# 2026 Chicago Cubs State of the Union

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Podcast: [Cubs Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-now-874685)
Published: 2026-05-04T14:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1612

## Resource

Lance Brozdowski and Alex Cohen recap the first month of Cubs baseball before looking ahead to the remainder of the 2026 season.

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