Talking Bear Football Podcast

The official podcast of the West Branch Football team.

Notice: Talking Bear Football released the final episode of the podcast in November 2021, following the end of the 2021 season. All episodes of the show from August 2014 until November 2021 are still available to listen.

Hosted by Sports Information Director Jason Miller, Voice of the Bears Steven Grace, and Technology Director Matt Chinander.

Talking Bear Football takes you through all of the happenings in the West Branch Football world. Hosts recap games, break news, preview opponents, and much more. New episodes released every Sunday during the football season and periodically throughout the offseason.

Episodes

Take Care Everyone

Episode 108 - November 1, 2021

Jason Miller, Steven Grace, and Matt Chinander join you for the final episode of the Talking Bear Football podcast. The trio recap the Bears' second round playoffs loss to Bec...
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Bears Move On To Play Beckman

Episode 107 - October 25, 2021

Jason and Steven recap the Bears’ first round playoffs victory over Cardinal, check in on other playoff action, and preview the Bears’ second round matchup with Beckman.Presen...
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Bears Get a Win Heading Into The Playoffs

Episode 106 - October 17, 2021

Jason, Steven, and Matt recap the Bears’ regular-season finale win over Wilton, give a final update on District 5, go over the results of our Over/Under predictions, and previ...
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Bears Hope To Secure 2nd Place in Week 8

Episode 105 - October 10, 2021

Jason Miller, Steven Grace, and Matt Chinander discuss the Bears’ 26-8 loss to Regina in week 7, talk about other district 5 action and playoff scenarios, and preview this wee...
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Bears Beat Durant to Set Up Battle With Regina

Episode 104 - October 4, 2021

Jason Miller, Steven Grace, and Matt Chinander recap the Bears’ 28-14 victory over Durant in week 6. The trio also check in on other District 5 action and preview the upcoming...
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Bears Get a Big Win in Thrilling Fashion

Episode 103 - September 27, 2021

Matt Chinander and Steven Grace recap the Bears thrilling 24-21 victory over Mediapolis, check out other District games, preview this week’s game against Durant, and more.Pres...
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Bears To Begin Tough Slate of Games

Episode 102 - September 20, 2021

Jason, Steven, and Matt get together to discuss the Bears' week four 51-6 victory over Louisa-Muscatine. In addition, the trio check in on other District 5 action, preview thi...
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Bears Exit Non-District Play With a Win

Episode 101 - September 13, 2021

Jason, Steven, and Matt recap the Bears’ blowout win in week three, check out other district action, and preview this week’s opponent, L&M.This episode is sponsored by EMS...
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Bears Hope to Rebound in Week Three

Episode 100 - September 6, 2021

Jason Miller, Steven Grace, and Matt Chinander get together to discuss the Bears' 17-6 loss to Waterloo, Columbus from this past Friday. The trio also check out other District...
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Bears Open the 2021 Season With a Win

Episode 99 - August 30, 2021

Presented by Browns West Branch, Jason, Steven, and Matt recap the Bears’ week one victory over Lisbon and check out other week one District 5 action. In addition, they give a...
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Lisbon Preview and Season Predictions

Episode 98 - August 23, 2021

Jason, Steven, and Matt preview the Bears' week one matchup of the 2021 season against the Lisbon Lions. The three also play a fun season predictions games with some over/unde...
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2021 Season Preview

Episode 97 - August 3, 2021

Jason, Steven, and Matt preview the Bears 2021 season. Links to topics discussed: 2021 schedules Upcoming events ...
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2021 Season Changes and New Districts Released

Episode 96 - March 14, 2021

Matt Chinander and Steven Grace catch up on some off-season news including awards for the 2020 season, coaching staff changes, updates to the 2021 and 2022 schedules, and the ...
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Mediapolis Recap, Season Wrap-Up

Episode 95 - October 26, 2020

On this episode of the Talking Bear Football podcast, Jason Miller, Steven Grace, and Matt Chinander recap the Bears' season-ending loss to Mediapolis, discuss other playoff a...
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Bears to Open Playoffs At Home

Episode 94 - October 20, 2020

On episode 94 of the Talking Bear Football podcast, Jason, Steven, and Matt recap the first round of the playoffs, a round in which the Bears had a bye week. The trio preview ...
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