Best Jed Craig Podcasts (2025)

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Best of the Bears: New book shines light on Caleb Williams' initial desire to avoid Chicago 56:19

4h ago56:19

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In Best of the Bears this week, author and ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham joined the Rahimi & Harris Show to detail his reporting on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' initial desire to avoid being drafted by Chicago in 2024; Mike Mulligan and David Haugh shared their predictions for how many games the Bears will win in 2025 following the NFL's …

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Best of Rahimi & Harris: May 12-16 1:13:09

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In the Best of Rahimi & Harris this week, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed Bears general manager Ryan Poles' culpability in quarterback Caleb Williams' tumultuous rookie season; Rahimi and Harris took calls from Score listeners who weighed in on the Bulls’ future after the team landed the 12th overall pick in the NBA Draft; Chicago Sky pr…

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Best of the Cubs: May 12-16 48:49

1d ago48:49

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In the Best of the Cubs this week, manager Craig Counsell joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to discuss his club's belief that it's never out of a game and how young center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is handling the spotlight; Spanish radio play-by-play announcer Miguel Esparza joined the Rahimi & Harris Show to discuss the Cubs' walk-off win agains…

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Full Show — May 16, 2025 1:53:45

1d ago1:53:45

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed Bears general manager Ryan Poles' culpability in quarterback Caleb Williams' tumultuous rookie season and previewed the Cubs-White Sox series at Wrigley Field this weekend.

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Improper development of Caleb Williams is on Ryan Poles (Hour 1) 43:44

1d ago43:44

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris opened their show by discussing Bears general manager Ryan Poles' culpability in quarterback Caleb Williams' tumultuous rookie season. After that, they discussed how new Bears head coach Ben Johnson can successfully earn the trust of Williams.

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Mark Grote sounds off on Caleb Williams' lost year of development (Hour 2) 40:54

7h ago40:54

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In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Score reporter/host Mark Grote to discuss the new revelations about how Bears quarterback Caleb Williams felt about the organization ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. After that, Score contributor Ryan McGuffey joined the show to preview the Crosstown Series between the Cubs and White S…

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5 On It & Craig Counsell weighs in on Matt Shaw's performance at Triple-A (Hour 3) 29:06

2d ago29:06

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In the final hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris held the 5 On It segment, where they debated a variety of sports topics, including which rookie will have the biggest impact in the Cubs-White Sox series at Wrigley Field this weekend. Later, Rahimi and Harris listened to Cubs manager Craig Counsell's comments on how third baseman Matt Shaw is far…

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5 On It: Which rookie will have biggest impact in Cubs-White Sox series? 17:32

7h ago17:32

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris held the 5 On It segment, where they debated a variety of sports topics, including which rookie will have the biggest impact in the Cubs-White Sox series at Wrigley Field this weekend.

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Ryan McGuffey previews Crosstown Series between Cubs, White Sox 13:19

2d ago13:19

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Score contributor Ryan McGuffey to preview the Crosstown Series between the Cubs and White Sox this weekend.

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Mark Grote sounds off on Caleb Williams' lost year of development 19:36

2d ago19:36

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Score reporter/host Mark Grote to discuss the new revelations about how Bears quarterback Caleb Williams felt about the organization ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.

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How will Ben Johnson ensure Caleb Williams won't lose faith in his system? 14:23

1d ago14:23

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed how new Bears head coach Ben Johnson can successfully earn the trust of second-year quarterback Caleb Williams.

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Improper development of Caleb Williams is on Ryan Poles 15:50

2d ago15:50

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed Bears general manager Ryan Poles' culpability in quarterback Caleb Williams' tumultuous rookie season.

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2306 FBF: Free Markets vs Big Government with Steve Forbes Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media and Author of ‘Freedom Manifesto’ 38:30

2d ago38:30

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This Flashback Friday is from episode 302, published last February 25, 2013. Jason Hartman is joined on this episode by Steve Forbes, the editor in chief of Forbes Media, to propose and attempt to answer the question: Why does government get bigger and bigger when we know it doesn’t work well? Mr. Forbes states that history proves free markets work…

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400. Keep them kids - Pointless Exercise Podcast 1:06:04

2d ago1:06:04

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It's the 400th Pointless Exercise Podcast! Either it's a huge hit, or we can't take a hint. What should the Cubs do with Cade Horton and Moises Ballesteros when Ian Happ and Shōta come back? Why was Pat treating Ron Coomer like a meterologist the other night? Do we need to chip in for Boog's healthcare? Will either paper do the hack All-Chicago tea…

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Full Show — May 15, 2025 2:51:17

3d ago2:51:17

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris reacted to the Bears’ schedule being set for the 2025 season and welcomed on author and ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham to discuss his in-depth reporting on the lengths that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and his father went to in an attempt to avoid Williams being drafted by Chicago in 2024.…

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Bears have a 'bear' of a schedule this season (Hour 1) 42:52

18h ago42:52

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris opened their show by breaking down the Bears' schedule. In particular, they focused on the first six games of the season.

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Are the White Sox going to be a problem for the Cubs? (Hour 2) 42:30

2d ago42:30

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In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris previewed the Cubs-White Sox series, which will begin Friday at Wrigley Field. After that, Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood joined the show to discuss his new contract extension with the school and more.

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5 On It & Caleb Williams initially didn't want to be drafted by Bears (Hour 3) 42:41

3d ago42:41

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In the third hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris held the 5 On It segment, where they discussed a variety of sports topics. After that, they reacted to the new revelations from author Seth Wickersham regarding the lengths that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and his father went to in an attempt to avoid Williams being drafted by Chicago in 2024…

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Seth Wickersham details Caleb Williams' desire to avoid going to Bears (Hour 4) 43:12

2d ago43:12

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In the final hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by author and ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham to detail his reporting on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' initial desire to avoid being drafted by Chicago. The full story will be in Wickersham's upcoming book "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback." It's set to be released…

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Transition | Seth Wickersham's reporting underscores the Bears' disastrous approach to Caleb Williams' rookie season 20:58

18h ago20:58

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris welcomed on Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes for the daily transition segment.

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Carl Williams: Caleb complained about lack of guidance from Bears coaches 10:48

18h ago10:48

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' dad's comments that Caleb complained about a lack of guidance from the coaching staff during his tumultuous rookie season.

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Brad Underwood talks extension with Illinois, evolving college landscape 16:33

3d ago16:33

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood to discuss his new contract extension with the school and more.