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CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast

State of the Chicago Bears with Dan McNeil | CHGO Bears Podcast

CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Chicago media legend Dan McNeil makes his CHGO debut after writing his latest book I Bear Witness. McNeil talks all things Bears with Adam Hoge and Mark Carman looking back at the 1985 Bears and all the missteps that occurred leading up to today. Hoge discusses his latest piece on Ben Johnson and how the Bears finally adjusted their hiring process. Carm considers playing the harmonica to celebrate. Hoge and Carm host the CHGO Bears Podcast.

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0:00.0

This is the C.H.O. Bears podcast on a legendary Wednesday. That's right. We're talking Bears. And we've got one of Chicago's finest. Like a fine wine. Looking at him.

0:21.9

Dan McNeil in studio, ladies and gentlemen, I bear witness is the book.

0:26.0

We'll get to that.

0:26.6

We're talking a ton of bears.

0:27.7

You're Adam Hogue.

0:28.6

I'm Mark Herman.

0:29.4

Stephen Nicholas producing.

0:31.1

Appreciate everybody being here at the like button, at the subscribe button.

0:35.4

Danny Mac, man.

0:36.3

Next here.

0:40.3

You know what you got when you got a legend? You got a guy who doesn't have a job. Anytime you hear somebody presented as a legend, you got a guy who is not

0:46.9

earning a regular paycheck. That's all legend means. That's, but you don't need that anymore.

0:52.3

You've been there. You've done that. You've, you've, you've, you've, you've, you've, need that anymore you've been there you've done that you you've you've you've you've

0:55.2

dominated you I mean what's a who needs a who needs a gig took how much time off some by choice

1:03.1

some not in my 50s I knew on the back end there was going to be some work to be done you know

1:10.1

but I'm glad I got my swings in when I'm dead.

1:13.5

I got some good advice from a friend's dad a few years back.

1:17.0

And he said, if you have the chance to take some time off in your late 40s, early 50s, do it.

1:23.2

Because by the time you hit typical retirement age, you and your friends who you enjoy playing

1:28.8

golf with will not all be playing golf.

1:31.6

Some of you won't be living in the area.

1:33.9

Some of you likely won't be living.

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