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Kap & J.Hood

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Hall-of-Fame broadcaster David Kaplan and 25-year sports broadcasting veteran Jonathan Hood are the perfect morning routine for the Chicago sports fan.

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  • 152 episodes
  • Avg 44 min
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  • Friday · 40 min

    11/13 8AM: Will Venable

    Hour 3: J. Hood & Dionne played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL, White Sox Manager and AL Manager of the Year Will Venable, talked to J. Hood & Dionne on the Playoff run, winning AL Manager of the year and more! Plus, the Kap & J. Hood Classic Cut of The Day. ABC 7 Chicago's Dionne Miller was in for Kap.

  • Friday · 41 min

    11/13 7AM: Championship Rings & Things!!!

    Hour 2: J. Hood & Dionne unveiled J Hood's Championship ring from UIC. Are the Cubs in rebuild mode? Will they make the playoffs next season? The 1-8 Chicago Bulls still have strong support from their fans. If your team is losing, should you have to pay to watch them? ABC 7 Chicago's Dionne Miller was in for Kap.

  • Friday · 55 min

    11/13 6AM: Email Outages and Stupid Bears Stadium Talk!

    Hour 1: J. Hood & Dionne discussed a massive global outage that knocked out Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and other Microsoft 365 services across dozens of countries. A group of developers backed by State Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago (16th District), and State Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago (13th District), unveiled “Bronzeville Lakefront” at Olivet Baptist Church on Thursday morning. The $10-billion development pitch centered on transforming 100 acres of land around the old Michael Reese Hospital site in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and included digital mock-ups of what the proposed stadium could look like. ABC 7 Chicago's Dionne Miller in for Kap.

  • Thursday · 42 min

    11/12 8AM: Shot or No Shot

    Hour 3: J. Hood & Tyler played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around the NFL, College Football Playoff Expanding and the Kap & J. Hood classic cut of the day. Tyler Aki was in for Kap.

  • Thursday · 39 min

    11/12 7AM: Tom Thayer

    Hour 2: Former Chicago Bears Super Bowl Champion and Bears radio analyst Tom Thayer joined Kap & J. Hood with the latest updates on the Chicago Bears season. J. Hood & Tyler discussed Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson telling the fans to stay with the rebuild process 5 years later. Shea wants to do a "Hawkcot" and won't support the team anymore. Do you agree?

  • Thursday · 52 min

    11/12 6AM: Can The Chicago Bears Win The NFC North Again?

    Hour 1: J. Hood & Tyler discussed the Bears pathway to their goal of a Super Bowl is to win this division, which is the winningest in NFL history through 9 weeks, and got better with the Vikings acquiring Kirk Cousins. How confident are you the Bears will get it done, and do you believe they need to win the division to go deep in the playoffs? Tyler Aki was in for Kap.

  • Wednesday · 44 min

    11/11 8AM: Shot or No Shot

    Hour 3: J. Hood & Dionne played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL, 5 Burning Questions and the Kap & J. Hood Classic Cut of The Day. ABC 7 Chicago's Dionne Miller was in for Kap.

  • Wednesday · 41 min

    11/11 7AM: Not Tom Waddle

    Hour 2: Former Chicago Bears Wide Receiver and afternoon radio co-host ESPN Chicago Not Tom Waddle joined J. Hood & Dionne with updates and analysis on the Bears and the NFL Trade Deadline. J. Hood & Dionne reaction to the NFL Trade Deadline: Who won the deadline? ABC 7's Dionne Miller was in for Kap.

  • Wednesday · 50 min

    11/11 6AM: NFL Deadline Day Is Done, Did The Bears Do Enough?

    Hour 1: J. Hood & Dionne discussed the NFL trade deadline; did the Bears do enough? Looking across the league at what a team like the Jags did it. Kirk back to MIN headlines they couldn't have gotten worse at the position, but at the end of the day it's still Kirk Cousins. Are the packers the team to beat in the division? Rivalry aside, who scares you the most? What's the next step for Caleb? I think some people got ahead of their skis with MVP talk, but we know he's also not the guy who threw 4 picks on Sunday. He's somewhere in between, but where does he fall? ABC 7's Dionne Miller was in for Kap.

  • Tuesday · 41 min

    11/10 8AM: Shot or No Shot/Albert Breer

    Hour 3: NFL Insider for SI.com Albert Breer joined Kap & J. Hood with updates on the Bears and the latest NFL storylines. Kap & J. Hood played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL and the Kap & J. Hood Classic Cut of The Day.

  • Tuesday · 51 min

    11/10 6AM: NFL Trade Deadline Ends Today! Will The Bears Make Another Move?

    Hour 1: Kap & J. Hood discussed deadline day in the National Football League... Do you expect the Bears to be even more aggressive before the 3pm deadline after acquiring Jeffrey Simmons? Kap reported a few weeks ago that he had heard the Bears were looking at the running back market. Their run game has gone from great to non-existent over the last few weeks. Should they be looking for a back to spark things?

  • Monday · 43 min

    11/9 8AM: Shot or No Shot

    Hour3: Kap & J. Hood played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL and the Kap & J. Hood Classic Cut Of The Day.

  • Monday · 40 min

    11/9 7AM: Courtney Cronin

    Hour 2: National Bears Reporter for ESPN Courtney Cronin Joined Kap & J. Hood with updates on the Bears and the latest NFL storylines. Kap & J. Hood reacted to the Bears pulling out the victory over Tampa 27-24, moving to 7-2 on the season. This very much looked like a team in need of a bye week, Turnover regression can be a bitch, but the important thing is they are overcoming it. The definition of survive and advance.

  • Monday · 50 min

    11/9 6AM: Week 9: Reaction To The Bears Beating The Bucs 27-24

    Hour 1: Kap & J. Hood reacted to the Bears pulling out the victory over Tampa 27-24, moving to 7-2 on the season. This very much looked like a team in need of a bye week, turnover regression can be a bitch, but the important thing is they are overcoming it. The definition of survive and advance. Arguably the worst offensive game we've seen from Ben Johnson's Bears, and they still got to 20 points offense and won it... What the hell did we even just watch?

  • November 6 · 41 min

    11/6 8AM: Shot or No Shot

    Hour 3: Kap & J. Hood played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL:The Picks and the Kap & J. Hood Cut of The Day.

  • November 6 · 39 min

    11/6 7AM: Courtney Cronin

    Hour 2: National Bears Reporter for ESPN Courtney Cronin Joined Kap & J. Hood with updates on the Bears and the latest NFL storylines. Kap & J. Hood discussed the Bears are big favorites at home in primetime against Tampa, but Tampa's defense quietly ranks as the best in the league by DVOA. The Bears offense has been tested each week seemingly by a top defense, and Sunday is no different. It will also be a chance to score 30 points or more in 4 consecutive games for only the 7th time in franchise history.

  • November 6 · 51 min

    11/6 6AM: Chicago Bears Football Friday: Bears vs Bucs Week 9 Preview

    Hour 1: Kap & J. Hood discussed the Bears are big favorites at home in primetime against Tampa, but Tampa's defense quietly ranks as the best in the league by DVOA. The Bears offense has been tested each week seemingly by a top defense, and Sunday is no different. It will also be a chance to score 30 points or more in 4 consecutive games for only the 7th time in franchise history. If Caleb continues to torch some of the league’s top defenses, should he be considered the MVP favorite despite missing time? How does the narrative have to look to get him the award? Does the debacle in Green Bay actually help him narratively, because they looked so bad without him?

  • November 5 · 43 min

    11/5 8AM: Shot or No Shot

    Hour 3: Kap & J. Hood played Shot or No Shot, took a trip Around The NFL and the Kap & J. Hood Cut of The Day.

  • November 5 · 42 min

    11/5 7AM: Tom Thayer

    Hour 2: Former Chicago Bears Super Bowl Champion and Bears radio analyst Tom Thayer joined Kap & J. Hood with the latest updates on the Chicago Bears season. Kap & J. Hood discussed , Should you cancel your CHSN subscription? There is no reason to watch the Blackhawks, and the Bulls are miles away despite Caleb Wilson. The Blackhawks should be disgusted with themselves.

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