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Rhinebeck Town Supervisor Democratic Forum 2026, Full Audio

May 22, 2026 • 115 minutes

Episode 57: Rhinebeck Town Supervisor Democratic Forum 2026, Full Audio

The full audio of the May 17 Rhinebeck Town Supervisor forum between Debbie Hecht and Amanda Miller, moderated by Emily Sachar at Rhinebeck High School.

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Forum Recap: Hecht and Miller on Where They Agree and Where They Don't

May 22, 2026 • 32 minutes

Episode 56: Forum Recap: Hecht and Miller on Where They Agree and Where They Don't

Emily Sachar walks Walter Mullin through Sunday's Hecht-Miller forum: where the two Rhinebeck supervisor candidates split, and the places they agreed.

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Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Red Hook: A Forum, a Hotel, and a Bard Reset

May 16, 2026 • 18 minutes

Episode 55: Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Red Hook: A Forum, a Hotel, and a Bard Reset

Rhinebeck's first candidates forum, new operators for the historic Rhinecliff Hotel, and a Bard transition plan plus board shakeup and commencement speaker.

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Botstein Steps Down

May 8, 2026 • 33 minutes

Episode 54: Botstein Steps Down

Walter Mullin and Emily Sachar on Leon Botstein's sudden retirement from Bard after the WilmerHale report on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Voters Approved It. The Town Didn't Collect It. Inside Starr Library's $82K Shortfall

May 1, 2026 • 30 minutes

Episode 53: Voters Approved It. The Town Didn't Collect It. Inside Starr Library's $82K Shortfall

Eloise Goldsmith breaks down the heated Rhinebeck Town Board clash over Starr Library's $82K shortfall. Plus: The Daily Catch takes third in the state at the NYPA awards.

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Back in the Pews: A Hudson Valley Catholic Revival

Apr 24, 2026 • 35 minutes

Episode 52: Back in the Pews: A Hudson Valley Catholic Revival

Catholic churches in Red Hook and Rhinebeck are filling back up. Reporter Athan Yanos investigates who's returning, and why.

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Hammertown Is Closing and Joan Osofsky Has a Lot to Say About It

Apr 17, 2026 • 31 minutes

Episode 51: Hammertown Is Closing and Joan Osofsky Has a Lot to Say About It

After 40 years and a failed sale, Joan Osofsky is closing Hammertown. She talks with Emily Sachar about building it and letting it go.

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