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The guys wish Laura Foote a happy birthday! Former Bulls coach Jim Boylen obtains a new job at the Checkers drive-thru! We break that new job down. Beave and Len review the MLB playoffs and pick their post-season favorites. They talk the Bears' big win over Washington as well, and provide their scouting report on the upcoming opponent Minnesota. They also celebrate the terrible starts for New England and Green Bay. Plus WNBA Finals! I Recommend! Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums! And Len's Favorite 500! Tune in now.

Podcaster, movie critic and friend of Jagbags Morgan Gire comes back to talk the films of the eccentric Tim Burton. Which films are his very best? Which ones are most overrated? Underrated? Is Planet of the Apes in fact his worst film, or is another movie more deserving of the title? We talk all this, plus we compare him to other directors and talk about the diverse array of A-list stars that have appeared in his movies over the years. Put some Jagbags in your ear!

You know what? It's our podcast, and so we get to do whatever we want. That means as a result of one of the worst weeks in Chicago/Cleveland sports history, we will NOT be talking the Guardians, Cubs, Browns, Bears, or ANY OF IT! So instead we flip the script and talk "I Recommend" ("The Creator", Studs Terkel's "Division Street"), Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums, Len's Favorite 500 Albums, and Len's successful tour of dramatic readings of top 80s song lyrics. EAT IT, LARRY FROM SCHAUMBURG! Put some Jagbags in your ear!

With the remastered version of "Stop Making Sense" currently playing in Chicago and other cities, plus Len's newest Talking Heads bracket, the time is right to discuss their music, their impact and the chances for a reunion. What was their best album? (They had no bad albums.) What would go on your 45-minute Ultimate Playlist? Where do they rank in the Musical Pantheon Rating System? First Pantheon, or lower? We also discuss whether "Stop Making Sense" is in fact the greatest concert movie of all time, and its worthy rivals. Put some Jagbags in your ear!

On a very personal recap episode of Jagbags, Len and Beave re-examine their relationship, all while talking the Cubs' fight for a wild card spot, the Chicago Bears' rough week, the burgeoning romance between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, Terry Francona's final days in Cleveland, the dominant Browns defense, "Still", nominated for seven Emmy Awards and starring Michael J. Fox, and much more! Tune in for the soul-baring.

Friend of the Jagbags Bruce Hollett joins us to discuss the music and career of the British power pop/punk pioneer the Kinks. Where do they rank in the all-time Rock Pantheon? What is their beat album? Their best song? Are they underrated or properly rated? Why were they destined to live in the shadow of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? We go through our 45-minute all-time Kinks Playlist (an impossible task), and try to remember the exact word-for-word titles of the Kinks' most successful LPs.

In the latest recap episode, Len spells out the Cubs' exact path to the playoffs, and whether he thinks they can do it. We close the chapter on the Chicago Sky's season, and Len provides his postmortem for the team, and areas they need to improve in the off-season. (He also officially announces his candidacy for the Sky head coaching job.) We talk Bears' and Browns' bad Week 2 losses, plus Len previews the upcoming Chiefs/Bears matchup. Plus "I Recommend", where Beave reviews "Shrinking" and Len reviews our inferior competitors "Smartless". Plus Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums and Len's Favorite 500 Albums. Put some Jagbags in your ear!

The L.A. band the Doors continue to inspire strong opinions, even in 2023, and Beave and Len talk through the band's music in detail. Will their popularity come roaring back yet again, or has their time passed at last? Was Jim Morrison the first art rock poet, or was he a drunken fraud? Does the music hold up 50 years later? What was the secret of the band's appeal (make no mistake, at their zenith they were as big as anyone)? Tune in for some strange days.

Beave and Len both attend the Printers Row Lit Fest downtown (unbeknownst to each other) and report back on their experiences. The Bears lose to Green Bay at home while the Browns beat Cincinnati definitively. The Cubs continue their postseason push, and the Chicago Sky make the WNBA playoffs. Plus "I Recommend", Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums, and Len's All-Time Favorite 500 Albums. Tune in for podcasting DELIGHTS!

Beave and Len discuss some of the most terrifying "villains" in cinema history. From Darth Vader to Annie Wilkes to Bellatrix and everyone in between, we go through an hour's worth of despicable behavior by the people film goers love to hate. Who was the scariest? The most devious? Most overrated? And which villains had a point to their behavior? We cover it all (while forgetting so many along the way). Put some Jagbags in your ear!