Episodios

  • Family Feud

    Family Feud
    May 9 2025
    Times Union business reporter Larry Rulison had a way more exciting week than you. He joins us this week on “The Eagle” to discuss his epic triumph on an episode of “Family Feud” that aired Tuesday. Also on this episode, our features editor Gary Hahn looks back on his impressive four-decade career with the paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • The Labrador Duck

    The Labrador Duck
    May 2 2025
    News that a biotechnology company is claiming to have brought back the long-extinct dire wolf got us thinking about creatures that used to roam upstate New York. Times Union reporter H. Rose Schneider joins us to talk about those critters, which include 8-foot-tall beavers, 10-foot-tall sloths, and some very dapper-looking waterfowl. Also on this episode, Capitol Confidential’s Dan Clark and Capitol Bureau reporter Raga Justin talk about what’s next for New York lawmakers now that they finally have a budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 m
  • Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!

    Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
    Apr 25 2025
    This week, two local actors join us on the show to celebrate the Bard of Avon's 461st birthday. Also, education reporter Kathleen Moore discusses the latest shake up in the Capital Region higher education scene: the announcement that The Albany College of Pharmacy and Russell Save College intend to merge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 m
  • Mistrial in Orange County

    Mistrial in Orange County
    Apr 18 2025
    The judge declared a mistrial after a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous decision in the trial of Edward Holley, the Middletown man accused of murdering 20-year-old Megan McDonald in 2003. Times Union reporter Lana Bellamy was in court every day of the 7-week trial, and joins us to go over how it all went down. Also on this episode, Capitol Confidential’s Dan Clark sits down with New York State Budget Director Blake Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Surgical Error

    Surgical Error
    Apr 11 2025
    While it’s rare, there are thousands of documented incidents of surgeons leaving items inside patients’ bodies by accident each year in the United States. On this episode of “The Eagle,” Times Union reporter Emilie Munson talks about her recent investigative work looking into these medical errors, and how doctors and hospitals are trying to avoid them. Also on this episode, we’ll hear an addiction policy specialist’s views on allowing wine in New York grocery stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Sparkle Smash

    Sparkle Smash
    Mar 21 2025
    Jamie Sullivan is one of 10 woman drivers on the current Monster Jam circuit, driving the popular pastel-hued, unicorn-shaped monster truck Sparkle Smash. She joins us on this episode of “The Eagle” to talk about driving up interest in the sport for women, and what it’s like to be behind the wheel of her truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 m
  • Are you really recycling?

    Are you really recycling?
    Mar 14 2025
    How much of what we’re throwing in our single-stream recycling bins is actually recycled? Turns out, only 5% to 6% of plastic used in the United States gets recycled. Times Union reporter Lucy Hodgman joins us on this episode of “The Eagle” to share what she learned after a recent visit to an Albany recycling facility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 m
  • Miracles on Ice

    Miracles on Ice
    Mar 7 2025
    Olympic Champion figure skater and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton joins us on this episode of “The Eagle” to look back 45 years at his first Olympic experience in Lake Placid, to discuss the state of figure skating today, and to talk about his efforts to raise money for cancer research to improve the lives of patients going through life-saving treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 m
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