Downrange: A No Laying Up Podcast

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The war in Ukraine is all over the news, shifting by the day, and on the minds of Tron and Randy, so the two circle back with Cody McBride, CSO of Pro Traj Holdings, to discuss his reaction to events since they last spoke a couple weeks back. In the first part of the show the trio run through some other news of the day, including encouraging news on a bi-partisan bill to modernize the USPS! You can find Cody's weekly podcast, Downrange, anywhere you get this show. Enjoy!

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The No Laying Up collective chops it up with a wide variety of guests from all corners of the golf world, and more importantly, guests from the golf-adjacent world. 



177: Checking Back on Ukraine (w/ Cody McBride)

We're talking all things LPGA this week! In Part One, Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) joins Randy to chat about the biggest stories in women's professional golf in 2022 and preview the 2022 season (approximately the first 40 minutes of the episode). And then in Part Two, Randy talks with newly-minted Solheim Cup captain, Stacy Lewis, about receiving that honor, what's she's doing already to prepare for 2023, any tweaks to the qualification system, whether she'll be a playing captain, and a lot more. Enjoy!

176: LPGA Talk (featuring Beth Ann Nichols & Stacy Lewis)

The situation developing in Ukraine is top of mind this week and therefore Randy and Tron felt the need to bring in NLU Chief Security Officer, Cody McBride, to offer his wisdom and perspective on what's unfolding. Cody has a deep history in the US military and is well-positioned to speak on the subject and inform a couple of lay people like TC and Randy. They cover some other pertinent news of the day too, including the Havana Syndrome. Enjoy!

Note: Cody is the host of Downrange, part of our NLU podcast family. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. We encourage everybody to seek it out.

175: Ukraine

It's the day after a tough loss for Randy's Bengals and he works through his emotions with TC. Plus, he talks about getting blocked this weekend on Twitter by Phil Mickelson. Just a tuff couple of days. Plus some news of the day. Enjoy!

174: Super Bowl Reaction

Super Bowl 56 is here! Bob Sturm joins Tron and Randy to break down the game, and so much more. Bob is co-host of 'The Hardline', weekdays 3-7pm Central, on Dallas's The Ticket Sports Radio. In addition, he writes for The Athletic, and is generally one of the nicer and more thoughtful guys we know. We can't thank him enough for taking a break from his show on Radio Row this week to chat with us about all the most important matters of the day. Enjoy!

173: Super Bowl Preview (and more!) with Bob Sturm

This week's episode is a Perfect Club installment diving into the new Peter Jackson documentary, "The Beatles: Get Back," currently available on Disney +. DJ Pie hosts the discussion and is joined by ESPN's Kevin Van Valkenburg and Iration's Micah Pueschel (aka Poosh Daddy). The trio walk through the documentary, discussing their thoughts and feelings along the way--a perfect way to cap your viewing experience. Enjoy!

172: "The Beatles: Get Back" Perfect Club

We've broken a TrapDraw record for episode length, folks, so needless to say there's a lot in here.

In Hour 1 TC, Randy & KVV run through current events--the Tonga volcano/tsunami, the Burkina Faso coup, Ukraine, Buc-ees, the respective tenures of Randy Edsall and Ralph Friendgen, and the ineptitude of the NCAA's Mark Emmert, to name a few topics.

Hour 2 begins with a wonderful discussion around KVV's recent ESPN piece, "The Unfiltered Year of Aaron Rodgers."

At about the 1:40 mark, discussion turns to the coaching and quarterback fits of those teams searching.

Finally, at about 2:12 minutes, attention goes to the NFL Conference Championship games and what's at stake, including an impassioned defense of Zac Taylor from Randy.

Lots to unpack, for sure, but we hope you enjoy!

171: NFL Championship Games & So, So Much More (w/ Kevin Van Valkenburg)

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)

170: Christopher Clarey on Tennis and the Masterful Roger Federer

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!

169: Golf, Santa Barbara, & NFL Playoffs with Mr. Poosh

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!

168: 2022 Goals!

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.

167: Airports 2.0

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!

166: Matthew Stoller

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.

165: College Football Coaching Madness and Favorite Food in 2021

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!

The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses (Tom Doak)

The Essential Henry Longhurst (Henry Longhurst)

The Story of American Golf (Herbert Warren Wind)

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)

St. Andrews in the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris (Roger McStravick)

The World Atlas of Golf (1st edition, multiple authors)

A Round of Golf Courses (Patric Dickinson)

The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate (Dan Jenkins)

Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens (James Finegan)

The Second Life of Tiger Woods (Michael Bamberger)

A Course Called... (whole series by Tom Coyne)

164: Favorite Golf Books

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!

163: Men's College Hoops Preview

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!

162: Tampa

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!

161: Beth Ann Nichols

The TrapDraw is on island time this week! TC and Randy preview the Bermuda event and welcome David Woodcock, Bermuda resident, on to the show to talk all about his home. From the shorts, to the Triangle, and all the tax havens in-between, it's a deep-dive into the small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy!