Indiana wins the National Championship | Jonathan Toews returns to the UC

Summary

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Dan Bernstein Unfiltered — Indiana Wins the National Championship | Jonathan Toews Returns to the UC

Date: January 20, 2026
Host: Dan Bernstein
Producer/Co-host: Matt Abbatacola (uncredited in transcript, appears as Co-host/Guest)
Podcast: Dan Bernstein Unfiltered on 312 Sports

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Episode Overview

In this wide-ranging episode, Dan Bernstein and his longtime producer Matt Abbatacola dive into two major stories: Indiana’s shocking college football national championship win, and the emotional, controversial United Center return for Blackhawks great Jonathan Toews (now a Winnipeg Jet). They also riff on the Chicago Cubs’ free-agent splash signing Alex Bregman, discuss memorable in-game interviews, digress into Chicago shopping and snack habits, and debate legacy, accountability, and moral reckoning in sports fandom.

The episode is classic “Unfiltered” — irreverent, honest, and at times, deeply serious.

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1. Indiana Hoosiers Win the National Championship

[00:33–13:05]

Main Points:

• Surprise Result:
  Dan opens in disbelief:

  "We had a national champion. It's Indiana. The Indiana Hoosiers have won the college football national championship. None of us ever thought we'd be saying those words." ([00:33])

• Pre-Game Prediction Walkback:
  Dan admits he wrongly predicted Indiana would “mop the floor” with Miami; the game was much closer and less convincing. He and Matt joke in detail about household chores as metaphors for Indiana's actual performance (“They dusted the blinds with them.” [01:52])

  “It wasn’t quite as dramatic as mopping the floor, but they took them and… dusted off the blinds.” — Dan ([01:52])

• Quality of Play:
  The pair note the game’s high level of NFL-caliber talent and big plays, even if Dan’s co-host (less passionate about college football) just isn’t moved by Indiana’s win.

• Mark Cuban’s Influence:
  Discussion of Cuban’s visible support and financial backing for Indiana.

  "He spent a lot of money.…I don't know if he got the return on his investment." — Dan ([03:18])

• Quarterback Critique:
  Jokes about Carson Beck’s age (mockingly called “36”), limitations as a QB, and appearances:

  “He can’t really throw anything that gets past, like, 25 yards. A crapshoot.” — Dan ([03:57]) Beck also fuels a side-tangent comparing his look to Jesse from Fast and Furious.

• Indiana Coach Kurt Cignetti:
  Dan praises Signetti’s “no-nonsense” coaching and especially lauds a “tight” and honest halftime interview:

  "[Signetti] had the best coaching pre-halftime, leaving the field interview I think I've ever heard." ([05:17])
  Quote Highlight:
  “Well, there's three personal files on the quarterback not called in one drive…I'm all for letting them play, but when you cross the line, you got to call it.” — Kurt Signetti ([07:07])
  Dan admires Signetti for his candor:
  “He gave some information. He had something to say. I don't know if he's going to get fined for that or what…” — Dan ([07:45])

• Game Standouts:
  Dan praises Mendoza’s touchdown run ("You can see why he was my Heisman vote" [08:43]) and riffs on getting a strange call about his Heisman vote late at night (a Washington area code demanding someone undeserving win the trophy).

• Reflections:
  The conversation fades into banter about face paint, Kit Kats, cereal, and funny dad behavior at Walgreens.

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2. Jonathan Toews Returns to the United Center: The Legacy Reckoning

[19:51–34:02]

Main Points:

• Ovations and Discomfort:
  Toews receives a hero’s welcome as a Jet, with a 3–5 minute ovation. Dan is deeply uncomfortable with the adulation given Toews’ real-life failure as captain to support Kyle Beach, the player sexually abused by video coach Brad Aldrich.

  “At any point when you're standing there applauding…is there any part of your mind that’s still angry about what he didn't do to help Kyle Beach?” — Dan ([20:29])

• Fans and Forgetting:
  Matt responds that most fans “don't care” about the Beach scandal:

  “I would say most people think. No, they don't think about how can it not?” ([21:02])

• Dan's Righteous Indignation:
  Dan pushes back, arguing it's impossible to ignore. He quotes Toews’ own post-scandal statements and walks line-by-line through why “I wish I could have done something differently" rings hollow.

  “Nothing was preventing you from doing anything differently. Of course you could have done something.” — Dan ([23:31])
  He lays out the consequences: every leader but Toews faced discipline — Quenneville and the executives were fired or suspended.

• Accountability in Fandom:
  Bernstein makes a larger point about public memory and selective amnesia:

  “We can look at things through a different prism. We can reevaluate.” ([26:56]) But most fans separate “on-ice” heroics from off-ice failures, celebrating Toews’ hockey contributions and tuning out the scandal. “There's just got to be something in between, something that can reconcile this understanding…when he did some…really bad things going on in this organization.” — Dan ([30:41])

• Leadership Failure:
  The hosts agree the Blackhawks organization’s cover-up — especially transferring Aldrich and enabling further abuse — is the biggest outrage, but Dan insists Toews as captain uniquely failed as both a player-leader and a person.

  “Here was your chance to protect a teammate from a coach that was sexually abusing him…and it’s another thing to…watch everyone else bully him…for a sex abuse victim.” — Dan ([32:19])

  Dan closes the segment, still haunted:

  "Okay, well, I still am, I guess. It's a long way of saying not going to forget that. I can't. And I don't want to be able to. I don't want to be able to forget something like that. It's too important." ([34:02])

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3. Chicago Sports and Snacking: Cubs, Bulls, Shopping, and More

[38:41–59:07]

Main Points:

• Alex Bregman’s Chicago Welcome:
  Dan notes seeing a big billboard welcoming Cubs’ new $175 million signing Alex Bregman; he puzzles over the lack of a sales pitch:

  “It just said ‘Welcome to Chicago, Alex Bregman’…They were just saying, welcome, I guess.” ([38:55]) The segment riffs on the rollout, seeing Bregman's kid, and social media buzz.

• Chicago Bulls, Ads, and the Strangeness of Modern Marketing:
  Dan shares his confusion about an enigmatic investment company ad ("Calamos") seen during Bulls games—featuring a “big blue guy” and vague taglines.

  “They say ‘today for tomorrow’…and then there's a big blue guy on a couch.” ([43:36])

• Snack and Shopping Tangents:
  The duo go on humorous digressions:
  • Dan shops at Walgreens, buys women’s “poofy socks” and sale Kit Kats.
  • Beth (presumably Dan's partner) is threatened by temptation of massive bags of dry Cap'n Crunch.
  • Ramblings about downtown Walgreens’ huge impulse-buy sections, sushi, and comparisons to airport duty-free mazes.
  • Menards escalator/conveyor belts and the joy of riding them in heroic poses.
  • The merits and perils of hardware aisles at drug stores versus big-box home stores.

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4. Light Pop Culture and Music Banter

[47:00–59:30]

Highlights:

• Sam Raimi’s New Movie:
  Dan and Matt discuss a new Raimi-directed survival comedy, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, with possible appearances by Bruce Campbell. Good-natured disappointment that famed stuntman Dick Warlock isn’t involved.
• Goose vs. Geese (the Bands):
  Dan explains his mnemonic:

  “I like Goose. So I remember that G, O, O are the first three letters in the word good.” ([57:37]) Matt jokes about waiting for a band named Gander. Dan’s take: Goose sounds “good,” Geese is “weird,” but critics love it.

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5. Sports Betting Picks and Final Thoughts

[55:20–end]

DBU Prop Bets & Picks:

• For Bulls vs. Clippers:
  • Kobe White over 2.5 three-pointers
  • Brook Lopez: two or more blocks
  • Bulls -3.5 points and Vucevic 8+ rebounds (Matt’s picks)
• Randomness:
  Discussion about how to text outcomes, confusing prop documentation, and reviews of various bands.

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6. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Critical of hero worship:

  "There's just got to be something in between…reconcile this understanding…when he did some…really, really, really bad things going on in this organization." — Dan ([30:41])

• On wishing things were different:

  “I wish I could have done something. What couldn’t you do? What were you prevented from doing? Of course you could have done something.” — Dan ([23:31])

• On leadership and accountability:

  “As the captain, being one of the best players on the team, you could have gone to that point and said, all the comments end.” — Matt ([28:27])

• On the mindlessness of fandom:

  “I just think most people just don't care. They just don't. And Blackhawk fans just didn't really care because that didn't impact their ability to watch their team.” — Matt ([29:21])

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7. Tone and Style

The episode is marked by signature Bernstein irreverence, rapid-fire riffing, and unmistakable Chicago edge. Jokes and light banter intersect with honest, sometimes searing, social critique — especially regarding the Blackhawks’ abuse scandal and fandom’s willingness to ignore moral failures for sporting triumph.

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8. Timestamps for Key Segments

• Indiana’s Championship & Reaction
  00:33–13:05

  • Includes Signetti’s halftime interview excerpt [07:07]

• Jonathan Toews’ Chicago Return & Kyle Beach Reckoning
  19:51–34:02

  • Most intense reckoning: 21:02–33:00

• Snack, Shopping, and Bulls Tangents
  13:05–19:51; 34:02–47:00

• Cubs’ Bregman Signing
  38:41–40:33

• Pop Culture, Sam Raimi Movie, and Band Talk
  47:00–59:30

• Sports Betting Picks
  55:20–59:00

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Summary prepared for those who want Dan Bernstein’s authentic take on Chicago sports’ winners, losers, and moral messiness—with all the jokes, hard truths, and local flavor included.

Transcript

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[Co-host or Guest]

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[Dan Bernstein]

Unfiltered on 312 sports, it's Dan Bernstein Unfiltered. Hello and we are brought to you in partnership with my bookie and also by Giordano's. Giordano's is on a roll with its tribute pizzas honoring the legendary Derrick Rose on the occasion of his jersey retirement with a brand new limited edition pie, stacking two layers of Giordano's signature pepperoni and topping it all off with a drizzle of homemade Calabrian hot honey. And we had a national champion. It's Indiana. The Indiana Hoosiers have won the college football national championship. None of us ever thought we'd be saying those words. I think that's why Kurt Signetti needed to hear himself say them after last night's game. And so I've been thinking about this because I believed and told you when we were last here that Indiana would mop the floor with Miami.

[Co-host or Guest]

You did.

[Dan Bernstein]

They did not. So I'm thinking they, they, they wiped down the counters with them.

[Co-host or Guest]

They or they finished with more points.

[Dan Bernstein]

They dusted the Miami, they dusted the blinds with them is what they did. It wasn't, it wasn't quite as dramatic as taking them and mopping the floor, but they took them and I think they, they, they, they dusted off the blinds like a week's worth of.

[Co-host or Guest]

That's a lot of work because they were one under throw away from losing that game.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't, I, yeah, you can't say.

[Co-host or Guest]

No because they were, I mean, I don't know what, I don't know what you were trying to say right there.

[Dan Bernstein]

But they were, I didn't mop the floor with him is what I'm trying to say. I'm trying to think of a different household chore that they accomplished. You know, maybe just sort of gently they spritzed the counters and kind of.

[Co-host or Guest]

Gave it, they kind of half cleaned.

[Dan Bernstein]

It, they gave it a half hearted wipe Enough that maybe you get away with it if the pendant lights are off.

[Co-host or Guest]

Right.

[Dan Bernstein]

You know what I mean? Because like, you know, if the pendant lights are turned on, you're going to get busted for just kind of moving stuff around. You'll see. But they, you know, they, they, they made at least a half ass attempt to get the, the little pool of olive oil off of the counter.

[Co-host or Guest]

They won the game. They're the champions.

[Dan Bernstein]

So. Yes. And there were a lot of NFL dudes out there, man. There was a lot of football talent on that field. It was fun. There were some big plays made. It was an entertaining game to watch.

[Co-host or Guest]

You know, it's maybe because I don't love college football as much as I love the pros, but the whole idea of Indiana winning, I just don't care.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, I'm not saying you have to.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I didn't say that. You said that. I just don't care. I mean, like, big deal, I've got.

[Dan Bernstein]

No ties to it or, you know, seeing the Mark Cuban's hair dye and everything else that, you know, he was, he seemed very, very happy. And I don't know if he got the return on his investment that he put into everything out there because he spent a lot of money.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I'd like to know what that figure was.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's a lot. I know that. And good for them. If this is a model of finding dissatisfied, motivated older players and you want to be. With the exception of Carson Beck, who's 36 and still can't throw, by the way, that's kind of a, it's a problem when you can just put that top on the defense and keep the top on the defense.

[Co-host or Guest]

That, that throw was there to be made too, man.

[Dan Bernstein]

I know there's a lot of. He can't really throw anything that gets past like 25 yards. A crapshoot.

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, again, they were still one under throw away from winning that game. So even for a guy who can't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Throw, I know he's, he'll find something to do. He'll be a terrific coach, I'm sure. But it was an entertaining game and I did think that there were some officiating issues both ways, but it's all right. That's almost to be expected.

[Co-host or Guest]

And I know that this reference will fall on deaf ears for you because I'm sure you've never seen the Fast and Furious movies.

[Dan Bernstein]

I have not.

[Co-host or Guest]

So for those of you that have, and I'm sure you're out there listening, Carson Beck looks like a character in Fast and Furious named Jesse. So it's gonna be lost on you. Don't even bother wasting brain cells with it.

[Dan Bernstein]

But no, I won't.

[Co-host or Guest]

If you've seen it, you know what I'm saying? And it's the very first one Jesse that ends up getting shot and killed by the rival car racing people. Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

It'S not speaking well to the movies when you can't even describe the loosely confederated group of car racing people.

[Co-host or Guest]

Anyway, people know what I'm talking about. So he looks like Jesse from Fast and Furious. Go ahead and check it out.

[Dan Bernstein]

Kurt Signetti, by the way, I really hope he's a good dude because he's awesome. He's just awesome. The no nonsense ness, the eye rolls, the grumbling, the seriousness. I really am entertained by him and I don't want to kind of gravitate too much to him. Cause he's a coach. Coaches can be weird. But I hope he is what he seems because it's fun to root for him. Even though he didn't coach his best game. There was some confusion out there. You started to see pressure bursting pipes a little bit when they come out of like a delay a game with a timeout. And there was some weird stuff that was going on there on that fourth and five when they were trying to get the field goal team on maybe, but that was too late really unlike what we've seen from Indiana a lot this year. But man, he had the best coaching pre halftime leaving the field interview I think I've ever heard. I just like they was when you say, well, what do you want from a coach? What do you want from a coach? It's not fair to ask these guys. I don't like the in game stuff that they do. I think that's invasive and I think there can be too much that they're just trying too hard. But the idea of running off the field reporter grabs the coach and usually it is a cursory and or dismissive response. Oh yeah, better. Got to run the ball, stop them, score more points, see you run away. That is not. It is not what Kurt Signetti did last night. They're hitting your quarterback. How is that impacting your offense and his ability to get into rhythm?

[Guest or Analyst]

Well, there's three personal files on the quarterback not called in one drive that need to be called because they're obvious personal files. I'm all for letting them play, but when you cross the line, you got to call it. And they, they weren't, they were black and white calls. So we got some third down conversions on cross against double mug. That's helped. We got a two score lead. Defense hadn't let him in the end zone or on the scoreboard. We'll get the ball first.

[Co-host or Guest]

Sure.

[Guest or Analyst]

It'd be nice to go down there and score.

[Co-host or Guest]

I do like that. In the middle of that he looked at the scoreboard just to confirm that his defense hadn't let them in. Yeah, he took a quick look at it and.

[Dan Bernstein]

Which is great because it tells you he's not even really concerned about that. Like he's so in it and he's so thinking about the next possession. Say however long this is and go do sing your songs and do your music and all that and we'll come out of the next possession. It just. I loved how tightly done that was. And he gave some information. He had something to say. I don't know if he's going to get fined for that or what. What there's any consequence for going after.

[Co-host or Guest]

I would hope not.

[Dan Bernstein]

Freeze. I hope not too. But he was right.

[Co-host or Guest]

I mean not that I care. It's just that's. That's not fine worthy.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's. I thought he was correct on a couple of those, maybe not three, but certain because there's one where you once you were at the mesh point. You can't have all the quarterback passer protection. If you're in the process of handing off the ball. You're kind of fair game. There is that all gets explained.

[Co-host or Guest]

How about that run though for that touchdown run from your guy Mendoza?

[Dan Bernstein]

Pretty sweet.

[Co-host or Guest]

That was pretty nice.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's. That's a high.

[Co-host or Guest]

That's a pretty. That's pretty impressive run.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, you can see why he was my Heisman vote and he deserved. Oh, but I, you know, I did get. I got a weird call in the middle of the night last night.

[Co-host or Guest]

About your loan?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, about the Heisman. About my Heisman vote. Middle of the night.

[Co-host or Guest]

Who called you?

[Dan Bernstein]

It was a Washington area code and it was. It said that the number was top secret.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

But it was somebody.

[Co-host or Guest]

Diego Pavia.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, it was somebody late at night from Washington D.C. demanding that the Heisman Trophy be awarded to him.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh boy.

[Dan Bernstein]

And I said, look, I said I'm just a voter and I don't really have the power to take. It's his Heisman Trophy. You can't just give.

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, you could, you could go on record, social media wise and put your vote towards him if you want.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, I could. I could rescind my vote.

[Co-host or Guest]

Because I can't say after watching last night's game. I'd like to reconsider my Heisman vote and give it to.

[Dan Bernstein]

I just. I thought it was weird.

[Co-host or Guest]

The orange.

[Dan Bernstein]

I thought it was really weird. Like, come on, man. Like, look, you know, you're not even a college football player, and it's supposedly the best college. I've read the criteria. They say, and we have to sign off. They send us all of these very specific criteria from an accounting firm that handles everything, and we get all these security codes that we need to log in for our vote. And they take it very seriously.

[Co-host or Guest]

But if he were a college football player, he would be the best. And does that look like Carson Beck?

[Dan Bernstein]

A little bit.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's his. Yeah, he just. He needs the big crosses painted on his cheeks. Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

And then you.

[Dan Bernstein]

Then it would be.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I get why the, like, the young kids do that. And like, young. I mean, like grade school, junior high.

[Dan Bernstein]

With paint crosses on their cheeks.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. They go crazy with the eye black.

[Dan Bernstein]

But like Jalen hurts does with the triangles. Yeah, yeah. Like the Bryce Harper thing.

[Co-host or Guest]

Slow down a little bit.

[Dan Bernstein]

All that's.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, you're a grown ass man and a grown ass man.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, but he's got grandchildren, doesn't he? Carson backs.

[Co-host or Guest]

He doesn't have grandkids.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know.

[Co-host or Guest]

He's not 36, by the way.

[Dan Bernstein]

He is old, though.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

But, yeah, I kind of agree with, like, the face painting stuff.

[Co-host or Guest]

You're a grown man.

[Dan Bernstein]

That if you're 18 or something and, I don't know, you want to put hello Kitty on your face or whatever.

[Co-host or Guest]

Carson Beck's only 23.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. Which is pretty old for college football, actually. So. Yes. You're saying I shouldn't return this call?

[Co-host or Guest]

No, I would, as a matter of fact. Change your number.

[Dan Bernstein]

Change the number.

[Co-host or Guest]

Change your number.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, it was weird because it's like it was demanding the Heisman Trophy.

[Co-host or Guest]

Next thing you know, there'll be a knock at your door, be asking for.

[Dan Bernstein]

Your papers, drag me out my underpants into the freezing cold. I know it's bad. Hey, the football playoffs are here. My bookie is where you turn your bets into bankroll. You got a chance on everything because the NFL, we got championship weekend coming up. College football is done. Now College basketball is starting. This is conference season. Now we get into it now. Now is when you can really dive in to both college basketball and the NBA. Get the super bowl coming up. So get in the game with my bookie because of how easy it is. It's one account, it's one wallet. And you can bet the spread. You can live bet the second half. You hit the casino during commercials. Everything's in one place right there at MyBookie AG. And you have the power, especially when you are armed with our code DBU to cover your first bet. Up to 500 bucks. And then if it doesn't hit, you got a bet back bonus token and you can run it back. Don't just watch the playoffs. Make them pay. Bet on anything, anywhere, anytime. Only at MyBookie. Also last night, every time they tried to send it down to Holly Row. And that was. That sound was courtesy espn, by the way. And every time Chris Fowler would go Holly. I would always think of like the climactic scene in Die Hard. Holly. Every time, it's like you'd think I would shake it after one time before the third and six. Holly, what do you say? Happy trails, Hans. Right. Because he yells, she elbows him, she dives out of the way, and then he's got the gun taped to his back. Yep.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. Even if you're alone at home watching that, which you were, there's no reason to kill that bit. You just keep it going.

[Dan Bernstein]

Just keep yelling.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. You got no reason to stop. You're entertaining yourself.

[Dan Bernstein]

I am. And I am alone.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. You're having your third pastry of the night.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, I didn't. Last night it was Kit Kats.

[Co-host or Guest]

How many?

[Dan Bernstein]

I did two. Two packs.

[Co-host or Guest]

Two, like two, like Halloween sized bags?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, no, it was the actual size. They were on. I think they were Halloween candy that was kind of dated out. So they were on sale for like 75 cents a piece.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

So I grabbed a bunch of those and where? At Mariano's.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

And I did. You will be so proud of me. What? I didn't buy yesterday.

[Co-host or Guest]

Jose Ole Taquitos.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, it was a. The biggest bag of Captain Crunch I've ever seen.

[Co-host or Guest]

You didn't buy it?

[Dan Bernstein]

It looked like Benny the Bull's popcorn bag. Wow. You know what I mean? Like that huge. Yeah, yeah, it was that of Captain Crunch.

[Co-host or Guest]

Why was Captain Crunch in just a bag?

[Dan Bernstein]

They have it. I guess it was brand name, actual Captain Crunch.

[Co-host or Guest]

Really?

[Dan Bernstein]

In a massive Benny the Bull popcorn bag for like 3.75. And I didn't buy it.

[Co-host or Guest]

Why didn't you?

[Dan Bernstein]

Because Beth would have gotten mad at me. She's not home. She's home tonight.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh.

[Dan Bernstein]

Because she loves snacking on dry Captain Crunch.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, then she would have appreciated it.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, she would have killed me. Why did you bring this into the house? How dare you? Because now you know. Would you get this out of here. Throw that out. Because she wouldn't want the temptation of it dry.

[Co-host or Guest]

Captain Crunch, huh?

[Dan Bernstein]

Loves it. Loves it. I can't do it because it rips up my mouth. It's like eating sandpaper.

[Co-host or Guest]

Can't remember when the last time I had Captain Crunch.

[Dan Bernstein]

Dry Captain Crunch, yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

Or dry.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

Any Captain Crunch.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, that's your problem. If you can't remember the last time you had Captain Crunch, you're doing it wrong. No, because it's really good. And good for you. It's part of a nutritious breakfast.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I'm sure it is.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's part of a nutritious breakfast when you include other nutritious things. I've always loved that. Theoretically, it's part of a nutritious breakfast. Even though it's just a big bag of sugar.

[Co-host or Guest]

Right. As long as you have it with, you know, a couple eggs.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

Avocado toast.

[Dan Bernstein]

You say I keep doing it. I just keep going.

[Co-host or Guest]

Holly, don't stop, okay?

[Dan Bernstein]

I won't stop.

[Co-host or Guest]

You're entertaining yourself. That's all that matters.

[Dan Bernstein]

You know what else I did yesterday? I bought poofy socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

What does that mean?

[Dan Bernstein]

You ever see the bin, like that cardboard bin of the socks at Walgreens? It's $4.99 for three pairs, and they're mostly women's socks, but I got the black and white ones, and they're like this poofy material.

[Co-host or Guest]

You. You bought socks at Walgreens for yourself yesterday?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. They looked warm, and they are now I have three pairs of these. Really fuzzy.

[Co-host or Guest]

What do you mean?

[Dan Bernstein]

They're socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

Black and white? Because socks are generally black or white.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, these are. These have designs all over them. I think they're women's socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

So you bought women's socks for yourself at Walgreens?

[Dan Bernstein]

Three pairs. And they're. And I like them. They have different designs. Like, one's a checkerboard design, one looks like a cowboy. Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay. Those are definitely ladies socks.

[Dan Bernstein]

But they're so comfy.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay. You're not wearing them out of the house?

[Dan Bernstein]

No. Only they're like slippers, basically.

[Co-host or Guest]

All right.

[Dan Bernstein]

I just wear them when I'm.

[Co-host or Guest]

When I'm.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's my sports watching socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

Has your daughter been out of the house? Has she been gone, too?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, she's home.

[Co-host or Guest]

You need to be monitored.

[Dan Bernstein]

She asked me about the socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like on sale Kit Kats and women's socks at Walgreens?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, she asked me.

[Co-host or Guest]

A lot of time in your hands yesterday, Dan.

[Dan Bernstein]

I was stopping to pick up my medications. Okay.

[Co-host or Guest]

Maybe take them before you purchase things.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. There's nothing. This was the different one, and she. No, they were awesome. I like these. I like. I'll. I'll show them to you.

[Co-host or Guest]

Have you ever gone to the Walgreens.

[Dan Bernstein]

Down the street here? Which one?

[Co-host or Guest]

Where are we on? Which street are we on? Randolph?

[Dan Bernstein]

No.

[Co-host or Guest]

Is the Walgreens right on Randolph? Like Randolph and State? No.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah, I've been to that. Yes.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay. The checkout line.

[Dan Bernstein]

Sushi in there, Right?

[Co-host or Guest]

They do. They have a guy making fresh sushi. I used to get sushi there. It's good.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

The checkout line is probably 25ft long, and it. It cur. Like. Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

And then you have an opportunity for little impulse buys.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yes. I would suggest you either go there if you want to spend a lot of money or just stay away from that place, because it will overwhelm you. That checkout walkthrough.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'll be. I know. I've been.

[Co-host or Guest]

There's a lot of stuff you could.

[Dan Bernstein]

Buy, and I probably will.

[Co-host or Guest]

They have, like, socks. They have electronics.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, I'm a sucker for that.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

Because I had. I had $4 in. In bonus cash coming back because, like.

[Co-host or Guest]

That checkout at Walgreens here, Randolph and State is got. There's more stuff in the checkout walkthrough than I've ever seen anywhere, with the exception of going to an actual game in the stadium, like, at their. Their store. And the checkout line, when you're walking through, it's like hell for parents.

[Dan Bernstein]

Mm.

[Co-host or Guest]

Because if you have the kids with you, they snag. They want to snag at least a half a dozen other things. There's stickers and there's gold chains with the big logos of the team that you're. You're there watching, so.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, they know. Have you ever been through an international airport where the duty free is lined up to make sure that you sort of pass through everything? They route you through it. Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

The. The one when we were in Italy in Rome was great.

[Dan Bernstein]

Rome.

[Co-host or Guest]

That was a really good one.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yep. But that. That was one in Rome when we were with the kids, and we're just walking like, oh, can we get this? Can we get this? This? No, no, no.

[Co-host or Guest]

There's also, like, $10,000 watches, too. It's like, okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yep.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like, I'm gonna go in here and grab a bag of chips and a $10,000 watch. So we're good to go. Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like a. Like a 2 liter of Sambuca Romana.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

You can just sort of bring with you because you have it and you. Fresh pasta needs its own overhead bin.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yes, right.

[Dan Bernstein]

The. But I agree with you. I'm happy for Indiana to the. To the extent that I care.

[Commercial Narrator]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

But I don't really care. I got.

[Co-host or Guest]

My.

[Dan Bernstein]

My cousin's in Indiana. I'm happy for him. I know there's a lot of people in the Chicago area. There's people here in the office building with a lot of ties.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, whatever.

[Dan Bernstein]

Indiana. It hasn't been football. I don't know. I liked watching Breaking Away when I was a kid. That was, you know, that seemed nice.

[Co-host or Guest]

But Indiana football?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, it's about Indiana bike racing. It's about the little 500.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, man.

[Dan Bernstein]

You've never seen Breaking Away.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's about Indiana bike racing.

[Dan Bernstein]

You've never seen Breaking Away?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I generally. Yeah, Indiana bike racing. Have you writing it down right now. Dude, in a bike race.

[Dan Bernstein]

You'd love it. You would love that movie. You really.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's weird because I've never like sat down and said, what do I want to watch? I'd like to watch a movie about Indiana bike racing.

[Dan Bernstein]

You've never seen Breaking Away?

[Co-host or Guest]

Clearly I haven't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. It's wonderful.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's wonderful. And yeah, I don't want an Oscar.

[Co-host or Guest]

Your word on movie.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'm good. I believe it.

[Co-host or Guest]

I'm good.

[Dan Bernstein]

I believe it. Won an Academy Award for original screenplay or adapted screenplay.

[Co-host or Guest]

I'm good on movies that you recommend until you watch everything that everyone else in the world has seen.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, most people are stupid.

[Co-host or Guest]

No, that's. Well, that's true, but not when it comes to.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay, I was. I was a little unhappy with something I saw last night. And I understand that this is likely a me problem, but that's okay, because I'm somebody with me problems and a show with my name on it. So I'm still allowed to express such feelings. And that was last night. The return of Jonathan Toews to the United center as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. And I believe it was either a three and a half to four minute ovation.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I heard it was closer to five.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. And even he was starting to get a little embarrassed. And he was like, all right, move on, move on. He just kind of waved and skated around and did another lap. And the entire building loves what he did for hockey. But at any point when you're standing there applauding at any point, is there any part of your mind that still is angry about what he didn't do to help Kyle beach, any part of.

[Co-host or Guest]

You, is this rhetorical or do you want. I'll speak for the collective group here listening to the show. I would say most people think. No, they don't think about how can it not?

[Dan Bernstein]

How can it not? That's like the first thing I think of is even what he himself said about it after the fact. When we know what happened with Kyle beach, we know what happened. We know what Taves said about what he didn't do and how badly he felt, like something short of a full throated four minute. And what we know especially about that, it's like everybody nodded their heads like, oh, okay, okay. This was as this first Stanley cup championship was going on. By a coach and everybody knew about it and everybody on the team was making fun of him and making his life miserable. And Jonathan Toews knew about it and didn't do anything and watched. He was the captain. And for all this credit. I can't shake it. I can't shake it. I can't shake what they did to Kyle beach and how that whole thing, and not just beach himself, but how they coddled Brad Aldrich and helped get him a job elsewhere where he abused a high school kid, even though they knew what happened. And whoever put that sign out the other night when Joel Quenville was leaving the ice and somebody slapped an 8 and a half by 11 piece of paper on up to the glass that said in big black all caps lettering, Kyle beach deserved better and put it at eye level as Quenville was leaving the ice. And I wanted to applaud that, but it's just this sort of agreement, like, oh, yeah, yeah, that all happened. Oh, yay, hockey. I don't care. What do you mean? You can just turn it off?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I think most people don't care, Dan. I think most people that were celebrating the fact that they had the best team in hockey for what, three years.

[Dan Bernstein]

Out of a run, that's fine. I think. I think most people don't care sport. And this was from what Emily Kaplan wrote in 2021 saying that Jonathan Toews said he wishes the team could have done something differently to help Kyle beach in 2010. He could have. He was the captain. He was one of the most powerful people in the Blackhawks organization, and he, no pun intended, has been allowed to skate on this. I wish we could have done something differently, myself included. What do you wish you could have done differently? That's what bothers me here. I wish I had done. There's no could. There's no there's Nothing was preventing you from doing anything differently. And I said this at the time when he said, my heart goes out to Kyle for what he dealt with. Wish I could have done something. Grab a microphone, stand outside, say anything to anybody, Go on Twitter. Could. It's the Could I wish I could have done something. What couldn't you do? What were you prevented from doing? Of course you could have done something. It's not an excuse looking back. But the truth is a lot of us were focused on just playing hockey. That's you. You're an adult. That was your decision. Kyle beach said everybody in the Blackhawks locker room knew what he alleged Brad Aldrich of doing and word spread pretty quick, beach said, because the comments were made in the locker room, they were made on the ice, they were made around the arena. All different people, all different backgrounds, players, staff, media in the presence and after the investigation by Jenner and Block, the report concluded nothing was done by senior leaders in Blackhawks coaching and management after beach reported Aldrich sexually assaulted and harassed him. Beach endured bullying from Blackhawks players, including anti gay comments after he made the allegations. Taves said he first heard of the allegations ahead of training camp in 2010. He said he didn't know more of the what he called the gory details. Players sharing rumors at the end of the day, I don't wish to exonerate myself in this situation in any way by saying I didn't know. But the truth is I didn't hear about it till training camp the next year. At the end of the day, it doesn't change what happened. It doesn't make it go away. Everybody knew. They all knew and say, I wish I could have done something different. You could have. Anybody in that organization could have, but didn't. And it's the decisions we make in those moments that matter in other people's lives for things way bigger and way more important than hockey. So it just doesn't sit well with me.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. And I'm not questioning that or needing you to explain that further. But if people within the organization, including teammates, not only didn't do anything, but ultimately bullied the guy, why would you expect a fan to react any differently?

[Dan Bernstein]

Because this is all out now. We know. We know what did happen. We can change our minds.

[Co-host or Guest]

Why we can.

[Dan Bernstein]

We can look at things through a different prism. We can reevaluate.

[Co-host or Guest]

No. And you're not. You're not wrong. But why would you expect a fan at the stadium to not clap for and cheer Jonathan Toews, who was the captain of three Stanley cup champions.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's fine. It's one thing to appreciate it. I just to stand there for four minutes in full throat. It's sort of like what we were talking about with Addison Russell, about the. Between appreciating what somebody did and just having. Having the awareness and the ability to think about more things at the same time. It isn't really that hard. It really isn't. When he himself here. I wish I could have done more. You're the captain, arguably. After who? McDonough, maybe Quenville at the time. If the captain of the Blackhawks said something, you don't think that would matter? You don't think that would help Kyle Beach? You don't think it might have kept Brad Aldrich. Talk to that high school kid. Talk to the next guy that the Hawks helped Brad Aldrich go find and meet and facilitated that kind of abuse because they wrote the letter that got him that job.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. And I don't know what Jonathan Toews saying anything would have done to impact his future as far as Aldridge is concerned, but, yeah, as the captain, he certainly could have stepped up in the locker room and said that, you know, this shit ends.

[Dan Bernstein]

Knock this off, guy. We don't do this around here.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. I mean, as far as the captain being one of the best players on the team, you could have gone to that point and said, all right, all the. All the. All the comments, end.

[Dan Bernstein]

Captain means something in hockey.

[Co-host or Guest]

Shit ends right here. We're done.

[Dan Bernstein]

Captain in hockey is. Did that see on the sweater?

[Co-host or Guest]

This guy's part of our team.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes.

[Co-host or Guest]

We're done with him.

[Dan Bernstein]

This guy was abused by a coach. And you're here. And you're here slurring him that the Blackhawks players were bullying him and calling him things because he got abused sexually by. By the. By a coach. What was that? And somehow after the fact that you just. You conveniently forget it?

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, I think, you know, it's. It's interesting. I keep thinking back to what Dennis Allen said about people having problems.

[Dan Bernstein]

90% of the world doesn't care about your problems. The other 10% is glad you got them.

[Co-host or Guest]

I just think most people just don't care. They just don't. And Blackhawk fans just didn't really care because that didn't impact their ability to watch their team.

[Dan Bernstein]

But now we know. But that's fine. We were all part of it then. We're all being sort of caught up in that. But we know better now.

[Co-host or Guest]

I know. And now people probably think, what difference does it make if I cheer or not cheer.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's up to you. Yeah. All right. Okay. It just.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I get it. I get it. It doesn't sit well and it never will with you.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's just. It's just gross. When that was the captain who. It's his locker room. Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

I mean, you know, you're not. You're. Again, you're not wrong, but the coach, the general manager, executives in charge, no.

[Dan Bernstein]

One did anything, but they were all fired and kicked out of the league and suspended and had a petition to come back.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like they're coaching. There were consequences there. The only really powerful person that should have done something that didn't face any consequences was Dave's.

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, what consequences do you want him to face?

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know. I don't know. But to say I wish I could have. Of course he could have.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

There's just got to be something in between, something that can reconcile this understanding of. Yeah, that was great. But it's the desire to want to stand there for four minutes and exalt. Publicly exalt somebody like this. When he did some. There were some really, really, really bad things going on in this organization.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. And you're. Again, you're not wrong about Taves, but I mean, for me, looking at the organization itself, helping him find his next job, which led to another victim and the next victim, that, to me, is where the outrage belongs.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes. Well, I think there's plenty of outrage here. Yeah, I think there's plenty. But you're. You're. If you actually play out, what might have happened. What could have. Use his words. What could have happened if he decided that he was going to protect his teammate, if he was going to look out for his teammate. With all the stuff we hear about hockey and teammates and captain and look out for each other in this strong locker room. And here was your chance. Here was your chance to protect the vulnerable. Here was your chance to protect a teammate from a coach that was sexually abusing him. And not. It's one thing to stop short of going as far as you possibly can to protect him. It's another thing to stand there as the captain and watch everyone else bully him and watch everybody else pile on and twist the knife for a sex abuse victim.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. I think. I think in any regards, whatever the. The. The topic might have been, as the captain. Yeah. You need to step in there and.

[Dan Bernstein]

Control your locker room. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. And I can't forget that. And I don't.

[Co-host or Guest]

And that's as far as. As far as the outcomes of this, that's. That's a bare minimum. Like, that wasn't going to change or significantly impact what had already happened to Kyle Beach. Right. But you can still just take control of the locker room and say, that's.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right, guys, knock it off. Knock it off. That's not okay.

[Co-host or Guest]

That's a teammate.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's not okay. That's a. That's a teammate.

[Co-host or Guest]

So again, going back to the fans that were cheering, if the teammates in the moment don't care, why would you expect. It's.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's just too bad. It's.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's Too bad now, 16 years later from that championship year, because we know more. I know. But people still don't care.

[Dan Bernstein]

Even if they acknowledge. I know that's the problem. It's one thing to not know. I get that. But once you do know, this was. Every single detail of this was investigated and made public. This is an innuendo. This isn't rumor. These aren't secrets. This was an inquest by a law firm.

[Co-host or Guest]

Right. And the Blackhawk fans that may hear this will say, yeah, we're remembering what Jonathan Taves did on the ice. And we're celebrating the championships and the joy it brought to me and when it allowed me to escape my regular life and enjoy hockey for a short period of time. Because I don't really watch hockey to begin with. You know, that's what people are thinking. They love playoffs and championships, but we all do. And so they're celebrating Taves in that moment or watching at home on TV and remembering the parts of those seasons where they won games and, you know, they're not thinking about that other stuff.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay, well, I still am, I guess. Yeah. It's a long way of saying not going to forget that. I can't. And I don't want to be able to. I don't want to be able to forget something like that. It's too important. If you're trying to get protein into your diet, there are a lot of ways to do it. And I know that it's important for a lot of people right now to make sure that they are getting their protein, et cetera. And you can do it in a lot of ways. But you know what the best way to do it is meat. Really good meat. Like, how about a big steak? How about center cut pork chops? How about the chicken breasts? How about gourmet burgers? Omaha Steaks allows you to have access to delicious protein sources. If you haven't done this yet, now is the time to do It. And you want to start the year with this commitment to having more protein in your diet. And do it with Omaha Steaks so you can stay satisfied, get energy and fuel your routine. And it isn't just a powder that's shaken up in a plastic bottle. How about USDA certified tender steaks and gourmet burgers and chicken and pork. Go to omahasteaks.com, use the promo code Bernstein at checkout. It's my last name. It's B E R N S T E I N. To get an extra $35 off, you know what I did last night? I have some of the burgers in the freezer and I took out two of the six ounce burgers and I used them as a base for a red sauce and let it simmer for like an hour and a half on low, low, low, low. And I made thick spaghetti al dente. Finished the pasta in the sauce, some Romano and parmesan over the top, a little bit of parsley, some spicy pepper flake. Oh my God. It was good just sitting there, big glass bowl on my lap watching college football. It was awesome. And whatever you want in this box you can get. Because Omaha Steaks has unrivaled quality and variety with every bite backed by their 100% satisfaction guarantee. Every steak perfectly aged to maximize tenderness. Hand cut by master butchers in America's heartland. This is grass fed grain finished beef. It's more marbling for exceptional flavor. Omaha Steaks has been America's original butcher since 1917 and they're a family owned company with over 100 years of expertise in the meat industry. So go do this. Now that you have this discount for $35 off, go to Omaha steaks.com click around a little bit and put a pack together and let Omaha Steaks deliver high quality proteins right to your door. Omaha steaks.com for an extra $35 off. Use the promo code Bernstein at checkout. That's Omaha steaks.com promo code Bernstein. Terms apply. See site for details. I was driving south on the Edens right around Wilson and I saw a billboard a couple of days ago that just said, welcome to Chicago, Alex Bregman. And it had a Cubs logo on there and a picture of Alex Bregman. And I drove by and I didn't think again. And then I thought, wait a second, I did see that, right? What is it selling me? Who bought it and what are you selling me? And it said Cubs on it. So my guess is the Cubs did that, but they're usually when you say, hey, look who's here. Ticket packages available, or watch us on the marquee network, that there's a call to action there. Welcome to Chicago, Alex Bregman. And now we've bought this space for a reason. That there's going to be some. We want to help make us money. But it didn't seem like that in this case. So if any. If you know anything about who did that or why was that part of signing with the team that they committed, like, we'll have a. We'll have a welcome campaign.

[Co-host or Guest]

The Chicago Cubs put up the Alex Bregman billboards to officially introduce him, signing a five year, 175 million contract. The move highlights the Cubs commitment to building a strong roster with Bregman as a key player.

[Dan Bernstein]

All right, but. So it was just. They were just saying, welcome, Alex Bregman, I guess there. But there wasn't anything like, hey, if you're. You know, watch us on marquee or listen to us here, or it was just interesting that they would spend that money to just publicly welcome him.

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, I think when they. I think they. They did more than just barely break even within the walls. And so they had extra.

[Dan Bernstein]

Are you sure?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, they were like, let's just. Hey, let's put up some signs.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, if it's within the walls, they're sharing it now. Don't forget.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, that's right.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. So that's. That's different, but okay. I just. It was. It was interesting to me to see that.

[Co-host or Guest]

And they found a couple extra twenties in his coat pocket.

[Dan Bernstein]

It did look like there was a. There was a rollout where some of these public introductions and some of the moments, like when he walked in with his kid and they showed his kid hugging Clark the cub.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. Then in the batting cage. It was cute. Yeah, it was cute to see n. Yeah, there was.

[Dan Bernstein]

There's a guy on. Is it Instagram that I watch who's clearly a baseball coach or a former player of some kind, and he's got this toddler who just rakes.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

And if the. I get worried because I'm like, oh, this poor toddler. What if he doesn't want to be a baseball player? What if he doesn't like it? So I kind of feel bad watching it because it's like, you know, like toddler baseball exploitation. But the kid can rake righty and lefty. He can hit, and the dad throws like, little tiny Wiffle balls really fast and the kid just smacks him. And I think they do it Every night before he goes to bed and he has to hit or the kid decides when he's done, he has to.

[Co-host or Guest]

Hit 1000 before he can go to bed.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's something like that.

[Co-host or Guest]

500 before dinner.

[Dan Bernstein]

But he is nice. He doesn't seem abusive. I just get a little. I feel a little icky watching it.

[Co-host or Guest]

But was it last night that Caleb and PCA were at the Hawks game?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, Caleb was there, apparently wearing a bedard jersey.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

PCA's been everywhere, man. That guy. There isn't a party he doesn't find.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like, do you know those two dudes? Or they just happened to be there.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know, last night together. It wouldn't surprise me if they're dudes, you know, book two young guys with the keys to the city right now who could both be. Probably do a better job as mayor than our current mayor. I think if they were active, each one. Seriously, either one elected might probably do a better job. But no, they're. Yeah, well.

[Co-host or Guest]

Wow. No, I'm just looking at something else and you know, pop ups just come up all the time.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I wasn't sure.

[Co-host or Guest]

It doesn't even matter what fucking website you're on now. Like, you can't watch anything. It's so annoying.

[Dan Bernstein]

I know. Because of the autoplay.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I know. It happens. The. But yeah, he was wearing a Bedard jersey. He was there at the game. And initially I misread when I saw. I thought he got the ovation. See, I thought. I thought Caleb Williams walked like, wow. They give Caleb Williams a three minute ovation. A hot scheme. No way. Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah. It's for Jonathan Toews. I get it. Oh, and there was one other thing. Speaking of.

[Co-host or Guest]

God damn it.

[Dan Bernstein]

You got to be careful with that. The wrong thing's gonna pop up and you're in trouble. The. Speaking of. What are you selling me? I know you don't watch a lot of Bulls games, but have you seen the ads for. There's a lot of ads for this Calamos.

[Co-host or Guest]

Calamus. No, I haven't seen that. Unless I have. I haven't taken notice of it because.

[Dan Bernstein]

I. I just have to figure out what I'm supposed to buy.

[Co-host or Guest]

Did you look it up?

[Dan Bernstein]

I did. And I still don't know what I'm supposed to buy because their ads.

[Co-host or Guest]

Is it K or C?

[Dan Bernstein]

It's a bank, but it's like an investment thing. But the ads are really odd.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, Calamos Investments.

[Dan Bernstein]

But they don't say anything.

[Co-host or Guest]

They quoted out of Naperville.

[Dan Bernstein]

But they bought the name on the floor. And the commercial is. It's all this sort of nebulous imagery, and they're saying, today for tomorrow. And they show, like, a guy at a computer. It's just a series of images, and they spend a lot of money. Like, they got Bill Curtis to voice it over. They say, like, tomorrow. Today. Today is tomorrow. And it's today, but tomorrow. And then there's a big blue guy on a couch. What?

[Co-host or Guest]

A big blue guy?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, there's, like, a guy. A big.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like a Smurf?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, he's just a big dude in a blue suit.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

And they show a big dude in a blue suit.

[Co-host or Guest]

So he's not blue. He's wearing a blue suit, as far as I know.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay. But he could be sad. You just. You wouldn't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, no, no. But it's like this big blue person, and the blue guy is on a couch. All right? And then they, they're. They show, like, a computer guy, and they show buildings, and then at the very end, there's a guy in shorts looking at the floor in United Center. Yeah. I got nothing. And then Bill Curtis talks, and I always finish the commercial, like, okay, well, what. What am I supposed to buy?

[Co-host or Guest]

Maybe if you invest with them, you'll end up wearing shorts and being on the United center floor. I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

Do I get the big blue suit?

[Co-host or Guest]

Maybe.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. I just.

[Co-host or Guest]

I, I guess I'll have to keep an eye out to.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'm just confused. I, I, it left me.

[Co-host or Guest]

Does it run just during Bulls games? Is that where you guess you've seen it?

[Dan Bernstein]

The only time I've seen it is during Bulls games. And I, I watch a lot of Bulls basketball.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, you do.

[Dan Bernstein]

As I will be tonight. And I've got some picks for you for that game. Yes, I watch a lot of Bulls basketball. So I see.

[Co-host or Guest]

I'm just Clippers tonight. Is that right?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, Clippers. Yeah. Yep. So I'm just trying to figure that out. I'm sure they're very nice people, and I don't know if the is, Is the guy. In short, is the guy in shorts the same guy who's in the. Who's the blue guy?

[Co-host or Guest]

I don't know. I haven't seen it. If they want to be a part of our show, they can. I'll wear shorts.

[Dan Bernstein]

Hell, yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

Stare at this floor.

[Dan Bernstein]

No doubt. I just. I just need a little clarification, okay. Because it's on a lot, and every time I see it, like, okay, there's that? And then there's.

[Co-host or Guest]

I would try to find it right now, but I'm afraid sound will come through.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. Don't you know weird things could, could happen. Hey, why bet the playoffs anywhere else when my bookie gives you everything you need to get paid? The NFL playoffs are live. The super bowl is around the corner. Basketball is heading into its best season right now. It's peak betting season. My bookie's built for it. Because you have the same account, the same wallet, Sports casino reloads live bets. Everything that you need, any way you want to do it, is in one place. So what you do is you go to MyBookie AG, you register, you make your deposit, and you use the promo code DBU. And your first bet is covered up to 500 bucks. That means if it doesn't hit, you're armed with your bet back bonus token, you can run it back and that way you can build a bankroll in these last 10, 11 days of January and then ride it through the Super Bowl. You can bet anything, anytime, anywhere. Only with my bookie. We have a lot of Bears starting. Why aren't you talking about the Bears, Bernstein? Well, we have forward progress today to talk about the exit interviews and the whipsaw of the coaching job market right now with people flying left and right and head coaches being hired. And we're going to try to make some sense of that. But I do want to note this, and I don't know where you are. When I saw the very first trailer for this Sam Raimi movie, send help. I said I was in the moment I saw it and the moment I saw that it was Sam Raimi. Like back to doing regular Sam Raimi, fully in control. Looks like he's got a budget to play with. I'm in. And then last night at halftime, they cut me for the longer trailer. This was the first. And I thought I had a pretty good idea from the original trailer what it was. And that was fleshed out. And I'm a mark, so I admit that I'm an easy, easy mark when it comes to just a simple Sam Raimi plot with his sort of that signature brand of action and slapstick comedy and whatever he's gonna do in there. Like, I loved his take on the Spider man stuff and whether it was army of Darkness is one of my all timers. The Evil Dead movies, I mean, especially Evil Dead 2 and like, you know, the, the second two thirds of Evil Dead 2 and all that stuff is just great. And I haven't seen everything he's ever done. But I went to IMDb just to make sure Bruce Campbell has a credit in this and. He does.

[Co-host or Guest]

He does.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes. So that's like. Okay, it's not going to be much. I'm sure it's going to be a cameo. But that's his buddy from Detroit, who is a legend. Bruce Campbell, and one of the great physical actors that has. Of his generation.

[Co-host or Guest]

So that's Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'. Brien. McAdams works for O' Brien's father's company. Apparently, the two don't get along. He's a sexist boss.

[Dan Bernstein]

There's a plane crash.

[Co-host or Guest]

Father wanted him to promote her upon handing the company to him. Situation changes when a plane crash lands them on a deserted island in a desperate fight for survival as tensions rise between them.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'm in.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I've seen the commercial.

[Dan Bernstein]

And.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. Looked like that would be something that would be entertaining to watch.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes.

[Co-host or Guest]

I'm just checking, though. There is no. No stunts from Dick Warlock in this, though.

[Dan Bernstein]

Damn. It. Is he. Was Dick Warlock still alive?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I think so.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. All right. That's all right. I mean, obviously, it would be better if maybe after. It has to be a Kurt Russell movie for Dick Warlock to be involved.

[Co-host or Guest]

He's done other things. Yeah, he's still alive.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host or Guest]

All right.

[Dan Bernstein]

But there's. I didn't. We need to check every movie for the involvement of Dick Warlock because it makes any movie better.

[Co-host or Guest]

I wouldn't say he's looking as strong and masculine as he once looked. Maybe.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know. Maybe he always looked like that. Don't write him off. Come and kick your ass. That's Dick Warlock there. Do things to you. You don't want to mess. No messing with Dick Warlock.

[Co-host or Guest]

So. First rule of DBU, his first film was 1964. The Ballad of the Gunfighter.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

And he. It says credited as Dick Lemming.

[Dan Bernstein]

So what?

[Co-host or Guest]

He must always be named Dick in all of his.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, what's his actual name?

[Co-host or Guest]

Richard Anthony Warlock.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay, then why was he Dick Lemming?

[Co-host or Guest]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know. That's an animal. You don't want to cross.

[Co-host or Guest]

Dick Lemming. Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

If you're up in the Arctic Circle, you got to be really, really careful. Make sure your tent is zipped because.

[Co-host or Guest]

You don't have your zipper.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. You don't want to be overrun by Dick Lemmings. No. It's bad.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. That's what they go for.

[Dan Bernstein]

I know. Then the snowy owls come in and chase them away off the cliff. And things go badly for you, so you absolutely have to watch out. What?

[Co-host or Guest]

Nothing.

[Dan Bernstein]

So I'm going to go, I'm going to see. Unless the reviews are horrendous, which I don't think they will be.

[Co-host or Guest]

If they're bad, I'll just, I'll watch it at home.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes. But I, but if they're not bad, I'm going to the theater to watch that. That, that is a perfect like middle, middle of the day. Like right after we'd finish up here, I'd go over to the AMC here on Illinois and watch it there.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

By myself. That'd be perfect.

[Co-host or Guest]

Then go shopping at Walgreens afterwards at.

[Dan Bernstein]

That, that Walgreens wardrobe. You know what? That's another one that has your, your long checkout lines.

[Co-host or Guest]

Maybe they all do. Maybe the ones downtown here do. But like the ones on the suburbs are not as long as these. These are, I mean these are several lines to snake through.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, my Walgreens is different.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

When I go to. Is another planet too. That's, that's a, that's a portal to a world that's like the jewel with the, with the aliens in it. Like there are, there are people in line where the. Especially for prescriptions who don't understand what a prescription is, what identification is, what insurance is. Like I've never. The people who. There is like, like they'll say something and then it takes an hour and a half. They've got their entire wallet out. They're going through everything, say, well, do you have insurance? Like, is this insurance? Is this insurance? Is this insurance? And they're handing everything. No, that's a baseball card. That's a baseball card. I'm not sure what that is.

[Co-host or Guest]

Have you ever gone through the, the drive thru for prescriptions?

[Dan Bernstein]

No.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay. Don't ever.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's never convenient.

[Dan Bernstein]

It doesn't seem right. And like, yeah, because I know, I believe me, in the non car line there's always somebody that doesn't understand the process or what anything is.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like when you go through the drive through for prescriptions, it's, it's convenient that you don't get out of your car, especially if it's cold or rainy, but you're going to wait at least 35 minutes.

[Dan Bernstein]

But if I didn't get out of my car, I wouldn't have the, I wouldn't have my poofy socks.

[Co-host or Guest]

Right. It's always easier. I've always found it easier to go in the store and then. Yes, then you can buy Poofy socks and T shirts and.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, yeah. You never know what you're going to find in a Walgreens. A cvs, There could be all. There could be life changing things. You could walk in the hardware aisle and see something like, oh, I didn't know that I could get a thing that the splitter that turns an outlet into two outlets.

[Co-host or Guest]

I don't know that Walgreens had a hardware aisle.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah. You can get light bulbs, tools. You get really expensive hammers. You get really expensive light bulbs. You can get really expensive. Well, you can go down the street to Menards and everything. There is like a third of the price.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. Depending on what I would think I would get hardware stuff.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

More so than Walgreens. Like there's like a saw.

[Dan Bernstein]

Menards is a problem for me because that first little area. First there's the as seen on TV stuff.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. And I go, oh, yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

If I've seen on tv, it's probably good, right?

[Co-host or Guest]

I just like it because they have the conveyor belts that you can ride on to go up the stairs. Like with your. Mine does your shopping cart.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, mine doesn't have stairs. Mine's all one level.

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, no. Yeah. The one by me is to the one in Vernon Hills.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, the. Yeah. But you're those out there like Meg.

[Co-host or Guest]

Everything is huge.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like a giant Ikea.

[Co-host or Guest]

And it's not an escalator. It's like a conveyor belt you would get to ride up.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's really cool. Really?

[Co-host or Guest]

Sometimes I just go up and down with you cart. Yeah. Because you don't have to have a cart to go on it. You could just stand on it.

[Dan Bernstein]

You have the cards? Yeah.

[Co-host or Guest]

So I'll just go up and down a few times. Why not then find what I'm looking for.

[Dan Bernstein]

You ever go down holding like a heroic pose and just surveying the scene around you or arms up? Yes, yes. Nodding.

[Co-host or Guest]

I haven't. But I can try that though.

[Dan Bernstein]

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[Co-host or Guest]

I'm going to go with the Bulls three and a half. I think they're going to win this game by at least four. I'll take that. And also Vuch, I'm going to go eight or more rebounds.

[Dan Bernstein]

How much do you get on that? What's. What's the. What number is that?

[Co-host or Guest]

Wasn't very high.

[Dan Bernstein]

All right. I was going to say that's.

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah, I was trying to pull it back up here, but I just can't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, maybe come back through. That might be one. If you wanted to add another leg to a prop parlay, you just need to kind of goose the numbers up a little bit. That'd be a good one to do it.

[Co-host or Guest]

Well, I just wanted to keep it really, really simple because you're gonna have to text me, let me know the.

[Dan Bernstein]

Outcome, the rules of basketball.

[Co-host or Guest]

No, just text me the outcome of the game. Okay. The actual. Just text me after he gets the eighth rebound.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, and real quick, speaking. Speaking of Goose, do you realize it right now? Two of the hottest bands, one is named Goose and one is named Geese.

[Co-host or Guest]

No, I didn't know. Didn't know that because you say Goose, and I think a top gun, so.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'm not thinking bands, but Goose and Geese are both really, really hot right now. And the only way I have to have a mnemonic to remember which one I like.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

I like Goose. So I remember that G, O, O are the first three letters in the word good.

[Co-host or Guest]

So goose is good.

[Dan Bernstein]

Goose is good.

[Co-host or Guest]

Geese is.

[Dan Bernstein]

Geese is weird. People actual, like musicians, people, I think, who know more about music, think that this guy in Geese is like the new Bob Dylan or he's some kind of oracle. And they sing weird. And some of the music is just not my taste. It's sort of like Radiohead or Arcade Fire where sometimes it just doesn't sound good. And I'm not sure what they're doing or why. Everybody loves it, but everybody loves this guy. What's in Cameron Winter or something. Something Winter.

[Co-host or Guest]

Have you heard Gander yet?

[Dan Bernstein]

There's got to be one. Yeah, there's got to be one. But. But we've got a Goose. We got a Geese. And I remember that I like Goose better.

[Co-host or Guest]

I think I've heard or maybe seen somewhere, maybe on the ra. I think I've seen Goose is the name of a band. Yes, but Geese I haven't seen or heard that.

[Dan Bernstein]

I can confirm I've heard about Geese for a while. Because my brother in law, who's a musician in Brooklyn, and my nephew, who's also really into music and lives in Brooklyn, they've been telling me about this thing, Geese, that has been the talk of Brooklyn for a long time and is now breaking out into the larger rock music mainstream.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay, so it's the rock. They're both rock bands.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. It's like artsy rock music. You consider rock atmospheric rock? I don't know exactly what you.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's like 30 years from now, Sherman and Tingle will be running. Those guys on the drive.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, probably not. I don't know. They don't quite have that sound to it. But there's a song by Goose called Hunger Sight that's really good.

[Co-host or Guest]

What kind of sound is it that they don't have?

[Dan Bernstein]

Good.

[Co-host or Guest]

Okay, so good sound. Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. Some of the stuff by Geese just. I was waiting for it to sound good. Yeah. And it kind of just never did. And apparently he's the genius oracle. Brilliant. You know, you can have it. You can enjoy it. Yeah, that's kind of how I felt about it. And I wanted to feel all cool like, hey, yeah, you're in this new. This band, Geese. But it's just like. Is. How does it sound? It doesn't really sound good, but. All right, that's just. That's your little musical tip for the day here on Dan Bernstein Unfiltered. That has been brought to you in partnership with my bookie, Dan Bernstein Unfiltered Unfiltered. On three.

[Co-host or Guest]

One, two, sports.