The Stretch

The Stretch

Variety talk show encompassing national stories in pop culture, sports, & the internet hosted by Eddie, Chief & White Sox Dave. Harnessing the dynamic of the Barstool Chicago Radio hour, three longtime coworkers and Chicago locals offer their comedic perspective on news for the common man. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Episodes

August 25, 2025 58 mins

On today’s episode of The Stretch, we get into the recent Cubs run… can we say we are officially back? Big Cat recaps his weekend in Saratoga and we talk about Colson Montgomery and what the rest of the season looks like for the White Sox. Next talk Bears and Bagent’s extension and impressive preseason performance. Then we get into some college football talk and discuss Frank Nazar’s huge contract with the Blackhawks. Lastly we rec...

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Today on The Stretch we are joined by former Chicago Bull, Chris Duhon. We talk about his time at Duke (1:23) and playing for the Bulls (4:43). He tells us his war stories from playing for Skiles and Coach K (9:41). We get his take on NIL (15:52) as well as his stories from playing on the Bulls with Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni (19:35) to being on the Magic during the Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy drama (25:28). We talk about h...

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On Today’s episode of The Stretch we discuss our feelings on the Bears after their preseason game against the Bills (1:34) and we recap our experience watching the UFC fights in Chicago (17:19). We get into what to expect for the Cubs Brewers series (29:34) and Big Cat tells us about his experience at the Savannah Bananas game (38:19). Dave gives a heartfelt thank you to the White Sox (43:04). Lastly we discuss the Air and Water Sh...

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Today on The Stretch, we are joined by UFC fighter Chase Hooper. We start off by talking about this weekend’s UFC event in Chicago (2:40) and discuss the process of weight cutting (3:52). Chase tells us about being young in the league (6:00) and preparing for his fight against Alex Hernandez (12:33). We discuss our favorite fighters to watch (14:02) and how to build a brand as a young fighter (17:30). Next we talk about our dream f...

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Today on The Stretch we discuss our takeaways from the Bears and Dolphins Preseason game. We are joined by former offensive tackle, Terron Armstead who gives us some great insight into what went down at the joint practice. We then talk about the recent Cubs slump and how the Brewers just don’t lose. Lastly, we get into some thoughts about the White Sox and the new UFC Paramount deal. 0:00 - Intro 1:59 - Instant takeaways from Bear...

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Today on The Stretch, we are joined by former White Sox and Cub, Clint Frazier, and Chicago Bears reporter Chris Emma. Kicking things off with Clint Frazier, we get right into the stories of the 2023 White Sox (2:58) and we get his current takes on the team (12:21). Then we discuss his Journey in the MLB (20:08) and talk about being traded and PCA (20:08). Next we get into his time with the Cubs (26:11) and his future in baseball (...

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On today’s episode of The Stretch we start off by debriefing the Cubs trade deadline (1:40) and discuss the awesome stretch the Sox have had (22:10). Next we discuss how we want to see Micah Parsons as a Chicago Bear (29:34) and the clips of Caleb that have gone viral from training camp (36:12). To wrap things up, we make predictions for the start of football season (39:42)


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Today on The Stretch, we are joined by Barry Rozner, former Cubs beat reporter, and Larry Bowa, former Cubs player, to honor the legacy of Ryne Sandberg. We start off by talking with Barry about Ryno’s impact on the sport of baseball (3:43) and the special friendship the two of them had (5:48). We talk about the type of role model Ryno was (9:01) and why he was sometimes misunderstood (18:32). We get into what it means to be a Chic...

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Today on The Stretch we are joined by Steven Cheah to discuss his journey becoming a Cubs fan (1:20). We talk about what is going to happen this week with the MLB trade deadline (20:25) and Billy Donovan’s contract extension (31:11). Next we get into Bears training camp and our feelings as the season gets closer (38:07). To wrap things up we share our thoughts on Happy Gilmore 2 (45:15).


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Today on The Stretch, we are joined by former Chicago Bear Alex Brown. We jump right into discussing the best QBs in Bears history (2:18) and the love hate relationship we have with Bears weather (8:16). We get Brown’s thoughts on the Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams era (11:43) and throw it back to playing for Lovie Smith (14:35). We discuss how Training Camp has gone soft and other ways the NFL has changed over the years (24:14) al...

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Today on The Stretch we start by discussing Bears training camp and how you can’t get tickets anymore (1:08). Then we get into how we just love watching WSD exist (8:07) and how Moneyball ruined baseball (10:52). WSD doesn’t agree with Cubs fans that think the sky is falling (13:18) and he couldn’t be prouder that his White Sox swept the Pirates (23:57). Next we get into the NBA Summer League and the Bulls new signing, standing at ...

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Today on The Stretch we are joined by ESPN’s Jesse Rogers to discuss everything MLB. We start it off with a recap of the All Star Game (1:19) and then we break down the NL Central and talk Cubs and Brewers (5:07). Next we get some insight on any moves the Cubs might make before the trade deadline (7:47) and ask what everyone in Chicago is wondering, will the Cubs extend Kyle Tucker and PCA’s contracts (18:50). We then get into an i...

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On today’s episode of The Stretch we start by recapping the Papa Hops Tournament and filling Big Cat in on Dave’s performance (1:12). Big Cat gives us a quick recap on his weekend in Tahoe (10:25) and we get into how we feel about Ryan Poles’ extension (13:20). We talk about the lack of fans at the 2005 White Sox Reunion (25:48) and reflect on the Cubs first half performance, and what needs to happen now (32:50). We review our awes...

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Today on the Stretch we are joined by Blackhawks legend, Patrick Kane. We start off the show by talking about 8/8 Day in Chicago and what it was like leaving this city (04:02). We tell stories from the Cup days when Big Cat was apart of the team for a day (11:55) and Kane’s tribute and first return to the United Center (14:30). Kane talks about the amazing group he played alongside and how they all keep in touch now (17:48). We get...

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On today's episode of The Stretch we are back in studio after a week's break and the guys addresses some grievances that occurred over break. White Sox Dave confronts Big Cat for being a "soft" basketball player during the Barstool Barstool Association (6:20), to which Big Cat confronts Dave for paying for his Charity Softball team for the last 5 years (15:40). We then get into the Cubs upcoming stretch and how moves need to be mad...

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Happy 4th of July! Today we are bringing you a throwback episode from June of 2022 when Chief and White Sox Dave went down to south bend to interview the legend Hawk Harrelson.


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Today on The Stretch we are joined by White Sox players Kyle Teel, Sean Burke, and Mike Vasil. We get into how Kyle Teel can’t stop smiling on the field (6:00) and what it’s like playing for Ryan Fuller (11:17). They answer some questions for us about how new technology has changed the way they play (21:06) and we go in depth on how baseball ratings would skyrocket if they could fight (21:06). WSD couldn't be happier that the Sox a...

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On today's episode of The Stretch we start by recapping the NBA finals game 7 and compare Tyrese Halliburton's injury to Derrick Rose's (1:43) We then get into hypothetical trade scenarios that would potentially rebuild the Chicago Bulls (4:08) and predict the NBA Draft (24:25). We discuss the Stanley Cup Finals and what it would take to make the Panthers a dynasty (26:15). We discuss another dream scenario where McDavid comes to t...

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Today on The Stretch we are joined by Ice Cube and Chris Allen of the Big 3. We kick things off by discussing the new city format of the Big 3 and Chris Allen promises us that Chicago will finally have a winning team to root for (2:22). Then we get into what it was like filming Anaconda in the Amazon Rainforest (8:46). Ice Cube tells us the story behind how he made the White Sox hat iconic (16:30) and his performance at the World S...

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On today's episode of The Stretch, we from the jump get into a throwback of White Sox Dave's shower not taking. We then get into the stretch the Chicago Cubs have been on, while having a 2-4 record in their last 6 games, the pitching has improved. We later get into how the Pope had a service at Rate Field, we reminiscence on the former Blackhawk Stanley Cup championship teams and having the opportunity to party with them, and more.


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