Chicago Sports Talk with The Sportscaster and Her Son

Who was the best athlete you ever saw perform in high school? We all have those studs that were amazing, or maybe it was the unknown who went on to professional greatness? An Olympian? We put this question to David Kaplan of ESPN Radio 1000, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score Sports Radio in Chicago, and ESPN senior write Scoop Jackson to find out theirs on this mini-episode of the podcast.

The Illini Basketball team is making noise, but how good are they? The 2005 Illinois Basketball team was ranked #1 all season and lost in the NCAA Finals to North Carolina. Roger Powell Jr., "The Rev" was a member of the Illini starting four and now is an assistant coach for the #1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. A look back at 2005 and ahead to 2021 NCAA Tournament to see who will be the last team standing.

Another short but sweet episode with Peggy & Jason talking about their favorite sports team slogans in Chicago history. This time they get input from Brooks Boyer of the Chicago White Sox front office, ESPN1000's Jonathan Hood, 670 The Score's David Haugh & Dan Bernstein, Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times and sports talker Mike North from The Barroom Network, ESPN Radio and North to North! It may surprise listeners but no two answers are alike! What's yours?

What a crazy year it has been. Jason went from a pandemic his Senior Year of HS to freshman year at UT Austin and survives a snowstorm that knocked power and water out of his college campus. How do we make him smile? Talk White Sox baseball! And so we do with the hosts of White Sox Talk Podcast Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey. You can hear the smiles through your air pods as they preview the 2021 Baseball season on the south side of Chicago.

We all watched Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl, so what's going on in Chicago. Will they ever find a franchise quarterback in our lifetime? We asked our friends who cover the Bears what they think in this mini -episode.

On the eve of Super Bowl LV everyone's talking about THE GOAT. Tom Brady, the Greatest QB of all Time against "the Kid" Patrick Mahomes. But what did it take for Brady to become great, and was he always destined for that road to greatness? Former University of Michigan Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Bobby Morrison takes us back to the High School QB from California who ALMOST didn't go to Michigan. The Wolverines had their sights set on the #1 recruit in the country Bobby Sablehaus before he decided to go to Florida. Michigan then pivoted to recruit Brady. Morrison tells us the ups & downs of Brady's college career and what separates him from the others. What makes greatness? We try to find out.

Nothing but a little ribbing here as Jason is graded on his predictions from the end of 2019 to the first half of 2020. Some outrageous, some spot on! A fun guest free episode of Chicago sports talk

Another busted season that ends in mediocrity and Bears fans are upset. The front office decides to keep GM Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy as head coach despite back to back .500 seasons. Former Bears head coach and current Fox Sports NFL Kickoff Analyst Dave Wannstedt joins the show to take us into the team's front office and ownership minds as well as discuss the future of the NFL's founding franchise.

A special year end edition of the podcast featuring a sports panel hosted by Girls in the Game. Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Blackhawks interim President Danny Wirtz, Chicago Bears Director of Sports Science Jenn Gibson, Terry Savarise of the Chicago White Sox and the United Center join WNBA Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter in discussing how their teams managed to play in 2020 amidst a pandemic. Some interesting behind the scenes stories and a glimpse into how difficult and trying it was and what to expect in 2021.

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!