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This week's TrapDraw features Soly and Randy chatting about baseball. They begin by discussing the impact of the new rules on their enjoyment of the game, how Soly found his way back to being invested in the sport, what pro golf could (and should) learn from MLB, and finally deliver a postmortem of sorts on the 2023 Cincinnati Reds. Enjoy!

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. 



258: Baseball!

Neil and Cody are back for another wide-ranging installment of The Booth as we talk international power adapters, the finer points of Spanish culture, airline reward programs, the thirtieth anniversary of the events of the Battle of Mogadishu and more.

257: The Booth Vol 8

TC, Neil and KVV are back with part three of our NFL Owners series as we profile the ownership histories of two NFC division rivals.

256: NFL Owners Series Part Three

TC & Randy have a lot to catch-up on from around the world. They begin by offering a few mea culpas, then go over everything they're monitoring, and finally get into some sports and airlines takes. Enjoy!

255: TC & Randy Chop Session

The NFL is back! Tron, Randy, KVV and Mr. Poosh tackle some big questions to do with this season before eventually getting to their second-annual team draft. Just like last year, the scoring for the competition is as follows:

1 point for each regular season win (0.5 points for a tie)

3 points for making the Conference championship

Please let us know what you think would be a good punishment for the loser! We'll put our full teams on Twitter to see who you all think had the best draft. Enjoy!

254: NFL Preview + Team Draft

 Drew Pond of Milwaukee's Stone Creek Coffee returns to the Trap Draw for more coffee discussion including cold brew and iced coffees, industry trends, the evolution of his business and its expansion, some additional thoughts on tipping, and Drew's exploration into whiskey and scotch.

253: Coffee 2.0 + Tipping and Whiskey

Cody starts the episode to break down everything we know about the plane crash north of Moscow. Then he is joined by Neil for the 8th installment of The Booth. For this episode, we cracked the code on opening up the Listener Line, which covered a wide array of topics!

252: Hot Dog King update + The Booth Vol 8 (Listener Line)

Soly, DJ and KVV are back with another Perfect Club edition of the Trap Draw as we talk all things Season 2 of The Bear.

251: "The Bear" Season 2 Perfect Club

KVV, Neil and Tron are back with another trio of profiles of NFL franchise owners.

250: NFL Owners Series Part Two

TC & Randy are back to chop it up after a week of vacation. The two cover all the most important stories from around the globe. Enjoy!

249: TC & Randy Chop Session

TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! The two go through some mea culpas and housekeeping items before diving into Randy's recent Taylor Swift experience and Tron's family vacation. They then hit some top news stories they're monitoring, plus a little bit of sports takes at the end. Enjoy!

248: TC & Randy Chop Session

Cody and Neil are back for the 7th installment of The Booth. For this episode, we call upon KVV to help us assess the current state of print and digital media. We start our chat with the recent news about the NYT Sports section rolling up under The Athletic umbrella as well as the recent layoffs and programming trends at ESPN. We also touch on local news reporting, the evolving pathways to jobs for the next generation of reporters, and some specifics of golf media coverage compared to other pro sports.

247: The Booth Vol 7 with KVV

Wimbledon is underway so there's no better time to talk tennis than now. Joining Randy is Christopher Carey, author of "The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer," as well as owner of the Tennis & Beyond Substack channel. He's on twitter 

 The two take stock of the men's and women's game, dive into some prognostications for various players over the next several years, and much more. Enjoy!

246: Tennis Talk w/ Christopher Clarey

Neil and Cody are back with another edition of The Booth - this time with TC joining as a special guest.

We start with airline news stories and some interesting observations from TC's trips over the last couple of months. Then it's time for a deep dive on recent developments in Russia and Ukraine from Cody (32:00). We close the pod with some context from Neil on YouTube analytics and ads (1:20:30).

245: The Booth Vol. 6 

TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! They discuss all the most important news items of the day, from current events to the world of sports. Enjoy!

244: TC & Randy Chop Session

TC and DJ Pie welcome Drew Pond of Milwaukee's Stone Creek Coffee to the pod for the deepest of deep dives into all things "bean juice." From sourcing beans for his shop to the brewing process, the most overrated and underrated mainstream coffee chains and all things in between, Drew is incredibly dedicated to his craft and we hope you enjoy the conversation. For those looking to step up their game, 

243: Coffee

We're embarking on a new format for the Trap Draw as DJ and Neil go month by month through a year in history and what better place to start than a century ago? From sports to domestic and international politics, pop culture, and more - we chop it up about what happened in 1923.

242: 1923

Our final Succession pod is here. Tron, D.J., Neil and KVV are joined by TrapDraw contributors Rory McIlroy and Timothy Simons to discuss the finale, the final season and a bunch of stupid, unanswerable questions about the Waystar Royco universe. Let the good times roll.