Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy 21249 - Best of Bears: Players praise Ben Johnson's leadership

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes bring you Chicago sports talk with great opinions, guests and fun. Join Spiegel and Holmes as they discuss the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox and delve into the biggest sports storylines of the day. Recurring guests include Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson, former Bears coach Dave Wannstedt, former Bears center Olin Kreutz, Cubs manager Craig Counsell, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and MLB Network personality Jon Morosi. Catch the show live Monday through Friday (2 p.m. - 6 p.m. CT) on 670 The Score, the exclusive audio home of the Cubs and the Bulls, or on the Audacy app.

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Best of Bears: Players praise Ben Johnson's leadership

Full Show — August 28, 2026

Ruthie Polinsky & Katilin Sharky talk Bears with us poolside (Hour 1)

Caleb Williams is getting comparisons to a Super Bowl-winning quarterback (Hour 2)

Goodbyes from Vegas and Circa

Cubs are missing Dansby Swanson dearly

Caleb Williams is getting comparisons to a Super Bowl-winning quarterback

Roger Goodell undercuts Bears' messaging on Indiana stadium

Ruthie Polinsky & Katilin Sharkey talk Bears with us poolside

Derek Stevens hangs with us at Stadium Swim

Full Show — August 27, 2026

Will Pete Crow-Armstrong get fined for trashing the umpires? (Hour 1)

Austin Ekeler shared his remembrances of the Fail Mary (Hour 2)

Brad Hopkins joins us after the Bears-Titans joint practice (Hour 3)

Heavenly Doug Buffone weighs in on Bears training camp (Hour 4)

Mike Palm talks Circa Millions

Daniel Van Kirk is in the building!

Heavenly Doug Buffone weighs in on Bears training camp

Our guy Big Ant wowed Jim Rome

We discuss the recent changes at the Score

Brad Hopkins joins us after the Bears-Titans joint practice

Ben Johnson gets super annoyed talking about last season

White Sox are a young, dangerous team

Austin Ekeler shared his remembrances of the Fail Mary

Cubs bullpen is showing signs of leaking oil

Will Pete Crow-Armstrong get fined for trashing the umpires?

Full Show — August 25, 2026

Nico Hoerner talks sign stealing, Cubs' win (Hour 1)

Bob Kendrick talks Ted Lasso bringing attention to the Negro Leagues Museum (Hour 2)

Tyson Bagent & D'Andre Swift explain what Ben Johnson wants from his Bears offense (Hour 3)

Herb Howard details Darnell Wright's exit from Bears practice (Hour 4)

The music of Chicago sports

Herb Howard details Darnell Wright's exit from Bears practice

Alex Bregman's approach change is finally paying dividends

Tyson Bagent & D'Andre Swift explain what Ben Johnson wants from his Bears offense

Why are the Diamondbacks complaining about sign stealing?

Bob Kendrick talks Ted Lasso bringing attention to the Negro Leagues Museum

Nico Hoerner talks sign stealing, Cubs' win

Darnell Wright leaves Bears practice with elbow ailment

Full Show — August 24, 2026

Why did the Bears starters play Saturday night? (Hour 1)

Kevin Fishbain talks Ben Johnson's frustration after Bears' preseason loss (Hour 2)

Clinton Yates talks how White Sox's offense has improved across the board (Hour 3)

Caleb Williams should be taking shots in camp & the preseason (Hour 4)

Has Roschon Johnson done enough to avoid getting cut by Bears?

Caleb Williams should be taking shots in camp & the preseason

Tristan Peters' season has been emblematic of White Sox's resilience

Clinton Yates talks how White Sox's offense has improved across the board

Is it time to be concerned by Shota Imanaga's struggles?

Kevin Fishbain talks Ben Johnson's frustration after Bears' preseason loss