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THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast
Hear from reporters and editors at the Times Union, the oldest and largest newspaper in New York's Capital Region, about the week's top stories.
Episodes
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastWhat's up with the drones?
Numerous drone sightings throughout the northeast have sparked concern, and in some cases, conspiracy theories. On this episode, we’ll talk about the latest on…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastNew Jazz
With a fresh and innovative sound, Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy is introducing new audiences to her chosen genre, jazz. She joins us on this week’s episode…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastWhat the Founders wanted
Four years ago this week, the editorial board of the Times Union called on members of the Electoral College to vote for someone other than Donald J. Trump. The…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHoliday Shopportunity
’Tis the season to look out for gift ideas and great deals. Shopportunist Shannon Fromma joins us with some tips and tricks. Also on this episode, columnist…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Bones Speak
Last week Troy police announced they’d identified the human remains found near Burden Pond. Reporter Ken Crowe joins us to.discuss the resolution of an…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastPhoenix Rising
The Capital Region is getting a new pro basketball team, the New York Phoenix. Sports reporter Mike Kelly joins us on this episode to talk about the new…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSearching for Bigfoot
Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Wendigo. Yeti. Yowie. Whatever you call it, the forest-dwelling man-beast's existence has never been proven. But never really disproven…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastElection 2024: New York Recap
We’ll recap the results in New York, where heavily contested House races flipped a handful of seats in favor of Democrats, a measure to codify civil rights got…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastElection 2024: Top New York Races to Watch
Capital Confidential’s Dan Clark joins us on this episode of “The Eagle” to preview the top races across New York state, which could be a key battleground for…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastBones
The discovery of human remains in South Troy fuels speculation about what may have happened to Jaliek Rainwalker, a 12-year-old who disappeared from Washington…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastRobert Kelly's Big Break
Fifteen years ago, Table Hopping columnist and Times Union theater critic Steve Barnes went to see comedian Dane Cook perform in Albany. Opening for Cook was…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSilence Broken
For six years, Times Union reporter Larry Rulison has been trying to find Prestige Limousine & Chauffeur Service owner Shahed Hussain. He's a former FBI…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastAlice Green's Summer Job
One of the Capital Region’s most notable civil rights advocates has died. In this episode of “The Eagle,” we replay a story Green told us about an encounter…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCatastrophic Failure
We've been hard at work on a new limited series podcast here at the Times Union. On this episode of "The Eagle," we're bringing you a preview of "Catastrophic…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA fireside chat with Gov. Kathy Hochul
New York’s top executive sat down with Times Union Capitol Correspondent Dan Clark this week for an exclusive interview at Hearst Tower. They talked about the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSammy Hagar still can't drive 55
The song that propelled Sammy Hagar to rock stardom - the 1984 anthem of rebellion and fast living — came to him after he was pulled over and ticketed for…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMissing?
When the remains of 25-year-old Karen Ramsey were unearthed at a construction site in March, investigators couldn’t find any record of a missing persons…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Capitol Correspondent
For almost four decades, New York State Public Radio’s Karen DeWitt has brought the latest news from the Capitol in Albany to the airwaves. She’s been there…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastImprov 101 with Colin Mochrie
For more than three decades, Colin Mochrie has been out of his comfort zone, and he has loved every minute of it. The “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star says…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast"Great Scott!"
A time-traveling DeLorean takes center stage in "Back to the Future: The Musical," coming to Proctors in Schenectady in June. But screenwriter Bob Gale is the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast787 Glow-Up
Since the 1960s, Interstate 787 has separated the city of Albany from its Hudson River waterfront. What if the massive elevated highway, with all its noodley…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastEvolving Frogs
Sprinkling sodium chloride on roads and highways during winter months has long been an effective way to avoid hazardous driving conditions. But ongoing…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastBudget Breakdown
This year’s New York state budget is done and dusted. Capital reporter Dan Clark gives us the highlights of the $237 billion behemoth, which includes tools to…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSecrets
There are few things that unite generations of people raised in the Capital Region more than Secrets, the iconic all-ages nightclub at Guptill’s Rollerskating…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Boss is back
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band are playing the MVP Arena next week, after more than a year of postponements and delays. The resident Times Union…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastWas Rebecca Lobo right about Albany?
When Caitlin Clark was taking a shot against LSU at the end of Iowa’s Elite Eight game in Albany, Rebecca Lobo was taking a shot at Albany. During the ESPN…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastTotal Eclipse of the Sun
Parts of New York state are smack in the path of totality of the coming eclipse on April 8, and anyone who views it is in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCrazy for Caitlin Clark
New York's capital is set to play host to Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games in the women's NCAA championship tournament at the end of March. It's highly likely…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Other Side of the River
The Hudson River is only about a quarter of a mile wide between Albany and Rensselaer counties, yet some people who live west of the river banks look at the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast'Barbenheimer'
The Academy Awards are coming up this weekend and we turn to our resident movie expert, features writer C.J. Lais, for his top picks to take home the Oscars…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastNashville to New York
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter David Nail has had chart-topping hits, played the Grand Ole Opry, and made a name for himself on Music Row. Yet he says he…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastZany to the Max
Pinky and The Brain hatched their first plot to take over the world in 1993 on an episode of the hit animated series “Animaniacs.” In 30 years, cartoon mice…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHow ’bout that weather?
A large snowstorm that hit the northeastern United States this week was forecast to pummel upstate New York. While parts of the Hudson Valley were affected…
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Finding His Roots
When 35-year-old Ben Fruchter went looking for his birth family a few months ago, he discovered a startling truth about his origins: He’d been snatched from…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Long Goodbye
With the terminal fate of Albany’s crumbling Central Warehouse sealed, officials in Albany have begun the complicated process of figuring out how to raze it. A…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Soccer Dream
When Delphine Sosu accepted an offer to play DII soccer for the College of Saint Rose, it was a dream come true. But when traveled to Albany from Africa to…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Missing
On Jan. 14, 1950, West Point cadet Richard Cox walked off campus and disappeared. More than seven decades later, that vanishing has become one of the Hudson…
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Back to Business
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her third State of the State address this week, where she made promises to address a range of issues including mental…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastVictim’s Advocate
The family of the 9-year-old girl who was abducted in Saratoga County in October hasn’t spoken publicly since she was found alive and her alleged abductor was…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastEco Warrior Barbie
In 1993, an activist group calling themselves the Barbie Liberation Organization swapped out the voice boxes of talking Barbie and G.I. Joe toys and snuck them…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastDressing Room Drama
There has been no shortage of controversy around Lululemon in the last decade. When employees of the Lululemon store in Crossgates Mall told Kristi Gustafson…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe ballad of Judy Collins
Singer-songwriter Judy Collins has been performing and making music for nearly seven decades. The 84-year-old Grammy winner with 55 albums under her belt is…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSupermarket Saga
Capital Region-based grocery chain Price Chopper/Market 32 picked up the locations of the five Shoprite stores that closed just before Thanksgiving. On this…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLocal Journalism
According to a recent study by Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, a quarter of the country’s newspapers have shuttered since 2005. And in…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMia x Ally
When electric violinist Mia Asano and bagpiper Ally Duncan first met in person, they had an instant connection. Both classically trained musicians, they became…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLet's Dance, Part II
“Dancing with the Stars” alum-turned-judge and ballroom dance champion Derek Hough is back on stage with a live dance tour that’s coming to the Palace Theater…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLet’s Dance
For the last decade and a half, the Black-led Collage Dance Collective has been redefining perceptions of traditional ballet, using the classical dance style…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastBrains rock
Can you play Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part I)" using only your brain (and a little help from AI)? It may be muffled and distorted, but…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastNimesh Patel plays it 'Fast and Loose'
Comedian Nimesh Patel doesn’t consider his standup set a success unless he can work in a new joke. He plans to do that Sunday in Saratoga Springs. We caught up…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMurder in New Scotland: Part II
A high-profile murder case in New York’s Capital Region concluded with the conviction of Jacob L. Klein, who was found guilty last week of killing physician…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMad About Standup
All Paul Reiser ever wanted to do was standup comedy. Though his acting resume is longer than a CVS receipt — his latest projects include the hit series…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastNo, Taylor Swift is not moving to Kinderhook
When a rumor that the Grammy-winning superstar was buying a house in upstate New York took off on Facebook, we had to get to the bottom of it. Also on this…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast98 Degrees of Nick Lachey
Boy band crooner and reality TV star Nick Lachey wants to bring back baggy jeans and Pop-Tarts, but he’s OK ditching the cargo shorts. He joined us on “The…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Haven in Hunter
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a group of transgender women found a safe space to explore their identities at a house in a remote part of the Catskills. On…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastPlaying Albany
The first time Cracker frontman David Lowery played Albany, it was the winter of 1986 and temperatures were below freezing. Since then, he has rocked New…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSchuyler's Time Capsule
The rumor that a 98-year-old time capsule was buried beneath the Albany statue of Philip Schuyler is true. City officials took down the statue last week…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastPlant Fingerprints
Marijuana and hemp are very similar plants. In fact, they are the same species. Telling them apart visually can be very difficult, especially for investigators…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastFive to 15
Former limo company operator Nauman Hussain was given the maximum prison sentence this week for second-degree manslaughter in the deaths of 20 people who…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastGenealogy Troubles
As one of the original 13 colonies, as well as the port of entry for millions of immigrants in the last 150 years, New York state has been an epicenter for…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastAB's Empire
It hasn't been the smoothest start to a season for the Albany Empire arena football team, who have dominated their league for two years running. Since former…