Bernstein & Holmes Show

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Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes bring you fun, smart and compelling Chicago sports talk with great listener interaction. On Wednesdays, Leila Rahimi joins as a guest co-host. The show features discussion of the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox as well as the biggest sports news making waves beyond Chicago. Recurring guests include Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, Pro Football Talk founder Mike Florio, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer.

Catch the Bernstein & Holmes Show live Monday through Friday (10 a.m.- 2 p.m. CT) on 670 The Score, the exclusive audio home of the Cubs and the Bulls, or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @BernsyHolmes.

Episodes

Who are the Bulls?

12m · Published 29 Dec 21:31

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi Holmes discussed the direction of the Bulls' season and pondered what their identity is.

Transition: Reaction to Kevin Warren interviewing for Bears' president/CEO job

20m · Published 29 Dec 21:30

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Gabe Ramirez and Anthony Herron for the daily transition segment. They reacted to the breaking news that Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren interviewed for the Bears' president/CEO job and is considered a leading candidate for the position.

White Sox fans sound off about offseason (Hour 4)

43m · Published 29 Dec 21:23

In the final hour, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi took calls from Score listeners about their disappointment in the White Sox's offseason. Later, Holmes and Rahimi listened to Celtics greats Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce reminisce about star guard Derrick Rose during his Bulls tenure.

Matt Bowen on Kevin Warren interviewing for Bears president/CEO job, CB Kyler Gordon (Hour 3)

45m · Published 29 Dec 21:12

In the third hour, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by ESPN analyst Matt Bowen to react to the breaking news that Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has interviewed to be the Bears' new president/CEO. Bowen also detailed Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon's growth and progress in his rookie season. Paul Charchian of GuillotineLeagues.com then joined the show to discuss the possibility of Warren moving from the Big Ten to the Bears' front office and to preview championship week in fantasy football.

Cody Westerlund on Bulls' 119-113 win over Bucks in OT, Grayson Allen (Hour 2)

43m · Published 29 Dec 20:58

In the second hour, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Score teammate Cody Westerlund to discuss the Bulls' 119-113 win over the Bucks in overtime Wednesday and the fracas between Chicago star DeMar DeRozan and Milwaukee guard Grayson Allen. Summit quarterback consultant Jordan Palmer then joined the show to explain why his concern is that Bears quarterback Justin Fields "becomes Derrick Rose." In the playoffs in 2012, Rose seriously injured his left knee, changing the trajectory of his career. Palmer also talked about the QB Summit tour stopping by Chicago next May. Later, Holmes and Rahimi reacted to the breaking news that Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has interviewed to be the Bears' new president/CEO.

BONUS: East Temperature Check with Keith Smith | 'Heat Check with Trysta Krick'

14m · Published 29 Dec 20:18

From 'The Heat Check' (subscribe here) - On this episode of The Heat Check, Trysta is joined by Keith Smith of Spotrac to discuss struggling Eastern Conference teams like the Chicago Bulls (1:00), Miami Heat (5:28), and Atlanta Hawks (6:38). They also discuss this season's trade deadline and some of the names that could be on the move (10:55). Tune In!

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DeMar DeRozan confronts Grayson Allen, delivers in clutch again in win against Bucks (Hour 1)

39m · Published 29 Dec 20:04

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi opened their show by reacting the Bulls' 119-113 win over the Bucks in overtime Wednesday. They also discussed how the game got heated in the third quarter, when Bucks guard Grayson Allen and his left elbow went flying into Bulls star DeMar DeRozan’s back. The blow knocked DeRozan down, and he got back up angry, confronting Allen, who infamously sidelined Bulls guard Alex Caruso last January for weeks with a flagrant-2 foul that led to Caruso having wrist surgery. Later, Holmes and Rahimi discussed the direction of the Bulls' season and pondered what their identity is.

Transition: Bulls face Bucks after disappointing loss to Rockets

12m · Published 28 Dec 20:33

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Gabe Ramirez and Mark Schanowski for transition, where they discussed the Bulls' looming game against the Bucks on Wednesday evening after their ugly loss to the Rockets on Monday.

Jim Owczarski on Bulls-Bucks, view of Chicago in NBA circles (Hour 4)

36m · Published 28 Dec 20:28

In the final hour, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to preview the Bulls-Bucks game Wednesday evening and to discuss the impact that guard Lonzo Ball's absence has had on Chicago.

What else do Cubs need to add this offseason?

12m · Published 28 Dec 20:16

Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi discussed what moves the Cubs could make next as they look to continue improving in a busy offseason.

Bernstein & Holmes Show has 3950 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 1769:04:40. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 26th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 03:40.