THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast

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THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast episodes

October 12 Is it too early for Christmas decorations?
A month before Halloween, Kristi Gustafson Barlette is wondering why she's already seeing Christmas decorations. She joins host Jessica Marshall this week to talk about that and several other trending topics, like a moose on the loose in Rensselaer County, and her exclusive breaking news that June Farms will be featured on the cover of Country Living magazine.

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14 min
September 16 Spirit Halloween or nah?
When a Spirit Halloween sign went up in the window of an abandoned CVS in Albany but never actually materialized, Kristi Gustafson Barlette made it her mission to find out what was going on. She joins "Eagle" host Jessica Marshall on this episode to talk through what she found out. They also talk through a first-day-of-school mishap with the school bus, and the news that Johnny Rockets is coming back to Crossgates Mall.

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17 min
August 19 The Capital Region's Costco era has finally begun
Kristi Gustafson Barlette joins host Jessica Marshall on this episode of "The Eagle" to discuss the impact of the members-only wholesale store's long-awaited opening.
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21 min
August 12 August 12, 2026: Here's what we're following today
Just how wet has our upstate New York summer been? Really wet. So far, it’s the third wettest summer on record.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services this week canceled a planned naturalization ceremony in Ulster County for the second time.
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3 min
August 11 August 11, 2026: Here's what we're following today
Luciano Frattolin claimed his 9-year-old daughter had been kidnapped — but a jury just convicted him of her murder.
Parts of the Hudson Valley are still feeling the effects of last month’s epic rainstorm. Greene County emergency services and state homeland security brought in a tanker to Catskill earlier this week so residents could get potable water.
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3 min
July 08 "The dogs could do math"
Kristi Gustafson Barlette joins host Jessica Marshall to talk about the latest trend of lifestyle shows on local TV, some extraordinary dogs they met recently on a video shoot for the Times Union, and about the agony of finding socks everywhere.
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10 min
June 10 June 10, 2026: What we're following today
The World Cup starts June 11 and New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill allowing bars in the state to stay open til 4 am for watch parties throughout the month-long event.
With the primary elections in New York coming up on June 23, we’ve put together voting guides with everything you need to know about the races, candidates and issues.
A new documentary film called “American Zoo” reveals that a former zoo breeding program at the Catskill Game Farm is linked to Nazi-era efforts to recreate extinct animals.
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3 min
June 08 June 8, 2026: What we're following today
Saratoga’s final run as host of the Belmont Stakes is in the books. While attendance was down, wagering went up to nearly $200 million.
New York State is one step away from banning so-called surveillance pricing.
An abandoned psychiatric hospital in Poughkeepsie caught fire again Monday.
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3 min
April 22 April 22, 2026: Little bear, big city
Neighbors on Second Avenue in Albany spotted a young black bear munching on leaves in a tree Tuesday morning. State wildlife officials were able to tranquilize and capture the bear, safely releasing him in the Catskills later that day. (Video by Will Waldron and Kyra Santicola)
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3 min
April 20 April 20, 2026: What we're following today
FBI agents seized electronic devices and materials from barbershops and homes in the Capital Region and Florida in a probe of suspected money laundering and loan-sharking linked to offshore gambling.
Multiple people were injured Sunday morning after a tour bus carrying Bronx high school students and chaperones crashed in Lake George.
Last week felt like summer. But don’t put away those winter jackets just yet.
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3 min