Hudson Valley Unleashed

12/31/2025

Chef Ric Orlando pulled up… and this one’s a heater.

He’s:
✅ the OG Woodstock hot-shot from New World Home Cooking
✅ a legit rock guy turned chef (volume at 11, obviously)
✅ the man who beat my old boss Bobby Flay on national TV
✅ now running chef-driven Sicily tours that are actually authentic — not the touristy “wave at a church, eat pasta, shuffle back onto the bus” nonsense.

We get into the madness of building a restaurant that feels like a community, why “simple food” wins, kitchen truth bombs, and how Ric basically becomes family everywhere he goes in Sicily.

Listen now — Apple / Spotify / iHeart.
Link in bio. Stay unleashed. 🍷🎙️

11/25/2025

Cows, white people problems, OnlyFans schemes, adoption, Colombia, strip-club pitches, and the Hudson Valley tax bill—all in ONE episode.

This week, Jennifer C (aka J India) storms into Hudson Valley Unleashed and absolutely wrecks the place (in the best way). We talk:
Moving to Rhinebeck and accidentally ending up on a cow farm
Inventing Boujee Banter, White People Problems & Sweet & Sour
Growing up adopted, going back to Colombia, and claiming her identity
Trust funds, side hustles, and what it really takes to survive up here
It’s unfiltered, hilarious, and way more honest than we probably deserve.

🎧 New episode out now.
🔗 [Link in bio]

11/12/2025

10/19/2025

09/30/2025

Singer, songwriter, violinist, and visual artist Simi Stone sits down with us for a warm, candid, very-Hudson-Valley conversation about making art that feels. We talk about why joy isn’t a mood—it’s a practice—and how “simple” songs are anything but simple once you peel back the layers of craft and discipline. Simi shares how violin shaped her voice (and vice versa), what collaboration looks like when you keep ego out of the room, and why the Woodstock community is the secret instrument on every track. It’s folk and funk, heart and groove, stage light and sunlight—exactly the mix that makes the Valley hum.

If you’re into honest creative process, soulful vocals, and the stories behind the songs, this one’s for you. Pour something good, hit play, and let Simi take you there.

🎧 Listen now: [link]
💬 Drop a comment: What’s your favorite Simi song—or your best Woodstock memory?
🔔 If you dig it, follow Hudson Valley Unleashed for more conversations with the makers and doers who give this place its pulse.



Thinking

09/16/2025

08/19/2025

🎙️ New Episode: From Phish to Fish with Paul Schiavo

What do you do after 15 years working in studios and on the road with icons like Dave Matthews Band, Natalie Merchant, Phish, Rush, and even Aretha Franklin?

If you’re Paul Schiavo, you walk away, open a fly fishing shop in the Catskills, and make the river your office.

In this week’s Hudson Valley Unleashed, Paul takes us inside the chaos of the Bearsville years, why John Mayer nearly drove him insane (and could’ve made him $40 million richer), what it was like to smoke a joint with Neil Peart in a snowstorm, and how he finally found peace guiding people on the water.

This one’s s*x, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll… followed by salmon runs, trout streams, and conservation. 🎶🐟

08/05/2025

🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROP!
If you’ve ever laughed at Saturday Night Live (who hasn’t?), chances are Kent Sublette was behind it. He's SNL’s head writer and a Hudson Valley local.

His husband, Clint Bond, has made Broadway hits like Wicked, Shrek, and Pippin the Musical fill seats and smash records with his marketing wizardry.

Together, they’re a power couple at the center of culture, chaos, and creativity—AND they somehow still find time to eat at Terrapin.

🎧 In this week's Hudson Valley Unleashed, we talk cue cards, opening nights, how to stay sane in showbiz, and what it's like when your entire career is a deadline.

👉 Listen now: [link in bio]
💬 Tag a theater nerd. Share with an SNL ju**ie. Trust us—they’ll thank you.

07/25/2025

WIN A TERRAPIN RESTAURANT
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07/25/2025

🎙️ New to Hudson Valley Unleashed? Start here.
We’re the podcast that pulls back the curtain on New York’s most iconic region.

Hosted by chef Josh Kroner and radio DJ Dave Leonard, each episode dives into the real stories — and real characters — of the Hudson Valley: artists, actors, film makers, outlaws, SNL writers, goat whisperers, and neighbors with very unexpected pasts.

If you’ve ever said “Wait, they live here?” — this show is for you.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/show/28CMQFMMgqRZw9RBUQL6AR
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07/22/2025

🎙 New Episode: Carly Hugo – From Sundance to Beyoncé: Producing Without a Rulebook

Ever wondered what it takes to turn a raw script into an Emmy-nominated documentary… or a surprise Beyoncé drop?

Meet Carly Hugo — producer, story-shaper, and fierce creative force. She’s the mind behind Everything is Copy, the Nora Ephron documentary, and she’s worked with legends from Tom Hanks to Lena Dunham. She babysat Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy (yes, really), shot movies in barns, made suits with trans men in Brooklyn, and built an indie production company that punches way above its weight.

This week on Hudson Valley Unleashed, Carly joins us to talk:
✅ Producing as art and hustle
✅ Making HBO docs and Beyoncé videos
✅ Surviving in a post-COVID indie film world
✅ How to stay true to your vision (and still make rent)
✅ And why her dad says she’s using her powers of manipulation for good

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, iHeart & everywhere else podcasts live.
📍 Tag a friend who loves real talk about film, creativity, and storytelling with soul.