House of L podcast

The draft is over, and the Bears picks left some fans scratching their heads. Did they do enough? Were needs met? Laurence thinks there's some method (man) to the madness.

Laurence talks through why the Bears pick of Dillon Theineman made all the sesne in the world.

Laurence works through the pros & cons to moving Darnell Wright to Left Tackle (And Zorich to Linebacker). Does where Darnell plays affect the draft?

These are interesting times for the Bears as a football organization. This draft is important, but doesn't feel as heavy. Laurence explains why.

The hardest working man in the business continues to evolve and expand his reach as a broadcaster. Laurence & Ant also preview the Bears draft options.

Laurence vents about sourcing, reporting and disclosure in Sports Journalism.

Laurence believes the Sox need to check their collective egos and fix things with Frank Thomas.

There is no zealot, like the converted! Laurence reacts to Team USA's "all business" persona during the WBC. He can relate, but thinks everyone involved needs to take a breath.

Connor is a special talent. And over the last few seasons of White Sox baseball, fans on CHSN have found that out.

Pod Log

2:00 Working w/ Terry Boers

5:00 Favorite "Boers-Ism"

7:23 What The Score Means to Connor

8:23 Connor's Gig At CHSN

10:30 Covering Sox Last 3 Seasons

12:30 Colson Montgomery's Season

15:47 Favorite Ballparks

19:00 Ed & DJ

22:00 Sox Fest Live Works

26:01 Learning from Benetti

28:06 Troy Murray

33:03 Being A Dad

US99 Afternoon Drive Host, Scotty Kay has lived many lives: Club DJ, Battle Dancer, American Ninja Warrior and Speed Skater??? Laurence sits down with this Renaissance Man and talks about how all of this leads to career in Country Music Radio.

When Laurence met Haley, she was a rising star in front of the camera. Now she's found herself and her art, behind the camera as a: Videographer, Content Producer, and Photographer for the Detroit Tigers and NFL. An inspiring pivot for a talented storyteller.

Laurence talks through: Drew Dalman retiring, DJ Moore being traded, Maxx Crosby going to the Ravens and the Bears possibly picking up 3rd Round compensation picks for Ian Cunningham. WHAT A WEEK!

Laurence talks with the Managing Editor of Pro Football Talk about his fitness journey, his dedication to the practice of Brazilian Jujitsu and of course, the Chicago Bears incredible season.

Laurence checks in with Jeremy Werner of Illini Inquirer to talk about the run of program-wide success, Illinois Athletics has had.

Episode Log:

1:30 Golden Era?

6:32 Josh Whitman best Athletic Directer in the country

9:49: Whitman's foresight

11:21 Brett Bielema is built for Illinois

13:47 Brett's tenure vs Lovie Smith's tenure

20:00 Brad Underwood's Evolution

24:26 Connecting Champaign to Chicago

27:00 The Great Terry Boers

28:32 Jeremy's White Sox Takes

Laurence talks with Fox 32's Tina Nguyen about her journey to Chicago from Texas and what she learned covering Sox and Cubs Spring Training.

POD LOG

1:00: Tina's Path to Chicago

5:50 Covering Championship Rallies

10:10 What's covering Texas HS football like?

12:15 Parents first time at a Football game

14:26: "I struggled with being Asian-American."

16:10 Why her dad moved to America.

19:00 Moving to Chicago

21:40 Watching Munetaka Murakami adapt to Sox

22:57 Getz on Murikama

26:43: Cubs and Sox on different paths

27:50...

Laurence catches up with his longtime friend, Ben Bradley from Channel 9, to talk about a fabulous story, Ben did on the arms race in Youth Sports.

You can watch the story here: https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/whats-behind-the-rush-to-cash-in-on-kids-sports/

Laurence gives The Score's journey from 820-1160-670-104.3FM. He explains some of the technical and economic reasons why a change was necessary.

Laurence talks about watching fan reaction to the 2025 Bears. The culture building went beyond Halas Hall and Caleb Williams played a huge role in that.

Caleb had a Tecmo Bowl Throw. Was Ben too aggressive? What about the drops? And was that last interception on Caleb or DJ? That an more as the season comes to an end...

Brad Biggs reports the Bears might shuffle their Offensive Line against the Rams. Olin Kreutz offers some insight.

When you get the chance to take out your idol...it's fun! The Bears can help Caleb with his quest on Sunday night.

Laurence thinks the forecast talk may be a bit overblown and he explains why...

Laurence put his crew back together: Tony Gill, Rick Camp, and the "Dear Boy Himself," Herb Lawrence, to talk about the Bears season. This is what goes on in the text chain.

Laurence opens his notebook and tells you what people have told him about the process of the Bears getting a new stadium.

The Rams are really good, but they do have some soft spots. Here's my first look at the matchup.

Since the Bears beat the Packers, things have been crazy in Chicago. So Laurence asked Leila Rahimi to help him work through it.

Let the celebration begin! The Packers got embarrassed in the second half! Another comeback for Caleb and Dem Boys...

It's the final countdown...some final pre-game thoughts before the Bears and Packers lace em up. Plus, Laurence has some thoughts on how you should spend your Saturday.

Bears NB, Kyler Gordon is trending towards playing. Laurence explains why that may be the edge the Bears need over the Packers. Plus, Laurence reflects on why it's so much fun when the Bears are good.

Remember how Ben Johnson embarrassing the Bears played a role in him being the next HC? Is LaFleur in trouble if he loses to the Bears again?

Bears-Packers feels different now. Laurence talks about why from his perch as paid observer.

Laurence tries to make sense of why Tyrique Stevenson dressed, but didn't play agains the Lions. Especially considering some of the Bears Man-Coverage problems.

The Bears are the #2 Seed in the NFC Playoffs. Their performance against the Lions leads to some questions. IT'S PACKERS WEEK AGAIN!!!

The 49ers & Bears put on a clinic of offensive football. The Bears defense had some issues...

With the Packers loss, the Bears have taken the North...

The Bears want to make money, but that's the not the sole motivation for wanting to build their own stadium.

An unreal comeback by the Bears gets them closer to their Playoff Goals. Caleb Williams' legend continues!!!

Illinois State is on to the FCS Semifinals and that means Brock Spack is back on the podcast!

Improving teams should pummel terrible teams and that's exactly what the Bears did to Cleveland.

Emotions are running high. That was one helluva a football game in Green Bay. Bears proved something and still have a lot to work on.