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Chris Zorich was a stellar defensive lineman with Notre Dame who went on to play excellent football with the Chicago Bears! He joins his old buddy Mike North and the two exchange stories.

Zorich is now the AD at Chicago State University.

Mike North takes on John Paxson and the disaster that is the Chicago Bulls. North and his sidekick, Aldo Gandia, discuss the organization's issues and if there's any reason for hope. 

Mike introduces his new Friday betting tips with two NBA games. Every Friday Mike will look at pro and college basketball games and offer up his best bets.

The show concludes with some movie talk. It's a fun hour of talk radio!

John Buffone welcomes MassLive.com Patriots beat writer Andrew Callahan. The two talk about the less than Super Bowl game. There's Bears talk, too!

Bears legend and future Hall of Fame center Olin Kreutz stops by to talk Bears football and X's and O's, Hall of Fame fan Bear Man also shares his Super Bowl experience and the barkeeper himself, Aldo Gandia, stops in with some breaking barroom news! Then the guys pick their 2018 Bears season MVPs, this episode is a must listen!

Lead Producer: Joe Mandel

Co-Producer: Phil Ottochian

Associate Producer: Greg Braggs Jr.

Jimbo Covert was voted on the All-Decade Team for the 1980s. The Chicago Bears stellar offensive tackle is the only player on that team who has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Mike North talks to Covert about that and much more!

Their 35-minute interview is a Bears Barroom classic! The last portion of the show is where Mike shares his thoughts on Super Bowl LIII.

This week's Mike North Advantage starts with talk about the NFL's efforts to shut down the Barroom. 

Additionally, Mike shares plenty of hilarious sports stories and, of course, we talk about the Super Bowl and get his pick for the game.

Tempers flare between Shayne, Phil and Aldo. The show opens with Aldo losing his cool over Phil booking Olin Kruetz on to Bears Hour Live without following Barroom protocol. But, we learn that that's not what's really bothering Aldo and the three friends discuss several topics that need addressing.

After the first 40 minutes of brotherly love and fighting are over the show begins with special announcements. Then about an hour in there's finally football talk.

The Goon, Tooch and Gains are back! This time the smartest man in the barroom, Shayne Marsaw, joins the guys to answer their end of the season burning NFL questions. Tune in for an hour and a half of fun!

Lead Producer: Joe Mandel

After spending a week in Mobile, Alabama scouting the Senior Bowl prospects Danny Shimon and Aldo Gandia talk about players that are likely to fall to rounds three and lower and could fit the Chicago Bears.

QB Guru Mark Schofield from Inside the Pylon and Pro Football Weekly joins us to talk Mitch Trubisky, the Senior Bowl, officiating and the Super Bowl!

Phil rants about the officials and our Man in the Streets, Man in the seats, Greg Braggs Jr. stops by with some on the street Bear fan interviews!

Tune in for a great time!

Lead Producer: Joe Mandel

Co-Producer: Phil Ottochian

Associate Producer: Greg Braggs Jr.