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CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast

Austin Booker Headlines Chicago Bears X-Factors in 2026 | CHGO Bears Podcast

CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

The Chicago Bears are set to take the next step in 2026 and Year 2 of the Ben Johnson Era but who are the X-Factors that can push the Bears over the top after being on the doorstep of an NFC Championship appearance in 2025? Joining the show for an exclusive interview is one of those X-Factors in Austin Booker! Can the risiing Defensive End help turn the DLine into a surprise bright spot this season? Join Mark Carman and Greg Braggs Jr for all that and more on the CHGO Bears Podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

That's right.

0:10.9

It's an X-Factor Wednesday.

0:14.6

Live from Carm Studio and Bragg Studio as Hogan Johns are out at Ray C-D.J.R. Second show coming up later today on the Hogan

0:24.3

John's channel. The fresh-faced Medina Country Club, elitist, my partner, Gregory P. Allen Braggs.

0:34.9

And the P. Today stands for a pretentious and profitable. Look at them. These

0:40.0

seasoning now no longer a working man. Looks like he could run a law firm with with this whole

0:44.1

look you got going on today.

0:45.1

The Pee should have stand for par for as many pars as I made on Medina number three yesterday.

0:52.3

That's right. Broke 90. Take that. Haters. Corey Wooten coming for you. But yeah, we got a big show. We got a lot to get into. So let's let's jump right in here, Marcus. Yeah, no, I know we got to go quick here because we're getting to Austin Booker. We don't want to make this interview wait. But I guess you got to know real fast. Why did you shave your face. I just was looking grisly. I almost shaved my head too. I always do this time of year, but I was like, all right, just chill out one step at a time. And plus, when I take the beard off, then I, like, it reminds me like, hey, you got to, you got to stay in shape because there's no hiding behind the beard on it. Yeah, okay. That's true. It's all out for everybody to see the skin looks great. You look great. You are great. Very excited to be here with you today. Bragg's also producing the show today. He's done a ton of legwork beforehand, which I appreciate. I want you to know that personally right now, Gregory. I appreciate that. So there you go.

1:44.8

Hey, let's take the temp to start the show with our friends at four seasons, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, sewer, and electric.

1:54.0

Nobody does it better than our friends at four seasons for all your, again, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, sewer, and electric needs.

2:01.5

We're taking the tip on who the X Factor is because we're talking to one of the X Factor's to start,

2:07.6

well, in about five minutes here.

2:08.8

We'll play our interview with Austin Booker, which we recorded last week in studio with myself and Braggs and Hogue.

2:14.0

So everybody's involved here.

2:16.6

But we decided that we would come up with, you know,

2:19.2

who else would fall into the X Factor category for the Bears being successful in 2026.

2:26.4

Gregory, why don't I give you the dance floor and let you run through your five guys?

2:30.6

Well, that's awfully kind of you. Isn't it? It really is. It really is. Look at us. Look at us.

2:35.2

Well, here is my X factors for the season. I think when you see Carms list, I think we kind of

2:40.1

win about this from a different perspective. And for me, there's there's some knowns on the Bears

2:47.1

team. But for me, the X factors for this team are going to be the unknowns. And it starts

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