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Podcast: A Hall of Fame Intro
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Podcast: A Hall of Fame Intro - October 27, 2026 The podcast has a new intro voiced by a Cubs Hall of Famer, and you get a chance to hear the whole, unedited thing.
Mother 'murdered baby in culmination of entrenched pattern of abuse, neglect and mistreatment'
Andy Dolan A mother 'murdered' her year-old baby in the culmination of an ‘entrenched pattern of abuse, neglect and mistreatment', a court heard today. Kinga Wydrzynska's pregnancy with little Isabella was ‘both not wanted and hidden', jurors heard, and the child spent the first few months of her life in the care of foster parents. She was killed less than nine months after she was returned to Wydrzynska and co-defendant Michal Stasiak, the infant's father. Jurors heard he had a 'gambling habit'.
Why don't the Cubs want to re-sign Seiya?
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Cubs fans are an odd lot. We contain multitudes. We know what things to get outraged about, but we also are too willing to just accept things as inevitable. Take, for example the Cubs' shocking disinterest in re-signing Seiya Suzuki.
'Star' soldier was killed when a tank with nine faults reversed over him, inquest hears
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'Star' soldier was killed when a tank with nine faults reversed over him, inquest hears
A 'star' British Army officer was killed during a training exercise when he was reversed over by a tank that had nine known faults and didn't see him in its blind spot, an inquest heard today. 'Utterly exceptional' Second Lieutenant Max George was tragically struck down and crushed by a reversing Warrior FV511, moments after he exited the tank's rear.
Will teams throw money around before the lockout?
free agency — 6 min read Seiya will get a boatload. Just not from the Cubs. Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Despite the fact that everyone knows the owners are going to lock the players out when the MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement ends on December 1. Despite the fact that this year's free agent class (especially hitters) is pretty lacking, should we expect a crazy amount of activity when free agency opens five days after whenever the World Series ends?
Ex-Panorama producer accuses BBC of bias over Gaza coverage amid takeover by radical generation
A former senior Panorama producer has accused the BBC of bias in its coverage of the conflict in Gaza Phil Craig claimed a 'new, more radical generation' had taken over, suggesting the broadcaster had hired staff with 'partisan views'. Mr Craig, who spent two decades there before moving on to Discovery Networks International and Australian broadcaster ABC, suggested output from the BBC was 'insufficiently policed'.
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Labour MP said he feared the worst during angry confrontation with constituent in the street
A senior Labour MP said he 'feared the worst' and thought of murdered parliamentary colleagues including Jo Cox as he was confronted by an angry constituent in the street, a court heard. Former minister Liam Byrne described coming 'under attack' during an outdoor surgery in his constituency. A court heard Kevin Sullivan, 52, overturned the Labour Party gazebo and ranted at Mr Byrne and his colleagues about mosques and grooming gangs during the confrontation last September.
RECRAP - Burdened With Glorious Purpose
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Bears and Patriots gave Prime Video an actual good game. Luther Burden went off in the first half. Rome Odunze made clutch plays in the second half, and Cairo F'ing Santos made the longest field goal by a Bear in the history of Soldier(s) Field to ice it. Caleb Williams makes all the difference. And you know what? Drake Maye's pretty good. Insights like this and more as Schlitz Beer presents the Bears RECRAP.
Ceramicist smashed his pots in front of terrified wife in a rage over TV rugby game, court hears
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A Cub or two is gonna win a Gold Glove
Gold Gloves — 8 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs are going to win a few major awards. Wait, let me rephrase that. Petecrow Armstrong is going to win a few major awards. But five of them are Gold Glove finalists. The Gold Glove Awards are not voted on by sportswriters. They're not even voted on by sporting goods store owners who sell Rawlings stuff.
Ceramicist smashed his pots in front of terrified wife in a rage over TV rugby game, court hears
A ceramicist flew into a rage and smashed up his pots in front of his 'terrified' wife because he couldn't watch rugby on TV, a court heard. Jeremy Broadway lost his temper when he returned home from lunch with wife Catherine and daughter Sam and found he could not watch the England-Australia match on TV. His daughter would not help him search for it as she was tending to their cat at the time, it was said.
How ludicrous is the idea of the Cubs signing Tarik Skubal?
Tarik Skubal — 7 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Jed Hoyer Cubs have a lot of things to be embarrassed about. Scoring one run in two payoff games. Spending barely 26.5 hours in the playoffs. Blowing home field with a staggering finish to the season. Finishing second to the Brewers four years in a row. Being the only big market team in a division and not winning that division in a full season since 2017.
RECRAP: Welcome Back
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! So, it turns out that when the Bears have their best offensive player and their best defensive player they're pretty good. Caleb Williams returned from three weeks-plus on the shelf with a torn hammy and was great, and Kyler Gordon played his first regular season game since last Black Friday and dominated on a limited snap count.
Burglar who ransacked former snooker world champion Kyren Wilson's home is jailed for four years
A burglar who ransacked the luxury home of former snooker World Champion Kyren Wilson while he played in a tournament has been sentenced to four years behind bars. Kane Lee, 28, escaped with a £250,000 haul of high-value jewellery, luxury watches, designer handbags and cash after targeting the star's property. A court heard he acquired tools and clothing from B&Q and Tesco and then fitted his car with cloned plates before travelling to Wilson's four-bedroomed detached home.
Burglar who ransacked former snooker world champion Kyren Wilson's home is jailed for four years
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Podcast: Remember This Crap - Da Coach
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! NFL Champion player, Super Bowl Champion head coach, Hall of Famer, president of the Jim Harbaugh Fan Club, Mike Ditka can' t easily be summed up. But Remember This Crap is here to attempt it.
Teenager died from cancer days after 19th birthday after 10lb tumour dismissed as hormonal issue
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Burglar who ransacked former snooker world champion Kyren Wilson's home is jailed for four years
A burglar who ransacked the luxury home of former snooker World Champion Kyren Wilson while he played in a tournament has been sentenced to four years behind bars. Kane Lee, 28, escaped with a £250,000 haul of high-value jewellery, luxury watches, designer handbags and cash after targeting the star's property. A court heard he acquired tools and clothing from B&Q and Tesco and then fitted his car with cloned plates before travelling to Wilson's four-bedroomed detached home.
Burglar who ransacked former snooker world champion Kyren Wilson's home is jailed for four years
A burglar who ransacked the luxury home of former snooker World Champion Kyren Wilson while he played in a tournament has been sentenced to four years behind bars. Kane Lee, 28, escaped with a £250,000 haul of high-value jewellery, luxury watches, designer handbags and cash after targeting the star's property. A court heard he acquired tools and clothing from B&Q and Tesco and then fitted his car with cloned plates before travelling to Wilson's four-bedroomed detached home.
Teenager died from cancer days after 19th birthday after 10lb tumour dismissed as hormonal issue
Andy Dolan A teenager died from cancer two days after her 19th birthday after her 10lb (4.5kg) tumour was dismissed as being 'hormonal problems'. Liberty York was told it was 'highly unlikely' she had cancer after her symptoms were repeatedly mistaken as something else, including mastitis and an abscess. She was forced to endure months of appointments before doctors finally discovered she had angiosarcoma, an aggressive soft-tissue cancer and a 10lb tumour in her chest.
Teenager died from cancer days after 19th birthday after 10lb tumour dismissed as hormonal issue
A teenager died from cancer two days after her 19th birthday after her 10lb (4.5kg) tumour was dismissed as being 'hormonal problems'. Liberty York was told it was 'highly unlikely' she had cancer after her symptoms were repeatedly mistaken as something else, including mastitis and an abscess. She was forced to endure months of appointments before doctors finally discovered she had angiosarcoma, an aggressive soft-tissue cancer and a 10lb tumour in her chest.
Former public schoolgirl died following incident at skydiving centre, inquest hears
Andy Dolan An inquest has been opened into the death of a 22-year-old woman at a major skydiving centre. Madeleine Trask died at Langar Airfield in Nottinghamshire on July 5 this year, a court heard today. A coroner was told the 22-year-old suffered a head injury. No other details surrounding Ms Trask's death were revealed during the brief hearing at Nottingham Coroner's Court.
Army officer punched junior soldier three times in the face after light-hearted banter
Andy Dolan A decorated British Army officer has been fined after he suddenly punched a junior soldier three times in the face during 'light-hearted banter' at an 'all-ranks' Christmas party. Captain Lee Bush, 43, left a military court puzzled as to why he 'jabbed' Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Ridsdale out of the blue three times in the face in quick succession while they were seemingly joking around.
Anti-migrant protester arrives at court in burqa after he was charged with breaching face-covering ban by wearing full Islamic dress to Portsmouth demo
A pensioner wore a burqa to court today as he denied concealing his identity by wearing the religious garment at an anti-migrant protest. Timothy Miller, 76, told a district judge he was the subject of an 'unlawful arrest' during last month's protest in Portsmouth. He denied wearing 'a burqa to conceal your identity' at the demonstration on September 12 – ahead of which police had warned they would arrest participants wearing face masks and coverings.
Podcast: Utility belted
Cubs podcast — 2 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Andy, Oleg and Praz are here to dare to look back at the Cubs season and look ahead to what comes next. Are the Cubs really going to play both utility infielders in the outfield corners? Does Pedro Ramirez remind us of the player he really wants us to remind him of. Just how bad have the Cubs been at drafting pitching? What are they going to do with the bullpen?
The Cubs' catch 22
Catching on — 6 min read The Cubs were so happy with their catching tandem last year that once they tried to have them both catch at the same time. Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs may have had an overrated offense last year (let's face it, they did), and their excellent defense was overrated in left and at first, but one thing that may have actually been underrated about them was just how good their catching was.
If there are fewer games, it'll be on purpose--mostly
lockout — 7 min read Look how fired up the Cubs are about this proposal. Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Baseball is apparently still being played, but it's never too soon to start dreading the lockout. On December 1, Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement will expire and the owners will lock out the players while they bargain in good faith (sure) to get a new deal in place as soon as possible (yeah, right).
Podcast: RECRAP - Bagent Zero
Bears RECRAP — 2 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Podcast - RECRAP - Bagent Zero - Oct. 11, 2026 The Bears went to Green Bay on a roll to face a pretty lousy Packers team, and Tyson Bagent gave them zero chance of winning, and then the defense decided to treat every Green Bay long pass like a tornado drill. The Packers can't stop the run, and the Bears are the best at running it, so naturally, they just didn't bother to do it.
NHS pain consultant who lost her title after absence with sore knee wins unfair dismissal claim
A top NHS consultant has won a discrimination case after she was stripped of her clinical director of pain title because she suffered from knee pain. Dr Kathryn Grady had risen through the ranks to become the lead of the pain service at her hospital having worked for the NHS for 40 years. But an employment tribunal heard she was signed off sick when her knee gave way at work, before later beginning a phased return.
Podcast: Speaking truth to Jed
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Podcast: Speaking truth to Jed - Oct. 7, 2026 Jed Hoyer's post-season press conference might not deserve to be picked apart comment by comment, but let's do it anyway. He seems to think he build a World Series roster that fell hilariously short, that the Cubs have elite hitting and defense and a teensy tiny bit of a pitching problem. Allow me to explain to him how much of that is wrong.
'Dexter obsessed' forensics student pleads guilty to murdering woman in copycat 'kill room'
A forensics student has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death in a 'kill room' inspired by US TV drama Dexter. Benjamin Day, 20, had denied murdering Maria Saceanu, 24, but changed his plea to guilty part way through his trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday.
'Dexter obsessed' forensics student pleads guilty to murdering woman in copycat 'kill room'
Claire Duffin and Andy Dolan A forensics student has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death in a 'kill room' inspired by US TV drama Dexter. Benjamin Day, 20, had denied murdering Maria Saceanu, 24, but changed his plea to guilty part way through his trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday.
Bring 'em back?
Cubs Keepers — 7 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! Yesterday, I went through the long list of Cubs' free agent pitchers and whittled it down to the five they should actually try to keep. Today we look at the position players. Seiya Suzuki - We start with an easy one. Of course the Cubs should keep Seiya. He's the best free agent signing of Jed Hoyer's Cubs' tenure.
Bring 'em back? Cubs free agent pitchers edition
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Podcast: RECRAP - One tough Monangai
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Bears won a second straight game with a backup quarterback and technically they started the same guy, but Tyson Bagent played as well as his less than electric arm will let him in a 23-12 win over the Jets. The Bears dominated the entire game, but things got mildy spicy when a two-play TD drive by the Jets brought them within 11 points with 9:08 to go. The Bears never gave the ball back.
Bishop of Salisbury suspended amid allegations of financial misconduct and safeguarding concerns
The Bishop of Salisbury has been suspended from ministry after two disciplinary complaints were levelled against him. The Right Reverend Stephen Lake voluntarily stepped back from his duties in April after allegations of 'financial irregularities' in relation to two separate funds in his office. The 62-year-old also resigned as a trustee of the Church Commissioners, who control the Church of England's investment assets.
Former police sergeant accused of trying to form improper relationships with eight women
A former police sergeant has appeared in court accused of trying to form ‘improper sexual or emotional' relationships with eight women - including two colleagues and a victim of domestic abuse. Tarjinderjit Nizzer, who worked for Derbyshire Police, was charged last month with eight counts of misconduct in public office between January 2020 and November 2024. The charges followed an investigation by the force's Counter Corruption Unit, which received a referral in 2024.
Underwhelming
Postseason Debacle — 4 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The baseball world seems to be shocked that the San Diego Padres were able to shut down the mighty Cubs' offense in a dominating two-game sweep in their Wild Card series redux. I can tell you who wasn't shocked. Cubs fans. A sputtering offense is what the Cubs do best in the playoffs. They have now lost five of their last six postseason series scoring 32 runs in their last 18 postseason games.
Overwhelmed
playoff debacle — 4 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs opening playoff game, and let's face it--their season--was over by Matt Boyd's fourth pitch last night. After the Cubs were mowed down by Padres' starter Michael King in the first, with their delirious constantly screaming crowd in full throat, Boyd's first pitch was crushed to center field by Fernando Tatis Jr. for a homer that Petecrow Armstrong somehow got a glove on, to no avail.
Cubs-Padres, again?
Cubs Padres Again — 8 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs are experiencing deja vu. Just like last year they will face the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round and if they win they'll get the Brewers in the NLDS again.
Podcast: RECRAP
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Bears pounded the Eagles 27-7 and the star was a 38 year old third string quarterback. What was less likely, Case Keenum turning back the clock or the Bears' defense throttling the Eagles? Both happened. Enjoy the RECRAP brought to you by Schlitz Beer. RECRAP: The Case Keenum Game - Sept. 28, 2026 There will be live RECRAPs after every Cubs playoff game, streamed live on the Pointless Exercise YouTube channel.
Podcast: MLB Playoff Preview
Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The playoffs start on Tuesday, and Oleg and Praz are here to help break down the serieseses, the announcers and everything in between. We say goodbye to Taylor McGregor, tell a funny Mike Krukow story, discuss Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki's futures with the Cubs, but more importantly who is going to start games one and two or even three for the Cubs against the Padres? Podcast: Playoff Preview - Sept.
Who are the Cubs going to "face" in the playoffs?
Final Week — 5 min read How Alex Bregman will show up for the final week of the season. Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs got the results of Alex Bregman's x-rays on Monday and you'll be shocked to know that the diagnosis was, "his face is all fucked up." Technically the doctors determined that he has multiple facial fractures. He says that he plans to play in the playoffs.
Ouch
Alex Bregman Broke His Face — 5 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! While the D'bags are edging the Cubs with late game heroics, it's inevitable that the Cubs will clinch a playoff spot this week, maybe as soon as tomorrow. And something happened on Sunday to help remove the Cubs' bullpen struggles as their biggest postseason concern.
Podcast: Hamstrung
Caleb's Hamstring — 2 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! We'll find out soon enough if the Bears entire season went down with Caleb Williams' hamstring or if just some if it did.
Podcast: No lead is safe
Cubs podcast — 1 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs are frantically trying to figure out how to patch together a leaky bullpen, again, while Petecrow cruises to an MVP and the tries to not blow a playoff spot.
Roki Cabrera will save the Cubs season
Cubs Big Idea — 5 min read Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs miserable bullpen is like a lead life preserver and there they are bobbing in the north Atlantic clinging to it and wondering why they are being inexorably pulled under. But Craig Counsell was given a big idea by the front office geniuses who built this awful bullpen in the first place, and look out NL playoff teams, because you are not prepared for what the Cubs are about to unleash.
What's it gonna take?
they can't blow this — 7 min read Before you read Monday Morning Cubbin' Down, enjoy last night's RECRAP of the Bears offense going HAM in Carolina. RECRAP - Bears 59, Panthers 37 - September 13, 2026 Desipio/Pointless Exercise Shop Wear your favorite newsletter and podcast! The Cubs have spent the last two weeks acting like a team intent on blowing what was once a very large Wild Card lead. On August 12 they beat the Nationals to go 21 games over .500.
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