Just a few more sleeps, or nightmares, before the real thing takes over Jay Street in Schenectady, as we invited Kayla Ek into The Daily Gazette podcast studio.

Shen made her triumphant return to the newsroom after taking on her new position as Promotions Director for Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp.

We kick off the show by discussing the tasty success of last weekend's Wing Walk, hosted by the DSIC, including the flavors, fun, and comments.

Then we turn the show over to Kayla to talk about the Oct. 18 Nightmare Market and everything that Kayla will bring to turn some heads, open some eyes, and highlight the creativity for all to see.

The duo then close out the show with their usual banter, including Taylor Swift's latest album.

• (00:00:45) - Welcome back Shenan
• (00:02:00) - Rcapping DSIC Wing Walk
• (00:05:00) - Wing Walk votes, the process
• (00:17:00) - Kayla Ek talks Nightmare Market
• (00:20:00) - Nightmare Market success, by the numbers
• (00:24:00) - Shen on Nightmare Market success
• (00:30:00) - Stan talks cool people at Nightmare Market
• (00:35:00) - Kayla talks kids fun at the Nightmare Market
• (00:37:00) - Entertainment at the Nightmare Market
• (00:46:00) - Wrapping things up... at least we started to

Some things change, some things stay the same on the Stan and Shen Show!

Shen has a real office! She is busy talking to businesses, loves to talk about food, Stan brought coffee and a gift -- but all in a new space!

It's been over a week since Shen left Stan (heartbroken) at The Daily Gazette, but she is close by at Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp and busy with the upcoming Oct. 4 Wing Walk, and she has all the details!

The two discussed her absence from the newspaper, what Stan is working on, including Monday, September 29, National Coffee Day.

Email the show at StanandShen@gmail.com

It isn't the end! We swear!

Shen has huge news to share on her last day as the Daily Gazette Business Editor.

But Stan is fine! He says!

It's more like new beginnings as the two talk about their past and their future together in different buildings, but on the same podcast.

Stan and Shen introduce this summer's dynamic and energetic pair of interns, Kate Corbijian and Jack O'Callaghan to the podcast as they wrapped up their time with The Daily Gazette.

There wasn't a lot of time for introductions as the battle over eating chicken wings with ranch dressing and dipping pizza into Caesar dressing had caused a lot of friction in the office.

The pair discussed some of their favorite assignments, being surprised by Stan on assignments - but in a good way - and shared many laughs.

Kate will return to Marist College via a semester in Italy, while Jack will return for his senior year at THE Ohio State University with his sister and a host of other duties.

Email the hosts at StanandShen@gmail. com with your favorite chicken wing dressing go to and help settle this.... please (Stan).

Daily Gazette Business Editor Shenandoah Briere and Digital Content Producer Stan Hudy open this week's podcast, missing several co-workers who are on well-deserved vacations.

Stan had the opportunity for a new culinary adventure, visiting a restaurant known for its seafood cuisine, and the two agreed that the newsroom runs on caffeine, talking about the opening of 7 Brew Coffee on Watt Street in Schenectady.

Shenan took time to visit Civitello's on N. Jay Street in Schenectady for its re-opening and bringing back several tasty treats for the office and a look ahead at the week and weekend for the duo.

Shenandoah opened the show this week, much to her pleasure, as the duo talked about being busy while not in the podcast studio.

They recapped Summer Night, and Shenandoah made a plea to support local journalism. The pair discussed their visit to the new Bass Pro Shops in Clifton Park before it opened, where they would not be able to taste the new blueberry pie Oreos, but there was a conversation about 7 Brew Coffee offering free coffee during an employee training weekend.

The duo then broke the news during the recording of the passing of Ozzy Osbourne.

E-mail the show at StanandShen@gmail.com

Schenectady County legislator Rich Ruzzo and Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation executive director Maureen Neufeld stopped by the podcast studio to talk about the 19th annual Schenectady County SummerNight event on Friday, July 11.

The guests discussed the economic impact, as well as the community bond that an event of this magnitude has on the city and the county.

The last half of the podcast was all about Shenanigans with the guests - Favorite Stewart's Flights, Top Four albums, favorite dinner guests, first concerts, along with a review of previous words you could not say on any broadcast.

Everyone in the studio was excited for this year's edition of SummerNight and hope that you can make it and this episode gets you to downtown this Friday night.

Email the podcast at stanandshenshow@gmail.com

Freedom Park board president Cathy Gatta stopped by to talk about this year's Freedom Park concert series in Scotia along with all things music in the Capital Region.

There were plenty of laughs as Stan kept on referring to the '3rd on the 4th' celebration in Schenectady instead of the '4th on the 3rd' that led into a poor Abbot and Costello mistake and the show slid from there!

Cathy, also vice-president of the Schenectady Legislature, spoke about the talent coming to the area on July 11 for SummerNight and local talent, Sydney Worthley.

The duo found out Cathy's affinity for Stewart's ice cream, the standard for all cold confections across the nation, by her standards and her favorite ingredients at Bowled.

Email the show at StanandShen@gmail.com