Big Ten Tournament week is here, and longtime Chicago Tribune sportswriter/author Ed Sherman joined the show to discuss Big Ten hoops history and a piece he wrote in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament official program that details the conference's "list of firsts" in college basketball. The piece aligns with the opportunity to pre-order Ed's new book, This is Big: How the Big Ten Set the Standard in College Sports, on www.BigTenBook.com. The book is scheduled to come out in Fall 2019. (2:30-28:10)

Then, producer Colleen Degnan re-joined for her Coll For The Culture segment to discuss the intersection of sports and pop culture, including must-experience tourist attractions for Chicago visitors during the Big Ten Tournament. (29:30-1:00:22)