Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Ditka

In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Spring 2026, and rate them from least to most favorite. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store: DRAGONJUNE The coupon code is valid through June 15, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 305 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 29th, 2026 and today we'll be discussing my Spring Movie Review Roundup for 2026, where I discuss the movies and streaming shows I watched over the last few months. We will also have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONJUNE. And as always, you get the coupon code and the links in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through June the 15th, 2026. So if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered. Now let's move on to my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. As I mentioned last week, Dragon-Mage is out and you can get it at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited and it's doing well, so thank you for that. My next main project is Blade of Thieves and as of this recording, I am on chapter 11 of 25, though that'll probably expand in the final draft, which puts me at 56,000 words in. So I'm almost halfway through. I think probably it's going to be the length of Blade of Wraiths or a little longer, but we'll see. I'm hoping to have it out towards the end of June, but depending on how June goes, that might slip till July. Hopefully we can avoid that. I'm also 5,000 words into Cloak of Frost and that will be my main project once Blade of Thieves is done. I'm hoping to have Cloak of Frost out towards the end of July, but depending on how June goes, it might slip to August. For audiobook projects, Blade of Wraiths is still processing at ACX, though I believe as of right now, you can get it at Google Play, Kobo, Spotify, and my own Payhip store. The other stores should be available within a few weeks. As of right now, I don't actually have any current audiobooks in production, though we have some scheduled for the future. Once Blade of Thieves is finally done, Brad Wills will record that for us. Hollis McCarthy is scheduled to record Cloak of Worlds in June, if all goes well. Leanne Woodward will be recording Dragon-Mage sometime in July, if all goes well. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. Hopefully we'll have new things for you to read and listen to before much longer. 00:02:32 Main Topic: Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup Now without any further ado, let's move on to our main topic, my Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup. It's time for the Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup, where I review the movies and streaming shows I watched over the last few months. As always, they're listed from least favorite to most favorite. The grades are wholly subjective and based on nothing more than my own opinions and thoughts. With that disclaimer out of the way, let's go to the movies. First up is Kicking and Screaming, which came out in 2005. This is a family comedy with Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall. Pharrell plays Phil Weston, a mild mannered vitamin store owner and Duvall plays his father, Buck Weston, owner of a successful chain of sports equipment stores. Buck is one of those hyper competitive guys who has to win at everything and Phil has always rolled with it. But when Phil's son is a benchwarmer on the youth soccer team that Buck coaches, Phil's had enough and starts coaching a rival team to get his son into the game and to defeat his father. Along the way, of course, he descends into Will Ferrell style comedic lunacy, but the PG version since this is a PG movie. Mike Ditka was also hilarious as Phil's sidekick and assistant coach. It seemed like an '80s family movie. It was a sort of movie where you could have taken the entire family to the theater in 2005 and everyone would have been at least moderately entertained. Overall Grade: C Next up is the animated Lord of the Rings, which came out in 1978. As I mentioned, this was the animated version of Lord of the Rings from 1978. Extremely ambitious, but I think it's fair to say this landed in ambitious failure territory, but they tried the best they could given the constraints of the technology at the time and the actual available budget. They tried to pack the entirety of the Fellowship of the Ring and the first half of The Two Towers into about two hours and 20 minutes. I'm sorry to say it just didn't work. Like Dune, the Lord of the Rings is one of those books that requires like 10 hours of very expensive filmmaking to pull off properly. That said, I think it is fair to say that this stumbled so that the Peter Jackson live action trilogy could run. Adapting a book (especially a big book) into a movie is a challenge and I don't think this quite got there. Too much was cut out and if you hadn't read the book, you would probably have no idea what was happening or just been confused the entire time. Additionally, the movie relied heavily on rotoscoping and it didn't always quite work. Like the rotoscope Nazgul looked creepy and unsettling, so that worked for them. However, the rotoscoped orcs just looked bad. You know how in live theater stagehands will dress all in black? The orcs kind of looked like that, albeit they're wearing yellow ponchos over their black stagehand outfits, almost like the stagehands were expecting inclement weather backstage. That said, the vocal performances and the music were very good. So an ambitious and admirable failure. As I said, I think the filmmaker's vision exceeded the grasp of their budget and the available technology of the 1970s. Overall Grade: C Next up is Airplane!, which came out in 1980. It was interesting to watch this as a cultural artifact. It had the leisurely pace of an '80s movie, with far more absurdist humor. It was a parody of various airplane disaster movies from the 1970s. It's also interesting that this is remembered as a Leslie Nielsen movie nowadays, though Leslie Nielsen 's character is only a supporting character. For all that he's known for his absurdist humor these days from later movies, Nielsen plays his character stone cold dead straight, which makes him all the funnier, amazingly enough. Some of the jokes in this movie have aged very badly, but it's still worth watching as an interesting and amusing cultural artifact, given how it influenced the entire genre of comedy movies afterwards. There's also the obligatory three seconds of nudity that can get cut on cable TV broadcast. Overall Grade: B- Next up is the Thomas Crown Affair, which came out in 1999. This is an interesting remake of a movie from the 1960s. Pierce Brosnan plays Thomas Crown, a billionaire who has grown bored with his life, so he orchestrates the theft of a priceless Monet painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The heist goes off flawlessly and the museum's insurance company sends out investigator Catherine Banning (played by Renee Russo) to retrieve the painting and avoid a hundred million dollar insurance payout. Banning immediately intuits that Crown is the thief and sets about to find the painting. This investigation is complicated by the fact that Crown and Banning immediately develop a strong attraction and start an affair. It was interesting to watch since neither Crown nor Banning are particularly sympathetic characters. In 2026, the phrase "bored New York billionaire" has much more sinister connotations than it did in 1999 and Banning breaks all kinds of laws and sleeping with her target is not a particularly bright idea. That said, the opening heist was interesting and Crown's final gambit to return the painting was extremely clever and enjoyable to watch. So overall, I like the movie, but there's still way too much nudity. Cable broadcasts are probably like 10 minutes shorter than the actual runtime from cutting it all out. Overall Grade: B- Next up is Whiskey Galore, which came out in 2017 and this is a remake of the original Whiskey Galore from 1949. Honestly, this is exactly the same movie from 1949 that I watched in the Movie Review Roundup for Summer 2025, just updated with modern filmmaking techniques. If the movie makers in the '40s could have done it this way, they would have. Though I would recommend watching the 1949 one first and then the one from 2017. Overall Grade: B Next up is Super Mario Galaxy, which came out in 2026. And I have to admit, it felt a little strange to be the oldest person at the theater watching Super Mario Galaxy, but I've been playing Mario games since before any of these kids were born, so I think I had a right to be there. Anyway, I would say this movie is about 75% as good as the first one. It was a little overpacked and the plot wasn't quite as tight, but it's still fun to watch. The animation was excellent and I enjoyed all the callbacks to the various Mario games and since I haven't actually played all the Mario games (as a reminder, I played no console games of any kind between 1998 and 2019), I'm sure there were quite a few I missed. The plot is that Bowser Jr is coming to rescue his father, Bowser, who's been held captive since the end of the last movie. To power his doomsday weapon, Junior kidnaps Princess Rosalina and Princess Peach goes to rescue her while Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi stay to protect the Mushroom Kingdom. Their separate subplots will end up crossing when Bowser Jr. invades the Mushroom Kingdom to get Bowser. Glen Powell was an excellent choice to voice Fox McCloud. I'd say if you could imagine a movie that the audience would enjoy and the critics would hate, you'd end up with Super Mario Galaxy. Since that appears to be what happened to the tune of $970 million, it appears that metaphor was accurate. Also, to be less glib, "movies you can take your kids to" do serve a valuable social function (in my opinion). Overall Grade: B Next up is the Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins, which came out in 2026. This was a comedy with a fun premise. Reggie Dinkins (played by Tracy Morgan) was an elite NFL player who got bounced out of the league for placing bets on himself. Years later, he teams up with an indie filmmaker named Arthur Tobin (played by Daniel Radcliffe), to make a documentary to rehabilitate his image. However, Tobin has his own issues. He has an Oscar, but after the Oscar, he got hired to direct a Marvel movie and cracked under the pressure. He and Reggie have to go on a journey to recover their reputations. I thought this was a pretty funny sitcom. Tracy Morgan is a comedic natural, but Daniel Radcliffe turned out to be an excellent comedic actor as well. He was great in that Weird Al biopic a few years ago and he's very funny in this. Craig Robinson was also great as Jerry Basmati, Reggie's sleazy nemesis. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is The Mandalorian and Grogu, which came out in 2026. I enjoyed this. It was like three pretty good episodes of The Mandalorian show put together. The end result was an adventure movie that kind of reminded me of the best of 1980s fantasy and sci-fi movies with a lot of creature work and a lot of action scenes. For an extended stretch of the movie, Grogu takes over as the primary protagonist, and given that Grogu is a very expensive puppet, that's an impressive feat. The plot picks up from the end of The Mandalorian show. The Mandalorian and his adopted son Grogu are now working for the New Republic, helping to hunt down Imperial warlords. Mando gets assigned to hunt down in a mysterious Imperial warlord named Commander Coin, but the only people who have information on Coin's location are the Twins, a pair of Hutt crime lords and relatives of Jabba the Hutt from Return of the Jedi. The Twins are willing to give up Coin's location if Mando does a job for them, but as Han Solo could have warned Mando, working for the Hutts is not a good idea. I was surprised that the reviews for this movie were as mixed as they were, but I suspect that's a combination of three social factors: Number one, cumulative ill will towards Disney as a corporation, which has done numerous sketchy things in the 2020s. I think something similar happened with Microsoft and Starfield. Number two, the lingering bad aftertaste of the sequel trilogy and number three, the tendency of the hardcore Star Wars fandom to chronically overthink things. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is the animated Hobbit, which came out in 1977. Peter Jackson's Hobbit Trilogy from the 2010 famously stretched The Hobbit across three movies, which really didn't work and added a bunch of epic battle scenes, which was totally off for what was essentially a children's book. The animated 1977 version of The Hobbit, by contrast, went in a different direction, neatly adapting it down to 70 minutes or so, presumably because animation is very expensive. At the time, this got mixed reviews, but looking back nearly 50 years later, I think we can appreciate it more because of the sheer amount of work that goes into hand-drawn animation. Like computer-based animation is unquestionably a lot of work as well, but hand-drawn animation is on something of a higher level in terms of difficulty, in my opinion. That said, I think this adaptation did a better job of compressing the story down than the animated Lord of the Rings movie I mentioned earlier in this episode. There's also a lot of 1970s style folk singing-like a LOT. I suspect J.R.R. Tolkien would have hated every single adaptation ever made of any of his works (with perhaps the exception of the audiobooks), but he would have approved of the number of songs and poetry in this. Though it was amusing that the high elves in this movie sing in a '70s folk music style. It would be humorous if in the Silmarillion, Earnedil the Mariner had finally crossed the Sundering Seas to reach Valinor and appeal the aid of the Valar against Morgoth and his hordes, only to hear '70 style folk music echoing across the shining hills of the Undying Lands. Anyway, it's definitely worth watching this if you like The Hobbit or old style animation. Overall Grade: A- Next up is House of David Season 2, which came out in 2026. I wrestled with what grade to give this because it used a lot of AI for the big battle scene in episode one and as long time readers and listeners know, I do not generally approve of LLM generated slop. Ironically, I think episode one, the big battle sequence with all the AI, was definitely the weakest point of the entire second season. Everything else was better. That said, all the character drama and interactions and acting were really good, which amusingly shows that while LLM stuff can generate blurry scenes of mounted soldiers charging at night, the real human emotion comes from, well, real human emotion. Anyway, this picks right up from the end of Season 1, right after David kills Goliath, which means it takes place during most of the events with the third quarter of the book of 1 Samuel from the Bible. David becomes one of the chief commanders of King Saul, but David is secretly the anointed king of Israel. Saul's deteriorating mental state becomes threatening to David while Saul's children scheme for position (with the exception of Jonathan, who has accepted that God has chosen David as the next king of Israel) and the Philistines prepare for war against Israel. It is interesting how the show alternates between leaning into the Grimdark aspects of life in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age and avoiding them. Like, constant warfare was a fact of life for a Mesopotamian king around 1000 BC. But the show also shows David as having passionate romantic love for Saul's daughter Michal and in the Bible, David ended up with at least eight wives that we know about (there were likely others) and an unnamed number of concubines. So late Bronze Age/early Iron Age monarchs were not likely to have been in the grips of fervent romantic love. Though based on the Psalms he wrote, David seems to have been a man who definitely was in touch with his emotions and quite possibly he would have passionately loved multiple women at the same time. Anyway, I enjoyed the show. While I am not an expert, I probably have a higher than average level of Old Testament knowledge. So when the show expanded on something from 1 Samuel (such as the role of Doeg, the murderous Edomite shepherd), I could see where they were coming from. Or the subplot where Jonathan falls in love with an Israelite woman since in the Bible, David took care of Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, logically, Jonathan had a wife at some point. Related to that as Saul continues his descent, in a moment of rage in 1 Samuel, he calls Jonathan "the son of a perverse and rebellious woman" and the show has a subplot explaining how Saul came to see Queen Ahinoam as a "perverse and rebellious woman". So I enjoyed this and will definitely watch Season 3 when it comes along. That said, the opening battle with the AI generated battle scenes is still definitely the weakest part of the series, though. Overall Grade: A- Next up is Maul: Shadow Lord, which came out in 2026. And in my opinion, this was pretty good. I think he could call the plot Sith Noir. Maul, desiring vengeance against the Emperor for all the pain he has endured, has decided to rebuild his criminal syndicate (previously destroyed in the Clone Wars) and use it to bring down the Empire. Meanwhile, Captain Lawson, a detective on a minor world, is trying to rebuild his relationship with his teenage son and keep his career afloat. This becomes tricky when a pair of fugitive Jedi fleeing from the Inquisitors turn up on their world. But in the younger of the two Jedi, Maul sees a potential apprentice for himself, one he could corrupt to the dark side. The animation has improved by quantum leaps and bounds since the days of the Clone War show. The lighting and the shadows are excellent. Maul looks spooky and a little uncanny. The lightsaber fights are quick and fluid. No spoilers, but the final episode is absolutely excellent. I also think one of the best things about the Star Wars animation shows is how Maul's character has evolved from simply the cool swordsmen at the end of The Phantom Menace to a sympathetic yet still evil warrior-philosopher, a tragic figure whose every effort always contains the seeds of its own downfall. Overall Grade: A Next up is Emma, which came out in 2020. This is an excellent adaptation of the Jane Austen's novel. Good performances, good cinematography, and it captures the essence of the novel quite well and it's probably a must for Austen fans to see. I don't really have anything negative to say about it, say that it has the three seconds of unnecessary nudity that can be cut in cable broadcasts. Ironically, and quite amusingly, that three seconds of nudity is quite literally the only thing this movie has in common with Airplane!. Overall Grade: A Next up is No Packers, No Life, which came out in 2025. This was a fun documentary about a group of Japanese Green Bay Packers fans. Obviously, there are fairly large cultural and linguistic divides between the United States and Japan, so American football is not hugely popular in Japan. However, the Green Bay Packers are the only community owned team in the NFL to this day and so they're quite a bit more sympathetic than one that's owned by a faceless billionaire. Anyway, an American businessman goes to Japan and stumbles across a Japanese man wearing a Packers jersey at a bar. From there, he learns of a small club called the Japanese Packers Cheering Team that gathered to watch Packers games. This businessman in question happened to be from Wisconsin, so he befriended the Japanese Packers Cheering Team and invited them to Green Bay for a game. The invitation snowballed and so the entire club and their families arrived to watch the game. Sports fandom really isn't one of my interests, so it's always interesting to look at it from the outside. That said, this was an enjoyable documentary about cross-cultural communication at its best. Overall Grade: A Let's close out this episode with my favorite thing I saw in spring 2026, which was Project Hail Mary, which came out in 2026. This is another "science man solves space problem that saves the day with math and science", type science fiction adventure like The Martian, though some new twists on the formula. Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship with all the other crew dead and no memory of how he got there. Gradually, he partially remembers and works out that he is part of Project Hail Mary, a last ditch effort to stop Earth's sun from dimming due to an extremophile organism called the Astrophage. Only one other star in Earth's stellar neighborhood was showing no signs of Astrophage infection, so Grace's ship was sent there on a suicide mission to try and recover some means of defeating the Astrophage. While there, he encounters an alien ship with a sole survivor and he slowly works out how to communicate with the alien, who he dubs Rocky. It turns out Rocky's people sent him there on a mission to solve the Astrophage problem as well and together Grace and Rocky try to work out how to save their respective home worlds. Quite enjoyable and worth seeing. At the time I typed this in March of 2026, it was the highest-grossing movie of 2026 and I think it deserved that, though it did eventually get overtaken by Super Mario Galaxy. Overall Grade: A I suppose that was an eclectic range of movies, wasn't it? Interestingly, I actually saw three of them in theaters: Project Hail Mary, Super Mario Galaxy, and The Mandalorian and Grogu, so I went to the theater three times in three months. I think that's the most I've been to the movie theater in a single year in the entirety of the 2020s. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show interesting. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and we'll see you all next week.  

Yinz Are Good shares the good stuff, the good news, going on out there and celebrates all the good people who are making it happen: The people who are lifting others up, who are taking care of their neighbors, the people who are saying, “What can I do today to make our world a better place?”.We are talking a whole lot about community in this episode - about the power of it, about connecting with our neighbors, about the importance of supporting those around you. And it's all coming your way through not one, but TWO featured stories, both from the world of media… First up, from the film world: A few weeks ago, Tressa received an email from our friends at DICK'S Sporting Goods, inviting her to the premiere of Hall of Fame High, a documentary by Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios - their in-house content & production studio (whom we featured in Episode 193). The documentary explores how Aliquippa High School has produced more Pro Football Hall of Famers than any other high school on the planet. Through the stories of alumni Darrelle Revis, Ty Law, and Mike Ditka — plus born-and-bred Aliquippa native Tony Dorsett — the film traces a legacy forged by the rise and fall of the steel industry, the challenges that followed, a culture of relentless competition, and generations of bloodlines. Blending past and present—from the peak of the steel industry to Hall of Fame induction weekends—the film reveals how a community shaped by struggle continues to produce excellence, asking a central question: How did one town create so many of the greatest players in football history?It is a remarkable story. Tressa had the joy and the honor of being part of the evening's festivities, which included a Q&A led by ESPN's Rich Eisen and she got to chat with the film's director, Jesse Washington, and Ty Law, from the red carpet. And then, from the world of print media:With the abundance of digital platforms and AI, you may find it surprising (and perhaps refreshing?) to hear that there's a new newspaper making its rounds in the Mt. Lebanon neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Now, it does exist online as well - but whatever way you choose to read it, the headline here is that its focus is on community-based journalism. The vast majority of contributors to the newspaper are residents of Mt. Lebanon - they have a deep desire to be part of telling the stories of their neighborhood. The paper is called LEBO BEAT and Tressa had the pleasure of sitting down with its Owner & Publisher, Brion Palmer, to talk about the importance of this type of journalism, how it builds and strengthens communities, and about his own journey that got him to where he is today. Hall of Fame High: https://www.facebook.com/people/Hall-of-Fame-High/61587164374849/Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios: https://www.cookiejardream.com/Lebo Beat: https://lebobeat.com/Watch our Tressa Tries…video series on YouTube⁠ here⁠.⁠⁠https://www.yinzaregood.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US on social media:Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@yinzaregood⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@YinzAreGood⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a story of generosity or kindness to share with us? Want a Kindness Crate dropped off at your business or school? Email us at ⁠yinzaregood@gmail.com.

Send us Fan MailThank you, Matt Brownlee, for making today's episode possible!!Today, we welcome former Pitt star QB and NFL player, Tyler Palko, to the podcast.  This episode allows two former quarterbacks to compare notes on what actually builds grit. That's where our conversation with Tyler goes fast. Tyler played at Pitt, spent time in the NFL and in Montreal, and now helps companies grow talent as Chief Revenue Officer at Solutions 21. But the part we really dig into is Tyler as a dad: how he thinks about values, effort, and the kind of presence kids remember.We talk about what Tyler learned growing up in Western Pennsylvania as the son of a legendary high school coach, and why “how you carry yourself” still matters more than highlights. Kindness shows up in the unglamorous stuff: shoveling a neighbor's driveway, treating the janitor like the recruiter, and raising kids who hold doors and think about others first. We also get into the hard truth behind confidence: it's built through work, not wishes, and you don't get to say “can't” if you haven't practiced.Thanks to his athletic talents and his knack for leadership, Tyler led his team to championships at every stage in his career. He set records, guided his team to a number of important victories, and was a 3-time captain elected by his peers at the storied football program of Pitt, which has had its share of successful leaders in their own right, including Mike Ditka, Dan Marino, and a number of other Hall of Famers. Tyler's ambition and dedication led him to achieve his lifelong dream of playing at the highest level in his professional career -- the NFL.We connect sports parenting, mental toughness, and leadership development into one theme: run toward the storm, because that's where growth lives. If you like conversations about fatherhood, sports psychology, resilience, and leadership, hit subscribe, share this with a fellow parent, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Support the showPlease don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts!  Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes! 

On this episode of Next on the Tee, I get to share with you two outstanding guests who have achieved greatness in their fields and share incredible stories, insights, and advice. First up is PGA Master Professional John Hughes, making his seventh appearance on the show. Achieving PGA Master Professional status is one of the highest levels in golf instruction, earned by only about 480 of the more than 30,000 PGA Professionals worldwide—placing John among the top 1% of golf instructors. John shares fantastic golf tips and instruction to help improve your game, including how to warm up quickly when you're running late for your tee time, how to overcome fear and negative thinking on the golf course, and how to make more consistent center-clubface contact like the pros do. Then I cross over into the worlds of track and field and the NFL with former LSU and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Eddie Kennison. Eddie reflects on his remarkable athletic career, being inducted into the Louisiana and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and why—more than three decades after leaving LSU for the NFL Draft—he returned to school in his 50s to earn his college degree. Eddie also shares stories about playing for legendary coaches including Mike Ditka and Dick Vermeil, discusses how the wide receiver position has evolved over the years, and even talks about his appearance on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares thanks to his passion for cooking. It's a fun, insightful, and entertaining episode filled with golf instruction, sports stories, life lessons, and great conversation. So sit back, relax, and enjoy another great edition of Next on the Tee—where golf legends live and your game gets better. #GolfPodcast #GolfTips #GolfInstruction #PGAProfessional #PGAMasterProfessional #GolfLessons #ImproveYourGolfGame #GolfMentalGame #GolfPractice #GolfSwing #GolfLife #GolfCommunity #GolfTraining #GolfInstructor #PGAOfAmerica #JohnHughes #CenterFaceContact #GolfWarmUp #GolfConfidence #NFL #NFLStories #EddieKennison #LSUFootball #KansasCityChiefs #SportsStories #SportsPodcast #AthleteStories #PodcastLife #SportsLeadership #KitchenNightmares

Send a textLatest podcast with former Pats RILB Richard Harvey. We discuss his journey from high school to being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1989 NFL Draft. We also discuss getting through the 1-15 season with the Pats in 1990 as well as playing in 2 Super Bowls after returning to the Bills. Richard talks about fellow Pats Fred Smerlas, Ted Washington, Jr Seau as well as Rodney Harrison and the  teammates he played with in the 1990 season in New England. Richard played for a variety of coaches such as Marv Levy H.O.F, Wade Phillips, Jim Mora, Mike Ditka and Jon Gruden and shares what it was like playing for each of them. Great football talk! Hope you all enjoy and as always thank you all for listening!

Notes and Links to Peter Orner's Work    Peter Orner is the author of eight books, most recently the novel, The Gossip Columnist's Daughter, named one of the best books of 2025 by the New Yorker and the Chicago Tribune, as well as the essay collections, Still No Word from You, a finalist for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay, and Am I Alone Here?, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. His story collection Maggie Brown and Others was a New York Times Notable Book. Other books include Love and Shame and Love (Winner of the California Book Award) Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award), and Esther Stories. A recipient of the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Orner is also the editor of three books of oral history for the Voice of Witness series, and co-editor with Laura Lampton Scott of a new oral history series from McSweeney's called “Dispatches.” His work has appeared in The New Yorker, the Atlantic, Harper's, the Paris Review and has been awarded four Pushcart Prizes. With Yvette Benavides, he's the co-host of the Lonely Voice Podcast on Texas Public Radio. Orner recently led short courses on James Joyce's Ulysses, and Melville's Moby-Dick for the Community of Writers/Writers' Annex. He teaches at Dartmouth College and lives in Vermont. Buy The Gossip Columnist's Daughter   New York Times Review of The Gossip Columnist's Daughter    Peter Orner's Website At about 2:30, Peter responds to Pete's question about the feedback he's gotten since the publication of  At about 3:30, Peter expands on ideas of making Chicago concrete for his readers At about 4:40, Peter gives background on family's roots in Chicago and in Eastern Europe At about 6:25, Mike Ditka slander?! At about 7:50, Peter highlights Saul Bellow as a writer who influenced him, as well as Stuart Dybek, Betty Howland, and John Irving among others  At about 10:05, Peter reflects on David Foster Wallace as an “Illinois writer” At about 12:10, Peter discusses Zadie Smith and Yiyun Li, and as impressive and chill-inducing contemporary writers  At about 13:30, Peter lists some reading favorites of his university students, and he expands on how they are “blown away” by James Joyce's work At about 15:00, The two fanboy over James Joyce's “The Dead” At about 16:15, Peter reflects on Pete asking if his The Gossip Columnist's Daughter would be classified as “historical fiction” At about 17:15, Peter expands on his view of the book's epigraph from Chekhov At about 18:15, Pete cites another great epigraph and great book from Jess Walter At about 18:50, The two lay out the book's exposition, and Peter describes the book's inciting incident, a tragic death At about 20:20, The two discuss the book's beginning as in medias res  At about 21:30, Peter talks about the character of Babs as inspired by grandmother, and Pete shares about his Chicago grandfather's longevity At about 22:55, Peter expands on the idea of Jed, the book's narrator, feeling that three key events in 1963 were a pivot point for the family At about 26:15, Jack Ruby and the provinciality and “small world” of Chicago At about 29:10, Pete and Peter lay out Jed's college professor setup At about 30:00, Peter explains the cause of death and theories and conspiracy theories around it At about 31:35, Peter responds to Pete's musings about the old-fashioned “imperative” headlines that  At about 33:00, Some of Cookie Kupcinet's last writings are discussed  At about 34:30, Peter reflects on the travails and pressures of Cookie At about 36:00, Some of the prodigious pull of Irv Kupcinet is discussed, and Pete compares Irv's work to that of Ace in Casino At about 37:55, Lou Rosenthal's reticence and kinship with Robert Todd Lincoln are discussed At about 39:00, Peter expands on a scene in which the “grieving” narrator walks by the house where his ex-wife and daughter live; he discusses the importance he places on place At about 41:40, Sidney Korshak and his historical background and Chicago connection is discussed At about 44:10, The two discuss doubts in the story about the way in which Cookie died At about 45:20, Cookie's legacy and the ways in which Jed, the narrator, gains a sort of obsession with conspiracy theories and marginalia  At about 48:20, Peter talks about the book's storyline as a “family story” and using a “tiny kernel” as a “jump off” point for his book At about 49:20, Peter responds to Pete's questions about the state of the current conspiracy theories involving the Kupcinets and JFK's assassination  At about 51:20, The two discuss the breakup of the friendship between the Rosenthals and Kupcinets, as Pete compares a turned-down piece of writing to the book's storyline  At about 53:20, Peter reflects on the intrigue that comes with  At about 55:00, Peter expands on the “Captain” moniker his grandfather have, and that he played off in his book At about 58:20, The two reflect on the memorable character of Solly At about 1:01:00, Theories involving traumas and low points and broken relationships are discussed  At about 1:03:00, Pete highlights a resonant last scene        You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up soon at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences.    Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 323 with second-time guest Luke Epplin. He is the author Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball and Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball.    The episode airs on February 13, three days after Pub Day for Moses and the Doctor.    Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.

NFL Hall of Famer and Bears legend, Brian Urlacher joins Dane Neal in San Francisco before the Big Game. Hear as Brian talks about excitement around the game, the Bears resurgent season and hopes on seeing them in the Super Bowl soon. Listen as Brian shares great cause and mission behind Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, […]

NFL Hall of Famer and Bears legend, Brian Urlacher joins Dane Neal in San Francisco before the Big Game. Hear as Brian talks about excitement around the game, the Bears resurgent season and hopes on seeing them in the Super Bowl soon. Listen as Brian shares great cause and mission behind Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, […]

It's Super Bowl week in Santa Clara, CA, as the Patriots and the Seahawks will battle for the NFL's top prize and we're ready to go over it all with the coverage and some anniversary insight on the Bears "Super Bowl Shuffle" win over those same Patriots 40 years ago on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with special guest/longtime Chicago sports radio media member and podcaster George Ofman to go over it all!They talk about the game this week, the coverage of it, plus, the hot debate on Pats legends, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft being left out of the 2026 HOF class and more.George also reminisces on the passing of Chicago sports radio legend and his longtime friend and colleague, Terry Boers, who died last week. Ofman, also talks the anniversary of Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, "The Fridge" and the "46 Defense" with those Hall of Famers, Mike Singletary, Richard Dent and Dan Hampton. They terrorized the NFL that year and then had a full on party in New Orleans for the Big Game.Plus, we have more on NBC covering the Super Bowl and the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics this weekend and the horrible situation with the mother of Today host Savannah Gutherie's mother in Arizona that obvioulsy, has her away from the network coverage in Italy.It's all part of the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to read more at LastWordOnSports.com/media and follow/subscdribe to this podcast on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

It's Super Bowl week in Santa Clara, CA, as the Patriots and the Seahawks will battle for the NFL's top prize and we're ready to go over it all with the coverage and some anniversary insight on the Bears "Super Bowl Shuffle" win over those same Patriots 40 years ago on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with special guest/longtime Chicago sports radio media member and podcaster George Ofman to go over it all!They talk about the game this week, the coverage of it, plus, the hot debate on Pats legends, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft being left out of the 2026 HOF class and more.George also reminisces on the passing of Chicago sports radio legend and his longtime friend and colleague, Terry Boers, who died last week. Ofman, also talks the anniversary of Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, "The Fridge" and the "46 Defense" with those Hall of Famers, Mike Singletary, Richard Dent and Dan Hampton. They terrorized the NFL that year and then had a full on party in New Orleans for the Big Game.Plus, we have more on NBC covering the Super Bowl and the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics this weekend and the horrible situation with the mother of Today host Savannah Gutherie's mother in Arizona that obvioulsy, has her away from the network coverage in Italy.It's all part of the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to read more at LastWordOnSports.com/media and follow/subscdribe to this podcast on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

Bill Walsh's son, Craig Walsh joins the show to discuss his father's legacy, his innovations that changed football, his advocacy for minority coaches, and the fiery rivalry with Mike Ditka. A powerful, insightful look at one of the NFL’s most influential minds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Walsh's son, Craig Walsh joins the show to discuss his father's legacy, his innovations that changed football, his advocacy for minority coaches, and the fiery rivalry with Mike Ditka. A powerful, insightful look at one of the NFL’s most influential minds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The iconic sweater vest that Bears head coach Mike Ditka wore during Super Bowl 20 is up for auction. Ditka wrote and signed a letter confirming that the clothing is authentic. A recent bid on Wednesday for the sweater vest was for 82-thousand dollars. The auction will run through February 7th.

The iconic sweater vest that Bears head coach Mike Ditka wore during Super Bowl 20 is up for auction. Ditka wrote and signed a letter confirming that the clothing is authentic. A recent bid on Wednesday for the sweater vest was for 82-thousand dollars. The auction will run through February 7th.

The iconic sweater vest that Bears head coach Mike Ditka wore during Super Bowl 20 is up for auction. Ditka wrote and signed a letter confirming that the clothing is authentic. A recent bid on Wednesday for the sweater vest was for 82-thousand dollars. The auction will run through February 7th.

KPop Demons Hunters just released a bunch of toys through Hasbro and Mattel, TCM just became the cable home of Looney Tunes and legendary Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka's famous sweater vest is going up for auction.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We've got a guy who will have to eat nothing but Wendy's chili for a month after losing a golf-related bet, Mike Ditka's legendary sweater vest is up for auction...current bid is $82K...Heinz has followed through and made good to produce a 2 foot tall 'KegChup'...because you can never have enough

Getting over the hump & heading towards the weekend! Weather slightly improving…might see temps in the mid-20's by Sunday. In the news this morning, the Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight, a recall on K-Cups, a man is arrested after spraying a substance on Ilhan Omar, the guy from "The Blind Side" is on life support, and the Doomsday mom who allegedly abducted her kids has been arrested and the kids were found in a Croatian orphanage. In sports, Bill Belichick does NOT get the call to the Hall of Fame, the Bucks lost to the 76ers last night, the Badgers play tonight against Minnesota, Matthew Stafford talks about his possible retirement, Mac McClung won't participate in this year's NBA All-Star dunk competition, and the big bets are already rolling in on the Super Bowl. We let you know what's on TV today/tonight and we also found out when the final episode of the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is going to happen. Plus, a new "Faces of Death" movie is coming to theaters later this year. Elsewhere in sports, the Bills hire a new head coach, the vest that Mike Ditka wore in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots is up for auction, and speaking of the Pats…neither they nor the Seahawks will be practicing near that power substation before the upcoming Super Bowl. Have you heard of "Friction-Maxxing"?? It's a term for life becoming too easy because of A.I. and technology. Heart-warming story about a GoFundMe that was set up to help a 92 year-old woman who was still working to pay her bills. Did you see the KegChup dispenser that Heinz is unleashing? You can't buy it yet, but you could try to win one. A guy recently lost a bet and his punishment is eating nothing buy Wendy's chili for breakfast, lunch, & dinner for an entire month! No crackers, no cheese…just chili. With the Super Bowl just a week & a half away, there's plenty of stuff to talk about…including the interesting connection between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pope. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a toddler who flew out of a moving vehicle and almost got run over, a wild video of a ceiling collapse at a hotel in Oklahoma, a Japanese bar that's for people who are thinking about quitting their jobs & apparently the drinks are free, a local wrestler who's in some hot water for a recent gimmick, and a #FloridaMan who got popped for DUI after he was driving his car around while it was on fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 16, Helmet, which originally aired on April 19, 2016 and was written by Sarah Nevada Smith and directed by Josh Greenbaum. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Jess gets stuck in an old helmet of Nick's after having a sex dream about him. Meanwhile, Winston meets Aly's boyfriend for the first time.This episode got an 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 7.5/10 and her favorite character was Cece!Episode Sections:(00:00) Welcome (02:15) Episode Recap: Jess's Sex Dream(33:22) Episode Recap: Winston Meets Aly's Boyfriend(49:19) Schmidtism(51:03) Pop Culture(54:33) Guest Stars(58:32) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt(1:03:40) Rating & Favorite Character(1:05:47) SpoilersWhile not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Rubik's Cube - Jess complained that Nick did not finish solving the Rubik's Cube, which was literally one turn from the end.Game of Thrones - Tripp mentioned that his animal acting agency recently signed the crow from Game of Thrones.Avatar - Tripp used a future Avatar movie that takes place on a "cat planet" as an example of why his animal agent job is important.Chicago Bears / Mike Ditka / Vic Fangio / John Fox / Ryan Pace - When Nick asked Jess who her sex dream was about, he guessed if it was former coaches Mike Ditka, Vic Fangio, John Fox, or former GM Ryan Pace. The Chicago Bears also were a reference throughout the episode given Jess's helmet.Salt-N-Pepa - Jess said Nick sounded like the beginning of a Salt-N-Pepa song. Michael Jordan - Winston introduced his cat, Furguson, using a nickname that included the full name of basketball legend Michael Jordan.Blue Man Group - Jess sarcastically said her outfit with the football helmet was the "perfect ensemble for a night at the theater" where she could take whatever was thrown at her by the Blue Man Group. Macaulay Culkin & Kiernan Culkin - The pet casting director suggested that a cat named Patches was unoriginal compared to Furguson, comparing Patches to one of the Culkin brothers. Hillary Clinton - Jess described having a dream about being in a muffin test kitchen and having Hillary Clinton tell her his muffins "suck." Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 16 Bonus Episode!Music: "Hotshot” by ⁠scottholmesmusic.com⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ or email us at ⁠whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com⁠!Website: ⁠https://smallscreenchatter.com/⁠

Mike Schopp and The Bulldog talk to Joe Ostrowski to get his take on the Bills vs Patriots, his thoughts on Mike Ditka as a coach, and his favorite bets this weekend

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the anniversary of Chicago’s parking meter deal, the retiring of Mike Ditka’s jersey, the debut of “Suzy Snowflake,” and more.

Andy starts with the Patriots win over the Giants on MNF and Younghoe Koo's one-of-a-kind kick. (19:34) Dan Quinn on Jayden Daniels' availability for Sunday in Minnesota. (38:35) More on the Lane Kiffin saga. (49:22) 40 years ago today, Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan (nearly) come to blows. To hear the whole show, tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday. For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com. To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy begins with the Nationals and Orioles both introducing their new young managers to the media. (16:57) Mike Locksley doesn't blame the fans for the "fire Locksley" chants during the Indiana game. (34:39) The YouTubeTV/ESPN drama. (53:48) Jim Nantz with a great Mike Ditka story. To hear the whole show, tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday. For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com. To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the birth of Mike Ditka, Al Capone’s downfall, and Marshall Field’s charm school for “elevator girls.”

It's episode 18, so naturally, the Football Americans pay tribute to the NFL's greatest to ever wear the number—plus, Shek's mom pops in with a birthday story for her childhood neighbor, Mike Ditka (yes, really).‘Heed the Call's' Marc Sessler stops by for a film-nerd showdown on Tarantino vs. P.T. Anderson before everyone dives headfirst into the week's Jerk List.The questions are unending… Where's the defense in Buffalo and Pittsburgh? Is KC fated for another Super Bowl run? Is Christian McCaffrey the 49ers' Jenga piece holding it all together? Should the NFL outlaw on-field jersey swaps? Then, Geoff Schwartz joins for Points Per Game to answer life's great mysteries: Why does college football only have half a white stripe? What's going on with the Jets? How far can Drake Maye take the Patriots? The Colts are good. The Raiders are bad. Everything's right (and wrong) in the football universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Singletary on his new book ‘Visualize Your Greatness,' why he chose middle linebacker, how Mike Ditka set the tone for the 80s Bears on day 1, Walter Payton not wanting to try him, Buddy Ryan's mind games and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim Rossovich was a first-round NFL draft pick, USC All-American, Hollywood actor… and one of the loosest units ever to wear a football helmet. He set himself on fire for fun, ate beer glasses to beat Mike Ditka in a contest, and once leapt out of a sorority window to escape security with a leg injury to prove it. Titus and Mick dive into the unexplainable life of the man who lived every day like a stunt scene. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Before we can talk about what the Saints might do in the immediate future, we want to take a look at the past and see if there are any similarities for the starting point of Coach Kellen Moore. The past five coaches to start a season as the team's head coach – Dennis Allen in 2022, Sean Payton in 2006, Jim Haslett in 2000, Mike Ditka in 1997 and Jim Mora and 1986 – all were very different. Is Moore like any of those guys? Can he do anything similar to what Payton and Haslett did in finishing 10-6 with multiple playoff games? Host Jim Derry is ready to ask Saints historian Jim Rapier, who just happens to be a former Times-Picayune sports writer. It's all fun looking back on Monday's Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 389) presented by Evangeline Securities, and Gabe Henderson has a very unusual fact to present when it comes to the potential signing of quarterback Tyler Shough and his fellow second-round draft picks.

The next sequel we'll be discussing is Transylmania. For it, I chatted with actress Musetta Vander, whose other sequels we've already covered — Oblivion 2 and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.Musetta shared her unique journey from South Africa to Hollywood, which began with her early work as a dancer in music videos, including one for Tina Turner. From there, she went on to appear in Murder, She Wrote, and continued booking multiple projects every year.She had some great stories about growing up in South Africa, filming Oblivion, working on Wild Wild West, meeting Mike Ditka, and so much more.

Chuck Todd begins by reacting to the senate passing Trump's signature piece of legislation: “The Big Beautiful Bill.” He reviews the excuses and rationales given by the senators who had expressed issues with the bill but still voted for it, and explains why the fear of Donald Trump's wrath is enough to get lawmakers to fall in line and explains why the bill's passage is emblematic of the broken state of Congress.Then, Chuck is joined by political scientist and Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer to dissect the most pressing geopolitical challenges facing the world today. The discussion begins with analysis of recent Iranian strikes and the Middle East conflict, exploring whether Iran has been exposed as a "paper tiger" and examining the complex dynamics between Trump, Netanyahu, and regional powers like Saudi Arabia. Bremmer offers insights into Iran's domestic vulnerabilities—noting the regime's mere 20% public support—while assessing the likelihood of nuclear developments and potential exit strategies from current conflicts.The conversation expands to cover Trump's relationship with NATO allies, the slowly deteriorating situation in Ukraine, and Putin's potential next moves, including the concerning possibility of nuclear escalation if his regime faces existential threats. Bremmer and Todd also tackle the rise of populist movements globally, the erosion of democratic guardrails in America, and the fundamental shift toward reactionary politics that may define a generation. Throughout, Bremmer provides his characteristic blend of realpolitik analysis and concern for democratic institutions, culminating in a sobering assessment of how America's political system now rewards winners over leaders and creates conditions where "socialists can't beat capitalists, but they can beat kleptocrats."Finally, he answers listeners' questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment regarding the potential for erosion of Trump's support, election denialism and a fun alternate history theory where legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka beat Barack Obama for state office in Illinois.Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Introduction00:15 90 days from Liberation Day and “90 deals in 90 days”, there are two deals01:30 Trump will back off on tariffs again to avoid economic damage02:30 The Big Beautiful Bill passes the Senate04:15 Josh Hawley votes for bill despite promises not to cut health care06:00 Lisa Murkowski cites tax break expiration for her yes vote08:15 Murkowski has always been Alaska first over America first09:30 Republicans fall in line out of fear of Trump11:00 Congress is broken 13:00 Bipartisanship is dead in the 21st century14:30 Both parties have weaponized partisanship16:15 How do we fix the broken congress?17:30 The public needs to understand WHY congress is broken19:00 Independents could force congress to function better21:00 Bill was rushed due to Trump's impatience22:30 We're in the kleptocracy stage, headed toward authoritarianism24:00 Dysfunction in congress has created a more powerful presidency26:00 Ian Bremmer joins the Chuck ToddCast! 28:00 Media cycle has already moved on from the Iran strike 29:15 The strike wasn't meant to be a war 30:15 Steve Bannon's theory that we're on the brink of WW3 31:45 Trump wanted a negotiated settlement with Iran 33:00 Netanyahu was always going to force the US's hand 34:30 Trump is capable of telling Bibi "no" 36:15 Would Trump support a two state solution? 38:30 Iran has no friends on the global stage willing to support them 40:15 After investigators access Gaza, Israel will lose support 41:45 Saudis will demand a two state solution 43:15 Did we expose Iran as a "paper tiger"? 45:30 The Iranian regime only has 20% support from the public 46:30 Iran's strong enough to put down an uprising 47:30 The U.S. won't put boots on the ground in Iran 49:00 What is Iran's exit strategy from this conflict? 52:00 Iran is likely 3 years away from a bomb 53:15 Iran may be a theocracy, but doesn't act irrationally 54:45 The state of Iraq's leadership? 56:15 Is there global investment in Iraq? 57:15 Status of Trump + NATO? 59:30 Europe underinvested in defense for decades 1:01:15 Pushing Europe to spend more on defense is one of Trump's best achievements 1:02:00 Status of Russia/Ukraine war? 1:03:00 Ukraine is losing slowly 1:04:15 Chances Putin would attack one of the Baltic states? 1:06:15 Putin could use a nuke if he felt his regime was at risk 1:08:15 The rise of left wing populism 1:10:00 American elections will be free and fair, but public won't think so 1:12:00 Guardrails on the executive branch have been weakened 1:13:15 Are we stuck with reactionary politics for a generation? 1:14:45 Trump didn't attend funeral for assassinated Minnesota lawmakers 1:15:45 The U.S. doesn't create leaders, it creates winners 1:18:30 The lack of bipartisanship creates bad legislation 1:19:45 The Big Beautiful Bill will create more Mamdanis 1:20:45 Socialists can't beat capitalists, but they can beat kleptocrats1:23:30 Thoughts on conversation with Ian Bremmer 1:24:00 Mamdani beat Cuomo by double digits in final tally 1:25:30 There will be a fight for the soul of the Democratic party 1:26:15 Ask Chuck 1:26:30 Could Trump's support erode like Marion Barry's? 1:30:30 Election denialism now coming from both sides regularly? 1:36:30 How different would things look if Mike Ditka had beat Obama in Illinois?

Our summer of film reviews continues as we bring you the latest episode of You Couldn't Write It.This week we're reviewing one of the most well known American Soccer movies of all time - Kicking and Screaming.Will Ferrell isn't quite at the peak of his powers here but he seems to put it all together 45 minutes in to the film.Mike Ditka steals the show with a genuinely great comedic performance.What is it with Americans and running in a triangle shape during football films?What the hell was going on with the referee and the coffee sub-plot?Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

5/2/25 - Hour 2 Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh joins Rich in-studio where he offers to train Rich for his next RunRichRun 40-yard dash, breaks down why L.A. turned down multiple trade offers to draft RB Omarion Hampton in the 1st round, lays out his plan to get Justin Herbert enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame some day, discusses the importance of a strong offensive line, year-two expectations for WR Ladd McConkey, the tough AFC West, his former Michigan players in the NFL, and reveals how playing for the no-nonsense Bo Schembechler prepared him to play for the equally no-nonsense Mike Ditka on the Chicago Bears.   In ‘What's More Likely' Rich weighs in on the Bears, Patriots, Colts, Browns, Giants, Jaguars, Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Aaron Judge, and the Mets. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hour 1 Shedeur Sanders' draft stock falls, confusing Boomer about his potential first-round pick status. Gio shares Joe Schoen's son's deleted Jaxson Dart highlight reel and previews Giants/Jets draft plans. Jerry has draft needs audio (Saints QB). Mets win 7th straight (Marte walk-off, Diaz hurt). Yankees win (Goldschmidt 3 hits, Judge triple). The Knicks play Detroit (Thibs on Karl-Anthony Towns). Islanders fire radio team. Gio notes another Schoen/Dart family link. Hour 2 Giants' Kadarius Toney pick questioned; Gio wonders if they vetted him. Sanders' draft drop discussed; Phil Simms says NFL evaluation is the reason, Boomer cites extensive scouting. Islanders' radio team firing angers caller; Gio suggests streaming, Boomer calls it "bush league" and hopes for reconsideration. Jerry's update follows Boomer's high school football photo evaluation. Bruce Beck interviewed Carter on Giants. ESPN shut down Chris Russo on Belichick's girlfriend. The Yankees won (Judge triple). Mets tied game in 10th (Alonso), then won it; Edwin Diaz's leg length discrepancy "fixed". The hour ends with a doctor's call on leg length differences. Hour 3 Joe Schoen's son's Jaxson Dart reel sparks Giants draft speculation. A caller asks about Phil Simms unretiring his number for Abdul Carter (unlikely). Draft drops of Sapp/Marino were recalled. Jerry updates: Al thinks Carter is too small for the NFL. Mike Ditka interviewed Boomer (1993 clip). Gary Cohen calls Marte's Mets walk-off (7th straight win). Rangers extend GM Drury; Boomer reacts. Hour 4 Tonight's NFL Draft: Sanders' surprising drop worries Boomer, who initially saw him as a Giants pick but now he's falling, possibly due to unwanted attention. Boomer also ponders Cousins and Rodgers. Phil Simms labeled Jaxson Dart "pudgy," adding to his draft concerns. Jerry's final update includes Milroe, Dart, and Carter discussing their Giants' interactions. Mets secure their 7th straight win (Soto's outfield assist). Yankees avoid a sweep (Judge's triple). Doug Gottlieb appeared on the Dan Patrick Show. Today's Moment: Imagining John Mara asking Simms to unretire #11. Gio's music pick: Chappell Roan's country tune.

Joe Schoen's son's Jaxson Dart reel sparks Giants draft speculation. A caller asks about Phil Simms unretiring his number for Abdul Carter (unlikely). Draft drops of Sapp/Marino were recalled. Jerry updates: Al thinks Carter is too small for the NFL. Mike Ditka interviewed Boomer (1993 clip). Gary Cohen calls Marte's Mets walk-off (7th straight win). Rangers extend GM Drury; Boomer reacts.

Noted draftnik Al Dukes' take on Abdul Carter (thinks he's too small for the NFL). Jerry also has clips from Mike Ditka asking Boomer questions after a 1993 game.

In this raw and revealing conversation, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon joins Tim and Troy Green to share the unfiltered truth about his wild path to NFL stardom. From his troubled youth and strict upbringing to setting NCAA records and clashing with authority at BYU, McMahon opens up about what shaped him into one of football's most unforgettable personalities. He recounts the infamous media smear before the Super Bowl that led to death threats, the real reason he always wore sunglasses, and why he challenged the legendary Mike Ditka at every turn. Jim also reflects on the miracle that saved his eyesight as a kid, the near-death injury that almost ended his career, and his deep belief that a higher power has always been looking out for him. A candid look at pain, pride, redemption, and resilience—this is Jim McMahon like you've never heard him before. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (https://elevenlabs.io) for supporting this episode and powering Tim's voice. ALS Investment Fund: Thanks to ALS Investment Fund (https://www.alsinvestmentfund.com) for supporting this episode. SOCIAL: Website: https://tgnlu.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/nlutimgreen   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlupod/  AUDIO ONLY: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fhcANt7CSnYvgBlgxpVVa  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-left-unsaid/id1734094890   PERSONAL:  Tackle ALS: https://www.tackleals.com   Tim Green Books: https://authortimgreen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian, actor, writer, producer, Ike Barinholtz is our hilarious guest, we have pizza news, and the topic is...GARLIC KNOTS".Ike Barinholtz is a comedian, actor, writer, director, and Celebrity Jeopardy winner. He was a cast member on MADtv for 5 seasons, was a writer and actor on the Mindy Project, an actor in Eastbound and Down, co-wrote the film Central Intelligence, was in the films Neighbors and Neighbors 2, helped produce write and star in the History of the World Part 2 along with Mel Brooks, was a voice on the Simpsons, co-created and wrote for Netflix's Running POINT and is starring in Apple TV's The Studio. it's Ike Barinholtz!Ike Barinholtz is a comedian, actor, writer, director, and Celebrity Jeopardy winner. He was a cast member on MADtv for 5 seasons, was a writer and actor on the Mindy Project, an actor in Eastbound and Down, co-wrote the film Central Intelligence, was in the films Neighbors and Neighbors 2, helped produce write and star in the History of the World Part 2 along with Mel Brooks, was a voice on the Simpsons, co-created and wrote for Netflix's Running Point and is starring in Apple TV's The Studio.Ike discusses his love of all things Chicago, a hilarious run-in with Mike Ditka, and why Michael Jordan is the pizza of basketball players. Follow us for more information!Instagram: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4Twitter: @PizzaPodParty @ArthurBovino @AlfredSchulzTikTok: @thepizzapodpartyThreads: @pizzapodparty @NYCBestPizza @AlfredSchulz4

Get ready to laugh till you cry as we break down "Kicking & Screaming," the hilarious sports comedy starring Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall. We'll dive into the epic clash between a competitive dad and his vitamin-obsessed son-turned-soccer coach, the legendary cameo by Mike Ditka, and the movie's surprisingly sweet message about family and sportsmanship (with a whole lot of Ferrell-style screaming).Kicking and Screaming movie, Will Ferrell comedy, soccer film, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka.

(00:00-11:37) Mt. Rushmore of MJB songs. MJB and Fluffy bootin' the Blues out of the Enterprise Center this week. Playing bridge at Old Warson. A clandestine swinging organization. We need a flow chart. Uno is fun. Look, a squirrel. (11:45-29:19) Jackson's mind is all over the place with this Tigers losing streak. Jackson unscrewed. Did we have the saddest moment in show history today? Martin ate Jackson's fruit salad. Jackson has a nice little hockey question. We're starting to lose it here. Fan favorites in hockey compared to baseball. Professor Burkett says you gotta show your work. Steve's plumber is on his way. (29:29-37:49) Kim Mulkey got sideways with the media over the weekend in her post-game press conference. Calling out some media members for eating. Lulu Kesin. The mozzarella sticks were fire. Lulu kinda neat. Mike Ditka audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-11:37) Mt. Rushmore of MJB songs. MJB and Fluffy bootin' the Blues out of the Enterprise Center this week. Playing bridge at Old Warson. A clandestine swinging organization. We need a flow chart. Uno is fun. Look, a squirrel. (11:45-29:19) Jackson's mind is all over the place with this Tigers losing streak. Jackson unscrewed. Did we have the saddest moment in show history today? Martin ate Jackson's fruit salad. Jackson has a nice little hockey question. We're starting to lose it here. Fan favorites in hockey compared to baseball. Professor Burkett says you gotta show your work. Steve's plumber is on his way. (29:29-37:49) Kim Mulkey got sideways with the media over the weekend in her post-game press conference. Calling out some media members for eating. Lulu Kesin. The mozzarella sticks were fire. Lulu kinda neat. Mike Ditka audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to talk news from the local market, including the owner of Michael Jordan's former home selling $1 million ownership shares, Mike Ditka landing a buyer for his Florida home as he moves back to Chicago and more.Plus: RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5 billion revamp to save and even enhance service; S&P downgrades Chicago's credit rating, with pushback from the mayor; Walgreens closing five stores across South, West sides and the company's CEO says its anti-shoplifting effort is hurting sales; and United Center owners reveal new details of planned 1901 Project.

Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones start the show with the latest fantasy headlines including Brock Bowers breaking Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record for rookie TE receiving yards and Saquon Barkley becoming the ninth player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Then they recap the week seventeen games and discuss the week’s top scorers and their biggest takeaways (8:18). After the break, the guys discuss the most impactful waiver wire pickups of the year (19:03), see if Jonnu Smith's performance is going to force Laquan to dye his hair (23:06), and share a moment they love (23:41). The NFL Fantasy Football Podcast is part of the NFL Podcast Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bernstein: Bears learned wrong lessons from success of Mike Ditka era full 784 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:16:47 +0000 dKWLvwT4rWkVp910yuIa3vuGbOdIrJfZ nfl,chicago bears,sports Bernstein & Harris Show nfl,chicago bears,sports Bernstein: Bears learned wrong lessons from success of Mike Ditka era Dan Bernstein and Marshall Harris bring you fun, smart and compelling Chicago sports talk with great listener interaction. The show features discussion of the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox as well as the biggest sports headlines beyond Chicago. Leila Rahimi joins the show as a co-host on Wednesdays. Recurring guests include Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards, Pro Football Talk founder Mike Florio, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. Catch the show live Monday through Friday (10 a.m.- 2 p.m. CT) on 670 The Score, the exclusive audio home of the Cubs and the Bulls, or on the Audacy app. © 2024 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv

(00:00-6:29) Let's take a look back at the week that was with The Drops of the Week. The Tradesman Hole. Monogramed Shawls. Would you pay $10 to watch a high school football game online? Cadet on Cadet crime.(6:30-20:44) Naughty sweeper pics. Joey Vitale calls in to talk getting his young son into gambling. Joey's wife not necessarily on board with the mustache. Joey says there's no reason to part ways with Drew Bannister. Blues got a little tight as that clock ticked down last night. Shift length. Tim got the invite to the Vitale Christmas Party. Slutty Vixen.(20:45-37:07) Does Doug have a bachelorette party this weekend? Reece Davis and Joey Galloway arguing on the College Gameday podcast about Indiana sitting their quarterback for the Ohio State game. A take going sideways. Doug's unhappy with the edit and Jackson falls on the sword. Culture killer to sit your QB in the biggest game in program history. Caller Jen is on the phone lines. She may be in on the Martin/Jackson alliance.(37:08-49:23) Audio of comedian Brian Regan on his Netflix special with a humorous take on sports press conferences. Mike Ditka. Tim and Chairman may have a lady for their alliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-6:29) Let's take a look back at the week that was with The Drops of the Week. The Tradesman Hole. Monogramed Shawls. Would you pay $10 to watch a high school football game online? Cadet on Cadet crime. (6:30-20:44) Naughty sweeper pics. Joey Vitale calls in to talk getting his young son into gambling. Joey's wife not necessarily on board with the mustache. Joey says there's no reason to part ways with Drew Bannister. Blues got a little tight as that clock ticked down last night. Shift length. Tim got the invite to the Vitale Christmas Party. Slutty Vixen. (20:45-37:07) Does Doug have a bachelorette party this weekend? Reece Davis and Joey Galloway arguing on the College Gameday podcast about Indiana sitting their quarterback for the Ohio State game. A take going sideways. Doug's unhappy with the edit and Jackson falls on the sword. Culture killer to sit your QB in the biggest game in program history. Caller Jen is on the phone lines. She may be in on the Martin/Jackson alliance. (37:08-49:23) Audio of comedian Brian Regan on his Netflix special with a humorous take on sports press conferences. Mike Ditka. Tim and Chairman may have a lady for their alliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we go through five "This or That?" questions, ranging from where you watch football to the playground. In the next segment, we break down three coach meltdowns (Mike Ditka, Hal McCrae, and Jerry Burns), answer two Patreon questions, and share two fun facts! Sign up for PrizePicks: ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/YBR We're on the hunt for 3,000 patrons: ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/youbetcharadio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy our merch and our new "Grillfriend" shirt: ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ohhyoubetcha.com/collections/products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Youtube ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@youbetcharadio

This week, we follow the life of a man, with many ups and downs. He was a rookie all star, and "Comeback Player of the Year", within 3 years. He married a Playboy centerfold, who became a Real Housewife of Orange County, while behind the scenes, it was all unraveling. Was a baseball to the head, requiring brain surgery what turned him into a man, who was so out of control that he showed up drunk to court??Win "Comeback Player of the Year" two years after you're a rookie, be lucky that a hospital is nearby, when you're hit in the head with a baseball, and let the world watch the family that you're really not a part of with Matt Keough!!Check us out, every Tuesday!We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things CIS & STM!! Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/smalltownmurderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we follow the story of a man, who seemed to be tapped by the heavens to have a great life. A member of the Super Bowl champion 1985 Chicago Bears defense, and "Super Bowl Shuffle" soloist, who quickly lost his career, and had his life unravel, and crash. He was arrested over 20 times. Many of those for selling/smoking crack, and other embarrassing issues. Just when it looks like it can't get worse, he's arrested for something MUCH worse!!Be babied by 5 older sisters, have Mike Ditka write letters to judges to get you out of trouble, and then shoot a man, outside of a prostitute hotel, in a shady area of Phoenix with Michael Richardson!!Check us out, every Tuesday!We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things CIS & STM!! Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/smalltownmurderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.