50th Episode celebration!!! Josh Bartzen, Tim Orfritz, and Brennen Roberts all join in for our first 4-person episode! We look back on the first 49 shows while still covering the news of today. Thanks to everyone who has listened and laughed with us along the way!

• Brennen's AI deep dive research of Bub's Pub
• Patrick’s Day insights
• NFL free agency and updates
• World Baseball Classic
• NCAA Basketball Tournament
• DRAFT of the best DRAFTS!
• Texas couple convicted of $5M home remodeling scam
• Punch the Monkey
• Anthropic vs. The Dept. of War - counter point
• Tim and Jodi need to enter this competition!

SPECIAL ADDITON: Brennen Roberts is starting up Seniors Helping Seniors for the Greater Naperville Area! Seniors Helping Seniors is a company that offers non-medical in-home care for aging seniors who want to age in place in their homes. Brennen and I sit down for this interview about his exciting new business venture and the path he took to get there!

• Changes in the marketing agency space
• Personal life encourages new ideas
• The idea to make a change
• What to do next?
• Franchise? Maybe, but which one?
• Seniors Helping Seniors
• The loneliness epidemic and finding good caregivers
• The family is all-in
• Next step: Launching the business!
• The vision of the business
• Helping families how to navigate aging
• Community resources to leverage
• Getting up and running!

Mike Ciccarelli, Franchise Consultant Extraordinaire, joins the podcast for an in-depth interview with me and Brennen regarding all the considerations when starting up your own franchise business. Enjoy!

• Genius idea: Government "Relegation"
• Bear's Drew Dalman retires unexpectedly
• Illinois basketball feel good story
• Is there any hope for the Bulls?
• World Baseball Classic starts
• Iran conflict breakdown
• The Mossad - Israel's CIA
• DRAFT: Best Espionage or Spy movies
• Interview: Mike Ciccarelli - Franchise Consultant

Brennen is back! He tells us about his amazing Costa Rica trip, and we catch up on the world topics.

• Costa Rican vacation was amazing!
• A toast to Rev. Jesse Jackson
• The Bears stadium saga and debate
• Illini basketball is so Aggravating!
• Winter Olympics highlights
• Mexican Cartels are pissed off
• DRAFT: Best Drug Cartel Movies/TV
• Mamdani's Money Madness in NY
• Who does Kalshi say who will be the Democratic '28 candidate
• Landmark $2M lawsuit
• "CFO Silvia" your AI financial guru
• Meta's after-life AI patent

Josh Bartzen co-hosts this week and provides great insight (even for a Packers fan)!

• Big Ten basketball is tough
• Sam Darnold lost money playing the Super Bowl
• NFC North & Packers Analysis
• MLB -Tony Clark - Which is worse?
• Winter Olympics Update
• RIP - James Van Der Beek (Varsity Blues)
• DRAFT: Best of Robert Duvall – RIP
• Millionaire Migration from California
• Stephen A. Smith for President?
• Josh takes us inside government shutdowns
• Youth Sports as a Private Equity investment
• Olympic Condoms Restocked!

Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we dive into these topics of the day…

• Baseball is starting up
• Super Bowl 60 takeaways
• Illini basketball 2 overtime losses!
• Winter Olympics updates
• DRAFT: Winter Olympic events I would never do
• Ring Company using AI to find lost pets
• Violent crime is down, but why?
• Data Centers in space?
• Illinois residents keep leaving
• Olympic plush toys in demand

Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we unbox all these goodies…

• The Grammy’s, Jelly Roll, & Kelly Osbourne
• Illinois basketball slaughters Northwestern
• Bears coaching staff and stadium drama
• Super Bowl predictions and best bets
• Will the Seahawks be sold?
• The Chicago Bulls trade the whole team!
• Winter Olympic preview
• Northern Illinois football gets $34M
• DRAFT: Best Catherine O'Hara Movies/TV
• Autonomous Car Insurance
• Weight loss drugs lawsuits
• Epstein Files update
• Oswego's "Megalodome"

Brennen Roberts co-hosts as we dissect all these stories of the day:

• Megan Fox makes a hot robot
• Check out "The Venue" in Aurora
• Should Robinhood be in the Polymarket?
• A Toast: Terry Boers passes away at 75
• AFC & NFC Championship games review
• Luke Ferrelli drama with Clemson and Ole Miss
• Trinidad Chambliss still trying to get a 6th year
• MLB Spring training starts Feb 11
• Illinois defeats Purdue and Keaton Wagler is awesome
• Movie Draft: Best winter/cold movies
• China's population collapse