We talk to writer Rob Rubsam (@rob_rubsam) about gentrification in the Hudson Valley and its acceleration during COVID, the long history of exploitation and fetishization of the Hudson Valley, and how all those NY Times articles square with the actual complexity up here.

Read Rob's piece: https://thebaffler.com/latest/weekending-in-an-emergency-rubsam

Listen to Hudson Valley-based Frankie and His Fingers: https://frankieandhisfingers.bandcamp.com

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