The California Golden Bearcast
Episodes
Cal Football 2025: If you happen to have ventured under a rock...Tosh is back!
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear Essentials w/ new head coach Tosh LupoiAnalysis on the last two weeks of Cal footballThe Ron Rivera effectWhat's ahead & signals to look for Host...
Cal Football 2025: Live from Oski's Village with Chancellor Rich Lyons
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Oski's Village on Memorial Glade in beautiful Berkeley, California. It's the California Golden Bearcast with Guest Co-Host Nam Le and guests...
Cal Football 2025: The Official End of the Justin Wilcox Era
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special emergency episode with guest Nam Le to reflect on the last 9 years of Cal football and what the future looks like for the Golden Bears. Shouto...
The Bearcast Presents the Legends of Berkeley: Shane Vereen
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with another surprise big game week episode, Cal legend Shane Vereen joins the pod. We reminisce on his time in Berkeley, dive into what ...
Legends of Berkeley: Trevor Guyton
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our 300th episode, we decided it was time to update our friend of the pod segment with an official new name, Legends of Berkeley. During Big Game...
Cal Football 2025: The Thrill Down in Louisville
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear Essentials w/ the team live from the Louisville visitor locker room Offensive game plan & adjustmentsAn ode to Kendrick Raphael Jaron & the his...
Golden Tweets for Cal Football Week 10: Virginia
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy respond to listener questions & thoughts after the loss to Virginia. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...
Cal Football 2025: Copy → Paste → Pain
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear Essentials w/ Ron How do we approach this as fansBig Takeaways from VirginiaBigger Picture Implications Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...
Cal Basketball 25-26 Season Preview: Paris to Berkeley
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by Nick Kranz, Don Shennum and Terence Lau of Write for California to talk about the expectations and predictions of the 2025-2026 Baske...
Golden Tweets for Cal Football Week 9: Virginia Tech
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy respond to listener questions & thoughts after the overtime loss vs VA Tech Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...
Cal Football 2025: Haunted by the Zone Read
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear EssentialsBig Takeaways from VA TechBigger Picture Implications Looking ahead to VirginiaJoin us at Oski's Village Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...
Golden Tweets for Week 7: UNC
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy respond to listener questions & thoughts after the narrow win vs UNC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...
Cal Football 2025: Is a win truly a win?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear EssentialsKey Storylines before UNCChallenging the win is a win mantraACC standings & bowl projection: 2-1 in conference, 5-2 overallWhat’s Ahe...
Cal Football 2025: A Regression to the Mean
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear EssentialsKey Storylines before DukeThe Pod Was Live: Oski's Village with Ron RiveraGame / ReactionWhat’s Ahead Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...
Cal Football 2025: Live from Oski's Village with Ron Rivera and Nam Le
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Oski's Village on Memorial Glade in beautiful Berkeley, California. It's the California Golden Bearcast with Guest Co-Host Nam Le and guest ...
Golden Tweets for Week 5: Boston College
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy respond to listener questions & thoughts after the win vs Boston College Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...
Cal Football 2025: Are We Back?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bear EssentialsKey Storylines before Boston CollegeVibe CheckGame / ReactionWhat’s Ahead Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...
Golden Tweets for Week 4: San Diego State
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy respond to listener questions & thoughts after the loss at San Diego State Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...
Cal Football 2025: We’ve Seen This Movie
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return from the disappointment of the SDSU game and chat about how to collect themselves back up, and how this affects the outlook on the...
Golden Tweets for Cal Football Week 3: Minnesota
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob & Andy answer fan questions after the week 3 win over Minnesota Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...
Cal Football 2025: Dare we dream?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back and the audio is back to normal! Talk all things Minnesota game, changing expectations, and what they saw on the field that gives th...
Golden Tweets for Cal Football Week 2: Texas Southern
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The return of Golden Tweet! Our first official one after technical difficulties killed our ability to post the first one! Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...
Cal Football 2025: First public pod of the season
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 4 hours of toiling last week and being unable to post a podcast, the boys are back to recalibrate both technically and emotionally for the rest ...
Cal Football 2025: The Predictions Extravaganza
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob give their predictions to the season and where they think the Bears might land at the end of the season. They also spend way too much tim...
Cal Football 2025: Chatting with Cal Football GM Ron Rivera
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob welcome the first GM in Cal Football history, Ron Rivera. They chat about marriage advice, food in Berkeley, Top Dog, Yogurt Park, his ro...
Cal Football 2025: Fall Camp Questions
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob continue their conversation on Cal Football for 2025, through the questions of the listeners! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...
Cal Football 2025: Fall Camp
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return to their own Fall Camp of getting ready to cover Cal Football 2025 with some changes to the setup of Fall Camp at Memorial. Hosted...
Golden Tweets for The 2025 Offseason
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Legends of Berkeley: Kaylin Bing
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! Friend of the Pod. We're bringing friends in to talk Cal Football and other things to showcase a bit of the community that...
Offseason 2025: Revisiting the QB news
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob revisit the QB room changes that happened this offseason. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...
Offseason 2025: The Portal and The Event Horizon
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return to talk about the changes to the portal and the event horizon that is occuring for Collegiate Athletics. Hosted by Simplecast, an ...
Offseason 2025: The House Settles
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return from hibernation to talk about the House Settlement and the impact within Cal Athletics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....
Golden Tweets for Week 13 of the 2024 Season
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: SMU and the Portal
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the SMU game, the portal, OC moves and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ...
Golden Tweets for Week 12 of the 2024 Season
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: Bears in 4 (Part 2)
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the rest of the season, bowl game, and a bit ahead to SMU.How to listen or talk to us! Learn more about your ad ...
Cal Football 2024: Bears in 4 (Part 1)
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the 127th Big Game, Lore moments, fans, and momentum.How to listen or talk to us! Learn more about your ad choic...
Golden Tweets for Week 11 of the 2024 Season
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Legends of Berkeley: Giorgio Tavecchio
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! Friend of the Pod. We're bringing friends in to talk Cal Football and other things to showcase a bit of the community that...
Cal Football 2024: Orange Crush (Part 2)
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about players of the game, bowl game potential and The 127th Big Game.How to listen or talk to us! Learn more about yo...
Cal Football 2024: Orange Crush (Part 1)
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the Cuse game, big picture on what to do as fans, among other topics.How to listen or talk to us! Learn more abo...
Golden Tweets for Week 10 of the 2024 Season
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: Exorcising Demons (Part 2)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about players of the game, bowl game potential and the Syracuse game.How to listen or talk to us! Learn more about you...
Cal Football 2024: Exorcising Demons (Part 1)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about our first ACC win and it being on the road, the 2 game win streak, and what to do with the run game.How to listen ...
Cal Men's Basketball 24-25: Preview of the Maiden Voyage to the Atlantic
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by fellow Write for California writers in Don, Nick and Terence. They give their 6 predictions for the new season of California Men's Ba...
Golden Tweets for Week 9 of the 2024 Season
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: DAM son (Part 2)
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about our the dreariness of an alternate timeline and the future possibilities.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the...
Cal Football 2024: DAM son (Part 1)
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about our only Pac-12 game this season and what it means.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen...
Golden Tweets for Week 8 of the 2024 Season
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Legends of Berkeley: Josh Yuen
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! Friend of the Pod. We're bringing friends in to talk Cal Football and other things to showcase a bit of the community that...
Cal Football 2024: (wolf)Packed in (Part 2)
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about players of the game and look ahead to Oregon State.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen...
Cal Football 2024: (wolf)Packed in (Part 1)
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about where to go from here and what to do next.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen or talk ...
Golden Tweets for Week 7 of the 2024 Season
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: Steel Heart (Part 2)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about players of the game and NCST.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen or talk to us! Lear...
Cal Football 2024: Steel Heart (Part 1)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the heart break in the Steel city.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen or talk to us! ...
Golden Tweets for Week 6 of the 2024 Season
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: ESPN College GameDay & California Gameday (Part 2)
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about what happened in that Miami game, hand out awards, and looking a little ahead to PittDrop us a voicemail to be fea...
Cal Football 2024: ESPN College GameDay & California Gameday (Part 1)
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the experience of being at College GameDayDrop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen or talk ...
Golden Tweets for Week 5 of the 2024 Season
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024 Emergency Pod: College Gameday is Coming to Berkeley
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
COLLEGE GAMEDAY CREW IS HEADED TO BERKELEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...
Golden Tweets for Week 4 of the 2024 Season
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: Florida Nights (Part 2)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to hand out awards, and a little ahead to the Bye Week and MiamiDrop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen ...
Cal Football 2024: Florida Nights (Part 1)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about the frustration of not being able to score touchdowns and the let down of another high profile game.How to listen or talk to u...
Golden Tweets for Week 3 of the 2024 Season
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: House of Cards (Part 2)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to hand out awards, talk stunts and look ahead to TallahasseeDrop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen or ...
Cal Football 2024: House of Cards (Part 1)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back after the first night game of the season with the Bears returning home to go 3-0 on the season.Drop us a voicemail to be feature...
Golden Tweets for Week 2 of the 2024 Season
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: Plain Football (Part 1)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back after one half of the duo visited the state of Alabama for a showdown in The Plains.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the po...
Cal Football 2024: Plain Football (Part 2)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob continue their conversation on the Auburn game and give out their awards.Drop us a voicemail to be featured on the podcast!How to listen ...
Golden Tweets for Week 1 of the 2024 Season
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new segment! The Golden Tweets! As a listener you are the biggest part of the community we build and help the discourse on the pod of o...
Cal Football 2024: A Tale of Perspectives and two halves (Part 2)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob discuss the Davis game and takeaways of the game. They also hand out awards and look ahead to a trip to SEC country.Drop us a voicemail t...
Cal Football 2024: A Tale of Perspectives and two halves (Part 1)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob discuss the Davis game and takeaways of the game. Along with some anecdotes from a spontaneous trip down to Palo Alto to watch former Cal...
Cal Football 2024 Season Prediction with a special guest
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are joined by founder of the pod and former Cal.Rivals.Awesome.Podcast host Trace Travers! They talk about the team and the expectations ...
Cal Football 2024: Fall Camp in the ACC
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about the storylines coming out of camp and what to look for until the start of the season.How to listen or talk to us! Make sure t...
Sideline Huddle: FSU, Clemson, ACC, and Contracts
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about the everchanging landscape of College Football and what the factors and outcomes could be with FSU and Clemson with the ACC.Ho...
Film Review: A Golden Era Episode 1
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about the new short series done by Cal Athletics about Cal football and Fall Camp.How to listen or talk to us! Make sure to send in...
The Offseason 2024: What'd I Miss
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob run through all of the important headlines from the 2024 Offseason and the 7 months that we were on a hiatus.How to listen or talk to us!...
The First National News Round-up of the 2024 Offseason
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return with a look around the CFB landscape and all of the news and happenings since the final 4-team CFP.How to listen or talk to us! M...
Cal Football 2023: 72 Hours Later
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The season is over but a Bowl remains, along with the start of coaching carousel and transfer portal moves. The Bears are already in changeup mode wit...
Cal Football 2023: It's Beary Sunny in Palo Alto
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob vibe check the 126th Big Game along with some thoughts on the game!How to listen or talk to us! Make sure to send in your Victory Cannon...
Cal Football 2023: Sunset on Pac-12 Football at Memorial Stadium
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob look back at the final Pac-12 Game to ever be played at Memorial Stadium, the game itself and the expectation for the next two games with...
Cal Football 2023: A Double Feature
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk USC and Oregon and how to enjoy the rest of the season, along with how they navigate and analyze the game by game within...
Cal Football 2023: Defense Bears Defense
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob record on a Bye Week Saturday while watching some other College Football games. They discuss the reason for defensive struggles and what ...
Cal Football 2023: Viva Fernando
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to discuss the OSU game, Viva Fernando, the disappearance of a staple Wilcox defense and of course Fan Questions and Comments.Ho...
Cal Football 2023: Eyes Wide Open
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk through the ASU game, where the expectations on the season go, and a large tangent on photography.How to listen or talk to us! Make...
Cal Football 2023: Platform 1 and 3/4 Quarters
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about an assortment of topics including the Idaho Game, the future of expectations in college football and looking ahead to UW. And ...
Cal Football 2023: Total (Auburn) Recall
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob discuss how to understand and digest the Auburn game, THE GREAT DEBATE and where to go from here with a long season ahead of us. Also, fa...
Cal Football 2023: Total (Auburn) Recall
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are trying to makes sense of the game on Saturday night. They also take a look at THE GREAT DEBATE, how to digest the result of the game,...
Cal Football 2023: The Mean Green (College Football) Machine
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob discuss the potential ACC move, the future of College Football and of course Season Predictions with a glance at the North Texas Season O...
Cal Football 2023: The (potential) demise of the Pac-12
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about how to interpret the potential loss of the conference and where to go with our fandom.Also. Fan Questions!How to listen or tal...
Cal Football 2023: The End of Spring Ball & The Start of Preseason
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob review the spring showcase, the addition of a new baby bear, and the expectation of what the roster could look like come August.How to li...
Cal Men's Basketball Offseason: The Greater Mark and The Lesser Mark
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by Nick, Don and Terence from Write For California's Basketball Hivemind to talk about the ending of the Mark Fox Era and the beginning ...
Cal Football 2022: The Offseason begins with a ride on the Coaching Carousel
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob return after an elongated thanksgiving break to talk about the new hires in Berkeley and also in Palo Alto, the ramifications of a new sy...
Cal Football 2022: UCLA and now the offseason
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join the boys as they venture down into the memory vault for the UCLA game and some of the offseason storylines that have already dominated the Cal Fa...
Cal Football 2022: The 125th Edition of The Big Game
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The gang retains the Axe.How to listen or talk to us! Make sure to send in your Victory Cannon's either to our twitter or email (goldenbearcast@gma...
Cal Football 2022: USC to OSU to Musgrave to McClure to Kevin Moen to The 125th Big Game.
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back to talk about all that they've missed over the last two weeks. USC. Oregon State. Bill Musgrave. Angus McClure. Also. It's Big Game ...
Cal Football 2022: Fox. Duck. Dive. Kai. Dodge.
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back to talk about the Mark Fox and Cal basketball story that dropped on The Athletic, Potential new apparel deal, Coaching Decisions...
Cal Football 2022: Can we talk about the UW game without talking about the UW game?
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob try and avoid talking about the UW game but still end up talking about the UW game. They talk about the friends that are family that we h...
Cal Football 2022: Calpocalypse Now
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob talk about the absolute debacle in Boulder and how this might be result that is a big inflection point in the program's trajectory and Wi...
Cal Football 2022: Post Bye Week Recalibrating
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rob are back after the bye week to chat about the changing standings of the Conference, along with how to recalibrate expectations on the sea...