The Jiffy: Stories From Upstate New York
A documentary audio zine about upstate New York, exploring cozy histories, odd mysteries, and personal dispatches from the land of bucolic barns and Kinderhook blobs.
Each episode is an upstate odyssey. From high-stakes bake-offs and haunted antiques to roadside cows and quaking trees, host James Cave brings you stories from New York’s non-Manhattan regions told with curiosity, humor, and the occasional text message from a stranger.
Podcasting since 2024 • 30 episodes
The Jiffy: Stories From Upstate New York
Latest Episodes
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, she helped give rise to a movement ...
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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 we learned:It's v...
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Friend of The Jiffy: "Music Person" Presents A Postcard From The Hudson Valley
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 show, dedicated to mapping out how the Hudson Valley’s hist...
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