{"podcast":{"title":"Spiegel & Holmes Show","slug":"spiegel-holmes-show-827866","podcast_index_feed_id":827866,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacy/chicago_wscram_score_afternoons","website_url":"https://www.audacy.com/podcast/all","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/647/0/0/0/0-8362313.jpg","author":"Audacy","episode_count":500,"summary":"Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes bring you Chicago sports talk with great opinions, guests and fun. Join Spiegel and Holmes as they discuss the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox and delve into the biggest sports storylines of the day. Recurring guests include former Bears coach Dave Wannstedt, former Bears center Olin Kreutz, Cubs manager Craig Counsell, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and MLB Network personality Jon Morosi. Catch the show live Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT on 104.3 The Score, the exclusive audio home of the Cubs and the Bulls, or on the Audacy app.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T14:19:45.320863+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiegel-holmes-show-827866"},"episode":{"title":"Dansby Swanson clearly asked for help prior to his 5-game hot streak (Hour 2)","slug":"dansby-swanson-clearly-asked-for-help-prior-to-his-5-game-hot-streak-hour-2","published_at":"2026-06-25T02:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiegel-holmes-show-827866/dansby-swanson-clearly-asked-for-help-prior-to-his-5-game-hot-streak-hour-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiegel-holmes-show-827866","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8474199_2026-06-24-220839","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8474199/8474199_2026-06-24-220839.128.mp3?rssID=3582","summary":"In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson's hot streak following his prolonged slump. Swanson hit a pair of homers and had seven RBIs to lead the Cubs to a win over the Mets in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday. After that, the guys listened and reacted to Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham share his belief that shooting is a skill that can be developed in the NBA. Graham discussed the topic after the first round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday after he selected a pair of talented players who aren't yet 3-point threats. Later, Spiegel and Holmes reacted to the news that the Bears and the state of Illinois are again working on a stadium bill that could trigger Gov. JB Pritzker to call a special legislative session if a deal is reached.","meta_description":"In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson's hot streak following his prolonged slump. Swanson hit a pai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spiegel-holmes-show-827866/episodes/dansby-swanson-clearly-asked-for-help-prior-to-his-5-game-hot-streak-hour-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiegel-holmes-show-827866/dansby-swanson-clearly-asked-for-help-prior-to-his-5-game-hot-streak-hour-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}