Chicago Sports Talk with The Sportscaster and Her Son

What a few months the Chicago Cubs have had in the 2020 offseason. Theo Epstein leaves, Kyle Schwarber is gone, and the team announcer Len Kasper heads to Chicago's south side to call games for the White Sox. Former Cub Ryan Dempster joins us to talk Cubs and his new night time sports talk show on Marquee Sports Network. It's a fun conversation with a former big leaguer and all things Cubs.

The Chicago Bears just can't seem to get the quarterback position right. But being a Bears quarterback is tough, one minute you are loved, the next they ship you out of town. Kyle Orton was drafted by the Bears, started and then traded for Jay Cutler. Mitch Trubisky may follow that same path soon.

The Miami Marlins made history naming Kim Ng as their General Manager -- the first woman to hold such a position in a major North American sport, and the first Asian American man or woman. Her rise was not overnight, she began as an intern with the Chicago White Sox before moving over to the American League offices then the Yankees and Dodgers. Dan Evans hired her as his intern in Chicago giving her a stepping stone into the world of Major League Baseball. His insight and stories about the woman who made history are interesting and tell you all you need to know about this amazing woman who shattered the glass ceiling for women in baseball.

Chicago White Sox fans are not thrilled with the hiring of 76 year old Tony LaRussa. But former Cub & Cardinals player Ryan Theriot LOVES it. He played for LaRussa and won a World Series with him before the Hall of Fame skipper retired. Theriot tells Sox fans what makes LaRussa so good and why they shouldn't worry about his age or managing a clubhouse filled with "today's players" like Tim Anderson. This episode will give Chicago's South Siders hope for a team on the brink of winning.

The Chicago Bears are 5-1 six games into the 2020 NFL season. Are they that good? Or are they doing it with smoke & mirrors? A below average offense led by backup QB Nick Foles can't score more than 21 points a game, but they have a Super Bowl defense that is making opponents hair stand up. How long can it last? Pro Bowl Center & former Chicago Bear Olin Kreutz breaks it down with great insight to this team surprising everyone in the National Football League ... if they are even noticing the team in Chicago!

Jeannie Morris gives a behind the scenes account of Gale Sayers the man and the legendary story of his relationship with Brian Piccolo. The story that inspired "Brian's Song" the movie, but with some very interesting true stories of Sayers, the Chicago Bears, and who helped Sayers write the infamous speech. A Great listen for football fans!

Covid-19 forced states like Illinois to cancel most high school fall sports. In turn athletes are moving out of state to play and gain the experience they say is needed for college scholarship opportunities. One High School All American, Quarterback JJ McCarthy transferred out from hi Illinois State champion team, giving up his senior year to get the experience he needs in Florida at IMG Academy. McCarthy is committed to play QB for the Michigan Wolverines and he says IMG Academy will give him the experience and reps needed for the next step in college. An interesting conversation with Jim McCarthy, JJ's Dad in what is a hot topic playing High School sports.

The Chicago Bears enter the 2020 season under Covid-19 with big expectations. A team that traded up for QB Mitch Trubisky is hoping this is the season he breaks out. ESPN's Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson breaks it all down as well as giving hysterical stories about e-learning at home with his young son. Also co-host Jason joins the show from his dorm room at UT-Austin! Enjoy this football & parenting podcast!

it's time. After a year and a half of podcasting with mom starting at the age of 16 Jason is off to college. Before he starts his freshman year, Peggy & Jason talk about leaving for school in Covid-19 and an emotional goodbye.

This is truly an example of the generation gap between mother and son when it comes to following sports in the age of new media. In this episode Peggy lets Jason pick the guest, and she's not particularly happy with his choice. You see, Peggy is a traditionally trained and educated sports reporter while her son Jason is a Generation Z sports blogger. It creates tension for sure, but Jason tries to bring his mom around with guest "WhiteSox Dave" from Barstool Sports. It's a conversation Peggy is not comfortable with, but like many parents is open to finding out what it is her teenage son sees in such a controversial blog site.

Just in time for the NHL summer playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks greatest season ever takes you behind the scenes to an historic season that turned Chicago into a hockey town. The 2010 Stanley Cup winners bring home the cup to Chicago after 49 years & Blackhawks Teammates Brian Campbell & Colin Fraser recall the games, their teammates, the hated rivalries, the behind the scenes antics and more in this fun look back. You don't need to be a puck head to appreciate how a team can turn around a city. It's Hockey Baby!

Four months after sports shut down in the United States, professional and college teams and leagues are slowly returning to play. But how will it work? Will it last? What are the pitfalls? What is the one sport that is not likely going to return just yet? Joining the podcast is WSCR 670 The Score morning show host David Haugh to break it all down with Jason and Peggy.

If you were a fan of Chicago Radio in the 90's this episode is for you! Get ready to laugh KevHeads as Peggy calls her old radio partner Kevin Matthews and they reminisce about the radio bits with Doc, Puglsy, Geli, Jerome. A groundbreaking radio show that talked about race relations in a comedic way with Doc, and gay rights with "Dan, the Gay American". From the Kevin Matthews Golf outings to Chicago sports figures, rock stars and actors. It's the Kevin Matthews show revisited!

A Father's Day edition of the podcast as Jason & Peggy talk about their favorite father & son duos in sports from Peggy's generation to Jason's today. Kathy Sloan Wood joins the show to share stories about her late father Jerry Sloan. The former coach of the Utah Jazz & original Chicago Bull died during Covid-19 of Lewy body Dementia and Parkinson's disease. Hear about his early days in Southern Illinois to Chicago and then Salt Lake City as a Dad, an NBA player, coach and collector.

Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher joins the podcast to look back twenty years ago to when he was drafted. The NFL Combine and the run there that changed everything. Urlacher also speculates on why not getting recruited out of HS by big name colleges actually HELPED his eventual Hall of Fame career. And he shares some laughs about some of the funniest pranks by his teammates. A fun romp through one of the more recent eras of Chicago football.