The Hot Cast

Ruben and RJ are back this week to talk about the Fire's collapse against Vancouver and what it means for the club. They also opine about what could be causing Djordje Mihailovic's lack of playing time, and sports in the era of COVID-19. 

Ruben and RJ are back to dive into what went wrong against San Jose, How they'll fare against Vancouver, and Ruben has a word on the Red Stars semifinal. All that and More on this week's North Lot Podcast.

Ruben and RJ are back this week to talk about how awful this whole MLS is Back tournament is, both on and off the field. Than they force themselves into previewing the Fire's rematch with Seattle in their group B opener. Also on the show, RJ says the cursed name, and Ruben attempts to delete it from the record. 

Ruben and RJ are (finally) back alongside MLS. They talk about what the heck this tournament format is, express concerns about the tournament going on while Florida is still struggling with the pandemic, and explain that while they are happy to have soccer to watch, it's hard to get too excited about it in the wake of the protests against police brutality and injustice.  Speaking of, if you c...

On Today’s episode, Ruben and RJ are back talking about last week’s result in New England, Including Ruben saying he’s tired of talking about Francisco Calvo... than proceeding to talk about Francisco Calvo. We also talk a bit about the homegrown signings, Djordje Mihailovic getting called to the U-23 team, and they make sure they’re never credentialed for Anime Midwest. All that and more on this...

Ruben & RJ are back and pretty positive after the Fire drop the opener in Seattle. They heap praise on the midfield and Wicky and lament the tragedy that is Brandt Bronico playing right back.  Ruben is the one this week that puts the tin-foil hat to address the Fire's Visa issues and #DanielSturridgeTocf97 !!?!?!? All that on more on this week's North Lot Podcast.

Ruben and RJ are back, just in time for the start of the season! The boys give their thoughts about the frantic nature of the offseason and go through each position group and talk about who they like and don’t like, and give their predictions for the season. They also talk about Sunday’s match against Seattle and decide how much trouble this team is in this weekend.

On our special off-season episode, we Welcome new Hot Time in Old Town EiC Patrick McCraney on the show to give us a heat check on the Fire. We also talk about the Beric signing, as well as layout our concerns over the new direction on the field. Patrick also tells us about himself, and RJ and Ruben explain to him what a weaboo is. All that and more on this special North Lot Podcast.

On the season finale of TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss this week’s big breaking news: the Fire’s official announcement of their return to Soldier Field, and Bastian Schweinsteiger ’s retirement. Then they do a big-picture review of the 2019 season before taking a hopeful look at 2020. Finally, Bridget signs off as a TNL panelist and gets ready to bid farewell to Hot Time In Old Town.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the 2-2 draw with Toronto last weekend. They talked about Kenneth Kronholm, Francisco Calvo , Djordje Mihailovic , and who may or may not be back in 2020.

This week on TNL, Ruben and Bridget discuss the Fire’s goalless draw in Cincinnati last week, heap praise on Przemysław Frankowski, game out some possible playoff scenarios, and much more.

On a special episode of TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget react to Andrew Hauptman’s sale of the team. They dig into the response from fans, media, and former players, and speculate on the future of the club under Joe Mansueto. They also unpack the win over Dallas and preview this weekend’s game against Cincinnati.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discussed recent results against New England and Columbus, the pending Soldier Field lease, the Brimstone Cup, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the Fire’s loss to Portland, the win over Philly, what the rest of the season looks like, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget talk about the win over Montreal, Kenneth Kronholm: Walking Disaster, the league’s apparent cozying up to fascists, playoff scenarios and more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget talk about the win over Houston, Jonathan Bornstein, front office hires, rumors about the rebrand, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben and RJ discuss the scoreless draw vs DC, power struggles in the front office, the MLS All-Star Game, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the loss to Philly, the Jonathan Bornstein signing, the leaked Soldier Field announcement, tonight’s Leagues Cup clash with Cruz Azul, and more.

This week on TNL, Ruben and RJ discuss the Mo Adams trade, the loss to Cincy, tomorrow’s clash with That Yellow Team and what the rivalry means to us, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the loss to Sporting Kansas City , the ongoing Fullback Problem, travel problems, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the Fire’s loss to RBNY, players out of position, Pauno’s job security, international tournament soccer, and more.

This week on TNL, Ruben and RJ talk about the draw with RSL, potential summer transfer targets, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and more.

This week on TNL, Ruben and RJ pointedly try not to talk about the Open Cup, how quiet it’s been in CF97-land, and reflect on some favorite soccer memories.

This week on TNL, Ruben and RJ discuss the first half of the season, look ahead to tonight’s US Open Cup clash with Saint Louis FC, and chat about soccer-related happenings at E3.

This week on TNL, RJ rejoins Ruben and Bridget to unpack the loss to Atlanta United , discuss the Fire’s finishing problems, and look ahead to the start of the Open Cup campaign.