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Listen In: Podcasts Arrive on The Site

You might have noticed a new look and you can now listen to podcasts directly from the website. As we approach our fourth season, we're here's what to expect from our podcasts.

MenInRed97 Media's podcast images as posters on a wall showing The Bonfire for Chicago Fire news and analysis, QuickFire for rapid reactions and Hot Takes
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You might have noticed that the site has a new look – and we're bringing podcasts along with it. As MIR97 Media starts our fourth season covering soccer in Chicago, we've worked hard to make a number of improvements your experience.

One of those changes – going forward, podcasts will now be available on the main site, in addition to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and all of your favorite podcast platforms.

We still hope that you'll subscribe to our podcasts on your favorite podcast platform – and like and give comments and ratings, which help others find our content – but this gives you one more option for listening to The Bonfire and all of our other podcasts. It also can serve as a handy reminder that there a new episodes out.

We're also making a number of other improvements to our podcasts, but the core of what it is you've come to expect from our podcasts won't change.

The Bonfire will continue to be our flagship podcast for news and analysis, with new episodes out frequently. We'll talk about the latest Chicago Fire news and roster moves, break down the team's results and analyze upcoming opponents. QuickFire will continue to bring you fast reactions to breaking stories. And we're working on a return of Hot Takes, our show where we air the most controversial opinions about the Fire with fun, irreverent takes.

Over the past year, we've worked hard to bring you the best audio content anywhere about the Chicago Fire: We've started publishing episodes more frequently, and on a regular schedule and we brought in more guests, from David Gass of Soccerwise to the ever-insightful Ben Wright from SixOneFive Soccer and Backheeled to World Cup winner Lori Lindsey and the always-great Steve Cangialosi who has called some of the biggest moments in MLS history.

For our fourth season, we are planning on building on those successes and making this our best year yet for our coverage of the Chicago Fire and Chicago soccer – but we couldn't do it without you. As always, we're thankful that you choose to time listening to us.

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