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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!

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. 



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.

241: Succession Season 4 Recap

Neil and Cody are back in the Booth for a fifth installment to recap Cody's San Fransisco adventures, Neil's Making Media podcast appearance, some good gifting ideas and more. Then, (45:45) the guys break down Cody's wild month and the details surrounding it.

240: The Booth Vol. 5 with Neil & Cody

It's been a minute since Tron, Randy, KVV, and Micah Pueschel (aka Mr. Poosh) have chatted, so that ends today. The four hit a little news of the day before diving into the NFL. They recap the draft, touch a little on free agency, play Buy/Sell, and generally prognosticate on the league landscape heading into off-season workouts. Enjoy!


239: NFL Off-Season Discussion

TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! They have a whole bunch of items to catch up on, including the arrest of Jackson Mahomes, extravagant toddler birthday parties in Los Angeles, and giant seaweed clumps possibly headed to Florida. That, and so much more--enjoy!

238: TC & Randy Chop Session

On this week's Trap Draw Neil, Tron and KVV take a deep dive into the lives of two owners, and a soon-to-be former owner, of NFL franchises.

237: NFL Owners Series pt. 1

Neil and Cody are back in the Booth for a fourth installment to recap Neil's recent half marathon. Then, (32:45) we welcome in KVV to review his experience reporting and crafting his recent, and final, piece for ESPN on the benefits of medicinal mushroom use. You can find 

236: The Booth Vol. 4 with Neil, Cody and KVV

With Randy out on vacation, TC welcomes Charlie Warzel back to the TrapDraw to follow up on the reaction to his article in the Atlantic on the state of tipping and a chop session covering cooking, airlines, recent AI advancements, some situations to monitor and more.

235: TC Chop Session with Charlie Warzel

We're talking NBA basketball this week! Randy is joined by Bob Sturm (

) to discuss the joy of sitting court-side, the mess developing in Dallas, All-NBA teams, and the most interesting playoff matchups. You can check out all of Bob's great work at The Athletic and listen to him on The Ticket Sports Radio in DFW. Enjoy!

234: Talking The Association w/ Bob Sturm

TC & Randy return to chop it up this week! They run down the biggest, most important stories from around the world. Enjoy!

233: TC & Randy Chop Session

It's Neil and Cody this week on the Trap Draw with another edition of The Booth. First up, some observations from our time at the Match Play last week in Austin. After a brief detour into sub shops and mobile app ordering, we update our 2023 goals, Cody gives Neil a personal security quiz and some other random questions and conversational detours.

232: The Booth Vol. 3 with Neil & Cody

DJ, KVV and Neil are joined by - yes you read the title correctly - Rory McIlroy for a review of the first three seasons of HBO's "Succession". As the fourth and final season premieres in a few days we go through our favorite moments, episodes and quotes from the Roy family so far. We also hold a draft of a golf partner from the show's characters, debate the timing of the show ending after four seasons, and we close with KVV assigning some make-believe country club memberships to various characters.