Episodes

  • Mountain Brew 2.0

    Mountain Brew 2.0
    Feb 7 2025
    Reporter Kelsey Brown gives us a download on local business news, including her thoughts on the much-anticipated return of Stewart’s cult classic beer Mountain Brew, and trouble with Albany's Lark Street Business Improvement District. Also on this episode, editor Casey Seiler and managing editor Brendan Lyons discuss the fate of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Everything Is a Musical

    Everything Is a Musical
    Jan 31 2025
    Singer and actor Tituss Burgess, who rose to fame following his Emmy-nominated performance in the Netflix series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” says he tries to find musicality in every life experience. He’s headed to Saratoga Springs this week to perform his stage show “An Evening with Tituss Burgess,” and joins us on this episode of “The Eagle.” Also on this episode, we’ll go over the week’s top headlines, which include a foiled murder-for-hire plot and a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Wine In Grocery Stores

    Wine In Grocery Stores
    Jan 24 2025
    You can’t buy wine in a grocery store or supermarket in New York. Sporadic efforts in the last 40 years to change state law to allow it have all failed. But a recent poll says New Yorkers are largely in favor of a change, and some momentum is building. On this episode of “The Eagle” Table Hopping’s Steve Barnes talks to an upstate liquor store owner about the potential implications of allowing wine sales in grocery stores. Also on this episode, we’ll talk about this year’s Times Union Best of the Capital Region contest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Real Magic

    Real Magic
    Jan 17 2025
    A good magician relies on sleight of hand, misdirection and creating false reality to trick their audiences. But in a fun way. That’s what professional magician Ben Seidman believes. Seidman, who has worked with the likes of Criss Angel, is bringing his act to Saratoga Springs this week. He joins us on this week’s episode to talk magic, and perform one of his impressive tricks. Also on this episode, we’ll discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • What happened to Robert Brooks?

    What happened to Robert Brooks?
    Jan 10 2025
    A Marcy Correctional Facility inmate was pronounced dead in early December at a Utica hospital. Just a few hours before, body camera footage shows corrections officers brutally beating him in a prison infirmary. On this episode of "The Eagle," we'll delve into what we know so far about the investigation into Robert Brooks' death. Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence that may be disturbing to some listeners, so please listen with care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • What's up with the drones?

    What's up with the drones?
    Dec 20 2024
    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 New York’s response to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • New Jazz

    New Jazz
    Dec 13 2024
    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 of “The Eagle” to talk about her craft, her impact and the joy of singing holiday music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • What the Founders wanted

    What the Founders wanted
    Dec 9 2024
    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 editorial — under the headline "Electors, reject Mr. Trump" — didn't call for that body to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton, but to consider a Republican alternative such as House Speaker Paul Ryan or Ohio Gov. John Kasich. On this episode of The Eagle, hear the story of how that editorial came to be, and how the opinion pages of the paper operate separately from the news report. Narrated by editor Casey Seiler, it features interviews with editorial board members including Rex Smith, Jay Jochnowitz and Harry Rosenfeld as well as Publisher and CEO George R. Hearst III, who explains how the paper weathered the backlash. The episode also delves into whether those who helped compose that piece have any regrets about it in the context of this year's election, in which some Trump supporters have called on elected officials to reject the will of the voters — albeit for very different reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins