The Bears tank all the way to the top – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The guys wrap up another fine Bears’ season by breaking down the season ending Ryan Poles-Matt Eberflus press conference, arguing over whether Poles would actually draft a quarterback first overall and making fun of Aaron Rodgers weird, awkward, romantic stroll…
Cubs end of season roster overview – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The calendar year is ending and we’re just about six weeks from the start of spring training, so it’s time to look at the Cubs’ roster and see how it stacks up and…oof. Half the infield is set and the other half is just bad, the outfield is…
End of year roundtable – Pointless Exercise Podcast
For the first time ever, all of your favorite Pointless Exercise Podcast hosts are in one place at the same time as David Brown, Mike Pusateri, Mike Donohue and Andy Dolan sit down to discuss the year in sports and veer off into all kinds of related and unrelated…
The Cubs roster still has lots of holes
Whether the Cubs aimed high enough when signing one of the “big four” shortstops this offseason, (they didn’t), the fact remains that they still have a lot of work to do to be remotely decent next year, much less to form the basis of Jed…
Remember This Crap? Bears/Eagles – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears finally have a new opponent, so Remember This Crap returns from hiatus to look back at all of the great games in the history of Bears-Eagles. And, after some digging they actually found a few. They have a storied playoff history and the Bears actually won…
Winter Meetings Recap – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The 2022 Winter Meetings were eventful, so David Brown of Bally Sports helps break things down. Why does it make sense for the Cubs to sign Cody Bellinger? Can Jameson Taillon set the all-time Tommy John Disease record? Why wouldn’t the Cubs just pay Carlos…
Bearly watchable – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears have lost eight straight games to the Packers and Sunday’s was certainly one of them. The guys return to the podcast studio to discuss whether or not Justin Fields should have played (hint: yes) and whether the Bears limited his rushing attempts to…
Patrick Mooney on the Cubs – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The winter meetings are coming and who better to talk to about them than somebody who will fly to San Diego to stand in a lobby, The Athletic’s Cubs writer Patrick Mooney. Patrick tells all about the Cubs vaunted pitch lab (or at least a sign that points to it),…
The Cubs’ quest for Cody Bellinger feels familiar – Pointless Exercise Podcast
On this episode of the pod we have our favorite guest of all-time. You’ll want to check it out as he is less than thrilled by possible Ian Happ contract extension talks, gives you an update on the Cubs quest for a new shortstop, how will they live without the…
Is losing to the Lions ever good? – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
The guys took extra time to grade film and crunch the numbers to figure out how the Bears lost to the Lions and if they did it on purpose. It’s not like Cairo Santos is going to ever miss an extra point unless he tries to. And Justin Fields played an amazing…
“The Wire’s” Michael Kostroff – Pointless Exercise Podcast
On a very special edition of the podcast, Mike Pusateri, David Brown and Andy interview actor and author Michael Kostroff. Even if you don’t know you know him, you do. He played the lawyer Maury Levy on “The Wire” and has appeared in…
Jon Greenberg – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears are moving up the dial, the Cubs are poised to attempt some “intelligent spending,” the Cubs annual ode to sweatpants is returning and Jon Greenberg of The Athletic drops by to talk about all of it and more. They talk about if the suddenly…
Free Agency Primer – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
David Brown is back to talk about the World Series (it’s a lot easier to preview things after they happen), Dusty Baker’s awkward celebrity friendship, and to look ahead at baseball’s hot stove. The guys talk about Scott Boras’ annual pun fest…
The Bears are getting offensive – Bears/Dolphins – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
It was a perfect day for the rebuilding Bears against the Dolphins. Justin Fields continues to look like a star, they scored a ton of points, they lost and we got to boo the refs. The guys break it down, try to decide which Fields play was more awesome than the last,…
Remember This Crap? – Bears/Dolphins – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The history between the Bears and Dolphins isn’t all that long and isn’t all that storied, in fact, you probably only remember one game with any kind of clarity. But the guys dive in and dig up all kinds of info on the Bears connections of the Dolphins…
Slow News Day – Bears-Cowboys, Roquan Trade, Claypool Trade – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
Usually the guys breakdown the previous week’s game and then look ahead to the Bears’ next opponent, but this week they not only do that, but they talk about the Roquan Smith to the Ravens and the Bears subsequent trade for Chase Claypool. They talk about…
Remember This Crap? – Bears-Cowboys – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears and Cowboys haven’t played as many times as you would think over the years, but there have been some memorable games. The most vivid is the Bears’ 44-0 domination in 1985, and the two playoff losses. Maybe less memorable are the lone wins for…
Prime Time Dominance – Bears-Patriots – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
The guys are still buzzing about the pantsing the Bears put on the once proud Patriots on Monday night. The sheer amount of competence was startling. An offensive scheme that fit the players, another touchdownless second half by the defense and a successfully returned…