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Rating

★★★★☆

4.4

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116 reviews

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The latest Chicago Bears news and analysis from the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. Listen as we evaluate games, make predictions, provide insights and analyze the day’s big stories. Stay informed this football season with Chicago Sun-Times reporters and columnists Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Steve Greenberg.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Halas Intrigue podcast

NFL Draft Preview

2026/04/21

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser get you ready for the Bears' 2026 draft, which starts Thursday night.

All Quiet on the Stadium Front

2026/04/01

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser analyze the Bears' latest stadium news — or lack thereof — from the NFL annual meetings.

How Things Stand

2026/03/30

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down Ben Johnson's take on the Bears roster from the NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix.

New (League) Year, New Look

2026/03/12

NFL free agency is underway. Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser look at the Bears' early moves.

Breaking down the DJ Moore trade

2026/03/06

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser examine the trade of DJ Moore to the Bills and what it means for the Bears' offseason plans.

A Surprise Retirement

2026/03/04

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down Bears center Drew Dalman's retirement and what effect it could have on the team's free-agent and draft plans.

Checking the Crystal Ball

2026/02/27

From the NFL Scouting Combine, Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser detail the moves the Bears could make in the next few weeks and talk about the stadium debate.

Combining the Possibilities

2026/02/24

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down which Bears veterans could get cut — or traded — this offseason.

Bears Look Forward

2026/01/21

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down what GM Ryan Poles and coach Ben Johnson had to say about the Bears' season.

Bears' Season Ends in Dramatic Fashion

2026/01/19

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down another impossibly dramatic Bears game — this time a season-ending loss to the Rams at Soldier Field.

Previewing the Bears' Big Game

2026/01/16

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears' most important football game in 15 years — a divisional round playoff game against the Rams on Sunday.

Talking Caleb, Matthew Stafford and More

2026/01/14

It's Rams week, and Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down what Caleb Williams had to say about the Bears' playoff matchup.

The Bears' Unbelievable Comeback

2026/01/11

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears' rally to beat the Packers in Saturday night's playoff game.

Picking a Bears-Packers Winner

2026/01/10

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser make their predictions for Saturday night's playoff game between the Bears and Packers.

Packers Playoff Week

2026/01/06

What did Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson say about the upcoming playoff game against the Packers? Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break it down.

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4.4 out of 5

116 reviews

★★★★★

MaybNexYr Bear fan 77 2025/12/08

Still Well done

Best direct and to the point podcast in Bears land. The hosts share there observations and provide quick accurate analysis of each game. Well done!

★☆☆☆☆

Lost_Cause 2026/04/20

Review

This is like listening to a high school radio show.

★★★★★

wdikfygkoksawyombvff 2025/05/29

Sound is so bad. Bad-bad.

Please invest in real, professional microphones. You sound absolutely awful - like amateur hour despite good content.

★★★★★

frameofjefference 2024/12/31

A+++

This is one of my favorite pods. Patrick and Jason (and sometimes Potsy) get right down to brass tax and don’t mince words when describing the ineptit...

★★★★★

Calif Bears fan 2024/11/30

Doesn’t waste my time!

This podcast is all business, with almost no superficial fluff. The two reporters do an excellent job of providing useful, interesting, insightful inf...

★★★★★

Bencherboyo 2023/11/03

Volume

Gentlemen, We don’t know how this works, but could you adjust the volume? One of you two are either too loud, and then the other too low. Annoying a...

★☆☆☆☆

A2daK 2024/10/25

You guys sound miserable

You guys should really find another team to cover since you hate the Bears. You sound miserable.

★★★☆☆

Rol-dog 2024/09/13

Terrible sound engineering!

Please, fix your sound quality. Why does Jason always sound like he’s speaking from the bottom of a deep well?

★★★★★

Tekgatsby 2022/10/06

Real sports journalists….

…rather than bloviating sports radio “personalities” talking about the maddeningly frustrating team I love. Thank you for the frank assessments & insi...

★★★☆☆

FashionandFaith 2022/11/24

Great Analysis

Great analysis from people who clearly know their stuff. But Lieser is as much a curmudgeon as Finley is a delight. Good lord. He is downright rude an...

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