Windy City Gridiron: for Chicago Bears fans

133
Football #222

The official home for audio programming from Windy City Gridiron, SB Nation's community for fans of the Chicago Bears.

Recent Episodes
  • Find us at 2nd City Gridiron
    Apr 10, 2024 – 04:41
  • Bears Banter Ep. 173: Peter King joins!
    Apr 3, 2024 – 01:20:51
  • Making Monsters: PFF's Brad Spielberger on the Bears salary cap and the Draft
    Mar 27, 2024 – 36:49
  • Making Monsters: Getting to Know Keenan Allen, Gerald Everett & Amen Ogbongbemiga
    Mar 22, 2024 – 01:01:01
  • Bear Bones: Mock Draft-A-Palooza Version 4.0!
    Mar 22, 2024 – 01:34:53
  • Bearly a Podcast: Caleb Williams Pro Day!
    Mar 21, 2024 – 41:13
  • Bears trade Justin Fields to the Steelers
    Mar 17, 2024 – 28:20
  • Bearly a Podcast: Keenan Allen is a Chicago Bear!
    Mar 15, 2024 – 37:26
  • Bear Bones: Chicago Bears Mock Draft 3.0 with Robert Schmitz!
    Mar 15, 2024 – 01:37:15
  • Making Monsters: Talking Bears Draft with Thor Nystrom, Draft Analyst for Fantasy Pros
    Mar 14, 2024 – 46:50
  • Bears Banter Ep. 172: Examining the Justin Fields Trade Market
    Mar 13, 2024 – 32:11
  • Bear & Balanced: Chicago Bears Day 1 Free Agency Recap
    Mar 12, 2024 – 51:05
  • Making Monsters: Bears Free Agency Preview with Aaron Leming
    Mar 9, 2024 – 58:45
  • T Formation Conversation: With Author Jack M Silverstein
    Mar 9, 2024 – 01:23:04
  • Bearly a Podcast: Jaylon Johnson Extended, plus Free Agency Preview!
    Mar 8, 2024 – 37:15
  • Bears Banter Ep. 171: Bears Mock Offseason with Brad Spielberger, Aaron Leming, EJ Snyder
    Mar 5, 2024 – 02:39:44
  • Bear Bones: Bears Mock-Draft-A-Palooza Vol. 2
    Feb 23, 2024 – 01:47:40
  • Making Monsters: A Chat with Coach John DeFilippo
    Feb 20, 2024 – 29:45
  • Making Monsters: If Bears go QB series, JJ McCarthy
    Feb 17, 2024 – 50:43
  • T Formation Conversation: Chicago Bears Draft Q&A with Jacob Infante
    Feb 16, 2024 – 01:08:08
  • Bears Banter Ep. 170: Josh Lucas joins to preview the offseason!
    Feb 15, 2024 – 01:33:41
  • Bears WR Tyler Scott on his rookie year, Justin Fields, and more
    Feb 11, 2024 – 22:25
  • Bear Bones: Chicago Bears mock draft version 1.0
    Feb 9, 2024 – 01:21:20
  • Making Monsters: A closer look at LSU's Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and more
    Feb 8, 2024 – 37:39
  • Bears Banter Ep. 169: Jack Silverstein joins!
    Feb 5, 2024 – 01:37:10
  • Making Monsters: Breaking down Huskies Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze, and more
    Feb 3, 2024 – 38:27
  • Bears Banter Ep. 168: Courtney Cronin joins!
    Jan 30, 2024 – 01:36:18
  • Day 2 Shrine Bowl Interviews with C. Mahogany, X. Thomas & D. Taylor-Demerson
    Jan 29, 2024 – 22:23
  • Shrine Bowl Exclusive Interview with Isaac Guerendo and Carson Steele
    Jan 27, 2024 – 16:14
  • Bear Bones: New Bears offense, mock drafts, and more
    Jan 26, 2024 – 01:04:53
  • Making Monsters: If Bears go QB series, Caleb Williams
    Jan 25, 2024 – 01:04:19
  • Bears Banter Ep. 167: Ron Rivera Joins!
    Jan 24, 2024 – 01:03:09
  • Making Monsters: If Bears go QB series, Drake Maye
    Jan 19, 2024 – 54:52
  • Bear Bones: Offseason Press Conference & Clairvoyant Coordinator Madness
    Jan 12, 2024 – 01:19:48
  • Making Monsters: Eric Eager, Fooball Analytcis Expert on the Bears season and future
    Jan 11, 2024 – 59:59
  • Bears Banter Ep. 166: Laurence Holmes joins as Eberflus is back and Getsy is out!
    Jan 11, 2024 – 01:33:08
  • Bear & Balanced: Bears lose, finish last in the NFC North
    Jan 9, 2024 – 46:59
  • Bears vs Packers: Not Your Average Bears Postgame Show!
    Jan 8, 2024 – 01:10:07
  • Making Monsters: Jason McKie on the state of the Chicagio Bears
    Jan 6, 2024 – 28:05
  • Making Monsters: Pro Bowl Cornerback Jaylon Johnson
    Jan 5, 2024 – 52:52
  • Bear Bones: Packer Week Finale and Justin’s Final Ride?
    Jan 5, 2024 – 01:27:39
  • Bears Over Beers: Season Finale
    Jan 4, 2024 – 01:11:23
  • Bears Banter Ep. 165: What to make of the Eberflus/Getsy/Fields debates with one game to go.
    Jan 3, 2024 – 01:11:56
  • Bear & Balanced: Bears close 2023 with a Win!
    Jan 2, 2024 – 55:50
  • Bear Bones: To IR and Back Again - Bears vs Falcons preview
    Dec 29, 2023 – 01:04:58
  • Bears Over Beers: End Game
    Dec 28, 2023 – 01:04:40
  • Bear & Balanced: Bears held on and won a game!
    Dec 27, 2023 – 45:25
  • Making Monsters: Tremaine Edmunds
    Dec 22, 2023 – 41:00
  • Bear Bones: Arizona Cardinals @ Chicago Bears Preview
    Dec 22, 2023 – 01:07:02
  • Bears Over Beers: Slipping through the Fingers
    Dec 21, 2023 – 01:06:41
Recent Reviews
  • Soboss82
    Mock draft 1.0
    These two made the worst mock draft in nfl history and spent 20 minutes being fan boys of fields and not being pro bears so had to rate this one as bust because anyone who keeps the worst starting QB in the NFL should be laughed at and criticized hard. Sorry guys screwed this one up for me happens again I’ll stop listening
  • clapper23
    If you enjoy beer
    Banter about beer … the rest of the show is a couple of guys who are armchair fans talking about the best Bears uniforms. Not good.
  • Ru44Mets
    My go to bears podcast
    Love all of the shows and the analysis. No fluff and right to point. Keep up good work
  • BballFan32
    Informative and fun
    The hosts are great and I always learn new info on each episode. A fun listen, especially to Taylor, on the drive to work or just at home. Really enjoy listening and looking forward to this season!
  • Dustbins kskfhfn 213
    Twitter spaces meatheads
    Please avoid having some of the meathead callers on these Twitter spaces. Had to turn off the latest episode because the first fan who spoke went on about the narrative on Claypool saying “he cares more about modeling than football” because he’s not constantly on IG posting workout clips🤦‍♂️ Quick way for me to lose all respect for the podcast is giving these meatball fans a platform to spew nonsense
  • RyanP from Iowa
    Fantastic Bears podcast
    These group of podcasts are all you need to stay up to date and extremely well-informed on all things Bears. All the takes are reasonable and well thought out. I’m a smarter bears fan because of these.
  • loho jr
    They hired a teenager
    The girl host sounds like a 14 year old who just started watching football last year.
  • Profmak
    Love Berckes; hate Doll
    Good podcast overall, but I wish Making Monsters was a separate title so I could avoid it.
  • Ehebdicyhrbrosodjneb
    Please get rid Robert schmitz
    Dude is the worst pseudo-intellectual guy in the football-sphere. Takes are trash, film breakdowns are trash, dude is straight up annoying. No wonder you guys arent selling ads on your building the board pod
  • Kick2hestr
    Frustrating
    I love Lester Wiltfong. He is one of the best. But Zimmerman is just a huge homer. The making monster host are insufferable. The female host has no ideal what she talking about ever and the dude is just an echo chamber. On top of that the both of them spend every episode pumping sunshine up Justin Fields butt despite his obvious flaws in the passing game. 5 stars for any show Lester is on and 1 star at best for the rest of the trash.
  • VikVaughn7
    Figure it out
    Like all bears podcasts these guys just like hearing themselves speak most days… Half of them have no clue the other half have even less
  • Thankful Peter
    Ryan Poles messes up his first draft
    Great podcast by Bill Zimmerman. The most honest and objective evaluation of the Bears’ second and third round pics that I have heard in the Chicago media.
  • JR7640
    Stop Talking Robert
    This podcast has some good content, but I’m going to stop listening because too much of the content includes the never ending mouth of Robert Schmidtz. He occasionally has a good point, but his breathless run-on mic-hogging makes it hard to recognize when he actually has something insightful to contribute. Everybody knows someone like this, they talk in a never ending steam of consciousness and do their best to ensure they leave no gaps for anyone else to jump. If Robert knew more than everyone else on the show it might be understandable, but he doesn’t, which just makes him annoying.
  • Sportsfan9
    Really good
    This is a great Bears podcast with terrific analysis and interesting guests. Always worth a listen.
  • Drewski#7
    Bears Banter
    I love all the podcast material here. I know you guys get sick of repeating the same stuff about our bears. But Bill Zimmerman you are awesome.
  • Jeremy Bo.
    50/50
    Bears over beers is a fantastic listen. The hosts are generally very knowledgeable and provide great insight. However, bear with me is very poor. I have tried to finish numerous episodes but just can’t bring myself to do it.
  • iDWonderY...
    Here for the Beer
    Bears over Bears is EXCELLENT. Jeff and EJ do a great job providing insight and have a great rapport and cadence to the conversation. I’ve listened to almost every episode they’ve put out with little to no disappointment. Side note: I can’t make it through a single episode of Bear With Me, despite my efforts. I don’t want to tear down Robert (he seems nice) but his monologue style is grating and filled largely with regurgitated cliches as opposed to legitimate opinion backed by fact or worthwhile insight.
  • raven540
    BWM 57
    Robert Schmitz was exceptional as usual with Bradotc The news was not good if you are a Bears fan but you can’t argue with the logic
  • @JasonSino
    Halas to Mack
    I just heard episode 1 on the 20’s and it was great. Such a perfect blend of nostalgia and information while still being extremely laid back and fun! Really can’t wait to hear the rest of the series!
  • 1CPM1
    QB
    The Qb I like is Anthony Gordon Washington St I think he fits Nagy style perfectly
  • Thank you reviewer #3!!!
    Bill Zimmerman Patrick Mannely joins...
    Long time listener, BEST EPISODE YET! Way to go Bill Zimmerman!! In-depth analysis, emotional fan rant, and SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS! I haven’t even finished listening to the episode and I am posting this ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review. IF YOU ARE A FRUSTRATED FAN BECAUSE THE BEARS WENT FROM FIRST TO WORST THIS YEAR, LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE!!! Richard, Lincoln NH
  • -S7V7N-
    Fix the sound please
    Love the podcast & would rate 5 stars however all the clicks & chirps is super annoying. Sounds like someone keeps stacking poker chips!
  • Nitro928
    BWME30
    BWME30 may be the worst podcast I’ve heard from WCG. The guy doesn’t seem very knowledgeable about the Bears and x & o’s.
  • Winsss$
    Great podcast
    Great listen
  • Hunterps
    Turn it up
    I just started listening over the past few months and I do like the show. My only complaint is with the sound. All people need to be mic’d at the same level. Hope you get it figured out
  • HolderoftheHouse
    Great stuff
    All of these podcasts are great! Lester, Robert Schmitz, Jeff Berckes and E.J. Snyder all bring different voices and knowledge to the Bears. They know the Bears, football and the draft and this is a great podcast for Bears fans.
  • thanks4thememories!
    Bears over beers is like bears vs babies for football and beer fans!
    Go EJ and Jeff! Glad you finally have your own podcast. Can’t wait to hear your take on beer, da Bears and more.
  • jct405
    You Guys Are A Lifeline
    My wife and I moved to the Florida Panhandle after 35 years in Libertyville and the '85 Bears and everything Bearish about North Shore Chicago. We've got great beaches and beautiful emerald blue water and going to the beach right now, in fact. But there's this big hole in my heart where all things Bears are supposed to be. Like casual conversations with friends who know a heckuva lot more about the Bears and NFL football, in general, than I and who are willing to share their insights with me. It's a real pleasure listening to you guys. And I appreciate it's a struggle to balance your lives and young families and day jobs and all those things you're supposed to be doing rather than gathering and presenting your Bears expertise to lowlifes like me. But, please oh please, keep it up. It's a lifeline. No kidding.
  • pmypants
    Great stuff
    My favorite Bears news source. These guys are knowledgeable and informative.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork on this page are property of the podcast owner, and not endorsed by UP.audio.