The Hot Cast

Ruben & RJ are back and pretty positive after the Fire drop the opener in Seattle. They heap praise on the midfield and Wicky and lament the tragedy that is Brandt Bronico playing right back.  Ruben is the one this week that puts the tin-foil hat to address the Fire's Visa issues and #DanielSturridgeTocf97 !!?!?!?

All that on more on this week's North Lot Podcast.

Ruben and RJ are back, just in time for the start of the season! The boys give their thoughts about the frantic nature of the offseason and go through each position group and talk about who they like and don’t like, and give their predictions for the season. They also talk about Sunday’s match against Seattle and decide how much trouble this team is in this weekend.

On our special off-season episode, we Welcome new Hot Time in Old Town EiC Patrick McCraney on the show to give us a heat check on the Fire. We also talk about the Beric signing, as well as layout our concerns over the new direction on the field. Patrick also tells us about himself, and RJ and Ruben explain to him what a weaboo is. All that and more on this special North Lot Podcast.

On the season finale of TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss this week’s big breaking news: the Fire’s official announcement of their return to Soldier Field, and Bastian Schweinsteiger’s retirement. Then they do a big-picture review of the 2019 season before taking a hopeful look at 2020. Finally, Bridget signs off as a TNL panelist and gets ready to bid farewell to Hot Time In Old Town.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the 2-2 draw with Toronto last weekend. They talked about Kenneth Kronholm, Francisco Calvo, Djordje Mihailovic, and who may or may not be back in 2020.

This week on TNL, Ruben and Bridget discuss the Fire’s goalless draw in Cincinnati last week, heap praise on Przemysław Frankowski, game out some possible playoff scenarios, and much more.

On a special episode of TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget react to Andrew Hauptman’s sale of the team. They dig into the response from fans, media, and former players, and speculate on the future of the club under Joe Mansueto. They also unpack the win over Dallas and preview this weekend’s game against Cincinnati.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discussed recent results against New England and Columbus, the pending Soldier Field lease, the Brimstone Cup, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget discuss the Fire’s loss to Portland, the win over Philly, what the rest of the season looks like, and much more.

This week on TNL, Ruben, RJ, and Bridget talk about the win over Montreal, Kenneth Kronholm: Walking Disaster, the league’s apparent cozying up to fascists, playoff scenarios and more.