I asked our new sponsors at Taconic Toastmasters Club to help me be a better presenter on air for you. They went through a few of…
Let's go further north. Health. History. Horses. And culture. Cidiot has a one-on-one conversation with Elizabeth Sobol, Presiden…
It's strawberry season! Yes, I can't eat them sadly, but you probably can happily. In this special episode breaking from our usua…
Pride starts early in June across the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Berkshires. This episode I talk to Osun Zotique , executive di…
Is it a chore or a passion? This episode of Cidiot we go through seasonal to-do lists, from Mat, from listeners—and from a specia…
Some of the most important news is local. Mat interviews Emily Sachar, publisher and editor of The Daily Catch. She shares her jo…
The Chronogrammies weren't always reader's choice, but luckily they are now. This episode, Mat reviews Chronogram magazine's 3rd …
Whether you consider cottage core a movement or a stylish trend, it’s a connection to the past. I talk about what it means to me,…
This episode of Cidiot is about managing stress and the proven science of the great outdoors being good for you. I talk to Alliso…
Cidiot is about being new in and acclimating to country life. So what happens if you, say, move to south Florida for a few months…
Andrew & Clark of Hamilton & Adams. Photo: James J. Reddington Maybe you’ve seen the t-shirt. Maybe you own one. I sure do. “Upst…
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 …
I don't think we've talked this season enough about cows. So to close out the year and season four, meet Matt Baumgartner. Matt o…
Sometimes life comes full circle. This episode, Mat interviews Lori Greenberg and Sarah Goldberg from The Container House in Tivo…
Meet Kimberlie Dykeman, a Rhinebeck native, who runs Wingman , a personal concierge and estate management business in the Hudson …
What’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 Mo…
Fall 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 p…
The county is the “arms” of the state government, notes Rebecca Edwards, Dutchess County legislator (Town of Poughkeepsie) and De…
That's not a typo. That's the other spelling of Cidiot. Join me for this three-year birthday episode as I share Cidiot's early br…
Meet Josh Santonja, who helped run Pugsly's Hudson location and has become both a barber and friend to me, my husband, father-in-…
There are seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River. Come with me as we learn about them, their purpose, their vocabulary, …
As more and more people consider working remote, let's talk to Steve and Tom, who have created a business in Stanfordville that g…
Cidiot just won first place for regional podcast in Chronogram magazine's annual Chronogrammies. Thanks to you. Well, those of yo…
When you need to do seasonal things but you are the one who gets in the way, that's what we call a P.B.C.C. — "Problem Between Ci…