Stan and Shenan are hot about soup with a 1-2 punch of soup festivals, the Soup Stroll in Schenectady and Soup Fest in Amsterdam.

Stan stopped out in Amsterdam to talk to Rob Spagnola and Michele Pawlik from the city's Tourism, Marketing, & Recreation Department at Lyon Den Bar & Grill, where Dan Nelli spoke about his two-time 'Most Unique Soup' entry - Mushroom, Bacon Cheeseburger Chowder.

Stan and Shenan talked about game planning their Schenectady Soup Stroll judging pre-game plans, and letting Soup Stroll attendees know that Newsie will be available for photos and fun in the afternoon.

Stan closed the show by asking Shenan how she handled the 16-hour TikTok outage over the weekend.

Things are heating up on the podcast as Stan and Shen invite Maureen Neufeld from the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation into the studio (audio fixed in upcoming episodes, I promise) and talk about all the ingredients it takes for a successful Soup Stroll on Jan. 25 in Downtown Schenectady.

Things came together nicely in the studio, and Maureen had an announcement for Stan and Shen to share regarding the Jan. 25 event that was very well received.

The group talked about soup likes, dislikes, and more, so get your fill.

Shenan is on assignment, so Daily Gazette advertising representative and event planner Tracy Paige stopped in for a delightful conversation about the Sunday, Jan. 12, 25th annual Daily Gazette wedding show at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

Learn about Tracy's event planning experience and a preview of the huge, new, bigger, and better-than-ever Silver Anniversary wedding show.