TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

In today's episode Randy speaks with writer/author Christopher Clarey of the New York Times and International Herald Tribune about the state of tennis heading into the year's first major, the Australian Open. The two then chat about the Christopher's wonderful biography of Roger Federer entitled, "The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer." Enjoy!(Note: this conversation was recorded before the Novak Djokovic situation entirely played out, so you won't get commentary specific to that) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Tron & Randy bring on Iration front-man, Mr. Poosh, to discuss his golf vendetta against NLU (except Neil), how the boys got on in Santa Barbara last week, some very important current news, and finally, who everybody likes in the NFL as the playoffs begin this weekend. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! We're on to 2022! In the first episode of the new year, Tron, Randy, DJ, Neil, & Soly tackle what label to create for the new year. In other words, 2022 will be The Year of _________. After that is agreed upon, we go around the room and reflect back on how we did with our 2021 goals before unveiling our 2022 goals. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back by popular demand, NLU brings back a Trap Draw classic with a roundtable discussion of all things airports and the airline industry at large.  TC goes one on one with each member of the crew to recap the highs and lows of the group's air travel in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The TrapDraw is back and we're headed well off the board. Today's guest is Matthew Stoller, an author, writer, and current Research Director for the American Economic Liberties Project. The basis for today's discussion is Matt's book, "Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy". No matter your political stripes, I think you'll find Matt entertaining and informative on several of the issues facing America, and society, today. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a two-part pod. In part one, Tron breaks down the recent upheaval in the college football coaching ranks with special guest Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins). Part two gives us chance to reflect on our favorite food experiences in 2021 - favorite restaurants, dishes recipes and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving! This week's episode features three people with a deep passion for golf writing: Jim Hartsell (@JimHHartsell), author of "The Secret Home of Golf: The Authorized History of King-Collins Golf and the Creation of Sweetens Cove"; Stephen Proctor (@SProctorGolf), author of "Monarch of the Green: Young Tom Morris, Pioneer of Modern Golf"; and Michael Wolf (@BamaBearcat), President of 288 Sports and an avid collector of rare golf books. These three join Randy to discuss their favorite 15 golf books of all time. So if you're looking for ideas on golf books to read, or shopping for a golf lover this holiday season, this episode is for you. Enjoy! 15 Favorite Golf BooksMichael Wolf: The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses (Tom Doak) Famous Fairways (Peter Allen) To the Linksland (Michael Bamberger) Golf Between Two Wars (Bernard Darwin) The Essential Henry Longhurst (Henry Longhurst) The Story of American Golf (Herbert Warren Wind) Jenkins at the Majors (Dan Jenkins) The Captain (Geoff Shackelford) History of the R&A (3 volume set, multiple authors) The Spirit of St. Andrews (Alister MacKenzie) True Links (George Peper & Malcolm Campbell) An Awakening at Sleepy Hollow (Jon Cavalier & Jason Way) A Round of Golf with Tommy Armour (Tommy Armour) Harvey Penick's Little Red Book (Harvey Penick) A Love Affair with the Game (Sandy Tatum) A Golfer's Education (Darren Kilfara) Stephen Proctor: Playing the Like (Bernard Darwin) The Lay of the Land (Pat Ward-Thomas) To the Linksland (Michael Bamberger) Following Through (Herbert Warren Wind) Fifty Years of Golf (Andra Kirkaldy) Golf Between Two Wars (Bernard Darwin) The Match (Mark Frost) The Essential Henry Longhurst (Henry Longhurst) Down the Fairway (Bobby Jones) The Clicking of Cuthbert (PG Wodehouse) Golf Dreams (John Updike) St. Andrews in the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris (Roger McStravick) The Spirit of St. Andrews (Alister MacKenzie) The Story of American Golf (Herbert Warren Wind) The World Atlas of Golf (1st edition, multiple authors) Jim Hartsell: Scottish Golf and Golfers (SL McKinlay) Golf Dreams (John Updike) A Round of Golf Courses (Patric Dickinson) The Mystery of Golf (Arnold Haultain) Final Rounds (James Dodson) The Lay of the Land (Pat Ward-Thomas) Golf in My Gallowses (Angus McVicar) The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate (Dan Jenkins) The Spirit of St. Andrews (Alister MacKenzie) Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens (James Finegan) Golf in the Kingdom (Michael Murphy) Following Through (Herbert Warren Wind) Hell's Golfer (Tom Morton) The Darwin Sketchbook (Bernard Darwin) To the Linksland (Michael Bamberger) Randy: Loopers (John Dunn) Men in Green (Michael Bamberger) Paper Tiger (Tom Coyne) Golf in the Kingdom (Michael Murphy) The Big Miss (Hank Haney) The Making of the Masters (David Owen) The Happy Golfer (Bernard Darwin) The Second Life of Tiger Woods (Michael Bamberger) Tales from Q-School (John Feinstein) A Season in Dornoch (Lorne Rubenstein) The Spirit of St. Andrews (Alister MacKenzie) To the Linksland (Michael Bamberger) Missing Links (Rick Reilly) A Course Called... (whole series by Tom Coyne) Preferred Lies (Andrew Greig) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're into mid-November which means college basketball season is upon us. And what a great season this could prove to be--Coach K's farewell; UNC, Indiana, Texas and other marquee programs under new leadership; a tremendous freshman class; and experienced mid-majors. To sort though all of this Randy welcomes senior writer at The Athletic, Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn), to talk all things men's college hoops. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to the weird, wild, wondrous city of Tampa, FL, this week! And no better guest to guide us around town than Ryan Nanni. Known as @celebrityhottub on Twitter, Ryan cut his teeth moonlighting as a writer at the old Everyday Should Be Saturday site alongside Spencer Hall, Holly Anderson, Jason Kirk, et al. He's now helping to lead Secret Base over at SB Nation and still providing tons of entertainment across the internet. Ryan tells us what it was like to grow up in Tampa, attend UF in the early 2000s, and so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) is back to discuss what's on the line as the 2021 LPGA season comes to a conclusion later this month. Jin Young Ko and Nelly Korda are locked in a battle for Player of the Year, Hall of Fame points are on the line, and somebody in the top 60 is going to walk away with $1.5 million dollars at the CME Tour Championship. Beyond that, we get into whose seasons can be classified as 'Encouraging' vs 'Disappointing', touch on the Q-Series, Symetra grads, and a lot more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices