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- Ep.51 - Stephanie in Sanibel; Chuck Norris toast; Soccer's Premier League; Beach movie draft; Teaching today
Super sister Stephanie joins the Bub’s Pub Podcast to discuss Sanibel, Soldier Field, Soccer, and being a Super Teacher in today’s environment!
- Getting to Sanibel and travel tips
- A toast to Chuck Norris who passed away at 86
- Illini basketball makes the sweet 16
- A Hail Mary for Soldier Field?
- Soccer fandom at the Premier League
- DRAFT: Best beach adjacent movies
- Being a teacher today
- 2 crazy headlines of the week
56 min - Ep.50 - Tim Orkfritz, Josh Bartzen and Brennen all join our 50th episode; NFL; WBC; best drafts; Anthropic vs Dept. of War
50th Episode celebration!!! Josh Bartzen, Tim Orfritz, and Brennen Roberts all join in for our first 4-person episode! We look back on the first 49 shows while still covering the news of today. Thanks to everyone who has listened and laughed with us along the way!
- Brennen's AI deep dive research of Bub's Pub
- Patrick’s Day insights
- NFL free agency and updates
- World Baseball Classic
- NCAA Basketball Tournament
- DRAFT of the best DRAFTS!
- Texas couple convicted of $5M home remodeling scam
- Punch the Monkey
- Anthropic vs. The Dept. of War - counter point
- Tim and Jodi need to enter this competition!
1 hr 25 min - Ep.49 - SPECIAL EDITION: Brennen Roberts launches Seniors Helping Seniors for the Greater Naperville Area!
SPECIAL EDITION: Brennen Roberts is starting up Seniors Helping Seniors for the Greater Naperville Area! Seniors Helping Seniors is a company that offers non-medical in-home care for aging seniors who want to age in place in their homes. Brennen and I sit down for this interview about his exciting new business venture and the path he took to get there!
- Changes in the marketing agency space
- Personal life encourages new ideas
- The idea to make a change
- What to do next?
- Franchise? Maybe, but which one?
- Seniors Helping Seniors
- The loneliness epidemic and finding good caregivers
- The family is all-in
- Next step: Launching the business!
- The vision of the business
- Helping families how to navigate aging
- Community resources to leverage
- Getting up and running!
54 min - Ep.48 - Mike Ciccarelli, Franchise Consultant interview; Drew Dalman retires; Iran conflict analysis; Draft of best spy movies
Mike Ciccarelli, Franchise Consultant Extraordinaire, joins the podcast for an in-depth interview with me and Brennen regarding all the considerations when starting up your own franchise business. Enjoy!
- Genius idea: Government "Relegation"
- Bear's Drew Dalman retires unexpectedly
- Illinois basketball feel good story
- Is there any hope for the Bulls?
- World Baseball Classic starts
- Iran conflict breakdown
- The Mossad - Israel's CIA
- DRAFT: Best Espionage or Spy movies
- Interview: Mike Ciccarelli - Franchise Consultant
1 hr 23 min - Ep.47 - Costa Rica vacation; Bears stadium debate; Olympic Highlights; Best Drug Cartel Movies; Mamdani's Money Madness; New AI ventures you won't believe
Brennen is back! He tells us about his amazing Costa Rica trip, and we catch up on the world topics.
- Costa Rican vacation was amazing!
- A toast to Rev. Jesse Jackson
- The Bears stadium saga and debate
- Illini basketball is so Aggravating!
- Winter Olympics highlights
- Mexican Cartels are pissed off
- DRAFT: Best Drug Cartel Movies/TV
- Mamdani's Money Madness in NY
- Who does Kalshi say who will be the Democratic '28 candidate
- Landmark $2M lawsuit
- "CFO Silvia" your AI financial guru
- Meta's after-life AI patent
1 hr 7 min - Ep.46 - NFC North Analysis; Winter Olympics update; Best of Robert Duvall; Inside government shutdowns; Youth Sports and Private Equity
Josh Bartzen co-hosts this week and provides great insight (even for a Packers fan)!
- Big Ten basketball is tough
- Sam Darnold lost money playing the Super Bowl
- NFC North & Packers Analysis
- MLB -Tony Clark - Which is worse?
- Winter Olympics Update
- RIP - James Van Der Beek (Varsity Blues)
- DRAFT: Best of Robert Duvall – RIP
- Millionaire Migration from California
- Stephen A. Smith for President?
- Josh takes us inside government shutdowns
- Youth Sports as a Private Equity investment
- Olympic Condoms Restocked!
1 hr 14 min - Ep.45 - Super Bowl takeaways; Illini lose 2 OT games; Winter Olympics; Why is violent crime down?; Data Centers in space; Illinois keeps losing people
Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we dive into these topics of the day…
- Baseball is starting up
- Super Bowl 60 takeaways
- Illini basketball 2 overtime losses!
- Winter Olympics updates
- DRAFT: Winter Olympic events I would never do
- Ring Company using AI to find lost pets
- Violent crime is down, but why?
- Data Centers in space?
- Illinois residents keep leaving
- Olympic plush toys in demand
1 hr 9 min - Ep.44 - Bears to Indiana; Super Bowl bets; Bulls trade-o-mania; Winter Olympics; Catherine O'Hara toast; Epstein File update
Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we unbox all these goodies…
- The Grammy’s, Jelly Roll, & Kelly Osbourne
- Illinois basketball slaughters Northwestern
- Bears coaching staff and stadium drama
- Super Bowl predictions and best bets
- Will the Seahawks be sold?
- The Chicago Bulls trade the whole team!
- Winter Olympic preview
- Northern Illinois football gets $34M
- DRAFT: Best Catherine O'Hara Movies/TV
- Autonomous Car Insurance
- Weight loss drugs lawsuits
- Epstein Files update
- Oswego's "Megalodome"
1 hr 13 min - Ep.43 - Toast to Terry Boers; Super Bowl preview; College football drama; Wagler/Illini top Purdue; MLB updates; China's population collapse
Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we dissect all these stories of the day:
- Megan Fox makes a hot robot
- Check out "The Venue" in Aurora
- Should Robinhood be in the Polymarket?
- A Toast: Terry Boers passes away at 75
- AFC & NFC Championship games review
- Luke Ferrelli drama with Clemson and Ole Miss
- Trinidad Chambliss still trying to get a 6th year
- MLB Spring training starts Feb 11
- Illinois defeats Purdue and Keaton Wagler is awesome
- Movie Draft: Best winter/cold movies
- China's population collapse
1 hr 20 min - Ep.42 - Bears season autopsy; Indiana's crazy win; College football and the law; Best Cinderella stories; Cold Greenland is HOT topic
Brennen Roberts co-hosts with a breakdown and spirited conversation on all these topics:
- The Polar Vortex is on the way!
- The autopsy of the Bears loss to the Rams and the season
- College National Championship analysis
- Duke sues their starting QB for trying to leave
- Ole Miss QB sues to get a 6th year of football
- The transfer portal is closing...now what?
- Way to early college football rankings for next year
- DRAFT: Best Cinderella Stories
- Greenland: What's all the interest about?
- Student loan borrows saved...for now
- Illinois' estate tax is ridiculous
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About Bub’s Pub Podcast
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Welcome to Bub’s Pub, the podcast where the conversation flows as freely as the beer (BYOB!). Join host Dan ”Bub” Drews and his rotating cast of characters, including regular Brennen Roberts, as they…
dive headfirst into the kind of chats you’d overhear at your favorite neighborhood watering hole. If you’re a Chicagoan navigating the wild world of sports (Go Bears? Go Cubs?), the latest flicks, shows, books, the joys (and occasional terrors) of fatherhood, and maybe even some grown-up business talk (without getting too serious), then pull up a virtual stool. We’re serving up opinions, laughs, and maybe even a little unsolicited advice, all with a distinctly Chicago suburban flavor. So grab your beverage of choice and join the Bub’s Pub crew! It’s like hanging out with your buddies, without having to leave the house.