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Hosted by Tom Loxas · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes
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The Lore is a Chicago sports culture show for everyone — from the box-score junkie to the nostalgia junkie. Host Tom Loxas is joined by a rotating cast of Chicago sports voices to explore the stories, media, and mythology behind the teams. We talk about the stuff around the game as much as the game itself — how narratives form, how moments become myth, and why Chicago sports just feels different. We promise to zoom out.
Tom Loxas hosts The Lore, a sports show with 11 episodes published.
Marc Silverman's grandfather was an inaugural Bulls season ticket holder in 1966. Marc grew up at the Chicago Stadium, experienced three championships as a fan, then covered three more as a reporter. Then he boycotted th
Three self-proclaimed ballpark nerds spent two years designing a virtual White Sox stadium from scratch. Not because anyone asked them to — but because they couldn't believe nobody was building what fans actually wanted.
Ted McClelland wrote a piece in Chicago Magazine arguing that letting the Bears go to Indiana might actually make sense. So we tested that argument — and went deeper into what Chicago has gotten wrong with its stadiums f
The Cubs are finally extending their core — and spending like a big-market team again. It's exactly what fans have been asking for. So why do the vibes still feel off? Sam Olbur of Locked On Cubs joins The Lore to talk a
The Bulls keep selling out despite ownership that hasn't prioritized winning in years. Chicago sports radio is drowning in Bears content. And the White Sox have a new money man with a lot to prove. The Athletic founding
Chicago hasn't had athletes hang out like this publicly. Not like Caleb Williams and PCA — intentionally visible, culturally present, owning the spotlight before they've won anything. ABC 7's Dionne Miller joins The Lore
When something big happens in Chicago sports, who do you turn to? For a long time the answer was Dan Bernstein. Now nobody's really sure — and that says everything about where Chicago sports radio is right now. Sun-Times
Bobbleheads. Throwbacks. Cade Horton truck-stop couture. The Cubs' 2026 giveaway calendar might be one of their best ever — but what does it actually say about the brand? Andy Dolan of the Pointless Exercise Podcast brea
Brett Taylor built Bleacher Nation into the daily stop for Cubs fans through one of the most dramatic runs in franchise history — the rebuild, the rise, and the championship. He did it without a journalism background, wi
Luke Stuckmeyer has spent 25 years in Chicago sports broadcasting. He's covered Bulls, Cubs, Bears and Blackhawks. He has Emmys. Nobody ever stops him on the street about any of that. They stop him about "Beer Money". Th
There's a reason Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part II" still sounds like Bulls dominance. Or why a Reggie Jackson baseball card could turn a kid into a sports fan for life. Music and sports don't just coexist in Chicago
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The Lore is hosted by Tom Loxas. The show is categorised under sports and has published 11 episodes.
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