Halas Intrigue
Halas Intrigue
WBEZ Chicago & The Chicago Sun-Times
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This is like listening to a high school radio show.
Lost_Cause
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!
MaybNexYr Bear fan 77
Sound is so bad. Bad-bad.
Please invest in real, professional microphones. You sound absolutely awful - like amateur hour despite good content.
wdikfygkoksawyombvff
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 ineptitude of this franchise. They will also point to the positives (seldom as we see any). Keep up the great work!
frameofjefference
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 information. I’ve listened to a couple other similar podcasts, and this one doesn’t waste my time with useless chatter.
Calif Bears fan
You guys sound miserable
You guys should really find another team to cover since you hate the Bears. You sound miserable.
A2daK
Terrible sound engineering!
Please, fix your sound quality. Why does Jason always sound like he’s speaking from the bottom of a deep well?
Rol-dog
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 bit. Thanks! and you know we listen and enjoy.
Bencherboyo
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 and dismissive. He interrupts Finley constantly. Finley and the Potash appearances are what keep me listening. Lighten up, Lieser. Sheesh
FashionandFaith
Real sports journalists….
…rather than bloviating sports radio “personalities” talking about the maddeningly frustrating team I love. Thank you for the frank assessments & insights. P.s. Don’t you think you could spring for an omnidirectional microphone? You guys sound like your sitting 10’ apart. You’re not teenagers doing a podcast in your dad’s den - your professionals. Stop sliding your phone around and buy a mic.
Tekgatsby
Frankly, More Entertaining Than The Actual Team
Halas Intrigue has become my go to for Bears post game coverage. The hosts clearly know their stuff and are often hilarious. Plus, they’re writers and that makes an enormous difference when it comes to communication and analysis. Also, their mid-week prediction episodes are fantastic. Now, if they would just record a Fantasy Football podcast….
Pantene Minus
@34sweetnessfan
You may be right but I’m out !!! You Play To Win The Game. !!!!
sweetnessfan34
Fun and Insightful
Great chemistry. Genuine, thoughtful, informative and entertaining. Keep it up guys!
Die Hard ChiTown
Great
Love the Podcast because it is short, sweet and no circuses.
Mikey Wal
Unsubscribed
Sports should be an escape from your daily life. Not when Pat and Jason can’t stop talking about the plandemic. Thanks for nothing!
loho jr
I was on board, then ….
I enjoyed the pod and it was in my regular rotation of Bears podcasts. Then on the latest episode after the Bears’ loss to the 49ers (2021) Patrick Finley went on with how he “has no sympathy” for Elijah Wilkinson possible losing his spot to Larry Borom because he is unvaccinated. Feel how you feel but no one is listening to hear how you feel about vaccinations. Big turn off for me and unfollowing. Mark Potash is great, Jason is decent.
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Killa Q'
Fantastic podcast
It’s informative, good analysis and they also manage to make to deliver entertainment 🙌🏼
ImContreras
Listenable when Mark Potash is on but better options
I listen to 6 plus Bears pods and this one is hit or miss. While Potash is knowledgable and balanced Jason Lieser has no self-awareness whatsoever. He and his co-host attempt to ridicule the more senior and knowledgable Potash aparently oblivious to how ignorant and juvinile they come across. Lieser in particular comes across like a movie critic that thinks he should be Steven Speilberg
B Brann
More Potcasts!
The football talk is good but the latest Pot-cast about Mark’s court date was a great story. Congrats on getting your ticket thrown out! Also, following the thread of Mark’s email notification going off during the show and then revealing he missed an email about said court date was tremendous. These guys always entertain and inform me - especially Potsie.
Uribe5
The short format is good
And of Mark Potash is hilarious (and insightful)
Melted Pat
Fastest growing podcast within a podcast
I only listen for the pot-cast
hockeyking655
Hard to listen to
Wide disparity in voice levels. But there is a lot of giggling.
Nikki Ferrante
Go Potcast!
Yes, Mark, we care.
Mike Damore
Worst Bears Podcast
Bear Download, Hoge and Jahns and Under Center are all way better than this dumpster fire. I cringe every time I hear the Plumber’s 911 transition coming, and basically stop listening whenever the “Potcast” starts. If Potash don’t wanna be there then why is he there?
PanchoMike
I have hope they’ll improve
The good? This is the most up-to-date podcast on the Bears, recorded straight from Halas Hall giving near immediate updates on press conferences during the week. The bad? That usually means, in a 20 minute episode, there’s really only 6 minutes of real Bears coverage followed by 10 minutes of bullying a perpetually confused Mark Potash and a solid 4 minutes of Plumber’s 911 ads.
whharrison
Listen for the “potcast”
I give this podcast a 5 but I give the potcast a 10. I heard that it’s the most popular podcast within a podcast in America. I’m waiting for Apple to develop a new feature to review podcasts within podcasts separately but for now I’ll have to settle for a review within a review. Great show.
Lord Dementus!
Too much fluff
Not a fan of the “potcast” and there’s only about 5-10 minutes of content in each podcast.
Mobarb
Quickly becoming my favorite bears podcast
Good content, to the point, and fun to listen to. The guys don't take themselves too seriously - and the dynamic between them is pretty great. They like to drive 'potsy' nuts with the potcast, and I quite enjoy it, too. In short, great bears coverage and fun.
james-nickname
Potcast
Guys having fun talking football. I hate it when the media treats football like a major historical enterprise... this podcast is not that. These guys are fun to listen to and I don’t think they really even want to do the podcast. Keep it up guys.
Gil M J
Refreshing take on the Bears (and other fun stuff)
Let’s be honest, sometimes Chicago sports talk takes itself a bit too seriously. Halas Intrigue delivers hot takes and a candid POV on all things Bears. Lieser and Finley spice it up with entertaining tangents and the Potcast delivers invaluable life lessons (or random stories). Also great that it is a quick listen @ 20 mins. I was intrigued; now I’m sold. Go Bearsss.
GM0805
Great, informative podcast
An awesome podcast from the best reporters covering the Chicago Bears and the fantastic season that's ahead.
Bears Fan Steve
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