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2024 Nest Podcast

2023 Nest Podcast

KVV, Casey and Cody bring you this months announcements before jumping into the first LIVE airing of Nest Trivia. Thank you to the members who volunteered to jump on and have some fun!

Episode 53: March 2024

Neil and Cody kick off this month's Nest pod with a look at upcoming NLU content and events before we restart our Refuge member spotlight interview segment as we chat with Pete Couhig, the CFO of Wycombe Wanderers - an English football team currently in League One of the EFL system.

Pete talks us through the process of his family becoming owners of the club, the reception he's received as part of an American ownership group, the financials of the different tiers of English football and a ton more.

Episode 52: February 2024

Cody leads this month's Nest pod with Ben, KVV and Casey as we welcome the newest member of NLU to the Nest pod.

We then look at the Roost lineup with some new chapters joining the family and the events scheduled for the upcoming year. After that, we dive into the 2024 Trap Draw Goals podcast with some critiques and observations from the goals the guys put forward (29:40) before unveiling our own personal goals for the year ahead.

Facilitate 3 friends group hang out sessions

Handicap down to 15 (currently 18.1) - stretch goal 14 - super stretch 13

Find a coach to see regularly once moved (anyone have any Vegas coach recomendations that are not Butch Harmon?)

Bring scoring average of posted rounds down to 90 - in 2022 scoring average was 98.6 over 73 posted rounds, 2023 average was 95 over 80 posted rounds. Looking for 100 posted rounds in 2024 with the move to a year round golf area.

Do short game practice at least 30 times (30 minutes)

Play in at least 2 non-NLU/refuge competitions

Eat less meat/dairy - aiming for 800 plant based/vegan meals (approx 73%)

Strength training average 1 x a week (52 workouts)

Cardio 3 x a week - walking golf counts! - (150 workouts)

Make/Craft something every month (12 things)

Continue my DuoLingo streak (sitting at 49 days right now in Italian)

Read 6 books this year (I tend to just read a bunch of articles - need to get back into some long form reading)

10 new golf courses overall (five outside Maryland)

Charge my phone on a different floor than sleeping at least 5 nights a week

Spend two hours per month with Molly and Sophie

Plan/take one trip with my wife to new city

Get back to 0.0. But realistically be low enough to qual for US Am

Coach the Pink Panthers to the league title

Episode 51: January 2024

We close out the year with the December Nest pod featuring some spirited dental care discussion before a look back at some of our favorite trips, events, creations, rounds and more from 2023 plus a look at what we're #monitoring for 2024.

https://www.amazon.com/MANIAC-Benjamin-Labatut/dp/0593654471

https://www.amazon.com/Korean-American-Food-That-Tastes/dp/0593233492

https://www.amazon.com/Four-Foundations-Golf-Build-Lifetime/dp/B0B3RYB7ZF/ref=sr_1_1[…]1&keywords=the+four+foundations+of+golf&qid=1703792375&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Ocean-Journeys-Untamed-Frontier/dp/0451492943

https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Bullfrog-Leadership-Made-Simple/dp/1538707942/ref=sr_1[…]books&sprefix=wisdom+of+the+bullfrog%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Vengeance-Survival-Vintage-Departures/dp/0307389049/ref[…]1703792456&s=books&sprefix=the+tiger%2Cstripbooks%2C99&sr=1-1

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023349-juicy-tomatoes-with-parmesan-olive-bread-crumbs

Episode 50: December 2023 

This month's Nest pod features Cody, Neil and KVV as we recap the NIT, provide an update on the future of the Killhouse, and a look ahead to navigating the holidays with young children.

Episode 49: November 2023 

It's time to review the NLU Census for 2023 as Randy, Casey, Cody and Neil handle the October edition of the Nest Podcast. Before the breakdown of the census we look at the upcoming NIT and a call to update your member profiles before the Nest member gift gets sent out.

We start our review of the census (12:30) with some thoughts on its structure and participation numbers. Then each of us weigh in on the following topics:

(53:45) - Demographics breakdown + equipment, gear and travel preferences and feedback on NLU content

Then it's Funktank time for Casey (1:30:30) to close us out with "Dead or Alive" and some hot seat questions.

Episode 48: October 2023 

Ben, Cody, Tron and Neil are up for this month's Nest pod with some debriefs on travel home from the Solheim and some encounters with various golf dignitaries during our trips back from Spain. Then it's on to a look at upcoming content projects, monthly awards and some Roost trivia ahead of the Roost Club Championship. We close with our father to be (Ben) stepping into the funktank.

Episode 47: September 2023 

Cody and Neil are back with this month's Nest pod featuring NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin. We kick off the episode with some event updates and Refuge awards before bringing LC on board (16:15) to discuss her recent top ten finish in Vancouver, her progress and improvements on various aspects of her game and, as custom, a trip into the Funk Tank for some grab bag questions.

Episode 46: August 2023 

With most of NLU on vacation this week Neil calls in Mr. ChickPhilA, a.k.a Jon Landman, for this month's Nest podcast. After a quick events/awards update, Jon takes us through all aspects of his work in the business side of the music industry as well as the changes he's seen over the course of his career. We close with music themed editions of "over, under or properly rated" and the "dead or alive" game.

Episode 45: July 2023 

DJ and Randy join Neil and Cody for this month's edition of the Nest pod. After some initial events and awards discussion, the majority of the episode covers the return of Strapped - from the decision to restart the series around spring training in Arizona to the evolution of the show's format and our reaction to Shane Ryan's piece in Golf Digest - we hope this pod proves to be a nice supplement to the premiere of season eleven.


We close with Randy hopping in the funk tank as we learn about the big guy's least favorite athletes of all-time, his favorite refuge threads and then it's his turn at our "dead or alive" game.

Episode 44: June 2023

Cody, Neil and TC bring this month's Nest pod with a quick unexpected detour into injuries and surgeries before our monthly awards and a quick update on Roost events. Then, we debrief on Cody's recent TrapDraw appearance as well as NLU's ESPN plus broadcasts during the PGA Championship. We close with TC taking his turn in the funk tank for the latest on his recent travels to Scotland, upcoming content around the trip and our "dead or alive" game.

Episode 43: May 2023

On this month's Nest pod Cody and Neil welcome Soly to discuss the upcoming NIT qualifying events, some nightmare pet stories and then it's time for Soly to dive into the funk tank as he prepares to gain the #perspective of becoming a dad for the first time. Plus some home ownership talk and reflections on how NLU and covering golf has evolved in recent years plus our Dead or Alive game.

Episode 42: April 2023

Neil, Cody and Ben are joined by CTO Matt McClure (aka McShvantz) on this month's Nest Pod. After our monthly awards and event updates we get a thorough download with Matt on the inner workings of the Refuge and some current trends in coding and computer programming. We close with a few random questions and our "Are they dead or alive?" game.

Episode 41: March 2023

Neil is joined by Cody and KVV for this month's Nest Pod for some Year of the Blade discussion, the Are They Still Alive game, KVV's turn in the Funk tank, and Neil quizzing the two Montana natives with some trivia about their home state. Plus the latest Refuge awards and Roost events updates.