Best Kept Secrets of Greene County, NY

About Best Kept Secrets of Greene County, NY

We're letting the Catskills out of the bag! Co-hosts Thomas Boomhower and Mark Gustavson highlight the unique communities throughout Greene County, and the one-of-a-kind businesses that thrive within them. They explore the challenges and triumphs of starting a new business, and the reasons why more and more entrepreneurs are finding Greene County such a great place to work and live. As they dig into the local lore, revealing interesting stories about each community they visit, you’ll find out why people say Greene County is the Best Kept Secret in Upstate New York.

Publisher

Greene County Economic Development

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2024

Latest episode

17 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 20 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   17 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 2 Episode 9 Camp Catskill

   Ryan Penny, owner of Camp Catskill, shares insights with hosts Mark Gustavson and Teri Weiss on building a mountaintop business in Tannersville's "Painted Village in the Sky".

2. 

   10 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   BKSoGCNY Season 2 Gray Willow

   Kate Konopka, owner of Grey Willow, discusses opening a restaurant and microbrewery in Earlton, NY, with co-hosts Mark Gustavson and Jessica DuPont, highlighting community support in this interview.

3. 

   23 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Season 2 Episode 7 Cus D'Amato's KO Boxing Gym

   In this episode, co-hosts Mark Gustavson and Jessica DuPont sit down with Kyle Lyles & Ed DuPont to catch up on everything that is happening at Cus D'Amato's KO Boxing Gym on Main Street in Catskill. Formerly the Catskill Boxing Club, this is where Mike Tyson & Floyd Patterson got their start!

Inside a recent episode

Season 2 Episode 9 Camp Catskill

Published 17 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because there is nothing quite like going out on a misty morning in the mud season and seeing the clouds swirling above catter skull falls, right? Like, and that is one of those areas where the fog collects and it's just incredibly beautiful. So, you know, I think that there is a reason to get outside in any weather condition and making sure that people understand that the cat skills are open year round is an important part of that. So, yeah. Absolutely. You would mention before that people had been coming up to the Catscomb Mountains for 200 years and we had a wonderful episode that we did at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. […]

Who has been a guest on Best Kept Secrets of Greene County, NY

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ryan Penny
• Kate Konopka
• Maura O'Shea
• Jennifer Greim

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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Books guests

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