The calendar says 2017 which no doubt means that it is in fact another new year indeed. Enjoy the turning of a new page in human history with your old pals Mike and Charley. This week's all new episode features a Bears send off, a Bulls revisit, and another pink eye flair up for good old TDC. Plus, Bill Stark reminds us of the simpler things in life, Big Cat provides us a recipe for disaster, and Mike reflects on his love of old episodes of MASH. You love us, but are you IN love with us?
With the end of another year at hand, one cannot help but feel sad, lonely, angry, or even vengeful. As for many of us the closing of one year, can show us first hand just how little we achieved, how less we've learned, and how far behind we have become. Come celebrate the closing of this god forsaken year with a shiny new episode of Monsters in the Morning. Featuring and end of the year "Rants, Raves, Resolutions and Revelations", a visit from god old Bill Stark, and another chapter in the Where's Big Cat saga. Come join us won't you.
Happy Holidays to you all, may the season bring you all big cheer and even bigger hugs. For today's very special Holiday episode, Maniac Mike takes you back to the very first MITM ever recorded. Resurrected from the archives, Mike and Charley proudly present to you all the very first time the monsters have ever went on the air. It's early 2011, the Bears have just lost the NFC Championship to the Packers, Obama is in office, and the Monsters are on the air. Merry Christmas and peace be with you.
Salutations ladies and gents, we hope you are all enjoying these fine December days. The Monsters are off traveling the world tasting various soups and takes on the traditional Gyro and will be returning after the holidays for more fun. Until then, as an early Christmas gift Maniac Mike and TDC are proud to present to you all Cotton Man's highly regarded Christmas Classic Album: A Sleigh Full of Cheer. We hope you all enjoy! God Bless the Chicago Bears.
I'm overweight, I know that now. It took a long time for me to really "say" those words, but I can't tell you how good it feels to finally be "free" enough to speak them out loud without weeping uncontrollably. I have a problem, food. It's been my largest struggle most of my life. I can remember being whooped on Christmas morning by my mother for eating an entire tray of Magic Bars meant for our soon to be arriving guests. Or the time I consumed an entire jar of mayo in my Grandfathers garden and nearly died. But now I finally feel like I can beat this monster, lift this weight and become truly happy again. I can't stop this illness, but I can control it, for I have the power and it is I who is behind the wheel. - Mike.
Its been a long and delicious turkey break but now Monsters are back, angry, slightly overweight, relaxed, and ready to fill your brain with some sweet and savory sports news. Listen in as the Mike and TDC discuss various professional athletes, the sporting competitions they participate in, and the joy their game play provides for the masses of big city dwellers. Plus TDC finally reveals how to properly make a holiday vomit box, Mike shares some memories from his holiday Mississippi River Cruise, Stark gives us his 3 favorite things, and Big Cat is caught doing some good for a change. The holidays are fun, but they can be hard.
It's a Thanksgiving Miracle! Listen in as Cotton Man takes over for Maniac Mike and TDC to share some warm Thanksgiving memories. Plus, special call-ins from our favorite guests this past year including Tush and Push, Bill Stark, and of course special messages from Mike and Charley themselves. And what's a good meal without hearing from good ol' foul mouth Buddy. Enjoy it, you big wonderful city you! You deserve nothing but the best.
Hey baby were back and ready to dive into your sweet, sexy, soul. That's right, the Monsters are here, giving you all the juice on the Bears continuing woes, our prized Cubbies and their race for Mr. Cy Young and Sir MVP; plus, Stark adds some much needed wisdom, TDC chooses not to follow new station polices, and Mike has a hemorrhoid. Oh and Big Cat is still on the loose. Peace be with you.
It's a mixup of Biblical proportions as the Monsters wander into the wrong studio. Listen in as "political pundits" Tush and Push voice their option on the big election. Hear as they analyze the rise of the middle class, the freedom to say NO to sanity, and instead opt to their god given right to say YES to insanity. It's America Speaks with Tush and Push. But have no fear TDC and Maniac Mike are safe, healthy, and enjoying a nice pastrami sandwich somewhere I like to call Main Street USA. God Bless these United States of America, but more importantly God Bless the Chicago Bears.
It has happened! Hell has frozen over! The goat has been slaughtered! Bartman can return home! The city is in flames! The river shines with the sweet tint of Cubbie Blue! TDC is back on his meds! Mike can't stop weeping! It's FAN-demonium! Stark smiles! Big Cat breathes! The City sings! All hail the champs! Oh, and Go Bears...?
Holy cows in a wheat field what a time to be a Chicago sports fan! The city is alive and surprisingly so is Charley, so make sure you catch up on all the action as Maniac Mike and TDC breakdown the continuing Bears losing ways, celebrate the NLCS reigning champs, and discuss the difference between a coat and a cloak. Plus, the search continues for Mr. Big Cat Williams, Stark shares some fresh brewed words of wisdom, and TDC contemplates selling his prized coin collection. Smile God Dammit and Enjoy the Ride!
Its October, its baseball, its playoffs, its fun, its the Cubs, its the big city, its my city, its your city, its TDC, its Manic Mike, its coping with anal fissures, its dogs on the loose, its Stark, its fun, Its Big Cat, its the feeling the you get when you see an old friend, its the Bears, its hard, its tough, its rough, its dirty, but god dammit its all worth it in the end. Be it, see it, live it, love it. I'm sick.
This city is large, this city is big, TDC has Hep C and Mike is a pig. The Cubs they are winning and getting hot, the Bears continue to struggle and can only hope for a postseason shot. Straw hats and beef roasts are a few of the days topics, If I were a clown my named would be Pockets. Big Cat and Stark are always a hoot, when Charley was young he once ate a boot. So sit back and breath, release, and have fun, for the season has started and Mike weighs a ton.
Wake up big city and smell the fresh brewed sports always fresh and always smooth. Big news on the home front because the Bears have finally won their first game of the year, that's right win number one, and Maniac Mike and TDC can hardly keep their composure. The Cubs are igniting the city with the hope of World Series championship gold and the White Sox name a new manager, spoiler alert: its not Ozzy Guillen. As always we check in with Mr. Stark, Big Cat is seen in another dimension, and Mike can't help but shout about how much he loves this city! Drink it up babe, you deserve it.
Hey big city believers its that time once again to feed your brain with some sweet, sweet, sports goulash. Alright! Its Bear season and so far it has been quite a dud to be frank, and Mike and TDC contemplate if maybe its time for the McCaskey's to sell the ol' girl. That's right put a price tag on that prize pig and send 'er off to a better home. Plus the Cubs have won a hundred games which is nice, Stark is excited as always, and Big Cat morphed into a Tiny Cat in an all new "Where's Big Cat".
"Take my hand, and I'll show you the way, down this old path to a better day..." - TDC
Holy shit here we go again! Thats right you big city sports nuts, the Monsters are here to ease your worried souls. Get ready for bear-season with an all new segment of "Bears Breakdown" when TDC and Maniac Mike give you last week's keys to the game and also a little a piece of their hearts. Plus a rat gets loose in the studio, Big Cat writes in, and Mr. Bill Stark wants to know if you'll go biking with him. It's the Monsters, it's the morning, it's the Monsters in the Morning. Freedom.
Bright lights, Bigger City? Sounds bout right on this end. Hey sweet tunas it's the Monsters in the Morning coming at you from the Soutside of the city and the talk of the town is sports, so listen up! Maniac Mike welcomes back TDC after a bird feeding accident leaves him lost in the woods for a few days, the Bears start the year off on the wrong foot and boys ponder if maybe some ex-head coaches would fair better, hint-hint were taking to you Mr. Ditka, and our Cubbies are only one Magic Number away from championship gold. Plus, Mr. Stark gives us a brief history of Papa Bear George Halas and Big Cat sightings touch upon the supernatural. Breath it in, and drink it down, the city is pure, the city is free, the city is you, the city is me. Lets do this thing!
This city is hot-hot-hot kiddos so make sure you're drinking plenty of that sweet-sweet lake Michigan elixir. Its Manic Mike and TDC here again to give you all your weekly sports talk fill up. Thats right you beautiful big city beings, fill your bellies full with plenty of Robbie Gould goodbyes, a warm and touching tribute to Lovie Smith and some happy and healthy memories from TDC's Labor Day lamb roast. Of course we'll be opening up the old Big Cat Sack to read your sightings and Bill Stark chimes in with another dose of wisdom. Hear it here, on Chicago's only weekly sports talk morning mix up. Yum.
Hello once again big city fatties, its time once again to enter the world of the monsters for another "trip" to the wide and weird world of sports. Kick back as Touchdown Charley and Maniac Mike talk everything from how to make the perfect homemade trail mix, to where exactly is the perfect spot to have Old Glory tattooed on your body. Plus, Bears preseason woes continue, the Sox rename their old ballpark and the guys absolutely love it, the Cubs have a magic number and Big Cat and Bill Stark still seek to amaze us. Tune in here on the ONLY Chicago Sports Podcast around! Dig it?
- The City keeps me alive, therefore I'm indebted to this city I call home" - Mike.
Thats right big city dreamers its time once again for another hound dog of sports talk entertainment. Join us this week as Maniac Mike and Touchdown Charley analyze the injury plagued Bears and the slyness of John Fox. Plus Mike expresses his love and pride for America and Old Glory and TDC apologizes on air for some rude and downright disturbing comments. Plus the correct way to apply medicated body powered, another visit with Mr. Stark, and of course that Big 'Ol Cat. Catch it right here on Monsters in the Morning. Oh Yeah!
Sometimes late at night, when the moon is shining and wind is howling like a banshee I like to think. I think about the big city, about big hopes and even bigger dreams, and how my weight as skyrocketed these past few months, then I weep... Mike