THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast

A famous 1976 sasquatch sighting put the southern Adirondack town of Whitehall on the map as a hotspot for Bigfoot hunters and enthusiasts. New video footage purports to show compelling evidence of Champ the Lake Champlain monster. On this episode of “The Eagle,” Jessica Marshall dives into local cryptozoology, talking to sociologists Jamie Lewis and Andrew Bartlett, authors of “Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry: On the Borderlands of Legitimate Science,” and Kelly Tabor and Richard Rossi, the filmmakers behind “Lucy and the Lake Monster.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Read more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get the latest here: https://www.timesunion.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices