TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

Pete Buttigieg, former US Secretary of Transportation and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, shares insights on travel and infrastructure. He ranks his favorite airports, discusses air traffic control challenges post-COVID, and explores the airline industry's competitive landscape. Buttigieg touches on the evolution of travel loyalty programs and emphasizes the importance of passenger protections. He also dives into future innovations like eVTOLs and their implications for safety and public perceptions, blending humor with critical infrastructure conversations.

The Seamsters hold our final meeting of the 2025 regular season to look at the close division and wild card races. Then, Randy plays the role of game show host and asks DJ and Soly to guess five players based on their less than ideal second half stats and we close with some thoughts on MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year award candidates. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro⁠ Rhoback FanDuel.com/nlu Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ subs in for Randy on this week’s chop session with a robust agenda including our mea culpas and monitoring list, tennis, baseball, recent travels and - in a shocking turn of events - the potential return of The Commish. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro⁠ Rhoback FanDuel.com/nlu Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL preseason has wrapped and we’re a little over a week away from the regular season opener.  Neil, TC, Randy and Poosh have convened the BallKnowers to preview the upcoming season and hold our annual teams draft as Poosh looks to defend his title from last season. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro⁠ Stone Creek Coffee Whoop Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re heading down the home stretch of the MLB regular season with DJ’s Brewers holding the best record in baseball. After a thorough discussion around the top three teams in the NL Central, we examine each of the other division races, provide a much anticipated update on our fantasy league, and offer some thoughts on recent news of potential MLB expansion and realignment. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro⁠ ⁠Holderness & Bourne ⁠Omni Hotels Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hosts share hilariously awkward travel tales, from mispronouncing food names to unusual airline encounters. They dive into a spirited fitness challenge using Whoop trackers, blending competition and camaraderie. Conversations shift to sports, debating the pros and cons of turf versus grass, and predicting surprises in the upcoming NFL season. The Cincinnati Reds also come under scrutiny, with discussions on their struggles and recent trades, alongside vibrant anecdotes from concerts and culinary adventures.

In this engaging discussion, guests DJ Pye and Neil Schuster share their humorous and heartfelt vacation stories. They recount filming a golf documentary in Western Nebraska, explore the cultural impact of iconic animated series, and reflect on fitness challenges intertwined with family anecdotes. Listeners are treated to tales of travel mishaps, nostalgia for childhood road trips, and the excitement of future adventures. Their camaraderie shines through, inviting laughter and insights into both personal experiences and broader cultural phenomena.

DJ and Jordan catch up with The Ringer's Alan Siegel to discuss his new book "Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How The Simpsons Changed Television - and America - Forever" as well as our personal favorite episodes, characters and the larger cultural impact the show has had over the course of its 36 seasons. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro StoneCreek Coffee Rhoback Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ subs in for Randy on the latest Chop Session as the guys offer Mea Culpas for the group, recent life updates, some non-golf sports takes, thoughts on AI and more. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro Whoop - join our Whoop group with code: COMM-NLUNLU FanDuel.com/nlu Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve reached the Midsummer Classic as the best in MLB convene in Atlanta for this year’s All-Star game.  The Seamsters are here to look ahead the game, the Home Run Derby and sneak in a little celebrity softball game talk as well. Then we discuss the surprises from across both leagues, assemble our all-first half team, and debut a new segment where we try to match a player blindly based only on his career stats. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our sponsors: ServPro Rhoback FanDuel.com/nlu Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices