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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 PodcastEvidence Dump
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office released a trove of materials this week that added dramatic new detail to its investigation of former Gov…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastGet Back to Let It Be
In 1969, filmmaker Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg shot more than 50 hours of footage of the Beatles as they wrote their final iconic album, "Let it Be." From the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHome for the Holidays
World Series champ Ian Anderson returned home to Clifton Park earlier this month, still taking in the enormity of winning MLB's grand championship during his…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastVaccines and Lollipops
Appointments at pediatricians’ offices and pharmacies across the Capital Region were snatched up fast this week as providers began offering Pfizer's COVID-19…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Cult Specialist
Rick Ross spent more than a decade fighting lawsuits leveled against him by Keith Raniere and NXIVM, after the cult deprogrammer publicly criticized the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Damming Situation
The city of Mechanicville gets its drinking water from a small reservoir in Saratoga County. A few busy beavers who also call the area home are determined to…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastTable Hopping Turns 15
A decade and a half ago, Steve Barnes made the case to write a blog: “There’s a real appetite for restaurant news,” the food and entertainment writer argued to…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThere's No Place Like Home
More than 400 refugees will settle in Albany this year, but what happens after they arrive? On this episode of The Eagle, reporter Massarah Mikati shares how…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Funeral Train
In April of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln's coffin traveled from Washington to Illinois on a historic funeral train. It stopped in Albany along the way…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastVaccine Mandate
New York's vaccine mandate for most healthcare workers took effect this week, forcing hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities statewide to put workers on…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCharlie Malarkey
When Pulitzer prize-winning author William Kennedy put his five-year-old son Brendan to bed one night many years ago, he made up a story about a boy whose…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastNaked in a Cave
During a week that saw rising COVID-19 positivity, escalating tension between police and social justice activists in Saratoga Springs, and continued political…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast20 Years Later
In the two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, annual memorials have been an opportunity for many to reflect and heal…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLife After News
TV news anchor and reporter Paulina Bucka left Newschannel 13 this year after just four months on the job. On this episode of The Eagle, she talks to Kristi…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Captain of New York
This week the Capital Region saw a tropical storm, the installation of New York's first woman as governor, the tragic drowning of a state trooper, and a call…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe great mask debate
Should kids be forced to wear face coverings at school this fall? As COVID-10 cases increase across the state, most schools will implement a universal mask…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastTransfer of Power
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has submitted his resignation. What comes next? Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Buffalo Democrat, will become the first female governor in New…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastExecutive Assistant #1
One of the women who has accused embattled New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of sexual harassment is a current staffer named Brittany Commisso. Referred to as…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCuomo Collapsing
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo faces a hailstorm of troubles this week—including growing calls for his resignation—after New York State Attorney…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastDutch Schultz's Hidden Treasure
Is there a cache worth millions ensconced somewhere in the Hudson Valley? Treasure hunters have long believed the early-20th century New York gangster Dutch…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastWhat's in a horse name?
From Secretariat and American Pharoah and Tiz the Law and Bodacious Tatas, what goes into naming a thoroughbred racehorse? And what are the rules? On this…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Grease Heist
What happens to used cooking oil after restaurants have finished with it? A criminal syndicate has developed a sophisticated scheme to steal the grease from…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastAllison Mack Sentenced for NXIVM Crimes
A federal judge sentenced Allison Mack to three years in prison this week for her role supplying sex "slaves" to NXIVM leader Keith Raniere. Times Union…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLooking Back
Former television actress and high-ranking NXIVM member Allison Mack awaits her sentence June 30 for crimes involving Keith Raniere’s cult-like organization…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLift Every Voice
As the country prepared this month to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, Collectiveffort's Jamel Mosely spent time getting to know Alice Green…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA City Divided
Nearly a third of the population of the city of Albany is Black. The vast majority of those residents live in only three neighborhoods: West Hill, Arbor Hill…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastInside Amazon
What's it like inside one of those massive Amazon fulfillment centers? Times Union reporter Rick Karlin paid a rare visit to the first upstate New York…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Search for Long Lost Family
Milton resident and adoptee Cindy Dort has spent half her life searching for biological family. But it has not resulted in the happy ending you'd see on TV…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe NXIVM Kitchen Sink
The now-convicted NXIVM ringleader Keith Raniere is in federal prison, most likely for the rest of his life. High-ranking members of his inner circle still…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastAppropriation vs. Appreciation
Who gets to make what food? When does cooking cross the line from culinary appreciation to appropriation of another culture's cuisine? On this episode of The…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMy Brother's Keeper
What if Cain were on trial in a modern-day courtroom for the murder of his brother, Abel? Rabbi Dan Ornstein explores this biblical scenario and its…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Long Week
This episode contains explicit language and descriptions of events that may be upsetting to listeners. Please listen with care. It began with a clash in…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Race Against Time
This episode contains graphic depictions of events and explicit language. Please listen with care. When folks at the Capital City Rescue Mission in Albany were…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastIn Her Own Words
This episode contains graphic depictions of alleged sexual assault. Please take care while listening. The woman at the center of the most serious allegation of…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Hudson River Shanty
When Albany activist Kat Sullivan heard a satirical sea shanty about the ship that recently clogged the Suez Canal, she was inspired to try her hand at the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastStanding up to Stop Hate
Activism in the Asian American Pacific Islander communities of the Capital Region gained a new sense of urgency this week in the aftermath of the Atlanta…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Hot Take on the Oscars
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces its annual Academy Award nominations each year, everyone in the Times Union newsroom and beyond…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCOVIDiversary
Exactly one year ago this week, the coronavirus pandemic changed the Capital Region as we knew it. Schools closed, events canceled, and businesses shuttered…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Governor's Apology
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him by three women during a press conference this week in Albany…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMemories of Iwo Jima
Last week marked the 76th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima — a brutal, bloody fight that effectively ended the war in the Pacific in 1945. A…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCuomo's Conundrum
Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration is in hot water as an FBI investigation launches into its handling of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in New…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Year of the Ox
While Chinese communities in the Capital Region and around the world are welcoming the year of the Ox this week, the pandemic has complicated many elements of…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastPolitics and Baseball
For the last century, the city of Albany, New York, has been ruled by Democrats—a powerful political machine that came to power in 1921, and at times…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastLessons from the Polio Vaccine
When cases of Jonas Salk's revolutionary polio vaccine arrived at Albany International Airport in the spring of 1955, it was a cause for celebration. On this…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastWhat comes next?
We have a new president – and the first-ever female vice president. What comes next for the country, the state and the region? We'll soon find out. On this…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastVaccine Hesitancy
More than seven million New Yorkers are now eligible to sign up to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Among those eligible are first responders, teachers and…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastCapitol Defenses
A day after a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, many New York lawmakers are calling for invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump. At the same…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHindsight Is 2020
The year 2020 will go down in the history books as being a difficult one for many in the Capital Region. The pandemic affected nearly every aspect of life here…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastSanta on the Brain
It's been almost 200 years since "A Visit from St. Nicholas" - better known today as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - was published in the Troy Sentinel on…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHoliday Treats
Albany teen Maliha Jackson wanted more than anything to attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the city this year. The pandemic, and her battle with…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastHamilton's Legacy
America's first Treasury Secretary-turned-Broadway musical star Alexander Hamilton was back in the spotlight recently, but not for a flattering reason. New…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastMusic and Lyrics
David Gordon runs the mobile lyricism program at the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area. Over the summer, he bought a beat-up RV and converted it into a…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Elephant in the Room
A New York court is considering this week whether an elephant can be considered a person by law. The argument involves Happy, the last remaining elephant at…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastDrawing 'The Ickabog'
Twelve-year-old Isla Besha can pick up a copy of J.K. Rowling's new book, The Ickabog, open it to a certain page, and find an illustration she had drawn on a…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Day After Election Day
Election Day has come and gone, and Times Union Capitol Bureau reporters Amanda Fries, Edward McKinley and Chris Bragg offer a debrief of state-level election…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastDouble Life
NXIVM leader Keith Raniere has been sentenced to 120 years in prison, doubling his lifetime and all but ensuring he will spend the rest of it behind bars…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastA Stolen Treasure Returned
Almost 90 years ago, a valuable painting in Jewish newspaper publisher Rudolph Mosse's Berlin collection was stolen by Nazis, and disappeared. Last week, the…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastIndia's Story
India Oxenberg spent seven years of her life entrenched in the world of the shadowy organization known as NXIVM. She was a member of the secret female…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Street Priest
Father Peter Young's life would make for a great movie. The Albany-based priest spent decades doing everything in his power to help men in the Capital Region…
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe NTSB, NXIVM, and Next Steps for Cuomo
It has been nearly two years since the tragic limousine crash in Schoharie county that killed 20 people. This week, the National Transportation Safety Board…