Everything’s Better in Barryville is a revolution, an adventure into the changing character of rural America, where long-time locals look with suspicion at city folk planting their flags in the country to re-start their lives, and get “back to the garden.”
Part Twin Peaks, part Footloose, and part Green Acres for the modern world, Everything’s Better in Barryville is the last hope for a town divided, where the backroads are dotted with Trump signs, even as gay bikers roll through town during the steamy high season of the summer months.
Everything’s Better in Barryville is the climax of civilization.
“ASK NOT WHAT BARRYVILLE CAN DO FOR YOU” — OUR 20th SHOW!!!
July 31, 2024
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It’s the 20th Episode of the Biggest Small-Town Podcast in the World, and we celebrate by celebrating our local fire and ambulance services, who take care of all of us and make us feel safe. It’s also Mike’s Big Birthday, and he compares notes on living and learning with our best girlfriend Martha Worzel, before we take it to the stage to ...
Johnny and Mike are at the site of the original Woodstock festival, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, eating their way through the Catskill Cuisine mega event! They’re joined by a cavalcade of celebrity chefs including the Reigning Queen of Soul Food, Melba Wilson, and the ultimate warrior, Anne Burrell, who talks next-level meatballs and so ...
Spring has sprung with a galaxy of fiestas — Easter, Passover, Earth Day, 4/20, WrestleMania, and so much more! To celebrate this embarrassment of riches, we take a trip through the historic Borscht Belt with photographer Marisa Scheinfeld, and we go on location to cheer on the amazing girls of the Eldred Little League... but not before we ...
It’s another beautiful day in Barryville with Mike and Johnny who are visited by the beguiling Claire Marin of Catskill Provisions and Pollinator Spirits, who comes bearing 100-proof whisky and so much more! Plus, Mike files his on-the-scene report from the spectacular Yulan St. Patrick’s Day Parade with our favorite color commentator, the ...
Mike and Johnny — and very special guest co-host Martha Worzel — are joined by the doyenne of Narrowsburg dining, the proprietor of the Heron restaurant, MarLa Puccetti, to talk about the fine art of running a restaurant in a small town. Plus, our new neighbor, Heritage Radio Network Royalty Erin Fairbanks, stops by to talk about movin' up ...
CHRISTMAS IS BETTER IN BARRYVILLE! HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
December 7, 2023
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Nothing beats a smalltown Christmas, especially when you're in Barryville! Mike and Johnny drown themselves in holiday cheer as they celebrate the best of Barryville and beyond, from our incredible Farmer's Market and Monteleone's hydroponic garden, to our Broadway-Quality Tree Lighting, and so much more! Plus, Tiffany Diamond gifts us with ...
While Johnny is out campaigning in the race for Town Supervisor, Mike is joined by global superstar and Barryville resident, the ever-awesome Amber Tamblyn! Mike and Amber talk about haunted houses and keeping Halloween scary before taking a deep dive into the local food scene with Curtis and Priscilla from Barryville's newest hot spot, ...
It's back to school, plus some Halloween frights with Mike & Johnny's Fall Special! First up, we welcome Suzanne Morris, the education director from Bethel Woods (site of the original Woodstock festival), who is Mike's boss at Rock Camp (and so much more) - AND we have the actual kids from Rock Camp doing their Halloween best with an ...
