Bums of Manarchy Eddie, Paddy & Rocky

Bust out the fancy beer and liquor, as the Bums ring in the New Year with Episode 100 (and the crowd rejoiced)!!  On the front nine, the Paddy Files have turned up missing, along with our NFL picks; the Bums wrap up NFL chatter heading dead into the final week of regular season play; the Bears year-in-review and prognostications are flowing like wine; draft preview chatter; Denver’s brass tells ‘Mr. Unlimited’ to stuff it in his a**, as Payton is playing King Dick; David Tepper’s infamy reigns on, as he learned nothing in Pittsburgh with the Rooneys; other notable NFL bits-and-bobs; a College Football National Championship preview, featuring M and Dub; ladies trying to get beads in the French Quarter; Dodgers are spending like cross-faded, drunken sailors (atrocious post-season track record notwithstanding); Draymond is acting “a thug”;  and close with NBA Game Ball Gate, featuring the bitch ass skipper of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle.

The thing about intergalatically famous beer reviews, is they never get old; as was the case with the Bums first beer review for 2024; Old Irving Brewing in Chicago, IL get the nod to help celebrate the New Year and the Bums of Monarchy’s 100th Episode — showcasing a Barrel-Aged Champurrado Krampus (2022), an Imperial, Double Milk stout with a whopping 14% ABV — oh mama, get your Mexican chocolate on; Karen Rodgers is inexplicably picking conspiracy theory bones with Jimmy Kimmel; perennial stand up comics, Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais are under the rainbow microscope once again; Paddy tells tales from Marco Island, FL; the Holiday season has put a strain on the Bums’ livers; RIP to half of Starskey & Hutch; Apple TV has a major hit with Slow Horses series, led by hilarious front-man, Jackson Lamb; and close with a 100th-episode salute.  Our massive, global listener following hasn’t gotten to our heads yet, so talk to us while the getting is good.  All of this majesty, mixed with a tiny dose of static.

Recorded on January 5th, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.

The Bums roll into the first half of Season 4, Episode 101 with talk of the Junior Varsity (college) football National Championship — to the victors go the spoils; senior golf tour prospect Nick Saban retires from JV football; Kalen DeBoer is next in line; Halas Hall cleans house with several well-earned dimissals, and will the fucking Bears please build a stadium, for all that is holy;; the Bums NFL Playoff Challenge (yes, Playoffs) returns; Black Monday by the numbers, with surprises and trivia; f**k the NFL and it’s stupid Commissioner —and their PPV debut; Cubs get some Busch and new pitcher who hails from the Land of the Rising Sun; the Blackhawks get a new goon; Genny Tacos sees ‘a Connor’ at her first NHL game; and close with a segment on Tiger “Shoeless” Woods, who is no longer affiliated with the Greek Goddess of Victory shoe company, w/ a bonus IDNKT.

The second half delivers yet another infamous beer review with Chicago’s Maplewood Brewing and their Juicy Pants (7% ABV), a New England, hazy IPA with terrific flavor—juicy as reported but without a sugary taste—high-marks; respect to actor Lacey Underall and soccer’s own Franz Beckenbauer; Rocky is done with ESPN, ushering in The Athletic era; the Bums get a read on Pat McAfee (p.s. Karen Rodgers can go screw herself); Johns Hopkins releases a “privileged” hit list (yes, really); and close with a Paddy Don’t Do That — in a Word Wars bout.  All of this value—without having to navigate any click-throughs or pay anyone $5.99 per month.  Get some while it’s fresh, and while it’s still free. 

Recorded on January 12th, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

The Bums are back in the rail yard  with S4:E0102, and the people rejoiced; things heat up on the front half with an NFL review/preview — playoff edition; NFL commush Roger Baddell takes another step backwards with a bid to scoop up troubled media firm, ESPN; Jim Irsay is this close to being found dead on the road side; Rocky bemoans a marriage between Kliff Kingsbury and “Me Guy” Caleb Williams in Chicago; college footballer Cam McCormick may very well earn himself a pension; while Chicago MLB baseball fans are running out of sharp sticks to poke the Cubs and Sox into doing something (anything) in the off season; the rumor mill suggest the Pale Hose could move the circus to Clark and Roosevelt (to what end); MLB Hall of Famers do their bidding — featuring Joe Mauer and Adrián Beltré as hopefuls; and close with the owner of the NY Knicks and Rangers (and the new “Sphere” in Sin City) joins the likes of Harry Weinstein as a criminally ill butthole.

The second half ushers in another majestic beer review with a production from Temperance Brewing — “Escapist” (6.7% ABV), an IPA with a nice nose, but a lot of oils on the finish (long, lingering tongue); Chicago is hit between the eyes with an arctic wave - no bien; Eddie’s youngest takes Dublin, Ireland by storm; it turns out that electric cars need anti-freeze after all; Paddy drops a rant focused on people who are speed challenged; and close as the Bums lament venture capitalism, and bust ups of Sports Illustrated and Anchor Steam brewing.  Get it while it’s hot, well, at least lukewarm.

Recorded on January 19th, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.

The Bums are rip roaring into S4:E0103 !!!   The prologue cracks off with Super Bowl results and rhetoric; Eddie wins the Bums NFL Playoff Challenge (two years running); tragedy strikes KC (we cannot have any nice things); the Bears hire themselves a new OC (we shall see); former Bear Greg Olsen is search-and-replaced by TB12; Harbaugh bolts to the Bolts, while the heir apparent is apparent; the NFL is shamed with more disgusting behavior as CTE-related trauma is ignored; the “Wasted Management” golf tourney in the desert is reviewed; pitchers and catchers report for duty (mercifully filling a void); Jackie Robinson’s statue is inched (people are the worst edition); Vince “McDick” McMahon is etched into the Mt. Rushmore of douchebags; and close the top with a Caitlin Clark update.

The epilogue dips, per usual, with another dope ass beer review, featuring a creation from Arbor Brewing in Ypsilanti, MI - “Euchre” (5.2% ABV) — a high holder hops pilsner that scratches all kinds of itches; Rocky provides a Bums State of the Union with an assumptive goal setting look back; Orange Hitler needs $500M (maybe Tay Tay Swift can peel a few off from her wad); Rocky’s Five Seasons of Narcos in review; Valentine’s Day is dumb; a SIMS edition bemoaning Chicago’s “rat hole” extravaganza; Apple’s Slow Horses is legit AF; one cannot spell C**T without TUCker carlsoN (we dare you to try); and end with more of Eddie’s well curated 1970 move genre reviews.   Winter is long, the Bums podcast is short — let’s split the difference.   Get some.  

Recorded on February 16th, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.

The Bums go back-to-back with S4:E0104 — as the front end jumps into Spring-time with a pitchers and catchers report; the NBA All Star game is a steaming pile of crap, and even the legends can’t inspire improvement; Rick “The Dick” Pitino is a raging asshole who cannot resist the urge to bite the hand that feeds him; the Bears hire a very well qualified assistant coach in J. King; Rocky has worn down the Bums with pro JF1 peer pressure; only 2 Bears WRs scored six last season (yes, really); the Miracle on Ice is old AF and we are still here for it (minus Riz); Paddy thinks he has empty sports watching pockets until September, but finds some shoots of life. 

The back end zips into another beer review, featuring “Wolverine Premium Lager” (4.7% ABV) from Wolverine State Brewing Co. in Ann Arbor, MI, which is super light and crushable (not a winter beer); Rocky’s airline travel escapades include a new experience, in chains; Paddy is hazed by neighbors who think he’s dead in the wake of Chicago’s winter hibernation; another SIMS edition drops, featuring contemporary media and watch groups who require ZERO facts to report serious news; and close, as a wolverine storm of twenty-somethings infiltrates Chez McKee (and running is the best option).  Listen in, as Rocky’s road weary attitude is on full display (queue the “old man shouting at clouds” meme).

Recorded on February 22nd, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.

The Bums are back in the rail yard with S4:E0105 and special guest, ‘Dr. Jack’ (aka ‘Dentist to the Stars’) — following intros, the four stooges waste no time yucking it up with a ‘bums style’ retirement party for good ol’ #7 of Chicago Blackhawks fame; despite a scrappy start, Connor Bedard is home-schooled by the greatest U.S. NHL player in league history; the Cubbies bring home their starting center fielder, Cody B; talk turns to the National Pig Skin Lottery (more commonly known as the NFL Draft), where everyone is tired AF of listening to dumbasses guessing at who goes where; NFL draft prospect Tyler “Texas Shortbus” Owens doesn’t believe in outer space or planets (not a misprint); Bears free agency news and rumors are covered like a Beatles song; NFL pen pal Peter King hangs up his Smith Corona; in another embarrassing move, the Denver Broncos are burning money like recreational weed with the release of washout Russell “Dang” Wilson (welcome to Pittsburgh); former Bear placekicker, Robbie “Good As” Gould, is making his bones as a head coach; Caitlin Clark busts Pistol Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring record open like a f*****g walnut (she is special); DeMar DeRozan is the NBA’s Minute Man; incredible sportsmanship is the silver lining to a swimmingly stupid ACC rule; Mike Tyson is going to hospitalize Jake Paul; and the first half closes with a surprisingly agreeable quote from Nick Saban (again, not a misprint).

The flop kicks off with a double, ‘Dr. Jack’ inspired beer review that features two creations from Downers Grove, IL’s Goldfinger Brewing Company — Goldfinger Pils (ABV 4.9%), a delicious German-style pilsner with pumped up hops with a small bite that finishes smoothly with hints of herbs and honey, and continues with Goldfinger Vienna-style Lager (ABV 5.5%), a rock solid, medium-bodied lager that is both complex (double decoction brewed with Czech Saaz hops) and crushable (light and balanced); Larry David’s bestie, Richard Lewis, sadly expires — making us chuckle until the very end; talk turns to a $1 billion gift; an exceedingly ignorant mom loses a disability case due to…. tree throwing; emerging Netflix TV series “The Gentleman” is discussed; before closing with a new Paddy Report segment, and a review from a recent Steely Dan/Eagles concert!!  They can’t all be gems, but this one is Dr. Jack assisted — so check it out while it’s fresh!

Recorded on March 9th, 2024 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle’s Nest’ in Chicago, IL USA.