It was a whirlwind week for Stan Hudy and Shenandoah Briere, who were at the 1st stage along the Schenectady County Holiday Parade route Saturday, providing commentary for the Facebook Live stream on The Daily Gazette's website.

Last Friday was Stan's birthday, on Monday it was Shenan's, and they talked about her birthday...

The duo recapped the parade, the lights, the sirens, the pace of the parade, and everyone who worked hard to make it happen - along with a Hallmark moment with Santa and his float.

Then it was back to business - Saratoga Black Friday and Small Business Saturday with Shenan talking about all the things Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp is doing to support small businesses.

Shenan says she is prepared for her Turkey Trot 5k....we'll see.

And Thanksgiving thoughts to all.

This year's Schenectady County Holiday Parade, sponsored by MVP in partnership with the City of Schenectady, will highlight Schenectady Shares, which provides food throughout the city at several outlets.

Schenectady council member Carmel Patrick and Schenectady Shares volunteer extraordinairre, Jackie Clute, stop by the podcast studio to talk about the program, its successes, and its challenges.

There is a lot to cover, especially with food insecurity making headlines throughout the past few months, and our guests provide insight and provide light to the situation.

It was an afternoon full of laughs and enlightening conversations about how to make your relationships, your interactions, your home, and work life better - all through improvisation.

Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp.'s promotions director, Shenandoah Briere, along with Daily Gazette business editor Stan Hudy visited her newly redesigned office space and sat down with Michael Burns and Kat Koppett to talk about the 30 years of laughs and improvisation at the Mop and Bucket Co. [MOPCO] in Schenectady and how to keep the laughs coming.

Burns and Koppett discuss some of the guidelines within the IMPROV community that make it an enjoyable and enlightening experience to be on stage and be totally unscripted.

November also kicks off 'Birthday Month' for both Stan and Shen —mostly Shen —and she has a heartfelt ask of all podcast listeners for this year's gift.

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