Update: 40 tickets left for Butler Eagle podcast event
Just 40 tickets remain for the kickoff of the Butler Eagle’s new podcast, Alter Eagle.
The new podcast will record its first episode Jan. 25 — live at Vintage Coffeehouse, 209 S. Main St.
With the Butler Eagle taking a proactive approach toward technology, according to general Manager Tammy Schuey, the new podcast is an ideal medium to “not only entertain, but educate.”
“We look to be in the spaces that make sense for our mission of really telling the stories of Butler County,” she said.
Doors will open at the coffeehouse at 5 p.m., leading up to the live recording at 6:30 p.m.
Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, said the evening would serve as an introduction to Alter Eagle’s first season: addiction and recovery in Butler County.
Special guests representing the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center in Butler — Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, center medical director, and Joe Mahoney, executive director — will join Crago for the live recording.
“Something that Dr. Brophy and Joe get into is really the neuroscience behind this and the mental health aspect that comes with addiction,” she said.
Attendees will be treated to a free latte and pastry as well as an assortment of hors d’oeuvres for the evening, and Crago teased a potential “surprise guest” as part of the recording.
Tickets for the live podcast event are limited and cost $25. They are being sold through eventbrite.com.
Following the live preview, Alter Eagle will launch on popular audience apps like Apple, Spotify, Google and more, beginning in February.
“I think it’s going to be a really interesting topic to do a live recording for,” Crago said. “Then that recording will come out on Feb. 5, which is when our first episode will drop on all streaming platforms.”
New episodes will then release weekly on Monday and Thursday.
The first season will span 17 episodes, according to Crago, exploring resources and first-hand stories of addiction and recovery in the county.
Subsequent seasons will then explore topics ranging everything from education to healthcare to veteran experiences.
“I’m not sure if I’m going to say what I’m focusing on just yet,” Crago said, “But it’s going to be something completely opposite — it’s going to be around food.”
