FINCH's first podcast. On episode 138 of Cidiot, the Hudson Valley podcast about learning to live and love life upstate, host Mat Zucker sits down with FINCH founders Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofemann. They talk about the leap from Andrew's career building luxury fashion stores and Michael's background in finance to opening a shop in Hudson, growing a home and lifestyle brand beyond one storefront, and the new Tomato Leaf candle.
Cidiot sits down with Andrew and Michael, the duo behind FINCH, the Hudson lifestyle store that mixes vintage furniture and art with new design.
Cidiot, episode 138 show notes, September 2026
Let's leave it alone. Let the birds hatch. Let the eggs hatch, and then you can paint after that.
Andrew Arrick, on the finch's nest on their porch lantern that gave the store its name
About the episode
- Show: Cidiot, hosted by Mat Zucker
- Episode: 138, Season 9 (Local Businesses)
- Released: September 9, 2026
- Recorded at Upstate Podcast Studio in Kingston, NY