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Valley Girls Podcast

Valley Girls Media

Valley Girls is the weekly podcast exploring everything there is to see, do, try, eat, and experience in New York"s Hudson Valley by talking to the makers, the doers, the growers, the creators, and all the unique voices of the Hudson Valley. We"re telling the Hudson Valley"s story, one episode at a time. Follow us at: Instagram: @ValleyGirlsNYpod Youtube: youtube.com/@ValleyGirlsPodcast Website: valleygirlspodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/ValleyGirlsPodcast

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46. Coming in Handy: Winterizing with Bryant Home...

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2025/11/13

The Valley Girls chat with Matt Bryant, owner of Bryant Home Improvement, about how to make sure your home can weather the winter (hint: clean your gutters NOW); how to find and source reliable home repair professionals and tradespeople; and how not to be a nightmare client for your contractor. A huge thank you to Matt and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryant Home Improvement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring Season 4 of the podcast! With over 20 years of experience in luxury home building, Bryant Home Improvement is dedicated to

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00:34:25

45. You’re Getting Sleepy: The Truth About...

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2025/10/30

The Valley Girls chat with Mark Gerlach, a Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt), about what hypnotherapy can and cannot do, (spoiler alert: it won’t make you quack like a duck); whether we can hypnotize ourselves; and the possibilities of astral travel and past-life regression. A huge thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, ⁠⁠⁠Bryant Home Improvement⁠⁠⁠! With over 20 years of experience in luxury home building, Bryant Home Improvement is dedicated to ensuring quality and efficiency in every project and

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00:30:42

44. At Home Inside the Globe and in the Hudson Valley...

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2025/10/09

The Valley Girls chat with author Gail Straub about her newest book, Home Inside the Globe, about what she’s learned on her journeys from Paraguay to Paris, from the Sahara to the Himalayas, solo travel for women, and the indomitable human spirit that connects us all. A huge thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, ⁠⁠Bryant Home Improvement⁠⁠! With over 20 years of experience in luxury home building, Bryant Home Improvement is dedicated to ensuring quality and efficiency in every project and bringing

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00:32:18

43. Taking Charge with Lena Rizkallah: Enriching the...

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2025/09/25

The Valley Girls chat with Lena Rizkallah, a financial advisor who started her business mid-life, during the pandemic, with no clients, and now specializes in helping women take charge of their money - and consequently, their power. Hear Lena’s take on how women approach investing differently, generational attitudes toward money, and a 5-step action plan for taking charge of your financial future starting now. To start receiving Lena’s newsletter, email her at LRizkallah@contewealth.comA huge thank

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00:21:45

42. The Next Chapter of Betsy Jacks: Reframing the...

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2025/09/11

The Valley Girls are back for another exciting season! To kick off Season 4, The Valley Girls welcome back Betsy Jacks, a favorite guest from our episode exploring the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, NY, to chat about her post-Cole life. (Spoiler alert: it’s still filled with beautiful art.) Betsy shares her new journey painting full-time and her work that, much like Cole’s, uses the glory of nature, and especially trees, to craft a narrative; in this case, a fresh narrative about

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01:13:28

41. Summertime, and the Hudson Valley Living is Easy

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2025/05/28

The Valley Girls - including Rebecca and Danielle from season 2 segments "A Capital Idea" and "The 411 of Westchester" - are joined by Melaine Rottkamp of Destination Dutchess and Hudson Valley Tourism to wax nostalgic about childhood summer fun and share their lists of must-do Hudson Valley summertime activities. Also check out our ideas in our two blog posts to supplement your own summer wish lists - one for the Capital District and one for the rest of the Hudson Valley!Thanks for listening! To

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00:47:46

40. The Hudson Valley is for the Birds - and the...

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2025/05/08

The Valley Girls soar to new heights with Anne Swaim, Executive Director of Saw Mill River Audubon in Chappaqua, about why the Hudson Valley is a “crazy-good” birding region, why bald eagles are making a comeback, why you don’t need to worry about the baby birds you see on the ground, how to choose the best binoculars for maximum bird-spotting, the collective noun for a group of turkeys, and the zen of birdwatching. Fly over to the blog post for tons of links and resources from Anne! Thanks for

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01:07:15

39. Not Just Skin Deep: Self-Care for Trying Times

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2025/04/24

The Valley Girls chat with Gwyn Corso of Denver Skin Therapy, Matt Eyler of Trinity Martial Arts, and mind-body coach & counselor Jenny Baltazar, MA about how skin care, meditation, community, goal setting, structured routines, and altruism can all be forms of self-care; why self-care is non-negotiable; and doing things to make life easier for your future self. Thanks for listening! To help support the Valley Girls, please follow our podcast from our show page, leave a rating and review, and

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00:42:32

38. Origin Story: How Nyack Framed Edward Hopper’s...

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2025/04/10

Jenny is joined by guest host Brian Gottlock for a special chat with Kathie Bennewitz, Executive Director of Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center in Nyack, NY, about how growing up with the light reflecting off the Hudson River shaped Hopper’s art, how strong women shaped Hopper’s life, and how he didn’t make it big until age 40. Kathie also gave us a ton of wonderful recommendations to explore more Hopper beyond the house and dig deeper into art history in the Hudson Valley. Head over to

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00:52:21

37. Twisting the Kaleidoscope: A New Perspective on...

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2025/03/27

Jenny wraps up our celebration of Women’s History Month joined by a very special guest co-host, Kingston’s own challah-baking good-time girl Ellen Leifer, for a conversation with Rabbi Sivan Rotholz about the importance of seeing yourself mirrored back to you in spaces of worship and learning; the most bad-ass women you’ve never heard of in Biblical history (and how they were demonized - sometimes literally - for not being compliant); how centering the experiences of women isn’t just for women; and

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00:45:43

36. Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World:...

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2025/03/13

The Valley Girls had the pleasure and honor to chat with historian and writer Holley Snaith about the enduring legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt, visiting Val-Kill, Holley’s photo restoration project at Val-Kill, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Marian Anderson’s legendary Lincoln Memorial concert, the Eleanor Roosevelt School, and how FDR mixed his martinis. Save the Date! The Hudson Valley Food and Wine Festival ticket PRESALE is coming up April 1st & 2nd! Check out our January interview

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00:31:51

35. Majestic Press: Reviving Local History with Brett...

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2025/02/27

The Valley Girls had fun chatting with Brett Barry and Rebecca Rego Barry, two of the four new owners of Purple Mountain Press. Since 1973, Purple Mountain Press has been publishing books about the Catskills right here in the Catskills. Today, their catalog spans the Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks, Lake George and more, with works covering history, art, nature, and folklore. We chatted with Rebecca and Brett about Alf Evers, books bound in human skin, our love for our mutual friend Janna

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00:47:12

34. For the Love of Jazz in the Valley: Vibing with...

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2025/02/13

The Valley Girls chat with radio hostSharif Abdus-Salaam aboutJazz in the Valley, drawing inspiration from our heroes’ heroes, the centrality of Black artists in jazz history, the joy of college radio, Jen’s enduring love of Michael McDonald, and where to catch up-and-coming jazz performers without even having to head into the City. Listen now and then click over to theblog for more, including info about the presenters of Sharif's weekly radio show,Transart & Cultural Services, local jazz

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01:07:59

33. Winter Tulips: Making Magic with Alchemy Farmhouse

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2025/01/30

What better time is there to talk about flowers than the middle of winter, especially when we're talking about winter tulips! In this episode, the Valley Girls chat with flower farmer Lauren Tamraz of ⁠Alchemy Farmhouse⁠ about impermanence, seasonality, beauty, CSAs, getting little treats, the astonishing number of tulip varieties, and flowers as the artist’s muse and medium. Check out ⁠@alchemyfarmhouseblooms⁠ on Instagram for an instant mood boost. Thanks for listening! To help support the Valley

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32. Hudson Valley Wines: A Spirited Discussion with...

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2025/01/16

The Valley Girls are back for our third season! We're starting off this season talking with Debbie Gioquindo, aka The Hudson Valley Wine Goddess, about all things Hudson Valley wine, cider, and spirits! Debbie calls the Hudson Valley “a craft beverage mecca” with “something for everybody,” and gives us her best advice about enjoying wine. (Spoiler alert: it’s “drink what you like.” )Head over to our blog for links to more of the places and events we chat with Debbie about on the episode. Thanks

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00:49:09

31. A Hudson Valley Holiday Story Hour

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2024/12/12

This episode - the last one of 2024 - is packed with stories, poems, readings, and even songs to celebrate the season. We’ve been fortunate to assemble an all-star cast of Hudson Valley creatives to bring you comfort and joy, no matter what or how you celebrate. This Hudson Valley Holiday Story Hour is our gift to you; a small token of our enormous gratitude for your support of the Valley Girls so far. We hope you’ll listen all the way through, but if you want to revisit some of your favorite

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00:35:58

30. Close Up on a Small Business: David Leifer...

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2024/11/21

Following our fantastic chat in our last episode about supporting small, local businesses, this week we are talking to David Leifer from David Leifer Photography. We chatted about skinny posing, the importance of lighting, and the ineffability of photography as an art. Jenny and David get technical about file formats and we have a philosophical conversation about whether cameras enhance or distract from our experience of the moment. Shout-outs to past guests Bentley Potter and our favorite baker

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01:01:59

29. Investing in the Hudson Valley: The Outsized...

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2024/11/14

The Valley Girls are getting warmed up for Small Business Saturday and exploring all the ways and reasons to support local businesses during the holiday season (and all year long). Join the Valley Girls as we chat with Jess Davis, VP of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Danielle Centofanti-Davidson, President of the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce and owner of Main Street Business Strategies (and Valley Girls’ very own Westchester correspondent!); Nicole Andrick, founder and owner of

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01:10:56

28. Iconic Landscapes: Thomas Cole & The Hudson River...

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2024/11/07

Valley Girl Jenny visited ⁠The Thomas Cole National Historic Site⁠ in Catskill, joined by special guest co-host ⁠Brett Barry⁠ of ⁠Kaatscast: The Catskills Podcast⁠ and ⁠Silver Hollow Audio⁠, and production intern Olivia Sippel, for our very first episode recorded on location! They talked to - and walked the site with - Executive Director ⁠Betsy Jacks⁠.The ⁠⁠Thomas Cole National Historic Site⁠⁠ covers more than 6 acres in ⁠⁠Catskill, NY⁠⁠, with stunning views, meticulously preserved or restored

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00:52:02

Hudson Valley Haunts: Celebrating Spooky Season in...

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2024/10/31

Jen’s favorite day of the year is here… It’s Halloween! Inthis extra special episode, Jen talks with Brian J. Cano, paranormal researcher and ambassador for the Haunted History Trail of New York State, about ghostly and ghoulish happenings up and down the Hudson. Our Valley Girl correspondents are scaring up some spooky fun for us. Rebecca regales us with a tale of a Cohoes showgirl for whom the show must go on… though she’s been dead for 76 years, and Danielle gives us the insider’s perspective

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