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MenInRed97 — 227 episodes
The Bonfire | Losing is Bull | S4:E27
Hot Takes LIVE | Mbokazi a Generational Talent?!; Fire in the Top 3??; Hugo Over Lewandowski! | 403
The Bonfire | Fire Face the Baby Bulls | S4:E26
The Bonfire | Everything but the W | S4:E25
The Bonfire | Feeling Upset in the Cup | S4:E24
The Bonfire | Fire Smoke Kansas City | S4:E23
The Bonfire | Familiar Faces & Places | S4:E22
he Bonfire | King of Queen City; Fire show signs of weakness in Draw | S4:E21
The Bonfire | Shook All Night Long; Fire head to Cincinnati | S4:E20
The Bonfire | Maren scores in Fire win over Atlanta; Detroit City FC is first up in USOC | S4:E19
The Bonfire | Tata's Out; Fire take on hobbled ATL | S4:E18
The Bonfire | Coyotes: Ugly | Fire Beat Nashville In Strong Team Effort | S4:E17
The Bonfire | Previewing Nashville with Apple TV's Kyndra De St. Aubin | S4:E16
Hot Takes LIVE | Put Zink on the Bench? Is the Mbokazi hype real? Can Lod hang with Franco? | 402
The Bonfire | True Grit: Fire Down Union in Philly | S4:E15
The Bonfire | Apple TV's Danny Higginbotham helps preview Philadelphia | S4:E14
The Bonfire | The Vibes are Off as DC topple the Fire | S4:E13
The Bonfire | Can the Fire have a Blast Against DC? | S4:E12
The Bonfire | Gregg Steals Crewmas | S4:E11
The Bonfire | Crew v Fire Preview | S4:E10
The Bonfire | Red all Over | S4:E09
Hot Takes LIVE | A New Hope | 401
The Bonfire | Montréal Preview | S4:E08
The Bonfire | Fire have a problem in Houston; Cuypers scores as the Fire attack and defense look to gel | S4:E07
The Bonfire | Chicago Fire 2026 Season Preview | S4:E06
The Bonfire | Fire Headline Coachella | S4:E05
The Bonfire | Fire reject Pumas $4M bid for Zinkernagel; Integrity Not Found, MLS to partner with Polymarket | S4:E04
The Bonfire | Fire return from Florida with 2 preseason wins; New signings shine in first action | S4:E03
The Bonfire | Kellyn Acosta leaves, as Puso Dithejane joins from South Africa; Drew Vanderploeg from the Home & Away pod talks SKC | S4:E02
The Bonfire | Season 4 of The Bonfire! | S4:E01
The Bonfire | Fire sign Robin Lod to fill the Guti-sized hole in midfield; Mbokazi impresses in AFCON | S3:E73
The Bonfire | Fire in talks with Robert Lewandowski; Jason Shokalook signs first team contract; Fire participate in 2025 MLS SuperDraft | S3:E72
The Bonfire | Goodbye Guti!; Mo Salah to Chicago?: Koustias sold to Lugano | S3:E71
The Bonfire | Guti close to Chivas for reported $5M; Mbekezeli Mbokazi signs from South African Premiership side Orlando Pirates as U22 player | S3:E70
The Bonfire | Fire announce contract decisions; 2026 Schedule announced; Guti transfer saga continues | S3:E69
Quick>>>Fire | MLS Flips Calendar | S2:E08
The Bonfire | Guti to Mexico?; Does Acosta have a future in Chicago?; Where will the Fire find a backup striker? | S3:E68
The Bonfire | Fire purchase Franco and kick off the build towards 2026 early | S3:E67
The Bonfire | Chicago Fire end 2025 season | S3:E66
The Bonfire | Fire v Union game 2 preview with Steve Cangialosi from MLS Season Pass | S3:E65
The Bonfire | Live reaction to the Fire's Shootout loss in Game 1 against Philly | S3:E64
The Bonfire | Fire travel to Philly in next round of the Playoffs; Bonfire Live at the Endeavor Health Fire Pitch Sunday! | S3:E63
The Bonfire | The Fire end 16 year playoff win drought; Zinkernagel finalist for Newcomer of the Year | S3:E62
The Bonfire | Wildcard Special with Lori Lindsey | S3:E61.5
The Bonfire | Fire come out flat but redeem themselves in New England with Orlando on deck| S3:E61
The Bonfire | Fire go on the road to New England to end the 2025 regular season | S3:E60
The Bonfire | Djordje equalizes to save point against Fire | S3:E59
The Bonfire | Chicago Fire clinch 2025 Playoff Spot!; Messi fails to score in thrilling 3-5 shootout; Toronto next up | S3:E58
Live Show: Fire Punch Ticket To The Playoffs
The Bonfire | Fire march on towards postseason with win vs Crew; Miami is up next on Tuesday | S3:E57
The Bonfire | The Fire take on what's left of the Crew | S3:E56
The Bonfire | Fire go North and take 3 points from Minnesota | S3E:55
The Bonfire | Fire (re)sign 3 Homegrowns; Minnesota Loons Loom | S3:E54
The Bonfire | Fire must move on from stunning 1-3 defeat vs NYCFC | S3:E53
The Bonfire | 6 point match when NYCFC visits Soldier Field | S3:E52
The Bonfire | "This is your father's Fire" Fire win important match against Revs as the Playoff hunt continues | S3:E51
The Bonfire | The Revolution coming to Bridgeview
The Bonfire | The playoff picture as the Fire come off unexpected bye week | S3:E49
The Bonfire | Chicago go down in Chester | S3:E48
The Bonfire | Transfer Special! Who's in, who's out? | S3:E47
Quick >>> Fire | Carlos Terán out to Athletico Paranaense; Joel Waterman joins from CF Montréal. | S2:E07
The Bonfire | Fire win 3-2 in "electrifying" match vs STL; Zinckernagel continues incredible form; Andre Franco introduced as #10 | S3:E46
The Bonfire | André Franco Joins from Porto FC; lowly St. Louis City visit Bridgeview; Christopher Cupps returns to first team | S3:E45
The Bonfire | Son Heung-Min makes MLS debut as Fire hold on to 2-2 draw at home | S3:E44
The Bonfire | LAFC make rare appearance in Chicagoland; Fire begin Bridgeview homestand; Omari Glasgow on the move? | S3:43
The Bonfire | Fire win crucial match at home against RBNY; Chris Mueller added to Season Ending Injury list | S3:E42
The Bonfire | Fire take on Red Bulls as playoff push continues; The Summer window opens | S3:E41
The Bonfire | Fire get a win in MTL! Zinck gets 10G/10A! Brady keeps a clean sheet!
The Bonfire | Fire lose a draw in ATL; head to Montréal looking for 3 points | S3:E39
The Bonfire | San Diego defeats Fire 1-2; The Men In Red head to ATL for a midweek matchup | S3:E38
The Bonfire | Fire out of 2025 US Open Cup; San Diego visits Chicago for the first time in MLS history | S3:E37
The Bonfire | USOC continues midweek against the Loons; Fire fall 2-1 in Cincinnati | S3:E36
The Bonfire | Fire travel to Cincinnati while looking to improve road form | S3:E35
The Bonfire | Transfer rumors begin to swirl as the summer window approaches; Zinkernagel leads the way as Fire down CLT 3-2 | S3:E34
Quick>>>Fire | Gutman handball leads to Union win; Fire meet Charlotte as both teams fight for playoff spot | S2:E06
The Bonfire | League Leaders Philadelphia Union visit Chicago | S3:E33
The Bonfire | Details emerge about the Fire's new home at The 78; Nashville win again | S3:E32
The Bonfire | Ben Wright of SixOneFive Soccer joins to preview Nashville's trip to Chicago | S3:E31
The Bonfire | Tom Barlow leads the attack netting first career hat trick as Fire put 7 past DC | S3:E30
Hot Takes LIVE | May 28th 2025 | S3:E05
The Bonfire | An MLS Team (DC United) will play host to Chicago Fire this Saturday | S3:E29
Quick>>>Fire | Chicago Fire announce plans to build downtown stadium for 2028 ft. David Gass of Soccerwise | S2:E05
The Bonfire | Holding on to an early lead, Fire bring 3 points home from Orlando | S3:E28
The Bonfire | Fire travel to Florida to face red hot Orlando City; Chris Brady called up to USMNT camp | S3:E27
The Bonfire | From bad to worse, Fire go down 2 men and lose 3-1 at Yankee Stadium | S3:E26
The Bonfire | Fire advance to Quarter Finals in US Open cup with win over NE Revs; Guti and Brady to Gold Cup?; Fire travel to Yankee Stadium to play the Pigeons | S3:E25
The Bonfire | Guti leads charge as Fire roll through Charlotte; Revs up next in 2025 US Open Cup | S3:E24
The Bonfire | The Men In Red head to North Carolina to take on a sputtering Charlotte FC | S3:E23
The Bonfire | Fire take 3 at home for the first time in 2025 | S3:E22
Quick>>>Fire | Fire send Detroit home in USOC | S2:E04
The Bonfire | 10 men enough for clean sheet against the Lions of Orlando | S3:E21
Hot Takes LIVE | Supporter's Shield means NOTHING to me; Oregel the lynchpin, locked down MESSI; Elliot is a BUST | S3:E04
The Bonfire | Orlando City SC are the next club to challenge the Fire backline | S3:E20
The Bonfire | Nashvile More : Chicago Less | S3Ep19
MIR97 | Alex Calabrese and Apple TV's Tony Husband
The Bonfire | Have the Fire Lost Their Spark?; Fire need jump start to end skid as they head down south to face Nashville | S3:E18
The Bonfire | Fire looking for answers after loss to FC Cincinnati. | S3:E17
The Bonfire | Fire go in for Kevin De Bruyne; Cincinnati travel to Chicago this Saturday | S3:E16
The Bonfire | Fire shutout Messi and Miami | S3:E15
Quick >>> Fire | Fire draw Miami 0-0 | S2:E03
The Bonfire | D'Avilla spotted at training; Miami come to town after midweek beating on LAFC; Will Guti return this weekend? | S3:E14
The Bonfire | Fire's depth tested in loss to Red Bulls; Cuypers the best 9 in MLS?; Will Acosta rise to expectations? | S3:E13
The Bonfire | Fire sign D'Avilla ahead of an away day in Metro New York | S3:E12
Hot Takes LIVE | Sparky, a GOAT, and what lies ahead for the Fire in April | S3:E03
The Bonfire | Ravaged by injuries, Fire settle for 1 point vs Montreal | S3:E11
The Bonfire | Fire look to keep hot streak going vs a flailing Montreal side | S3:E10
The Bonfire | Fire bring home 9 points from road trip!? | S3:E09
The Bonfire | Fire win back-to-back road games, third attempt in Vancouver; Who's impressed early in the season? | S3:E08
The Bonfire | Fire win Brimstone Cup 3-1; Chance at back-to-back road wins in Toronto | S3:Ep07
Hot Takes LIVE | Guti over Messi?; Tom Barlow over-hated? | S3E:02
The Bonfire | Fire Draw DC in Frigid Home Opener; Fire head to Dallas for Brimstone Cup. | S3:E06
The Bonfire | The Debut of Berhalterball; Week 2 Already Must Win | S3:E05
The Bonfire | 2025 SEASON PREVIEW | S3:E04
MIR97 | Tim Hotze joins David Gass on Soccerwise
Quick>>>Fire | 2025 Kit Dropped; Veteran Omar Gonzalez joins; Teenager Christopher Cupps joins; Arnaud Souquet departs | S2:E2
The Bonfire | Fire to compete in US Open Cup; Bamba officially joins club; Duran becomes largest transfer out of MLS in league history; Omar Gonzalez trains in Chicago | S3:E03
Hot Takes LIVE | Zink overrated?; Is Guti earning his keep?; Who's the hottest fire? | S3:E01
Quick>>>Fire | Neymar, Bamba, Rumors, Transfers and More! | S2:E01
The Bonfire | Zinckernagel joins Chicago's attack; Guti gets a shot to impress Pochettino; Fire look to add second DP as Preseason begins. | S3:E02
The Bonfire | Fire look to add DP Winger after Gaston EXIT; Acosta eyes USMNT return; Souquet and Mueller out?; New Year's Resolutions | S3:E01
The Bonfire | Season 2 Finale; Fire signal new stadium; 2025 Schedule released; Jake Elliott joins squad as GGG begins rebuild | S2:E45
The Bonfire | The offseason officially begins; Guti to Chivas? Aaron Long to LAFC? Koutsias to Lugano? The rumor-mill milling; Fire II players with potential to move up | S2:E44
The Bonfire | Berhalter begins building front office | S2:E43
MIR97 | Alexi Lalas on Gregg Berhalter
The Bonfire | The Klopas Era comes to an end; Fire 2 continue playoff run; Options have been exercised | S2:E42
The Bonfire | Nashville visits for final match of 2024, marking the end of the Klopas era | S2:E43
Quick>>>Fire | Gregg Berhalter hired as Director of Football and Head Coach | S1:E6
The Bonfire | MIR 100th Episode LIVE Special; Fire 2 headed to the Playoffs; the Kick or Keep 2024 preview; Listener call ins! | S2:E42
The Bonfire | Fire ELIMINATED from 2024 Playoffs; Dean cult celebrates 1st MLS goal; The USOC concludes; 100th Episode Special LIVE Sunday | S2:E41
The Bonfire | Déjà vu à Montreal; a reflection on Joe Mansueto as Fire enter "biggest off-season"; the Toronto Reds are up next | S2:E40
The Bonfire | GGG rumors heating up; Fire go down, down, down in Nashville; Fire travel to Montreal to keep the playoff dream alive | S2:E39
The Bonfire | Red Bulls leave Soldier Field with an L; Fire Alumni Jhon Durán turns heads in the Premier League; Has Koutsias found new level?; Fire head to NSH to face slumping Hany Mukhtar | S2:E38
The Bonfire | Fire drop points to DC; What are the odds Klopas sneaks into playoff spot?; Red Bulls up next. | S2:E37
The Bonfire | Miami uses Uno Reverse Card; Klopas has a birthday; Fire host DC United in Bridgeview | S2:E36
The Bonfire | Inter Miami opens for Jason Derulo this Saturday; Cuypers finds magic at Citi Field; Fire draw NYCFC; The Playoffs are within reach?! | S2:E35
The Bonfire | Fire return to action against NYCFC; Chicago 3 Pts out of Playoff spot; The hunt begins for a new GM; Rest-of-season outlook | S2:E34
Quick>>>Fire | Shaq leaves for FC Basel | S1:E05
Quick>>>Fire | Heitz is OUT | S1:E04
The Bonfire | Toluca ends Fire's League's Cup dreams; Shaqiri transfer saga continues; A midseason post mortem | S2:E33
The Bonfire | International competitions begin; Fire off to bad start in League's Cup vs SKC; Mansueto comments on future SSS; Koutsias ends goal drought; Fire take on Toluca at Seat Geek | S2:E32
The Bonfire | Inter Miami win against Fire; Sergio Oregel on international duty; Crisis on the backline; Focus turns to League's Cup | S2:E31
The Bonfire | Fire knock Cincy down a peg; MLS updates roster rules; Chris Brady stands on head; Klopas leads team to Miami | S2:E30
MIR97 Podcast - Summer Transfer Special
The Bonfire | Shaqiri retires (from Swiss National Team); Fire and the Pigeons kick a ball around; Cuypers to the All-Star game?; Chicago takes on Cincinnati | S2:E29
The Bonfire | Fire find no way in San Jose; No Olympians (or olimpicos?), Chicago host NYCFC | S2:E28
The Bonfire | Fire take 3 from Union; The Striker that was promised; Brady or Guti to Olympics?; Chicago at San Jose Sunday | S2:E27
The Bonfire | Teran in Tears; Sounders pounce on mistakes in box; Fire youngersters fighting for minutes; Union visit the Lakefront | S2:E26
The Bonfire | Shaqiri scores in Euro 2024; Fire U15 MLS Next Cup Champions; Chicago senior team loses in Orlando; Cuypers carries on; Fire visit Sounders | S2:E25
The Bonfire | Fire topple Toronto 4-1; Herbers has TOTW performance; Can Chicago continue run against Orlando? | S2:E24
The Bonfire | Shaqiri wants Europe; Red Stars v Riot Fest; Gutierrez to MEX?; Fire take on The Reds of Toronto away | S2:E23
The Bonfire | Fire conquers the Galaxy (Eli Lesser in shambles); He TUCKED IN his shirt; a yellow team and Lugano lose cup finals; Is the 3-5-2 here to stay? | S2:E22
The Bonfire | Guti and Brady Snubbed from Olympic camp; Eli Lesser returns; The goal scrubbed from the Internet; Fire take point in Chicago from Orlando; LA Galaxy visit the Lakefront | S2:E21
The Bonfire | Shaqiri leaves team to train in Switzerland; Fire find a point in DC; the Orlando City Lions visit midweek as Chicago crosses halfway point of season | S2:E20
The Bonfire | Again, Fire lose at home; Omari Glasgow returns to Fire II; xG, a statistical disaster for Chicago; Get read, Fire visit the nation's capital. | S2:E19
The Bonfire | Fire fall again at home 0-1 vs Charlotte; 2 games move to Seat Geek this fall; Summer DPs?; Columbus visits as Chicago looks to dig out of the hole. | S2:E18
The Bonfire | Jesse Marsch will not coach Chicago; An open letter to Joe; Fire finally lose to STL; Charlotte visits Midweek | S2:E17
The Bonfire | Omari Glasgow debut; Fire lose in "must dominate" game; Chicago's perfect record vs St. Louis CITY FC on the line | S2:E16
HOT TAKES LIVE | Gutman’s “Debut”, Mauri at the 6, and John Finally Loses It | S2:E05
The Bonfire | Klopas tries the 4-4-2; Salquist out, who takes his place?; NEWS!; Revs visit in "must dominate" match for Fire; Can Gutierrez create for Cuypers? | S2:E15
The Bonfire | BWP calls out Fire on Apple TV; Frank Klopas on the hot seat?; RSL smokes Fire 4-0; Do we trust Heitz to hire next manager?; Atlanta visits for reverse match | S2:E14
Quick >>> Fire | Fire II fall to Indy IX in USOC | S1:E03
The Bonfire | New rules will bolster Fire?; Salquist draws red; Nick Poteres of Glass House Soccer joins; Fire take a point from 10 man NYRB; RSL visits | S2:E13
HOT TAKES | Super Chris Brady, Guti Golazo, and it still ain’t over! | S2:E04
The Bonfire | Gutierrez chip to win over Houston | Shaq makes TOTW | Herbers doesn't earn a card | Fire head to New Jersey to face Red Bulls | S2:E12
Quick >>> Fire | Fire II defeat Madison in USOC; SuperDraft pick Wootton signed to first team | S1:E02
The Bonfire | Fire downed 3-0 in ATL; Is Klopas getting on the hot seat?; Fire 2 continue USOC campaign vs Madison; Fire play host to Houston | S2:E11
The Bonfire | The end of the referee lockout; Omari Glasgow tops scoring chart; Fire draw in New England; Easter showdown in ATL | S2:E10
Quick >>> Fire | Fire 2 USOC Review | S1:E01
The Bonfire | The goal heard around the world; Caleb Pongratz joins to preview Revs; Fire players called up to Int'l duty; Fire 2 embark on USOC | S2:E09
HOT TAKES | Where’s the juice? | S2:E03
The Bonfire | 12 minutes in Columbus; Is it must-win this weekend vs MTL?; MLS USOC negotiations; Tim and DJ discuss their super powers | S2:E08
The Bonfire | Fire not in USOC; Gutman injury report; Cincy takes 3 from Chicago; Jiggly breaks down home opener; Tough trip to Crew looms | S2:E07
Hot Takes LIVE | Who’s Hot, Who Flopped, and Somehow Souquet Returned?? | S2:E02
The Bonfire | Fire take a point from Philly; Does Cincy pose a threat in Chicago?; Brian Gutierrez BANGER; Roster magic deep dive | S2:E06
2024 Season Preview; The end of Fire preseason; MLS season opener v. Philly previewed; Season Predictions | S2:E05
HOT TAKES: We’re SO Back! | S2:E1
EMERGENCY POD: Acosta chooses Fire; Cuypers is official, who leaves to make room; Jake joins Alan to discuss the Chicago Collective | S2:E4
Newsbreak: Fire close in on the $12,000,000 transfer for Hugo Cuypers | S2:E3
Preseason Results from Florida; Acosta to the Fire?; CJ Brown's Future in Chicago; Klopas Upgrades His Staff | S2:E02
The Djordje Mihailovic Transfer Saga; Preseason is Upon Us; Transfer Rumors and Roster Updates | S2:E01
New Year, New Fire | S1:E43
The USOC Ep II: The USSF Strikes Back | S1:E42
Come on Down to the Olive Garden and Grab a New Left Back | S1:E41
NEWSBREAK: It's Klopas for Head Coach | S1:E40
Still no Head Coach? | S1:E39
A Look at the Roster | S1:E38
Heitz Extended! Guti New Contract! | S1:E37
Heitz: Kick or Keep? | S1:E36
Fold the Fire? | S1:E35
End of the Season Recap | S1:E34
Hot Takes Live! Heitz In? Guti Overrated? Detroit Good?
The Fire (kind of) Control Their Destiny | S1:E33
The Fire Partied too Hardy | S1:E32
Messi Missed the Fire's Party | S1:E31
Jersey finally gives us something good! | S1:E30
Guti Cooks | S1:E29
We put as much effort into the title as the Fire put into Columbus | S1:E28
We Stan for Chris Brady | S1:E27
The Fire Suck Again! | S1:E26
Raging Fire Turned to Dying Embers | S1:E25
New Training Center controversy, Fire vs Orlando preview, Messi Effect | S1:E24
2023 Roster Kick or Keep | S1:E23
The Fire Still Burning in the Leagues Cup | S1:E22
"Remembering with DannyTRadio" | S1:E21
The Happy Bois Episode | S1:E20
The Fire Don't Find Magic In Orlando | S1:E19
All 6 Points on the Western Front | S1:E18
Break time Is Over (mini episode) | S1:E17
Where Do We Go From Here | S1:E16
The Reign of Benjamin Harrison | S1:E15
United Supporters of Suckers for the Fire | S1:E14
The Lion, the Witch, and the Audacity on the Pitch (The Greeks were cooking) | S1:E13
The Chicago - St Louis Rivalry has kicked off (St Louis is a Suburb of Detroit) | S1:E12
Turn Off The World and Turn On The Pod w/ Tyler Terens | S1 SPECIAL #3
A Completely Out of Tune Performance in the Music City | S1:E11
The Hot Seat is Heating Up | S1:E10
This Week In Chicago Fire FC w/ Eli Lesser (ThisWeekInMLS), S1 SPECIAL#2
Ezra Hendrickson’s Potatoes and Eggs | S1:E9
The Fire Fall Asleep AGAIN! | S1:E8
THE FIRE WIN AGAIN! Madison vs House, Beating the Loons, & King DAVID?? | S1:E7
A Conversation with Chicago Fire's own, Eric Leonard! S1 SPECIAL!
THE TRIO IS BACK! CFII Talk, The Emergence of STARS, & a Dull Night at Soldier Field | S1:E6
FIRE WIN!!! Heart pounding game in Fort Lauderdale, DP Dilema, and the ongoing Soldier Field discussion | S1:E5
Oh look, the Fire blew it… again! Low attendance, high hopes for Guti, & another mid result | S1:E4
A Frustrating Night in Philly! Bienvenido Alonso, Yellow Card FC, & The Battle of Naperville | S1:E3
A Rainy Home Opener! Kacper the Friendly Ghost, the Injury Bug, + Looking Towards Philly | S1:E2
WE MADE A PODCAST! 2023 Chicago Fire Season Preview + Looking towards NYCFC | S1:E1