Episodes 50
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (17)
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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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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S4E48 48. The Mediterranean Diet Rx: Food as Medicine with Hudson Valley Food Icon Laura Pensiero

Dec 11, 2025 32m

The Valley Girls chat with Laura Pensiero of Gigi in Rhinebeck about opening a restaurant in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the overwhelming scientific evidence in favor of the Mediterranean Diet…

S4E47 47. Thrifting and Gifting: Secondhand Shopping with Sheila Hyer

Nov 27, 2025 16m

The Valley Girls chatted with Sheila Hyer, owner of Convenient Curations, about the bounty of thrift shops in the Hudson Valley, how to evaluate whether a secondhand purchase is worth it, and whether…

S4E44 46. Coming in Handy: Winterizing with Bryant Home Improvement

Nov 13, 2025 32m

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…

S4E45 45. You’re Getting Sleepy: The Truth About Hypnotherapy with Mark Gerlach

Oct 30, 2025 34m

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…

S4E44 44. At Home Inside the Globe and in the Hudson Valley with Author Gail Straub

Oct 09, 2025 30m

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…

S4E43 43. Taking Charge with Lena Rizkallah: Enriching the Second Half of Life

Sep 25, 2025 32m

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…

S4E42 42. The Next Chapter of Betsy Jacks: Reframing the Second Half of Life

Sep 11, 2025 21m

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…

S3E41 41. Summertime, and the Hudson Valley Living is Easy

May 28, 2025 1h 13m

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…

S3E40 40. The Hudson Valley is for the Birds - and the Birders: Bird Watching with Anne Swaim

May 08, 2025 47m

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…

S3E39 39. Not Just Skin Deep: Self-Care for Trying Times

Apr 24, 2025 1h 7m

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,…

S3E38 38. Origin Story: How Nyack Framed Edward Hopper’s Iconic Paintings

Apr 10, 2025 42m

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…

S3E37 37. Twisting the Kaleidoscope: A New Perspective on Old Stories with Rabbi Sivan Rotholz

Mar 27, 2025 52m

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…

S3E36 36. Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Historian Holley Snaith

Mar 13, 2025 45m

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…

S3E35 35. Majestic Press: Reviving Local History with Brett & Rebecca at Purple Mountain Press

Feb 27, 2025 31m

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…

S3E34 34. For the Love of Jazz in the Valley: Vibing with Sharif Abdus-Salaam

Feb 13, 2025 47m

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…

S3E33 33. Winter Tulips: Making Magic with Alchemy Farmhouse

Jan 30, 2025 1h 7m

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…

S3E32 32. Hudson Valley Wines: A Spirited Discussion with the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess

Jan 16, 2025 44m

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…

S2E31 31. A Hudson Valley Holiday Story Hour

Dec 12, 2024 49m

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…

S1E30 30. Close Up on a Small Business: David Leifer Photography

Nov 21, 2024 35m

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…

S2E29 29. Investing in the Hudson Valley: The Outsized Impact of Shopping Small

Nov 14, 2024 1h 1m

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…

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