Episodes

  • Musings on Madison, Episode 161 — Preseason Blackhawks hockey approaches and recapping our Top 25 Under 25 series

    Musings on Madison, Episode 161 — Preseason Blackhawks hockey approaches and recapping our Top 25 Under 25 series
    Sep 24 2024
    Welcome to Episode 161 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric returning from the summer hiatus to explore the early news and notes from the Blackhawks training camp while also recapping the Top 25 Under 25 series that's been running at the website for the last few weeks. And, of course, some food takes are offered by the end of the discussion.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The Friday Show: Beats, Blackhawks and Bagels with ESPN's Emily Kaplan

    The Friday Show: Beats, Blackhawks and Bagels with ESPN's Emily Kaplan
    Sep 20 2024
    Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by ESPN's Emily Kaplan, the network's hockey reporter who's also a Chicago resident. We discussed her time covering the Olympics and professional background before diving into some Blackhawks topics. And, of course, we dove into some food takes, all centered on Kaplan's Twitter bio suggesting she's a "bagel snob."
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    34 mins
  • The Friday Show: Blackhawks prospect talk with Minnesota's Steve Miller and Michigan State's Brad Fast

    The Friday Show: Blackhawks prospect talk with Minnesota's Steve Miller and Michigan State's Brad Fast
    Sep 13 2024
    Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by two guests. Up first is Minnesota associate head coach Steve Miller for conversations on Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore, followed by Michigan State director of player development Brad Fast for some information on Artyom Levshunov. We also briefly touched on some other Blackhawks prospects with those two and also found our way to some food topics by the end of each chat.
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    49 mins
  • The Friday Show: Josh Nelson of the Sox Machine

    The Friday Show: Josh Nelson of the Sox Machine
    Aug 30 2024
    Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Josh Nelson of the Sox Machine, one of the best sources on the internet for White Sox coverage. The conversation explored the overlap between the two franchises now and a similar discontent with White Sox ownership that older Blackhawks fans know all too well. And, yeah, there are some food topics in there as well.
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    52 mins
  • The Friday Show: Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times returns

    The Friday Show: Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times returns
    Aug 23 2024
    Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Ben Pope, the Blackhawks beat reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Ben was on this same podcast about four years ago, with that conversation largely focused on Ben's background and path to his current gig. This chat focused more on covering the present-day Hawks, including life on the road, what's like covering a team that wins so rarely and there was also some food-related discussion in there as well.
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    51 mins
  • The Friday Show: Talking Blackhawks prospects with FloHockey's Chris Peters

    The Friday Show: Talking Blackhawks prospects with FloHockey's Chris Peters
    Aug 16 2024
    Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Chris Peters, the senior content creator for FloHockey. Chris brought his wealth of knowledge on hockey prospects to the episode, offering information on players like Artyom Levshunov and Marek Vanacker that joined the organization this summer along with others, like Oliver Moore, who were added in prior draft classes. Along with all that, there's also a food take, because Chris grew up in Chicago and how could we not get into one of those?
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    51 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 160 — Levshunov signs and looking ahead to the next Blackhawks season

    Musings on Madison, Episode 160 — Levshunov signs and looking ahead to the next Blackhawks season
    Jul 10 2024
    Welcome to Episode 160 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together for what'll likely be the final show until next season. During the discussion, they get into Levshunov signing with the Blackhawks and what that'll mean for his immediate hockey future and then look ahead to the upcoming '24-25 Blackhawks season with a whole bunch of new faces on the roster. And before they go, a few food takes are offered. Thanks again to everyone who followed along this season!
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 158 — Stanley Cup Final chatter and more Levshunov/Demidov debate

    Musings on Madison, Episode 158 — Stanley Cup Final chatter and more Levshunov/Demidov debate
    Jun 24 2024
    Welcome to Episode 158 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the roller-coaster ride of a Stanley Cup Final, dive back into more debate about who the Blackhawks will select with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and then peak at the Blackhawks offseason activity by exploring the team's remaining free agents. Oh, and there's some food-related discussion as well, because what would a Musings on Madison episode be without that?
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    1 hr and 11 mins