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Two men, tortured for their entire lives by the Chicago Bears, talk about the NFL, the draft, and conspicuously nothing at all to do with Kyle Orton! Tune in each week for NFL news and the ongoing destruction of their souls at the hands of the Chicago Bears. Email us at startkyleorton@gmail.com or yell at Kyle on X at @startkyIeorton. ALSO check out Kyle's new SubStack at https://substack.com/@startkyleorton.

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S4 · E27
Wednesday · 53 min
Blue Tsunami? Baby it was a BEAR Tsunami
Our long national nightmare is over. That's right, a quarterback finally passed for more than 200 yards on the Seattle Seahawk defense! Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson, and the rest of the Bears offense shellacked the defending super bowl champs and have firmly asserted their claim to the top spot in the league. Who do we shout out first? How did we manage this? What are our expectations going forward? And do I need to set up a google voice box? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E26
October 29 · 19 min
JEFFMERGENCY SIMMONSCAST
JEFFERY SIMMONS!
S4 · E25
October 28 · 1 hr 5 min
Mid Season Around the NFL Special
This week on the SKOd is the annual bonus episode! The guys go around the NFL and chat about everything BUT the Bears (...also might be some Bears talk in there). We promised to talk about Justin Herbert, but what else is in here? Picking on other 2024 draft QBs? Absolutely. Shock over the NFC playoff picture? It's in here. Steve DeBerg? Mentioned! Thanks for listening!
S4 · E24
October 24 · 52 min
Is This Heaven? (No This is an Elite Quarterback)
This week the guys are mostly just extremely giddy about how good the Bears (and specifically Caleb Williams) are! They recap an incredible Thursday Nighter against New England which had some insane highs (Caleb to Rome! Luther Burden! Kyler Gordon! DJax!) and some wild, hilarious lows (Caleb to Rome?! Handoffs to Joe Thuney? Doinks??). Let's all enjoy being in a new era of Chicago football together, thanks for listening!
S4 · E23
October 20 · 48 min
Returns (of friends, and of victories)
This week the guys discuss the returns of Caleb Williams and Kyler Gordon, both of whom were instrumental in a dominant win over the Atlanta Falcons, 31-23. How can a 31-23 win be dominant? Well, about that! How good is this offense with Caleb? How good is this defense when Kyler Gordon is on the field? And how far can we take this thing? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E22
October 14 · 1 hr 1 min
The Death of the Bagenda
This week the guys talk about how they are, for some reason, fairly optimistic about the Bears long term even after the mother of all butt whoopings at the hands of our forever nemeses, the Green Bay Packers. Sometimes you lose with a bad backup quarterback, but not all media outlets would agree that Bagent is Bad-gent and the guys spend a decent bit of time talking about that. How exposed was the defense during this game, and how much worse can it get with Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo out for a couple weeks? Also... I guess we're talking about the state of football analytics for a while on here! Thanks for listening!
S4 · E21
October 7 · 58 min
It Can't Always Be This Easy, Right?
This week on the SKOd the guys go over what has now become a common occurrence for the Bears: an easy, dominant win against an overmatched team, in this case the New York Jets. The insane level of ball control, the clear talent disparity, the clear coaching ability difference... well we've seen this before already this year! At 3-1 with 3 easy wins and a single loss in a coin flip monsoon game, just how good ARE these Bears? And what does that mean for Bears/Packers next week? And... why does that ghost have a Diet Coke? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E20
September 30 · 1 hr 8 min
The SKOdcast IN: The Case of the Grounded Eagles (feat. Erik)
This week on the SKOd we welcome back Erik to celebrate the absolute mollywhopping the Bears put on the Eagles despite starting emergency QB Case Keenum. How cool was that? Since we're all Case's age... are we about to die? What got into Grady and Dayo? And how much hate DO we have in our hearts for those trying to rip Rome and Luther apart? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E19
September 22 · 13 min
A Most Nauseating Nothingburger
This week on the SKOd... well you see the episode length, the guys don't have much to say about a game that meant nothing for the rest of the season! Games played in a torrential downpour will do that to you. As we run through what we think MIGHT affect the rest of the season we also do a bit of a sound check! Let us know in the comments how Kyle's audio is doing across platforms. Thanks everyone and we'll see you next week!
S4 · E18
September 15 · 59 min
Fifty Nine of Caleb Williams' Own Points
One win down, 19 to go! The Bears offense came into this season with a ton of hype and they may have blown even all of THAT out of the water in week 1 with a 59-37 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Let's talk about the good, the bad, and Ben Johnson giving Travis a stroke by going for it on 4th down in the 2nd quarter on his own 20!
S4 · E17
September 8 · 1 hr 6 min
Chicago Bears 2026 Season Preview
The season is nigh, and that means one final pre-regular season pod; it's time to preview the Chicago Bears! Join us as we lament the defensive line, applaud the offense, finally make a call on Rome v Burden (they are both awesome), and look forward to football finally coming back on Wednesday(?!). Thanks for listening!
S4 · E16
September 1 · 1 hr 5 min
NFC North Season Preview feat. Nick
It's that time of year again! The preseason is done and we are less than two weeks out from the start of the season, so we dragged Nick back for the 4th year ina row to yap about the state of the NFC North! Boy the Lions sure are getting a lot of love after finishing in last place last season. The Vikings could seemingly be anything! And of course after playing three of the most entertaining games in the entire rivalry last year, what of the Bears and Packers? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E15
August 22 · 1 hr 24 min
Talking Quarterbacks with Robert Schmitz
This week on a BONUS SKOd the guys welcome legendary retired Bears content creator Robert Schmitz! And if he's here, you know what time it is: it's time to talk about quarterbacks! Caleb, Justin, and Mitch are all under the microscope as he and the guys reminisce about the great Bears QB Wars, discuss the current media landscape, and look forward to the coming season. Thanks for listening!
S4 · E14
August 18 · 59 min
The Preseason is here!
This week the guys go over the Bears first preseason game and all the camp news surrounding it. Braxton Jones really set himself apart on Saturday, didn't he? Hey, how'd those rookies do? And what's it like to not be hanging on every piece of camp news we get? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E13
August 13 · 1 hr 24 min
Dennis Allen, defense, and you! feat. Mike Faltas
This week the guys are joined by noted film eater Mike Faltas (@mfaltas_), and we're talking entirely about Dennis Allen's defense (pre-Bears, last year, this year, and beyond?). What went wrong last year with the defense? How much of that falls on DA's shoulders and how much on personnel? Why did things look so much different in the playoffs (was it really Kyler Gordon and D'Marco Jackson)? And what should we expect this year? Thanks for listening!
S4 · E12
July 30 · 1 hr
Kyler? We Hardly Know Her!
This week the guys realize they haven't done a normal episode for more than 3 months and quickly go rabid! Kyler Gordon's inability to stay healthy starts us off but pretty soon Kyle is whipping out a spray bottle and showing hole. Travis drinks too much coffee and tries to find a spot for Hyppo (Kyle's hole??) but only finds... Ron Coomer? Darnell Wright doesn't have an extension and that of course means it's time to insult Broncos fans. Were the guys responsible for taking out all of these Panthers? Maybe! One thing is certain: you WILL wonder if Travis and Kyle live too close to an electrical substation. Thanks for listening!
S4 · E11
July 17 · 1 hr 19 min
A Very Ty Dunne Finale
Welcome back! In the third and final part Kyle, Travis, and Pat from bear Weather Fans pick their favorite remaining passages and have one last bit of fun with this disasterpiece of an article before training camp. Enjoy!
S4 · E10
July 10 · 1 hr 1 min
A Dramatic Reading of Ty Dunne's B.S., Part 2
This week we dig into the second half of Ty's poorly written, far too credulous epic about Caleb Williams. Enjoy!
S4 · E9
July 2 · 1 hr 5 min
A Dramatic Reading of Ty Dunne's B.S., Part One
It's finally time! Kyle and Travis have grabbed Pat of Bear Weather Fans by the collar and drug him over here to tear Ty Dunne a new one by... well just by reading his own words mostly. Is it as bad as we remember? Oh no friends... it is so, so much worse. So grab a beverage, play the Ty Dunne Drinking Game, and enjoy part 1 of a dramatic reading of HOUSE... OF DYSFUNCTION.
S4 · E8
June 18 · 1 hr 23 min
2026 QB Rankings!
The SKOdcast summer break is over! Join us this week as we rank every starter and a few backups right in order, with NO hemming and hawing (it's all hemming and hawing). Who lands the coveted bottom spot? Can anyone knock Mahomes off his perch? And most importantly... where is Caleb Williams? Also keep an ear out for a very hungry, very thirsty special guest's ghostly presence. Thanks for listening!

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