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Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast

Sox Populi

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Sox Populi 201 - Best and Worst of 2025 - 2025-12-31

Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast ·

2025/12/31

It is year's end, and what better time to look back and the best and worst of 2025, with Chrystal O'Keefe and Hannah Filippo joining Brett Ballantini for the proceedings.The good: Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero, Friday winning, the signing of Munetaka Murakami, some Rule 5 success! The bad: The bullpen and the rapid descent of the franchise to an all-time worst state Plus, some hot takes on Teel and Quero playing together in games and whether the White Sox are a lock to lose 100 or finish in last

41:46

Sox Populi 200 —Welcome, Munetaka Murakami! — 2025-12-22

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2025/12/22

Hannah Filippo joins Brett Ballantini to discuss the unexpected holiday bounty of Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami signing with the White Sox.The pair address the pros and cons of the move, as well as the anticipated effects the signing will have on the team, roster and front office. And yes, Brett mostly manages proper name pronunciation but, interestingly, turns Murakami's nickname from MoonAY into MoonEE throughout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

37:22

Sox Populi 199 — Take the Field — 2025-12-18

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2025/12/18

Fresh off of her journey to the Winter Meetings, Hannah Filippo joins Brett Ballantini to provide details on the Take the Field event. We cover her first impressions and takeaways, team meetings and whether or not the event met her high expectations (A: yep!).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40:49

Sox Populi 198 — Rule 5 follies — 2025-12-16

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2025/12/17

Brett Ballantini is joined by our pre- and post-Rule 5 South Side Sox writers, Hannah Filippo and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, in an attempt to wrap our heads around what just happened with the White Sox at the Winter Meetings. That's not easy to do, as the White Sox gained a prime young arm in Jedixson Paez — but lost one much closer to the majors (and thus a more viable a Rule 5 pick) in Peyton Pallette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39:22

Sharing Sox 152 — Top pick in the 2026 draft! —...

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2025/12/15

Duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, wrap up the year by praising the White Sox player/team executive of the year (hint: He’s known by just a three-letter first name and some Roman numerals) for his work in getting the team the first pick in next summer’s draft, then admitting they don’t know how to pronounce the name of the most likely player to be that pick. As for actions that have already happened, there’s a polite shrug of the shoulders for most offseason

24:41

Ladies' Night 26 — Game Changers Summit — 2025-11-24

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2025/11/24

On episode 26 of Ladies’ Night Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Kristina Airdo, Hannah Filippo and Allie Wesel share their reflections, standout moments, and what it meant to be part of a night celebrating women in sports. Last Wednesday, they attended the Chicago White Sox’s Game Changers Summit, an event celebrating underrepresented voices in sports. The evening featured a live recording of Sidelined with Brooke Fletcher and Dani Klupenger, who were joined by special guest and Chicago-area native Kylen

38:28

Sharing Sox Episode 151 — Bring on the Pope — 2025-11-21

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2025/11/21

The season now over for even the good teams, duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, delve into events of November – yes, there are some! We lead off with Justin Ishbia's in-person invitation to the Pope to throw out the first pitch for the first game at the new White Sox stadium (which, of course, does not exist and is unlikely to), though the invite could all just be a con job by the Sox to try to get holy intervention for a few billion bucks from taxpayers. From

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Sox Populi 197 - 2025 Predictions Review — 2025-11-18

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2025/11/19

Brett Ballantini hosted Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo and Joe Kiang-Resis to review our 2025 season predictions. Yes, forecasts from those not joining the podcast were also lauded ... and mocked.Highlights and lowlights from each prognosticator: Brett: Nailing the rookies and finishing second overall ... but picking the White Sox for 120 losses Melissa: Feeling good about the Yankees ... but thinking Andrew Vaughn would be team MVP Hannah: Picking Miguel Vargas as team MVP ..

58:26

Sox Populi Podcast 196 — Fearless predictions for the...

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2025/10/15

In an audio-only joint, Malachi Hayes joined Brett Ballantini to discuss the inspiring (?) second half of the White Sox season and forecast what's to come for the club in the offseason:First off, the host can't even get the podcast episode correct, ah well Is the improvement in the second half real, or a mirage? There is evidence to support hope as well as cynicism; as Malachi puts it, best to just dip your toe in the waters of optimism, it's the White Sox after all Prediction we can

54:41

Soxy Chicks Episode 14 — 2025 postmortem — 2025-10-10

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2025/10/10

Bayleigh and Chrystal wrap up the season with their own baseball postmortem, and look ahead to the playoffs and 2026 season.Here is what was discussed: Chrystal's reaction to the White Sox season Bayleigh's reaction to the Red Sox season The Mets spent $300 million and went nowhere How are the Brewers so good, and is it sustainable? Daaa Yankeeees lose, Vlad Guerrero Jr., and Derek Jeter's lack of personality Tigers or Mariners Phillies or Dodgers Cubs or Brewers Not

49:55

Sharing Sox 150 — Survived another season edition —...

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2025/10/01

Duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and (while he’s in Chicago acting in Ashland Avenue at the Goodman Theatre) next room correspondent, Will, do the expected evaluation of the 2025 White Sox season: the good, the bad, and the not-quite-as-ugly as the past two years.They also delve into the firing of four coaches the day after the season ended, most notably the dismissal of pitching coach Ethan Katz, who seemed to have done a very good job with a young and not particularly talented staff, many of

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Sox Populi Podcast 195 — 2025 White Sox review —...

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2025/09/30

Chrystal O'Keefe, Joe Resis, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and podcast rookie David James joined Brett Ballantini to look back on the 2025 season, from a few enticing angles: Hmm ... the return of Soxivus? Reviewing the final stats and standings for what ultimately was a disappointing White Sox team, whether you are on Team Chrystal (optimism) or Team Brett (pessimism) Vibe check on the 2025 White Sox, which features the brimming glass of David, Melissa's utter confusion, Chrystal's cautious

31:52

Sox Pop Postgame Podcast 21 — 100 losses! — 2025-09-24

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2025/09/25

Brett Ballantini flies solo on this postgame podcast, addressing the ramp-up to 100 losses for the 2025 White Sox, and what infamy the club can still achieve in 2025:A rundown of the ins and outs of where the White Sox now stand (seventh-worst White Sox team ever) and can still fall to (sixth-worst ever) And with that, the second-half record is looking uglier; does the flat tire ending 2025 leave a bad taste in your mouth for 2026? Will the White Sox set a new losses high for this 2022-25

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Sox Populi 194 — Onward to 100! — 2025-09-23

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2025/09/23

This edition of the mothership podcast features Dante Jones and Hannah Filippo, who join Brett Ballantini to discuss the encroaching and unprecedented third straight 100-loss season for the White Sox. Believe it or not, some positives were discussed: Gut check! We all weigh in on how the season has transpired and the (brief) spike in performance in the second half; Dante's glass is half-full, Hannah has seen the floor and it's ugly On that note, this one's a freebie, White Sox Marketing

57:00

Visiting Dugout Episode 108 — New York Yankees —...

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2025/09/22

Stacey Gotsulias of Locked On Yankees joined Chrystal to chat about the Yankees and help set up the second-to-last White Sox series of the season. Here is what they talked about: What's new with the Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr. just became the third Yankees player to join the 30-30 club Removing the antiquated facial hair policy Rediscovering players' personalities How the Yankees did at the trade deadline Rushing Anthony Volpe and allowing him to play through an injury The magic

34:22

Visiting Dugout Episode 107 — San Diego Padres —...

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2025/09/19

Aaron Kirby joined Chrystal to chat about the Padres and their upcoming postseason, while also helping to preview the final White Sox home stand of the season.Here is what they talked about: What's new with the Padres? The Wild Card is within reach What the metrics show vs. how the team is playing Was the trade deadline good for San Diego? Postseason odds and what needs to go right Dylan Cease is on his bad year Yu Darvish has not been the same since returning from the IL

47:10

Visiting Dugout Episode 106 — Baltimore Orioles —...

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2025/09/15

Liz Thompson joined Chrystal to talk all things Orioles and preview the upcoming series. Liz, who has worked with the Orioles in the past, is still involved in baseball; Liz is known for her custom scorebooks and will be presenting a panel called "A New Scorebook" on Sunday, September 21, during the 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference. The conference is virtual this year, so be sure to check it out!Here is what Liz and Chrystal talked about in this episode: What's new and what happened

66:39

Ladies' Night Episode 25 — Julie Swieca Gannon —...

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2025/09/11

The 17th episode of the 2025 season features host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and guest Julie Swieca Gannon. Julie spent a decade at Chicago’s sports talk radio station 670 The Score, working as a reporter, anchor, and talk show host. She began her career there as a part-time producer and eventually hosted her own show. We're really grateful to Julie for agreeing to come back here at the end of the season to discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South

34:27

Visiting Dugout Episode 105 — Tampa Bay Rays —...

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2025/09/09

Long-awaited and highly-requested guest Catherine Tinker joined Chrystal to talk about the Rays and help preview the upcoming White Sox series. A fan of two teams, Catherine talked about her hometown team and what to expect.Here is what they talked about: What's new with the Rays? Will things change or stay the same with new ownership? Rookies getting their feet wet The future of the Trop How baseball stadiums feel like home Losing Taj Bradley and Curtis Mead Pitching

54:30

Sox Pop on the Farm 64 — August review — 2025-09-08

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2025/09/08

It's time to look back on the month of August in the White Sox affiliate world and drill down into the stories of the season that are pushing toward their conclusions. Brett Ballantini welcomes Joe Resis in to chat about the four full-season clubs active for all of August, from top to bottom: A rundown of all six teams in the system Do the White Sox have an overt (or vested) interest in having their key starting arms sidestep Charlotte? Would strong outfield play — using recent call-back

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