Hudson Valley Unleashed

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
GIFT CERTIFICATE!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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
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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.

07/09/2025

📣 NEW EPISODE: "Brian Mahoney – The Man Who Made the Hudson Valley Cool"

If you’ve ever wandered into a Rhinebeck café and thought, “Wow, this place is cooler than I expected”, you might have Brian Mahoney to thank (or blame).

Brian is the co-founder and editorial director of Chronogram Magazine, and for the last 25 years, he’s been quietly (and not-so-quietly) shaping the cultural DNA of the Hudson Valley—championing avant-garde artists, local weirdos, and unsung visionaries across both sides of the river.

In this week’s episode of Hudson Valley Unleashed, we get into:
🎙️ How a scrappy arts mag became a cultural institution
📚 Why horoscopes are non-negotiable
🏆 Almost getting sued by the actual Grammys
🏡 The gentrification tightrope
🧠 And why "Brooklyn with trees" might actually be perfect

It’s a thoughtful, funny, and occasionally weird ride through the past, present, and uncertain future of this magical region we call home.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts

📸 Bonus: Brian reveals his favorite secret swimming spot. (Shhh.)

06/29/2025