Chad the Birdcast
Hosted by Chad the Bird · Chad the Bird | Cumulus Chicago
4.9from 218 ratings
- 197
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 218
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Chad the Birdcast
Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 358K TikTok followers, 17k YouTube subscribers, and 69k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.
- Publisher
- Chad the Bird | Cumulus Chicago
- Category
- comedy · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 197 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The First Birdcast of October
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Batman & the Last Birdcast of September
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hot Nordic Treasures
Inside a recent episode
The First Birdcast of October
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In 1996, Cyberflix Games developed a point-and-click PC game called Titanic Out of Time, where you played as a secret agent who goes back in time to solve puzzles on the Titanic. There's a Titanic-themed monopoly, which is exceptionally weird, because the depreciation value on those properties sucks in real time, but it's advertised as, quote, fun for the whole family. Back in 1999, Fox Studios Australia, there was a $26 million theme ride where you sunk on the Titanic and escaped in lifeboats, and that masterpiece won awards. Humans, since the 1500s, you've been daring death in the eye for fun. […]
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- Whitney Chitwood
- Sara Benincasa
- Tomster
- Bill Larkin
- Brian Karasek
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 2,044,159
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 91 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 127 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts Chad the Birdcast?
Chad the Bird host the show. Published by Chad the Bird | Cumulus Chicago.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Chad the Birdcast take guests?
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