

The Bears issued one of the biggest disappointments in their recent history, a horrible loss to the Packers in week one. Greg Gabriel offers his thoughts, Aldo Gandia shares his frustration and those of the chat room, and Dan Aguire joins the show after 40 minutes to talk Bears past and present.


Immediate reaction to the Chicago Bears atrocious loss to the Green Bay Packers.


The Bears & Packers renew the oldest rivalry in the NFL! The tailgaters are here to get you ready for it. Bear Down!!


Vinnie Parise welcomes Phil Selig from CubaDugout.com to talk all things major league baseball and of course spotlight some Cuban talent. Tune in!


Vinnie & Frank discuss the 2023 NHL Rookie class!


John and Alyssa start the show with the five B-55 Q & As. John's last one is gold for Bears fans. Then, Aldo provides a preview of the Packers with help from Pack-A-Day Podcast owner Andy Herman. Finally. Danny join John and Alyssa and they discuss the game and the season schedule.


Greg had 18 games as Director of Scouting for the Bears that were against the Packers, so he knows a few things about the rivalry. That's discussed with his co-host Aldo Gandia. Then Aldo asks Greg to dive into the depth charts for both teams. A number of questions from the chat room, including a couple about the collegiate pass rushers who made their debuts last week.




Vinnie Parise and guest Joe Mandel break down the White Sox' promotion of Chris Getz to GM and discuss the outlook for the team as a whole. Plus playoff baseball talk, NFL and college football too. Don't miss it!


John Buffone is back and so is Alyssa Barbieri. It's year seven of the show and for the first time, there's a full-time analyst on the panel, Danny Shimon.


Greg Gabriel's knowledge of the mechanics of the waiver wire is second to none. He shares quite a bit in this episode of GTF and evaluates the Bears' roster and moves made by the team. Aldo Gandia - Producer and Co-Host


CHGO Producer Joey Spathis joins us to discuss the latest Twitter trade rumors involving Zach LaVine. We also discuss the Bulls offseason and whether they'll actually see continuity pay off this season. We take another look at the Eastern Conference picture to see if there's any room for the Bulls to overachieve. We also talked to Joey about his experiences at CHGO and how it's shaped him as a Chicago sports fan.


Dan and Aldo discuss concerns Dan has about the Bears preparation for the beginning of the season. When John joins the show the three talk about the roster cuts, play a game of over/under and finish by talking movies/TV.


Joe, Zim and Vinnie discuss the horrifying shooting that happened Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field and reflect on the lack of answers from the White Sox and the Chicago Police Department. Then the guys welcome John Santucci to talk fantasy football draft prep, sleepers, steals and much more! Don't miss it!


The tailgaters come back in this week to talk about what they saw in the final preseason game, some thoughts on the bears offseason overall & everything in between BearDown!


Vinnie Parise & guest Joe Mandel react to the firing of Rick Hahn & Kenny Williams as well as the injury to Shohei Ohtani on this week's edition of Crosstown Crosstalk!


Besides talking about the epidemic of injuries hitting the Chicago Bears, the guys welcome author Jeff Pearlman whose book, "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s," is the inspiration for the HBO series: Winning Time."


Mike North & Joe Mandel react to the shocking firing of Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams!


The Chicago Bears injury situation is not comforting anyone, although LB Tremaine Edmunds is ramping back up. Greg Gabriel talks about the injuries, how the waiver wire works, who is on the roster bubble and the play of rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent.


Matt Gentile and Drew Stevens of Rebuild-A-Bull join us for our 200th episode. We get into the Bulls schedule for the upcoming season and discuss how important it is for the team to get off to a hot start with a favorable opening schedule. We also looked at the Eastern Conference and wondered how much the landscape will change this season. We also talked Bulls Fest, and Marc Eversley's comments on the team's offseason. This led to a discussion on Coby White, and if Eversley's comments suggest a breakout season for White is in the cards.


Joe, Vinnie & Zim discuss the Bob Nightengale report that indicates the Chicago White Sox are conducting a series of internal interviews to determine whether dramatic changes are needed inside the front office or the coaching staff. Plus NFL talk about Stefon Diggs and Jonathan Taylor. Plus some bonus card collecting talk! Tune in!


The four tailgaters discuss the Bears seven point loss to the Colts in their second preseason game. They delve into player evaluations especially the newly emerged battle for the back-up QB role.


Vinnie welcomes Robert Hack, the Manager of Talent & Game Presentation for the Chicago Bears to the show. They'll talk Sox/Cubs, dive in to Robert's role with the Bears and get his thoughts on the 2023 NFL season. Don't miss it!


Among the many topics discussed are who are the top 20 NHL centers. Co-hosts Vinnie Parise and Frank Mueller provide three periods of hockey talk and pop culture happenings.


Evan and Ross talk about the Bears' impressive performance against the Titans in their first preseason game and what they hope to see against the Colts.


The Bears win their first preseason game behind a dominating pass rush and two explosive plays by the first string offense. Greg Gabriel shares his thoughts on the play of several players and what's ahead for the week of practices with the Colts.


Joe, Vinnie & Zim are back talking about a White Sox team that appeared to have some life). Also, Jake Burger walks it off for the Marlins and tons of other random football talk. Don't miss it!


AC, KB & C Dub come back to talk about everything they saw in the Bears first preseason game against the Tennessee Titans! Bear Down!!


Vinnie welcomes Mike Praznowski from Bums in the Bleachers to talk about the RED HOT Chicago Cubs! Plus plenty of other baseball talk from across the league. Don't miss it!


Evan McLean and Ross Read talk about the Bears recent signings and look ahead to the first pre-season game