Bub’s Pub Podcast
Welcome to Bub’s Pub, the podcast where the conversation flows as freely as the beer (BYOB!). Join host Dan ”Bub” Drews and his rotating cast of characters, including regular Brennen Roberts, as they dive headfirst into the kind of chats you’d overhear at your favorite neighborhood watering hole. If you’re a Chicagoan navigating the wild world of sports (Go Bears? Go Cubs?), the latest flicks, shows, books, the joys (and occasional terrors) of fatherhood, and maybe even some grown-up business talk (without getting too serious), then pull up a virtual stool. We’re serving up opinions, laughs, and maybe even a little unsolicited advice, all with a distinctly Chicago suburban flavor. So grab your beverage of choice and join the Bub’s Pub crew! It’s like hanging out with your buddies, without having to leave the house.
Episodes
On this episode of Bub’s Pub, Dan is joined by Brennen Roberts and special guest Josh Bartzen for a wide-ranging ride through sports, pop culture, tech drama, and just enough chaos to keep everyone honest. The crew kicks things off by catching up with Josh, talking college send-offs and party-school rankings, before sliding into Bears preseason takeaways, roster moves, and the always-dangerous question of how optimistic Chica...
Dan and Brennen are back behind the mics for another Bub’s Pub grab-bag of sports, oddball headlines, and “wait, that happened?” moments. The guys kick things off with fantasy football draft talk—complete with AI assistance and the threat of a beer mile punishment—before sliding into Chicago sports radio shakeups, Bears left tackle uncertainty, and the increasingly strange ...
This week on Bub's Pub, Dan and Brennen are still riding the high of the Cubs' back-to-back walk-off wins over the White Sox (Pete Crow-Armstrong doing things only 13 players have done since 1900) while nursing a grudge against a Cardinals rookie who homered three times in his first three at-bats against them, plus a rundown of the Bears' preseason blowout of the Browns and a newly-discovered depth player with NFL bloodlines. With ...
In this episode of Bub’s Pub, Dan and Brennen ride out the Midwest weather chaos, dodge metaphorical tree branches, and then sprint through a jam-packed sports-and-pop-culture buffet. The guys talk Illinois tornado records, preseason NFL questions, Bears injury updates, White Sox pope hats, Cubs fireworks, and whether Pete Crow-Armstrong has really elbowed his way into the NL MVP race against Shohei Ohtani.
From Illini backup...
This week at Bub’s Pub, Dan returns from Michigan and reunites with Brennen for a full buffet of sports, headlines, and assorted nonsense—the kind of spread where Cubs trade deadline optimism sits next to Bears injury anxiety, college football recruiting rankings, fantasy football debates, and an ESPN "The Ocho" quiz that may or may not test the limits of human dignity.
The episode bounces from Chicago sports chaos to C...
This week at Bub’s Pub, Dan welcomes Dennis and Conrad Leidall for a cheerful tour through Iowa pride, family lore, sports debates, and a surprising amount of chestnut wisdom. Dennis steps in as the “Chestnut Godfather,” ready to explain how one becomes fluent in nuts, while Conrad brings the next-generation perspective, complete with Packers loyalty and fresh stories from Amsterdam. The crew previews Iowa footbal...
This week at Bub’s Pub, Dan rounds up the St. Joseph boys—Scott Presley, Cory Donberger, and Doug Mangers—for a four-man podcast that somehow manages to cover lifelong friendships, sports takes, new business ventures, and the kind of headlines that make you say, “Wait, that actually happened?” The crew catches up on old times, recaps the World Cup, checks in on the Open Championship money train, celebr...
This Bub’s Pub episode serves up a cheerful lakeside catch-up with Dan and returning favorite Dr. Amy Tiemann, covering everything from Walloon Lake waterski bravery and smoky Michigan skies to World Cup drama, MLB draft chatter, and NHL hockey wisdom from Julia Felten, our resident hockey expert, as she breaks down the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and the ever-hopeful Chicago Blackhawks. Amy’s New Zealand m...
Dan and Brennen are back at Bub’s Pub for a packed, delightfully chaotic episode that starts with a much-needed wellness check after the USMNT’s brutal World Cup exit and then rolls straight into penalty-kick strategy, World Cup quarterfinal hype, and the strange joy of watching fans from around the world discover America, Buc-ee’s, ranch dressing, and all. The guys also break down the Bulls adding Norman Powell, ...
Dan and Brennen are back in the pub for a fast-moving, fun-filled ride through sports, music, tech money, and one very independent giraffe. The guys celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day, recap Brennen’s Milwaukee music adventures, cheer on the USMNT’s dramatic World Cup run, and bask in the Cubs’ scorching-hot stretch—especially after a 23-run fireworks show. They also wander into NFL QB battles, LeBron rumors, a pos...
Dan and Brennen are back in the pub with a sports-and-news buffet that somehow starts with full-body USA soccer pride and ends with crypto taxes, charity numbers, and George Santos doing George Santos things. The guys catch up on live music, ride the World Cup wave, check in on the Bulls, Michigan hoops, the Cubs, White Sox, and Pete Crow-Armstrong’s scorching stretch, then detour through the Brendan Sorsby drama, Brexit head...
In this episode of Bub’s Pub, Dan and Scott settle in for a classic midweek barstool marathon—equal parts sports talk, side quests, and friendly ribbing. They kick things off by celebrating the U.S. men’s national team’s big 4-1 World Cup opening win over Paraguay, while also wondering whether Mauricio Pochettino deserves a full victory lap just yet. From there, they bounce into local pride with St. Joseph-O...
In this episode of Bub’s Pub, Dan and Brennen bounce from bar-stool catch-up mode into a wide-ranging sports-and-news happy hour. They tip a cap to Bulls legend Stacey King and his all-time catchphrases, untangle the latest twist in the Brendan Sorsby saga, check the temperature on the Cubs and Sox, and gear up for the World Cup with the usual mix of analysis, side comments, and friendly chaos. Along the way, there’s a ...
In this episode of Bub’s Pub, Dan and Brennen basically do what every great neighborhood hangout promises: bounce from fish tales to football chaos to Illinois politics without ever spilling the drink. They swap stories from a Sheboygan fishing trip, then dive headfirst into the Bears’ never-ending stadium soap opera, where everyone seems to have a plan except maybe the Bears. From there, it’s a full sports-bar sa...
In this episode, Dan and Brennen do what any respectable barstool philosophers would do: check in on reunion recovery, wonder if the Cubs have misplaced their bats (and possibly their souls), and take a lap through the latest Bears stadium soap opera. Along the way, they mix in college baseball chatter, Illini updates, a wild look at the "Enhanced Games," a history-making racing adventure, Elon-sized ambition, and just enough polit...
Rob Phillips is our guest this week! This episode of Bub’s Pub is a little bit sports bar, a little bit travel show, and a whole lot of good-natured chaos. Dan and Brennen bounce from the emotional roller coaster of Cubs and White Sox baseball to some bold crystal-ball predictions for Indiana football, with the usual mix of hometown optimism, mild disbelief, and friendly ribbing. The real world tour begins when Rob Phillips s...
We welcome Carl Franco, Aurora's 5th Ward Alderman to Bub's Pub this week! This episode is a little bit of everything in the best possible way: Bulls lottery luck, Bears contract mysteries, draft dreams, road trip debates, local politics, cybercrime chaos, and even a free-pizza oddball story for dessert. Dan and Brennen bounce from sports takes to city issues to wonderfully weird headlines, with plenty of friendly banter mixe...
Brennen Roberts pulls up a stool for another round at Bub’s Pub—starting with shout-outs (including a loving tribute to sticky-bar floors). The guys break down the Bears’ draft with equal parts optimism and exasperation, detour into the strange gray area of prediction markets (investing… or just gambling with a spreadsheet?), and then crank the dial up with some politics chatter...
We welcome back Scott Presley and Troy Hillman for an episode that covered the NFL Draft, Illini hoops, sports gambling weirdness, and two heavy true-crime cases—then somehow ended with a baby born on a plane, which is exactly the conversational arc you’d expect after “just one drink” at a neighborhood bar. Scott arrived with BBQ-draft-level convictions, and the guys played armch...
Dan Drews welcomes back Brennen Roberts for a one-year anniversary episode of Bub’s Pub—which means it’s time to get sentimental, revisit the 2025 NFL Draft preview, and remind everyone (again) that one of them “nailed several picks”… just sayin’. The guys tackle a modern tragedy: the affordability of live sports. It’s back to business in Champaign as the...
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