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The Highlands Current reporting team brings you fresh interviews that highlight the people, key issues and cultural happenings in Beacon, Cold Spring, Garrison, Nelsonville and Philipstown, New York, in the Hudson Highlands.

  1. Secessionist Movements

    FEB 26

    Secessionist Movements

    Richard Kreitner, of Philipstown, is the author of Break It Up: Secession, Division and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union. He discusses with Current Editor Chip Rowe the many attempts at secession in the U.S., the state he suspects will be the first to break away, and the logistics of Philipstown seceding from Putnam County.

    17 min
  2. History of Immigration

    FEB 25

    History of Immigration

    Carl Bon Tempo, who lives in Cold Spring, is a history professor at SUNY Albany. He is the author, with Hasia Diner, of Immigration: An American History (Yale University Press).

    45 min

  3. JAN 7

    The Mitford Sisters

    Peter Stevenson speaks with Dinky Romilly, a Philipstown resident who was active in the civil rights movement in the 1960s and also has a famous mother, the investigative journalist and writer Jessica Mitford, best known for her book The American Way of Death, and for her eccentric family of sisters, the Mitford sisters, who were Dinky’s aunts.

    32 min
  4. History Of Stone Walls

    JAN 7

    History Of Stone Walls

    Susan Allport is the author of Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York. In this episode she talks with Chip Rowe about the origin and uses of these rocky ruins that criss-cross New England's landscape.

    17 min
  5. Roasting Coffee

    JAN 7

    Roasting Coffee

    Alex Finkelstein is on a mission to provide Highlands residents with excellent coffee in an unpretentious setting. He talks with Current reporter Michael Turton about the ins and outs of coffee growing, roasting, grinding and serving that perfect cup of joe.

    24 min

  6. 12/15/2024

    The Sewing Life

    Bonny Carmicino, who lives in Cold Spring, has had an interesting career path but primarily is a clothing pattern maker. We spoke near the end of her term as president of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals about when she learned to sew, her winding route from Capitol Hill to MIT to Wall Street and law school, and what she calls her life work: creating a way to have our clothes fit us better.

    21 min

  7. 11/04/2024

    Murder Your Employer

    Rupert Holmes, who lives in Cold Spring, is known for many things. In 1979, his song, "Escape (The Pina Colada Song") hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. In 1985, his musical whodunit, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, won five Tony Awards. We spoke with Rupert not about any of that but about his New York Times bestselling mystery, Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide. A sequel, Murder Your Mate, is due in 2025.

    22 min

  8. 12/04/2022

    Bring on the Clown

    Todd Haskell, a resident of Beacon and a member of the Current board of directors, discusses his nearly 20 years as balloon handler and then clown during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.

    12 min
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The Highlands Current reporting team brings you fresh interviews that highlight the people, key issues and cultural happenings in Beacon, Cold Spring, Garrison, Nelsonville and Philipstown, New York, in the Hudson Highlands.

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  • Creator
    Chip Rowe
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Highlands Current Podcast