The Irrational Fan Podcast

It's the biggest offseason for the Bears in a decade (or 4) and we preview what we hope and dream the Bears might do in the draft. Then, we talk about the suddenly fun-again Chicago Cubs and why you should probably start caring again about Baseball! Joined throughout by guest Codi Wasion. Thanks for Listening!

After a week off, the boys are back to look at the NBA season predictions and talk about the most interesting Round 1 playoff matchups. We also start the pod with some exciting personal news and quick look back at the Masters! Thanks for Listening!

Its one of our favorite weeks of the year! Masters week! Come along for our favorite storylines, who were watching, and our winners picks. Thanks for listening!

As the NBA regular season nears its conclusion, we look back and discuss our All NBA awards, MVP as well as a few other podcast specific awards! Thanks for listening!

After our typical banter and general musings, we do our first pod on Formula 1! How we got into it, why we love it, and how you can get in on the fun too! Thanks for listening!

Hello Friends! It's been a big week in Chicago sports and we cover all our thoughts and reactions to the very active Bears as the NFL offseason is in full swing.  Jump to (15:15) if you don't want to hear about how much we dislike mosquitoes and social media.  Thanks for listening! 

We take a break from the regularly scheduled programing to introduce The Ultimate GM! Aka, The All City Trade Podcast! With Special Guests Braylon and Spencer, we take the 20 of the top sports cities and start trading anyone and everyone to bring our fans what they want!  Come along for the chaotic ride.  Thanks for listening! 

We are post all star break and the last quarter of the NBA season is here. We discus the new expectations for the busy trade deadline teams and what we're watching for as the NBA battles for playoff seeding and draft position.  Just ahead to (15:46) if you don't want to hear about Jesse's golf game or Jensens favorite food!  Thanks for Listening!

Super Bowl 57 is in the books! Jensen calls in from Mexico and we break it all down after discussing Jensens curious drink choices and our Question of the Day!  Jump to (14:20) if you want to get straight to the action.  Thanks for Listening! 

Buckle up for a big one! Starting out with Super Bowl breakdowns, then making our way over to the NBA Trade Deadline (49:15) All the while, watching the NBA All time scoring record be broken. we cover it all in a big sports week!  Thanks for listening! 

Here to break down the two conference championship games from the NFL weekend!  Thanks for listening! 

Opening banter about re-watching TV shows and the Question of the Day! Then we break down our thoughts from the NFL Divisional weekend (16:14) before we make our selections for the NBA All Star teams (44:53)  Thanks for listening! 

After a prolonger intro in which we cover everything from dog ownership to humidifiers, we talk about the NFL "SUPER wild card weekend" (11:02) and the upcoming divisional round.  Then, we have a good natured debate about what "easy plays" in sports are actually way harder than they look. (47:50)  Enjoy! 

Starting off with a Bears discussion after they improbably land the #1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, talking through what we think we want them to do, and what they could do, and how we are completely terrified of all the options.  Then we get into a draft of the 14 Playoff teams and our Superbowl Picks!  Thanks for listening! 

Its the end of 2022! which means the inaugural Year End Awards Show!  Before we bring our nominees for the year end awards, we give our final thoughts on the 2022 World Cup and a brief discussion about the US mens team controversies that have come up in the last week.  We then dive into our end of year awards nominations! Categories include :Breakout of the year, Bust of the Year, Team o...

Talking through our biggest misses in the NBA so far and if theres any chance they turn around.  Then we go head to head drafting the Greatest of the Greatest!  Thanks for listening!

We talk a bit about the USMNT loss in the World Cup, and what might be next for them. Then we start looking at the real Contenders in the NFL and who we think has been the MVP of this season!  Thanks for listening!  Special Shoutout to Owen Woltjer for the updated show artwork! Love you! 

As the group stage concludes we take a look at the first 2 weeks of the World Cup, we talk about the chances that USA has to keep advancing as well as the surprises of the Cup thus far.  We finish with a draft of the remaining teams, because, who doesn't like a good draft!  Thanks for listening! 

We take a in depth look at the US Mens National Team with guest Braylon Oliver ahead of the first match vs Wales. How was this team built, what are the strengths, weakness' and expectations for the USMNT in the 2022 World Cup. Tune in to get excited and prepared for the USA's run through the Cup! 

We have our first guest, Codi Wasion take us through a preview of the 2022 World Cup!  We talk about Codi's journey into becoming soccer obsessed (7:50) and then he talks us through some keys facts and figures for the World Cup (21:20). If you're like Jesse and only really check in on soccer every 4 years for the largest sporting event in the world, this is the show for you!  Thanks for...

We  accidentally spend the first 10 minutes talking about our mediocre golf abilities, and then dive into a draft of the 12 players we would most want to start a NBA franchise with. 

Talking through the major points of the trade deadline, the most impactful moves and how we’re feeling about the direction of the Bears 

We dive into the state of the NFL at the mid-point of the season. Who's good, who's bad, who makes no sense at all (Shoutout Giants)  We also take the obligatory dive into the not so good but not completely bad Bears.

We take in the first week of the NBA Season and talk through our best calls and biggest regrets from the season preview pod. 

We continue breaking down the 2022-2023 NBA Season with the Western Conference Over/Under predictions and evaluations.