A twenty-something armchair policy wonk born and raised in the Catskills is heading out into the world, and he’s got a lot of questions. In this podcast from WJFF Radio Catskill, we’ll take a deep dive into the institutions in upstate New York that are at the foundation of our community and explore how they work (and how they sometimes don’t). We’ll sit down with educators, farmers, public servants, artists, business owners, and all-around do-gooders to learn what it means to be a part of rural America today–and the part each of us can play in creating a brighter future tomorrow.
A twenty-something armchair policy wonk born and raised in the Catskills is heading out into the world, and he’s got a lot of questions. In this podcast from WJFF Radio Catskill, we’ll take a deep dive into the institutions in upstate New York that are at the foundation of our community and explore how they work (and how they sometimes don’t). We’ll sit down with educators, farmers, public servants, artists, business owners, and all-around do-gooders to learn what it means to be a part of rural America today–and the part each of us can play in creating a brighter future tomorrow.
Name a multi billion-dollar New York State industry that has grown five-fold in the last decade. (Not much of a quiz question when you can see the title of the episode, but work with me here.) Craft brewing is in its prime across the U.S., and upstate New York is one of the great epicenters of it. In this episode, we talk to New York State Brewers’ Association President Paul Leone and Big Eddy Brewing Co. owners Jacob and Alison Johnson about the state of the industry, and we learn from the experts about how to make beer and how to build a brewery from the ground up. (Spoiler: it takes more than a little elbow grease.)
