Windy City Gridiron
We’ve made it to the Chicago Bears’ 2025 season, so we wanted to introduce our in-season schedule for our 2nd City Gridiron podcast and video channels.
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*All listed times are Central*
Livestream Video: Moments after the final whistle each week, Jacob Infante will go live talking Bears with you on our YouTube channel.
PM Podcast: As soon as the live show ends, we’ll publish our postgame show on the podcast channel, so turn on those notifications!
*When the Bears play on a day other than Sunday, our postgame show will come to you after that game, and our weekly video/podcast schedule will be altered.
6:00 p.m. Livestream Video: Bear & Balanced from Jeff “JB” Berckes and Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. is their day-after, cooled-down take of the Bears game.
The fellas run a tight show as they work through their usual weekly segments, which always starts with the linemen and their Trench Tribute. They always try to stick around after for some video-exclusive Q&A with Bears fans. So hang out with us before the Monday Night Football game each week.
PM Podcast: As soon as the Bear & Balanced video ends, we’ll quickly cut it up and publish the show to our podcast channel.
6:00 p.m. Livestream Video: The Mac & Read Show from Evan McLean and Ross Read brings their exciting thoughts about the Bears to our 2025 lineup! These two lifelong Chicago sports fans may also get into the other Windy City teams, plus they’ll also talk music, pop culture, food, current events, and so much more.
PM Podcast: As soon as The Mac & Read Show** ends on the video feed, we’ll chop it up and publish the show to our podcast channel.
Podcast: Bill Zimmerman’s Bears Banter features a weekly guest drawn from his decades of experience in sports media.
Since Bill will work around his guests’ busy schedules to ensure he has the best content possible for our fans each week, his show may occasionally be published at different times. Bill will also have his Bears Banter published on our 2nd City Gridiron video channel each week, so stay tuned and turn those notifications on so you never miss his premiere.
8:00 p.m. Livestream Video: Hang out with our brand new Bears Over Beers, featuring returning host Ryan Droste and making his co-hosting official for the 2025 season, Bryan Orenchuk.
Bears Over Beers is once again our weekly pivot show, and we want you guys to drive the discussion. Ryan and Bryan will kick off each show featuring a tasty beverage before settling in to talk about the previous game,...
