Pointless Exercise - A Desipio Podcast
Pointless ExerciseThe only podcast you'll ever need... Hosted by Andy Dolan of Pointless Exercise and formerly of The Athletic. Regular podcasts on the Chicago Cubs and RECRAPs after all Bears games and select Cubs games.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 510 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Sports | |||
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The Bears went to Green Bay on a roll to face a pretty lousy Packers team, and Tyson Bagent gave them zero chance of winning, and then the defense decided to treat every Green Bay long pass like a tornado drill. The Packers can't stop the run, and th... more
Jed Hoyer's post-season press conference might not deserve to be picked apart comment by comment, but let's do it anyway. He seems to think he build a World Series roster that fell hilariously short, that the Cubs have elite hitting and defense and a... more
The Bears won a second straight game with a backup quarterback and technically they started the same guy, but Tyson Bagent played as well as his less than electric arm will let him in a 23-12 win over the Jets. The Bears dominated the entire game, bu... more
It all started with two dopes and a dream. Before the Pointless Exercise Podcast there was The Other 15% Podcast, and the Hire Jim Essian/Desipio Podcast and then just the Desipio podcast. 500 episodes later, we're back where it all began with specia... more
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- Truly pointless
And I love it
Apple Podcasts5aardsmaniac
United States8 months ago - My sense of humor
I can, instantly, picture a motorcycle racing towards home plate on every pitch.
Apple Podcasts5GeeEL91United States4 years ago - A beautiful podcast by and for brilliant, beautiful people
If you ever want to consider yourself halfway informed and/or attractive in any way, this podcast is a must-listen. Want obscure trivia from the late 90’s? Want cutting insight and bitterly cynical jabs that only decades of Chicago sports fandom can provide? Want a third rhetorical question that loops into why you should listen, but ends abru
Apple Podcasts5OBBOTUnited States5 years ago - Helps numb the pain of being a Chicago sports fan
Being a fan of Chicago sports team is hard. Filled with incompetent or garbage families for owners, dopes for coaches/managers, and players who routinely disappoint, sometimes you just have to laugh at their mediocrity (if they even manage to clear that bar). That’s where this podcast comes in. Yes, you’ll learn a ton, but you’ll also have a ton of fun. Andy and his co-hosts don’t ever forget that sports, while they often infuriate us, are still supposed to be fun.
Apple Podcasts5ScottSwartzUnited States5 years ago - A hoot!
If you ever wanted to listen to the 2 old guys in the balcony from The Muppet Show do a Cubs podcast, this is for you!
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A fast-paced, humor-forward sports podcast focused on Chicago Cubs coverage, MLB trade talks, and broader baseball culture. Episodes typically mix sharp roster analysis, front-office chatter, nostalgia, and playful banter, with frequent references to farm systems, draft talk, and classic baseball lore. The tone leans casual and opinionated, often weaving in pop culture detours and cross-sport banter, which helps it stand out in the baseball podcast space. Listeners likely appreciate deep dives into trades, player development, and the quirks of Chicago sports media, all delivered with a strong sense of community among long-time Cubs fans.
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1. The Lore
2. North Side Territory: A Chicago Cubs Podcast
3. Cubs REKAP Podcast
4. Forward Progress - A Chicago Bears Podcast
5. Faxes From Uncle Dale
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Pointless Exercise launched 11 years ago and published 510 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Pointless Exercise include:
1. Dave Wonstedt
2. Dave Crowe Brown
3. Sam Fels
4. Mike Donohue
5. Tuffy Rhodes
6. Dave Brown
7. David Brown
8. Mike Pusateri
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