Learning to live and love life in the Hudson Valley. A story in progress. Thanks for listening. Come visit.
“[A] candid and practical guide for others moving up from the city, choosing a town, making friends, and integrating yourself and your life into the beautiful Hudson Valley.” — Hudson Valley Magazine
"One of Six Hudson Valley Podcasts You Should Be Listening To" — Crispin Kott, Chronogram Arts Magazine, October 2018
Listed among "8 Hudson Valley Podcasts Perfect for All-Day Listening" — Jonathan Sherburne, Hudson Valley Magazine, July 2019
About the show
Learning to live and love life in the Hudson Valley. Hosted by Mat Zucker. 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 and @matzucker on Twitter. Email: goats@cidiot.com
Part how-to, part humor, Cidiot is the podcast you need if you are visiting or moving to the country from the city. Filled with stories that make you smile, and advice learned the hard way, Mat is a joy to listen to. Almost wants to make this city girl head for the hills!
— AsappiI love Cidiot. Cautionary tales and investigative journalism from someone who loves his neighbors. Listen and learn. Also, laugh. Thanks, Mat!
— MajorhissyfitThoroughly enjoying Mat's tales of life in the Hudson Valley. Each episode is perfectly bite-sized...packed with relevant facts AND humorous stories!
— Travelguy11Mat is a partner at a global growth consultancy and a former agency chief creative officer. A published writer of memoirs and essays, his work has appeared in The Bark, Chelsea Now, New York Press, Entropy, The Forward, Streetlight, MarketingProfs as well as Forbes.com. He speaks widely at industry conferences and has been on stage doing Cidiot storytelling at Hudson Valley's "The Porch." He also co-hosts Rising - Conversations With Leaders On The Way Up" and is has been a guest on several other podcasts, including The BeanCast and The Content Experience Show. Mat lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his husband Brian, their dog Nora Ephron, and tweets regularly. You can read all his Forbes.com articles here and get a sense of him in this interview.
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