Hear Here

Matt Avitabile - Owner of The Mountain Eagle

Hear Here was joined by Robbie Gilbertsen, the new Terrain Park Manager at Windham Mountain Club. Robbie’s connection to Windham goes all the way back. Being a true local who grew up in Windham, attended Windham school, and had in the past worked park staff at the mountain, Robbie’s return is true full circle. Evan and Jesse also having a deep history in the area brought out lots of reminiscing on...

Hear Here was joined by Owen Hartman, the head brewer from Windham’s Mountain King Brewery. The first time Owen was on the podcast, we talked about the origin story of the brewery and how he and founder Bob McLynn both found their love for beers while traveling in Germany. This time the boys just talked beer. Owen brought Jesse and Evan in some samples to open, taste, taste again, talk about and h...

We are joined by Tony Vasile, program manager at Adaptive Sports Foundation. Based at Windham Mountain, ASF provides winter and summer programs for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities. Tony’s journey through his education in physical therapy set him up perfectly for the role that opened up at ASF. He speaks on how he grew up, how that affected his career choice, and how that broug...

Jen joined the podcast to talk books, Windham, books, Main Street Community Center, books, and more books. 7 years ago, Jen found herself in need of a new book to read while at her home on Windham Mountain and quickly realized there was not only nothing in town, but there were no options even at a reasonable drive! Well one thing leads to another and within a few months the lease was signed and th...

Danny Hairston is the Founder/Executive Director of Snowboarders Help Reimagine Education or better know as SHRED. His journey from snowboarding 15 years ago to creating one of the best programs in upstate New York is extraordinary.

Steve joined the podcast to talk about EMS education, difficulties in serving a rural county, the structure of medical services in Greene County NY, some of the parts that work well and some that don’t, specific stresses on the system, and New York State Legislature discussions on possibly combining county wide services.

Mountain King established itself last year in 2024 and become the talk of the town. It has been several years since there has been a brewery in Windham. Bob and Owen's vision is going to bring great energy and beer to Main Street once again. Hear Here sat down with them to listen to their story and how the vision for Windham had come about. Before Bob found Crush Management he was touring around G...

Hear Here Podcast sat down with Leah Waldron and Laura Potter to talk about community outreach, recognizing areas of need, building connections, the nonprofit world, grant writing vs fundraising and the specific areas they have chosen to focus on. The two meeting through work at a nonprofit has set the tone for their relationship and individual outreach efforts.

The Hear Here Podcast was joined by Brian Christman and Eric Goettsche to discuss managing family owned resorts in Windham, the continuous daily work load requirements, adapting to the changes in the industry as well as in the town, the advent of online marketing and reservation systems, and comparing the regulation requirements for resort owners in comparison to short term rentals.

The Hear Here Podcast host, Jesse Novak, and producer, Evan Goettsche, sat down to talk about the conversations that lead up to forming the podcast, the right people coming together, gathering the gear, choosing the direction and the support from our guests and community. In some form, the idea dates back many years to some stories Jesse heard from friends while traveling, which established the ho...

Johnny O'Connor is a local legend that found his love of skating and snowboarding at the age of 7. Through his life, he has pursued the dream of becoming a professional snowboarder. Through the years he was featured in many movies with some of the biggest names in the industry. After several years he had to make a tough life decision that led him back to his hometown of Windham, NY, but his love f...

From starting in the Midwest to moving to the Big Apple, Dave has found his way to the place he calls "God's Country" . What started as a place he would vacation to has now become a place he now calls home. Dave has worked in many different parts of the restaurant business. Starting by working in the back of restaurants building up kitchens to managing to now owning multiple restaurants, two of wh...

The Windham House was constructed in 1805 and is the oldest continuously operating Inn in the Great Northern Catskill Mountains. In 1952 it was purchased by the Stanley and Roberta Christman. Kate is the 3rd generation of Christmans to help operate the resort. With 27 hole golf course, pool, and the famous 1805 Tavern, listen to Kate as she goes through the history of the resort, events that they...

Sadhbh Aborn is the Executive Director of the Main Street Center in Windham, NY. Since 2020 they have put a lot of leg work in to providing a safe and enriching experience for people of all ages around the surrounding area. To learn about events, how to help, or donate visithttps:// mainstreetcenter.org/