Video Version: https://youtu.be/2J7DJnbHrTc
Guest: Edward Peck — Architect, Edward Peck Design
In this episode, Bo Kemp sits down with architect Edward Peck to unpack one of Chicago’s biggest questions: why do the Bears need a new stadium at all?
Following Peck’s proposal for a redesigned Soldier Field, the conversation explores whether the Bears should renovate the lakefront stadium, build somewhere else in Chicago, or leave the city entirely for a new development. But this is about more than architecture — it is about economics, identity, fan experience, and what the future of the franchise should look like.
Bo and Edward discuss what modern NFL teams want from a stadium, the tradeoffs between preserving an iconic location and starting from scratch, and why the Bears’ decision has become a broader debate about public funding, development, and regional competition.
This episode is about more than where the Bears play.
It is about what a stadium means to a city — and whether building new is really the only path forward.|
