Kap & J. Hood
Hosted by J Hood and Kap · ESPN Chicago
4.2from 534 ratings
- 2,735
- Episodes
- 1,994
- Transcribed
- 534
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Kap & J. Hood
Hall-of-Fame broadcaster David Kaplan and 25-year sports broadcasting veteran Jonathan Hood are the perfect morning routine for the Chicago sports fan.
- Publisher
- ESPN Chicago
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
1,994 of 2,735 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
10/9 7AM: Courtney Cronin
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
10/9 6AM: ALDS Game 4: White Sox Lose 9-5 Guardians Force A Game 5
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
10/8 8AM: Shot or No Shot/Jesse Rogers
Inside a recent episode
10/9 7AM: Courtney Cronin
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals. And I started to hear it come out of the Green Bay building this week when it was – who was it? Zaire Franklin. Zaire Franklin. A lot of bad blood. A lot of bad blood. A lot of genuine dislike, which I think is a little different than nowadays. You know, a lot of – nowadays – most rivalries are just on social media and in the off season you're hanging out. I don't think nobody want to hang out with the Bears in the off season. I think it's a real issue between both sides and the beautiful part of it is we got nothing but space and opportunity to figure it out so looking forward to it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Kap & J. Hood
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Courtney Cronin
- Jesse Rogers
- Tom Thayer
- Tom Waddle
- Albert Breer
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 2,361,579
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 325 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 209 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 90
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Who hosts Kap & J. Hood?
J Hood and Kap host the show. Published by ESPN Chicago.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Kap & J. Hood take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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