Behind-the-scenes of Hard Knocks, why HBO selected Bears with producer Shannon Furman

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of the Under Center Podcast, Kenneth Davis and Alex Shapiro are joined by Shannon Furman, the supervising producer of HBO's Hard Knocks, to give an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming season featuring the Chicago Bears. Shannon shares what it's like to bring the charter franchise on board (1:00) and reveals the most exciting storylines to watch, including the WR room, the young guys, and defensive backs (2:45). She discusses how Caleb Williams' presence made the Bears a compelling choice for Hard Knocks (4:22) and her excitement about telling the story of Rome Odunze (5:20). Shannon also shares surprising moments from filming (6:20) and highlights Aaron Rodgers as a great character (8:42). Shannon dives into stories about Antonio Brown, including his memorable hot air balloon arrival at training camp (18:21), and discusses her trailblazing role for women in NFL Films (22:05). Finally, she talks about the appetite for NFL Films, the growth of NFL media, and what's next on the horizon (26:12). Don't miss this fascinating episode filled with exclusive insights and stories!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	St. Xavier University is for students who want more out of their future.
0:04.0	We pride ourselves on preparing graduates with the skills they need to succeed in life.
0:08.7	Visit xxu.edu to start plotting your path to a brighter tomorrow.
0:13.7	St. Xavier University, the best in you. We got hard knocks. You all have been waiting for.
0:30.7	So we're going to dive into it.
0:32.3	And to help us do that, we have Emmy winning NFL producing director and supervising
0:37.1	producer of hard knocks.
0:38.5	We are hot knocks here for Chicago, the Chicago Bear.
0:41.5	Finally, all right, we're sponsored by St. Xavier University, and of course, I'm talking about
0:45.4	Shannon Furman, follow her at Furman Biz.
0:48.4	We are broadcasting virtually from the NBC podcast studios.
0:51.3	And Shannon this morning, thank you for joining us.
0:53.0	And how are you doing?
0:54.3	I'm doing a while. How are you doing? I'm doing well.
0:55.0	How are you guys?
0:56.8	We're static.
0:57.9	Yeah.
0:58.8	Definitely.
0:59.4	Listen, the biggest question, it's just the Bears.
1:03.4	Like, and again, us here in Chicago, this is something, and Alex just said this to you prior
1:08.4	to us coming on, that Bears fans have been clamoring
1:11.3	for them to be part of Hard Knocks for at least 15 years, if not since the inception of the show.
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