The Labrador Duck

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