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It's that time of year again (again), but so much has changed: Rather than being a team just hoping to spoil the other's season, as was the case back in May, the White Sox have ascended into first place and in fact sit in significantly better postseason position than the crosstown Cubs.
Malachi Hayes, Brian O'Neill, Leonard Gore, Chrystal O'Keefe and Brett Ballantini assemble to preview this week's series, but quickly descend into crapping on the Cubs insipid franchise, hackneyed mystique and clownish fans.
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"Sox Populi 213 — Crosstown preview that mostly just disses the Cubs — 2026-08-17" is an episode of Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast. Runtime 39 min. Published August 17, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.