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Ep. 160: With NBC Sports Soccer’s Arlo White and Roger Bennett

Ep. 160: With NBC Sports Soccer’s Arlo White and Roger Bennett

FromUnder Center: Chicago Bears Podcast


Ep. 160: With NBC Sports Soccer’s Arlo White and Roger Bennett

FromUnder Center: Chicago Bears Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Two of the biggest Bears fans you’ll meet happen to be two of the most recognizable voices of NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage. Arlo White, the lead play by play announcer for NBC’s Premier League coverage, grew up in Leicester and fell in love with Chicago and the Bears in the 1980s, following games on a faint armed forces radio signal. And Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers used to call random 312 numbers from a friend’s house as a kid in Liverpool to find out what the Bears’ score was. Hear from both about how they became Bears fans, how they’ve followed the team over the years and what they think of the 2018 side — which they both predict to beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. 0:00: Introductions, and is Arlo White the biggest Bears fan in all of Leicester?1:10: How a childhood trip to Evergreen Park led White to become a Bears fan4:35: How did you follow the Bears in England in the 1980s?7:00: What was it like to get to call the 2008 Super Bowl for British radio?9:40: How White managed to make it to Green Bay for the Bears’ season opener11:55: White’s impressions of the 2018 Bears, and what it was like to get to watch Khalil Mack in person 14:20: Are there NFL fans around Premier League press boxes like there are Premier League fans around NFL press boxes?16:20: White’s prediction for Bears-Vikings, beyond drinking “nine cups of coffee” to stay awake19:00: Welcoming Roger Bennett to the pod, and how he became a Bears fan while growing up in Liverpool21:30: Calling random 312 numbers in Chicago to get the Bears score24:10: How White and Rog wound up at the same Bears preseason game in 1986 without knowing it26:10: Rog’s experience greeting the Bears at O’Hare at 2 a.m. after they played the Cowboys in London31:00: Why Rog moved to Chicago (and specifically Rogers park) right after college33:00: The Bears are a centerpiece of the Bennett family Sundays, taking part in the “joy that is Tarik Cohen and his ebullience”34:30: Why Rog *really* likes Matt Nagy #balds36:45: Rog’s prediction for Bears-Vikings38:20: Why Rog is an 11/10 in confidence the Bears will win the Super Bowl See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Nov 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Under Center: Chicago Bears Podcast breaks down everything surrounding the Chicago Bears and the NFL, with informative and entertaining discussions from Kenneth Davis, Josh Schrock, and Alex Shapiro. New episodes release every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the season. BEAR DOWN!