The Jiffy: Stories From Upstate New York
James Cave
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S2E5 The Old Ball Game (Re-Jiffy)
While I produce the next batch of new episodes for the feed, I want to re-share a previous episode that's become a listener favorite. It's a trip to the ball field for the season-ender,…
S2E4 Betsy Jacks On Legacy And Life After The Hudson River School
This is part three of my three-part series on Frederic Church, on the life and legacies of Church, Thomas Cole, and the Hudson River School. Betsy Jacks spent 21 years as executive director of the…
S2E3 A Visit To Frederic Church's "Glorious Country" With Victoria Johnson
This is part two of my three-part series on Frederic Church, recorded on the grounds of Olana on the occasion of his 200th birthday. Victoria Johnson spent six years writing "Glorious Country: How…
S2E2 "Your Friend, Frederic E. Church," According to My Friend Diane Shewchuk
This year marks the 200th birthday of Frederic Church, the Hudson River School painter whose mountaintop home, Olana, helped shape how Americans imagined upstate New York. To kick off a three-part…
S2E1 Upstate At Large
In this first episode of season two (!!) I'm taking an overdue look the concept of an "upstate" New York. What is it? Where is it? Can I go to it? And who is it for? We start at Ward's Point, the…
A Postcard From Pinkster Fest (Re-Jiffy)
The podcast is still on a bit of a hiatus while I produce "Little Pod" (a limited series with Olivia Muenter). I'll be back with new episodes here soon, but in the meantime, I'm re-sharing this…
Shaker Mother Ann Lee: A 'True Legend'
Mother Ann Lee is one of the most consequential (and least understood) figures in early American religious history. In just ten years in the colonies, during the chaos of the American Revolution,…
To The Clock Tower!!
In the first episode of the New Year, we get as close to the concept of time as possible: by climbing into Chatham’s 1872 clock tower with village timekeeper Stephen Piazza. Here are some things…
Friend of The Jiffy: "Music Person" Presents A Postcard From The Hudson Valley
Send a text Dylan Tupper Rupert joins the show today in my first-ever feed drop to take us on a ride-along with her podcast "Music Person!" It's the first part in a three-part series for her…
A Break For Local Holiday News And Gossip
Send a text While on a holiday break in December, I'm sharing this special episode featuring local news and gossip from the Rhinebeck Gazette of the 1800s, available through the Hudson River…
Don't Mess With Taylor
Send a text What is the job of a County Clerk? In Ulster County, it can mean managing DMV processes, preserving 300-year-old land records, and keeping the legal paper trail of everyday life in…
A Sleep Hike To The Empty Space
Send a text Sometimes things get too stressful here at The Jiffy, a podcast about upstate New York that really takes you places. And when this happens, I lace up my hiking boots and guide you…
The Old Ball Game
Send a text It’s a brisk October afternoon in Kingston, New York, for the final game of the Vintage Base Ball 2025 season between the Kingston Guards and the Ulster Nine. We're at Herzog Field,…
Leaf Peeping With The Best Of Them
Send a text It’s peak leaf peeping season, and I'm bringing this episode to you from The Leaf Watch Desk deep in the Woods of the James Cave Instagram Feed. This year’s official Leaf Watch Leaf,…
A Guide To The Many Chathams
Send a text What does it mean to belong to a place? Standing in the famous gazebo at the intersection of multiple boundaries – the village of Chatham, the town of Chatham, and perhaps even the…
A Break For Some Local News
Send a text While on a holiday break at the Columbia County Fair, I'm sharing this special episode featuring local news stories from the Chatham Courier newspapers of the 1800s, available through…
The World's Most Ultimate Hudson Valley Picnic Of All Time
Send a text I finally received my first Listener Question!!! (You can use the link in the show notes above to send in yours.) So when listener Murphy asked how to create "the ultimate Hudson…
A Postcard From Pinkster Fest
Send a text It’s a Jiffy Audio Postcard today from Rothermel Park in Kinderhook, where the Pinkster Festival – a powerful Black cultural celebration with Dutch colonial roots – was revived for the…
The Hungry Eye Looks At Ruth Reichl And The Screaming Focaccia
Send a text I locked James out of the studio for this one. Because Ruth Reichl – my hero, my origin story, my reason for existing – came to Chatham, New York, to judge the Great Chatham…
Summer Reads & Lives Of Trees
Send a text In this episode, I’m continuing our tour through The Jiffy-Mart – my online bodega and members’ lounge – and this time, we’re stepping through the forest refrigerator straight into the…
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