Hey Cidiots, Season 8 is out!

Season 8

April 16, 2025

115. Your Home is Your Castle

Meet 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 ...

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March 20, 2025

114. Home From Here

Ready 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 b...

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March 5, 2025

113. Resilience

What 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 ®. Join us for ta...

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Feb. 19, 2025

112. Story Screen

“We're trying to create the best version of a night out” — Mike Burdge of Story Screen Cinema The arts are huge in the Hudson Valley, including film and cinema. In this episode, Mat talks to Mike Burdge of Story Screen Cinema...

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Feb. 5, 2025

111. 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 ...

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