Ditka Days

Send us Fan MailThis bonus episode is the conclusion of The Silver King's War podcast series. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, talks about his family's history and twelve years of research & writing to build the podcast.  Throughout the series listeners asked about Stanley's life after his Second World War.  This episode explains aspects of the complex answers about the life & times of Stanley, Shirley, Cindy & Michael, who began as The Silverfields of Chicago and finished as The Sievers of Rockford. Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is scene five of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy. It's summer 1960 on Gregg Road. During a spectacular & busy season of Glencoe Beach visits and little league games, Stanley & Shirley share difficult, important news with Michael & Cindy.  The family is leaving Northbrook for Rockford, Illinois, as Stanley explains his big sales promotion. The Silverfields  will become the Sievers  on October 7, 1960.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailAs The Silverfields of Northbrook and the entire podcast series reaches its conclusion later this month, this bonus episode offers a brief, final review of Stanley Silverfield's life as the Silver King during his Second World War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War reviews his father's story arc as an admiring, humble son with the Silver King's writing code.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is scene four in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's early winter 1960 on Gregg Road. A heavy snow storm has hit the cul-de-sac as Stanley prepares to make sales calls.  First, however, he calls Northbrook's city hall to have a public works crew clear the snow from the driveway's edge. Cindy's building a snowman in the front yard.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, talks about his family's life in the 1950s, a recent reunion with his Wisconsin Badger college roomies, and a trip to Madison with Roger Sharpe, where he, Joe Weigler and Michael met as 1966 freshman playing pinball machines in The Pub and other State Street bars.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is the third scene in The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  It's early June 1959.  Michael Silverfield visits Chicago and joins his uncle, Norman Gordon and almost-cousin Scott Fleischman, for a memorable Friday night Standard Club Father & Son event, including a White Sox game against the Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees, at Comiskey Park on the city's south side. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, reviews his family's years in the Chicago suburbs.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is the second scene in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.   Michael Silverfield played five seasons in the Northbrook Little League: two in the minors, three in the big time.  His pitching hero was Sandy Koufax, a Jewish lefty with a lethal fastball.  The April 13, 1964, Sports Illustrated baseball issue cover, a painting of Sandy Koufax, hangs in the Sievers' 2023 Portland, Oregon apartment.  Michael G. Sievers, the left-handed writer, producer and creator of The Silver King's War  reviews the family's life from 1955 to 1960 in the Chicago suburbs. Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is the first scene of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  It's summer 1959.  Cindy Silverfield is the family's Beautiful Swimmer, a powerful child churning through Lake Michigan's white cap curls.   She's eight, a happy sun princess who loves the Glencoe Beach excursions.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates the family's 1950's suburban life.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode introduces The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  This is the family's last glorious summer on Gregg Road.  Stanley accepts a large new sales territory for Bailey's Beauty Supplies in northern Illinois.  The family moves to Rockford, Illinois, and on October 7, 1960, becomes the Sievers.  The Silverfields' demise signals significant, life-defining changes. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates the family's suburban life from 1955 to 1960.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode follows the conclusion of Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy, with a special reading by the young narrator, Michael Silverfield.  Thirty years after the Bears won the 1963 NFL Championship, beating the New York Giants & Quarterback Y.A. Tittle, 14-10, the team fired its head coach, Mike Ditka.  Iron Mike led the Bears to the 1986 NFL Championship, beating New England 46-10. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, shares a 1993 essay he wrote about his favorite Monster of the Midway. Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast

Send us Fan MailThis episode is the final scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's November 1959.  The Bailey & Gordon families have Bears' season tickets. Norman Gordon invites Stanley & Michael Silverfield to join his group for the Packers v. Bears game at Wrigley Field.  It's Vince Lombardi's first year as the Green Bay head coach. Clonick Steel is running two re-bar shifts and Abe Bailey is dangling a bigger sales territory for Stanley's consideration.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates suburban family life in the 1950s.Contact us: [email protected] review The Silver King's War on Apple PodcastsRead podcast episodes with the Apple TranscriptionsShare our hero, The Silver King, with family & friendsShare The Silver King's War  on social mediaThank you for listening to our podcast