THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast

Times Union reporters share their experiences covering peaceful protests and violent incidents in the Capital Region this week, spurred by the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans across the country at the hands of police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sobering unemployment numbers have clouded the re-opening of New York and the Capital Region, but as reporter Ken Crowe discovered, there are uplifting stories to be told in the way some residents and communities are beginning to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Columnist Chris Churchill found himself of several minds about the social media firestorm that erupted after a local co-op made a a plea for milk bottle returns. Also on this episode, meteorologist Jason Gough weighs in on the exceptionally weird May weather, and the Capital Region prepares to rebound after getting the green light to initiate the re-opening process. Learn more about your ad choice...

The fundamental art of buying and selling homes hasn't really changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has...adjusted. On this episode of The Eagle, real estate reporter Leigh Hornbeck talks about what she learned from a recent house closing that took place in a parking lot. Also on this episode, courts reporter Rob Gavin explains why NXIVM leader Keith Raniere's sentencing is delayed indefini...

Are people having affairs during the COVID-19 pandemic? Kristi Gustafson Barlette dishes on what she learned from a few local paramours; Columnist Paul Grondahl talks about meeting the young man who operates the crematorium at Albany Rural Cemetery, which has been helping to spell its maxed out counterparts downstate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The odds of finding an alligator in nature in Upstate New York are slim, yet Times Union reporter Paul Nelson found himself following the story of a Schenectady community that was convinced they had one living in a city park pond. Also on this episode, Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin places a bet on the fate of this year's Saratoga Racecourse meet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

A global pandemic is not something every journalist will be able to say they've covered in a lifetime, but the Times Union reporters at the helm of the local COVID-19 coverage can definitely notch it in their belts. Bethany Bump and Steve Hughes have been working tirelessly to stay on top of the pandemic news and its impact on the Capital Region, and share a few thoughts on the experience; busines...

What would a news photographer do during a pandemic to get the shot? Times Union photo editor Will Waldron shares some stories from the field; education reporter Rachel Silberstein visits a daycare center that remains open for the children of essential workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the pandemic continues to bear down on the Capital Region and the world, Times Union reporter Michael Williams looks at its impact on the funeral industry; senior writer Steve Barnes highlights a few "everyday" heroes—local people who are doing exceptional things during an exceptional time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no one in the newsroom. Yet Times Union journalists are still hard at work reporting on the Capital Region's top stories. In this episode, we talk to editor Casey Seiler about the challenges of putting out a paper during a pandemic, and we check in with reporter Wendy Liberatore about the uncertain fate of the Saratoga summer season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...