
The Jiffy Newsletter Podcast
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 • 18 episodes
The Jiffy Newsletter Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Hungry Eye Looks At Ruth Reichl And The Screaming Focaccia
I locked James out of the studio for this one.Because Ruth Reichl – my hero, my origin story, my reason for existing – came to Chatham, New York, to judge the Great Chatham Bake-Off. And I, The Hungry Eye, the anonymous food critic for t...
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23:48

Summer Reads & Lives Of Trees
In this episode, I’m continuing our tour through The Jiffy-Mart – my online bodega and members’ lounge – and this time, we’re stepping through the forest refrigerator straight into the Cats...
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40:01

The Bodega Cat Room and Beyond
In this episode, we tour the Jiffy-Mart, the official digital bodega of the James Cave Instagram Feed.Then we dive into a thoughtful exploration of land acknowledgments with Indigeno...
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29:51

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