemail? Download and send via the Anchor app.
2018-10-2805 min
Cidiot4. Making FriendsPart of our ongoing guide for cidiots moving to the country - Six strategies to making friends upstate, whether it's the Hudson Valley in New York or wherever cows, sheep and goats reign. If you're looking to rent or buy a home in the Hudson Valley or another great rural community, this podcast could help you acclimate and feel at home. Chronogram arts magazine named Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Be sure to share, rate, review and comment in the podcast store and subscribe for future updates. Visit the podsite at cidiot.com and c...
2018-09-0308 minCidiot1. Are you a Cidiot?Hello and welcome to debut episode of the Cidiot podcast, a guide to living and loving life in the beautiful, rural Hudson Valley, New York. With goats, sheep, cows and good food, this episode defines Cidiot and shares the beginning of our story. If you're looking to rent or buy a home in the Hudson Valley or another great rural community, this podcast could help you acclimate. Chronogram arts magazine named Cidiot one of "Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Listen To." Visit Cidiot.com and be sure subscribe and rate it in the podcast store. Contact Mat Zucker via go...
2018-07-2204 min
The Advertising ShowOgilvyOne Worldwide Executive Creative Director Mat Zucker Transports Traditional Direct Marketing into the Digital WorldCo-hosts Brad Forsythe and Ray Schilens interview Mat Zucker, Executive Creative Director at OgilvyOne Worldwide. Mat recently returned to Ogilvy to help evolve the direct and CRM creative model for the digital world. He is invigorated by the challenge to reinterpret David Ogilvy’s “secret weapon”...
2013-11-0100 min