The Sage Steele Show

Sage Steele sits down with legendary impressionist and comedian Frank Caliendo for two hours of laughs, stories, and dead-on impressions. Frank breaks down how he actually builds a voice from scratch, starting with Muppet voices and working his way to John Madden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Charles Barkley, Morgan Freeman, and Patrick Mahomes, and reveals the "pizza slice" face theory behind every character. He tells the story he kept secret for 20 years about John Madden wanting to sue him and the Hall of Famer who refused to go along with it, what really happened the day he dressed as Trump inside Trump Tower, and how his Richard Sherman parody took over an entire Super Bowl. Sage and Frank reminisce about the ESPN and Fox heyday, from Mike and Mike to the 30 for 30, and Frank gets honest about fame, family, why he has never had a drink in his life, and the coaching mistake he owned up to in front of a team of kids. A hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt conversation on The Sage Steele Show. New episodes every week.
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Chapters:
 
00:00 - Cold Open
 
03:04 - Frank Caliendo Takes Over the Show
 
04:46 - Making Fun of Everyone: Trump, Bush, Obama & Biden
 
09:13 - Frank's Years at ESPN & the Golden Era of Sports Media
 
12:02 - Leaving FOX & Reinventing His Comedy
 
18:35 - Mel Kiper, Todd McShay & the Voices That Defined ESPN
 
24:18 - Charles Barkley, John Madden & When Impressions Get Personal
 
28:51 - Why Frank Has Never Been Drunk
 
32:42 - Family, Friendship & the Strange Side of Being Successful
 
39:21 - Leaving Los Angeles & Frank's Donald Trump Story
 
47:20 - Sports, Parenting & Raising Competitive Kids
 
53:01 - Social Media Changed Comedy Forever
 
59:00 - COVID, Kids & the Consequences of Social Media
 
01:08:47 - Has Frank Caliendo Ever Been Canceled?
 
01:12:24 - Comedy, Offensive Jokes & Where Frank Draws the Line
 
01:21:00 - The Chaz Bono Joke That Got Frank in Trouble
 
01:23:22 - Impersonating Charles Barkley & JB on FOX
 
01:27:33 - Cancel Culture, Money & Why People Get Targeted
 
01:30:13 - Marriage, Fatherhood & How Frank Has Changed
 
01:41:45 - Growing Up in Wisconsin & Teaching His Kids to Chase What They Want
 
01:45:00 - Meeting Josh Brolin & Chris Evans
 
01:49:27 - Choosing Family Over Fame
 
01:54:36 - How Frank Caliendo Actually Became Famous
 
01:59:45 - MADtv, FOX & the Career Decisions That Changed Everything
 
02:04:35 - Today's Best Comedians: Chappelle, Bill Burr, Shane Gillis & More
 
02:08:19 - How Frank Builds an Impression From Scratch
 
02:14:42 - The Impression Frank Still Can't Get Right
 
02:15:10 - Final Impressions & Outro
 
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The Sage Steele Show is a weekly podcast hosted by former ESPN anchor Sage Steele. Each week, Sage sits down with entertainers, athletes, business people, and politicians to have deep dive personal one on one discussions that enlighten, entertain, and engage. There's a whole big world out there that's not just sports, and Sage wants to talk about all of it.
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Sage Steele sits down with Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher for a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation that goes far beyond football. Brian explains why he started speaking up on the issues he calls common sense, from protecting women's sports to the treatment of Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark in the WNBA, and why he believes so many wealthy male athletes stay silent when they know better. He and Sage get into the cancellation he faced from his own team, how speaking his mind shrank his circle to real friends, and why he has no regrets about it. Then the conversation turns personal: why he quit coaching his own son to be his father instead, the "no-men" who kept him humble through 13 seasons, what sudden money really does to a person, and why he would never trade his gold jacket for a Super Bowl ring. Plus a deep dive into the 2026 Bears, Caleb Williams, the greatest defenses of all time, and the stadium mess in Chicago. A candid conversation about courage, fatherhood, and football on The Sage Steele Show. New episodes every week. The views expressed are the guests' own.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:40 Why Urlacher Became More Outspoken About Politics
09:20 Colin Kaepernick, the National Anthem & Athletes Speaking Out
15:30 The NFL, COVID & Standing By What You Believe
23:00 Growing Up Without Money & Urlacher's Path to the NFL
31:30 Becoming a Chicago Bear & His Rookie Season
39:30 Leadership, Locker Room Culture & Playing for Lovie Smith
47:00 Raising Kids, Coaching His Son & Life After Football
56:30 Hall of Fame, Retirement & Walking Away From the NFL
01:04:30 Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson & The Bears' New Era
01:14:00 Can Caleb Williams Become Chicago's Franchise Quarterback?
01:21:00 Urlacher's Bears Predictions & The NFC Race
01:25:30 The Cowboys, Dak Prescott & This NFL Season
01:28:00 Life After Football, Family & Staying Competitive
01:30:00 Why Urlacher Refuses to Stay Silent
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The Sage Steele Show is a weekly podcast hosted by former ESPN anchor Sage Steele. Each week, Sage sits down with entertainers, athletes, business people, and politicians to have deep dive personal one on one discussions that enlighten, entertain, and engage. There's a whole big world out there that's not just sports, and Sage wants to talk about all of it.
#sagesteelepodcast #sagesteele #podcast
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Bernie Kosar sits down with Sage Steele for one of the most emotional and inspiring conversations in the show's history. The Cleveland Browns legend opens up about the decade since he and Sage first met at Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, a stretch that took him through a 96-hour coma, cirrhosis, early-onset dementia, a Parkinson's diagnosis, and a liver transplant that nearly did not happen. Bernie shares the almost unbelievable story of his 21-year-old donor, a young man who told his family days before his death that he wanted Bernie to have his liver, and the bond Bernie now shares with the donor's family. He talks candidly about the regenerative medicine he credits with getting his mind back, the concussion culture that told players to hide their injuries, why he has no regrets about the hits, the bankruptcy that reshaped his life, and the faith that carried him through. From the drive and the fumble to a Super Bowl ring, from rock bottom to a second chance, this is Bernie Kosar like you have never heard him. New episodes of The Sage Steele Show every week.
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The Sage Steele Show is a weekly podcast hosted by former ESPN anchor Sage Steele. Each week, Sage sits down with entertainers, athletes, business people, and politicians to have deep dive personal one on one discussions that enlighten, entertain, and engage. There's a whole big world out there that's not just sports, and Sage wants to talk about all of it.
#sagesteelepodcast #sagesteele #podcast
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Dinesh D'Souza joins me for an unfiltered conversation about America's future, election integrity, media manipulation, Trump's foreign policy, the divide over Israel, Anthony Fauci, and the strategies conservatives need to challenge bad ideas more effectively.
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The Sage Steele Show is a weekly podcast hosted by former ESPN anchor Sage Steele. Each week, Sage sits down with entertainers, athletes, business people, and politicians to have deep dive personal one on one discussions that enlighten, entertain, and engage. There's a whole big world out there that's not just sports, and Sage wants to talk about all of it.
Subscribe to the Channel for more Podcasts like this!
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Sage Steele sits down with Dan Dakich, the former Indiana Hoosier, longtime ESPN college basketball analyst, and host of Don't At Me on Outkick, for one of the most candid conversations she has had on the show. Dakich tells the Bob Knight story he has kept private for 40 years, including the night in the locker room that nearly ended his career, and reflects on 16 complicated years with the legendary coach, the recruiting visit that broke their relationship, and how he made peace with it before Knight passed. He and Sage compare notes on their overlapping years at ESPN, what really changed the network after 2020, why leadership failed at the highest levels, and the Ryan Clark saga. Then Dakich unloads on the WNBA, the mishandling of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, the America 250 patch decision, and why a lack of leadership is costing the league its biggest moment. He closes with the loss of his father, the legal-pad reckoning that changed how he lives, and the two-word family motto that has carried him through firings, divorce, and everything else. New episodes of The Sage Steele Show every week.
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