Stan and Shen Show

Summer is here and Schenectady County is the place to be with a host of events for everyone. Friday, July 10, is one of the biggest events hosted by Schenectady County, as we invited Schenectady County legislator and chairperson of Tourism, Arts and Special Events, Cathy Gatta along with Schenectady County Director of Special Events, Jason Lecuyer, to talk about the summer and share way too many l...

Gallery 5 board member Steve Kowalski stopped by the Daily Gazette podcast to discuss "Place Your Bets on Art," a Pop-Up with Purpose exhibit running from June 5 to 7 at the Electric City Apartments, 236 State Street in Downtown Schenectady. More than 40 artists will showcase their paintings, sculptures, photographs, collages, prints, and lithographs at this free event. The two artists in the podc...

Chris Hunter, President of MiSci, the Museum of Innovation and Science left us too soon. Taken just weeks ago at the age of 54, Hunter was as knowledgeable as he was helpful to anyone and everyone who needed a question answered or needed a hand. Daily Gazette writer, Bill Buell, who spends the majority of his time as the Schenectady County historian was invited into the podcast studio to talk abou...

Shenan and I both think we work hard... nope!  Kayla Ek, the brain trust behind two Nightmare Market events on Jay Street and beyond in Schenectady, stays awake at night thinking about things different and unusual. She is the creator, curator, graphic designer, and genius behind the event that invites the different, the weird, and more to the Electric City three times a year... for now! Just days...

Schenectady Light Opera Company will close out its 99th season beginning Friday with ‘American Idiot,’ a rock opera driven by the music of the alt-rock band Green Day, as young adults react to the events of 9/11. Shenandoah Briere and I were fortunate and grateful to host co-director Michaela Torres and actor Adrienne Parker, who plays the role of 'Whatshername' in the podcast studio before openin...

Like finding more eyes on a potato, the entries to this year's Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp's [DSIC] annual Tater Trot keep growing. Daily Gazette Business Editor Stan Hudy sat down with DSIC Promotions Coordinator Shenandoah Briere and talked about all things potato - in food form, in dog form, and in song and taste for this episode of The Stan and Shen Show. The April 25 event begins at...

Kristen Hislop is no stranger to running, including road running and marathon running, as well as managing operations at the annual Delightful Run for Women 5 K on May 30. She brought her running shoes and expertise into the podcast studio to challenge Shen for this year's race, which in turn became a challenge for Stan; he accepted. Now the race is on . The hour raced by quickly as the trio talke...

Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro co-owner Chris Sule loves music, food, and people ... all have come together as his vision of the upstairs Van Dyck Music Club has been revitalized and will be celebrated throughout April, National Jazz Appreciation Month.   The podcast hosts, Stan Hudy and Shenandoah Briere, stopped by Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro to sit with Chris and talk about music, food, a lot...

The Stan and Shen Show was on the road, stopping in at the St. Luke Daily Bread Pantry before a lunchen attended by several of the organizations that make up Schenectady Shares, and benefit from the organization's buying and distribution power. Guests this week included Larry Lewis, President, Concern for the Hungry; Macella Dietz, Treasurer, St. Luke's Daily Bread Pantry, Schenectady County legis...

Shenan couldn't have been more excited to talk about Schenectady Restaurant Week and bring her boss, Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp. Executive Director Maureen Neufeld to the podcast studio. Maureen has a keen insight into what restaurant week means for those eateries in the Downtown Schenectady area as well as the surrounding County.  Shenan, well, she just like to talk about food. It work...

It's not often we get to offer breaking news on our podcast, BUT we did! Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp. Executive Director Maureen Neufeld (Shen's boss), joined us in the podcast studio with Simone's Kitchen, Bashir Chedrawee to announce that the 3-time winner of Downtown Schenectady Soup Stroll will not be competing! But he will still have his hand in Soup Stroll.... Lots of cooks in the...

Stan and Shen kick off the 2026 podcast season with real talent - director Brian Clemente and actor Cameron Clarke Stevens, who present 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' to the Schenectady Light Opera Company next week. A well-known fact was that it is a Charles Dickens novel that was left unfinished due to his death, but the playwright, Rupert Holmes, yes, that Rupert Holmes, was a shock to Stan. The...

Stan and Shen celebrate the holiday season, which means Shenan gets gifts at the end of the show. The podcast besties talk about the year that was 2025 - their time together, the ups, including some heights that Stan doesn't like, the lows, and the decision Shenan made to depart The Daily Gazette and join the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp. Don't worry, Stan is still fine... Shen talks abou...

It was a whirlwind week for Stan Hudy and Shenandoah Briere, who were at the 1st stage along the Schenectady County Holiday Parade route Saturday, providing commentary for the Facebook Live stream on The Daily Gazette's website. Last Friday was Stan's birthday, on Monday it was Shenan's, and they talked about her birthday... The duo recapped the parade, the lights, the sirens, the pace of the para...

This year's Schenectady County Holiday Parade, sponsored by MVP in partnership with the City of Schenectady, will highlight Schenectady Shares, which provides food throughout the city at several outlets. Schenectady council member Carmel Patrick and Schenectady Shares volunteer extraordinairre, Jackie Clute, stop by the podcast studio to talk about the program, its successes, and its challenges. T...

It was an afternoon full of laughs and enlightening conversations about how to make your relationships, your interactions, your home, and work life better - all through improvisation. Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp.'s promotions director,  Shenandoah Briere, along with Daily Gazette business editor Stan Hudy visited her newly redesigned office space and sat down with Michael Burns and Kat K...

Just a few more sleeps, or nightmares, before the real thing takes over Jay Street in Schenectady, as we invited Kayla Ek into The Daily Gazette podcast studio. Shen made her triumphant return to the newsroom after taking on her new position as Promotions Director for Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp.  We kick off the show by discussing the tasty success of last weekend's Wing Walk, hosted by...

Some things change, some things stay the same on the Stan and Shen Show! Shen has a real office! She is busy talking to businesses, loves to talk about food, Stan brought coffee and a gift -- but all in a new space! It's been over a week since Shen left Stan (heartbroken) at The Daily Gazette, but she is close by at Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp and busy with the upcoming Oct. 4 Wing Walk,...

It isn't the end! We swear! Shen has huge news to share on her last day as the Daily Gazette Business Editor. But Stan is fine! He says! It's more like new beginnings as the two talk about their past and their future together in different buildings, but on the same podcast.  

Stan and Shen introduce this summer's dynamic and energetic pair of interns, Kate Corbijian and Jack O'Callaghan to the podcast as they wrapped up their time with The Daily Gazette. There wasn't a lot of time for introductions as the battle over eating chicken wings with ranch dressing and dipping pizza into Caesar dressing had caused a lot of friction in the office. The pair discussed some of the...

Daily Gazette Business Editor Shenandoah Briere and Digital Content Producer Stan Hudy open this week's podcast, missing several co-workers who are on well-deserved vacations. Stan had the opportunity for a new culinary adventure, visiting a restaurant known for its seafood cuisine, and the two agreed that the newsroom runs on caffeine, talking about the opening of 7 Brew Coffee on Watt Street in...

Shenandoah opened the show this week, much to her pleasure, as the duo talked about being busy while not in the podcast studio. They recapped Summer Night, and Shenandoah made a plea to support local journalism. The pair discussed their visit to the new Bass Pro Shops in Clifton Park before it opened, where they would not be able to taste the new blueberry pie Oreos, but there was a conversation a...

Schenectady County legislator Rich Ruzzo and Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation executive director Maureen Neufeld stopped by the podcast studio to talk about the 19th annual Schenectady County SummerNight event on Friday, July 11. The guests discussed the economic impact, as well as the community bond that an event of this magnitude has on the city and the county. The last half of the p...

Freedom Park board president Cathy Gatta stopped by to talk about this year's Freedom Park concert series in Scotia along with all things music in the Capital Region. There were plenty of laughs as Stan kept on referring to the '3rd on the 4th' celebration in Schenectady instead of the '4th on the 3rd' that led into a poor Abbot and Costello mistake and the show slid from there! Cathy, also vice-p...

Daily Gazette staffers Stan Hudy and Shenandoah Briere kick off their latest podcast with a special guest, who didn't need a lot of introduction, but Shen had a major annoucement. After discussing her new role, the duo spoke about other staff advancements, as well as the departure of a dear friend to new opportunities. Several gifts were given after her announcement. With summer officially underwa...