Bearchinski: Poochinski (1990) and The Bear season 5 (2026)

Jeremy and Paco discuss the event of the summer, the Chicago TV show everyone is talking about: Poochinski, the unsold 1990 NBC pilot starring Peter Boyle about a cop who becomes a dog. And also some show called “The Bear” just released its final season, so they talk about that too. Art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected]'re recommending stuff at the end of the podcast now!Paco’s recommendation:Hunger (2008) dir. Steve McQueenJeremy’s recommendation:⁠Materialists (2025) dir. Celine Song (yes, seriously)Sources and further reading:TV`s kind of town | Chicago TribuneThe Inside Story of ‘Poochinski,’ the Sitcom in Which a Dead Cop Is Resurrected into a Crime-Fighting Bulldog | Brian VanHooker, CrackedDunning Discovery | Chicago TribuneAldermen's legal fees debated | R. Gibson, Chicago TribuneKen Griffin pulling Citadel out of Chicago | David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times