Chicago S The Sportscaster And Her Son Podcasts

The generation gap between Peggy and Jason shows up as they talk NBA basketball. Peggy admits she lost interest watching the NBA after the three point shot "ruined" the game she loved. In comes, Chicago Bulls and Fox Sports broadcaster Adam Amin to convince her to watch the greatest athletes play the game. Listen in as Adam and Jason talk NBA baske…

In this midsummer update on sports in Chicago, Jason takes over the show hosting and talking about summer baseball with the White Sox and Chicago Cubs. From the "sticky baseball" controversy in Major League Baseball the spat between Lucas Giolito and Josh Donaldson of the Twins as well as how its helping hitters like Kyle Schwarber too. Are the Cub…

Mark Giangreco was the King of Local TV Sports not only in Chicago but the highest paid local sportscaster in the country. His ouster at ABC7 in Chicago came after a wisecrack but his stories of almost four decades covering Chicago sports are still flowing. Will he return to the local sports scene? Tune in and hear what it takes to succeed in local…

For the first time we hear the truth behind Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields intelligence test results as explained by the Dr. who performed the test. Dr. Scott Goldman says Fields incredibly high scores are consistent and parallel with league MVPs and Super Bowl winners of late. So how can the Bears bring this out of their rookie QB on the field and…

Prior to the NFL Draft 2021 athletes go through the NFL Combine. One of the myriad of tests performed is the Athletes Intelligence Quotient, AIQ which measures an athletes intelligence: the ability to acquire, process and apply information." It's not a predictor of their success in the NFL, but it can be a contributing factor. So, you may ask, "how…

The Chicago Bears trade up for the second time in four years for a Quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft. But, can Justin Fields of Ohio State be what Mitch Trubisky was not -- a franchise quarterback? Or God forbid will Bears fans wait half another half century to find a signal caller to take them to the promised land! In Part 2 of "Answer me this... …

The NFL Draft is when team's hedge their bets and money on who will become great football players on Sundays. But it's a crapshoot with often most top picks being busts. So who are the draft picks you were completely wrong about? We asked Brad Biggs, NFL Writer for the Chicago Tribune, former NFL player John "Jurko" Jurkovic of ESPN Radio and Greg …

Ring Lardner award winner in 2020 for sports broadcasting is Chicago Sportscaster Dan Roan of WGN-TV. Thirty seven years covering Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Notre Dame football and more. Roan tells great stories from the worst athletes in Chicago sports to the best. And how PGA golfer D.A. Wei…

In this mini-episode we ask the age old debate that comes up every spring in Chicago: Who will win more games the Cubs or the White Sox? From the north side to the south side it's sure to get heated as hope springs eternal in Chicago baseball! This episode's guests giving their predictions are Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune; Jon Greenberg, The Athl…

Ring Lardner Award winner Toni Ginnetti talks about her career as a sportswriter in Chicago. A female trailblazer in print journalism, Ginnetti shares how her instinct led to human interest stories in baseball about former Chicago Cub Rick Sutcliffe's dog "Rookie" and the Chicago White Sox Adam Dunn. Great stories from a woman who is a Baseball Hal…

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 their…

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…

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…

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 smil…

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.By Peggy Kusinski & Jason Kinander

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 H…

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 talkBy Peggy Kusinski & Jason Kinander

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 d…

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…

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 wit…

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.By Peggy Kusinski & Jason Kinander

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…

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 clubho…

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 Bea…

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!…