@soxpopuli.bsky.social
Writers producing great work and podcasts you're sure to enjoy. We champion the voices too often overlooked. Feel free to read us (www.SouthSideSox.com) and support us (https://www.patreon.com/SoxPopuli/membership).
Sharing Sox 153 — Getting Underway in 2026
For the first 2026 edition of Sharing Sox, Leigh Allan and son Will marvel at the 19-3 run differential in the first two spring White Sox games, and wonder whether some MI excess can be dealt for OF help, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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And don't forget about our video podcast at Sox Populi YouTube!
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Sox Populi 203 - Spring Has Sprung
As Spring Training opens, @liddlektina.bsky.social, @hannahfilippo.bsky.social and @chrystalok.bsky.social joined @brettballantini.bsky.social to get an early take on how the 2026 White Sox shape up, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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And pretty pretty please, don't forget our video podcast over on Sox Populi YouTube!
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Sox Populi 202 - 2026 SoxFest Review
@brettballantini.bsky.social hosted @liddlektina.bsky.social @hannahfilippo.bsky.social and @chrystalok.bsky.social, all of whom took some time to celebrate the highlights of the Fest, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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Check out our year-end podcast of White Sox bests and worsts on Sox Populi YouTube!
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Sox Populi 201 - Best and Worst of 2025
What better time to look back and the best and worst of 2025, with @chrystalok.bsky.social and @hannahfilippo.bsky.social joining @brettballantini.bsky.social for the proceedings, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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and don't forget the video podcast, complete with shocked expressions and dark humor musings, at Sox Populi's YouTube channel!
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Sox Populi 200 —Welcome, Munetaka Murakami!
@hannahfilippo.bsky.social joins @brettballantini.bsky.social to discuss the unexpected holiday bounty of Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami signing with the White Sox—and its pros and cons—on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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and don't forget, no, never forget, the free video podcast at Sox Populi YouTube!
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Sox Populi 199 — Take the Field
Fresh from the Winter Meetings, @hannahfilippo.bsky.social joins @brettballantini.bsky.social to discuss Take the Field: first impressions, takeaways, team meetings, and how it all met her high expectations, on @ffsn.bsky.social!
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Please feel free to enjoy, at no extra charge, our video podcast on Sox Populi YouTube!
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Sox Populi 198 — Rule 5 follies
@brettballantini.bsky.social is joined by @hannahfilippo.bsky.social and @soxmom72.bsky.social in an attempt to wrap our heads around what just happened with the White Sox at the Winter Meetings, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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and of course, turn to Sox Populi's YouTube channel for your video podcast!
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Sharing Sox 152 — Top pick in the 2026 draft!
Leigh Allan and son Will praise the White Sox "team exec" (with a 3-letter first name + Roman numerals) for getting the team the top pick in next year’s draft, plus more offseason thoughts, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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And here's the video podcast, at Sox Populi YouTube!
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Ladies' Night 26—Game Changers Summit
@soxmom72.bsky.social, @liddlektina.bsky.social, @hannahfilippo.bsky.social and @baseballgalal.bsky.social on being part of a Chicago White Sox Game Changers night celebrating women in sports, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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Don't forget about our video podcast at Sox Populi YouTube, starring Leigh Allan and his amazing hidden beard!
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Sharing Sox Episode 151 — Bring on the Pope
The season now over for even the good teams, duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, delve into events of November – yes, there are some! — on the @ffsn.bsky.social
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And don't forget, don't you dare ever forget, the video podcast, on Sox Populi YouTube. Tune in to see when Brett actually shows up!
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Sox Populi 197 - 2025 Predictions Review
@brettballantini.bsky.social hosted @soxmom72.bsky.social, @hannahfilippo.bsky.social and Joe Kiang-Resis to review our 2025 season. There was lauding, and there was mocking, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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Three reasons the White Sox are not going to sign Munetaka Murakami
What new, the Chicago White Sox are reportedly not one of the teams that will be pursuing the Japanese superstar slugger. @toddjdub.bsky.social tells you why
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Sox Populi Podcast 196 — Fearless predictions for the offseason
Malachi Hayes joined @brettballantini.bsky.social to discuss the inspiring (?) second half of the White Sox season and forecast what's to come for the club in the offseason, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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White Sox must make good use of cleared-out roster spots
After outrighting four depth players to Triple-A Charlotte and losing Clint Robertson to the Pirates, @toddjdub.bsky.social says that now the real roster-strengthening work begins:
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and don't forget the video podcast, at Sox Populi YouTube:
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Soxy Chicks Episode 14 — 2025 postmortem
Bayleigh Von Schneider and @chrystalok.bsky.social wrap up the season with their own baseball postmortem, and look ahead to the playoffs and 2026 season, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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Shane Smith got snubbed by Baseball America
Baseball America recently announced their All-Rookie team and @toddjdub.bsky.social was shocked that the Chicago White Sox pitcher did not make the list.
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Three frustrations over the White Sox not keeping their aces
Our newest writer, @toddjdub.bsky.social, laments the loss of an all-world rotation
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If you endeavor to view a dynamic, five-person podcast, well you can. Just stop by the SoxPopuli YouTube and hit play:
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Sox Populi Podcast 195—2025 White Sox review
@chrystalok.bsky.social, Joe Resis, @soxmom72.bsky.social, @stonedpony.bsky.social and @brettballantini.bsky.social looked back at the season and teased a return of @kindableu.bsky.social's Soxivus, on the @ffsn.bsky.social!
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