TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

Randy and TC kick off the year on the Trap Draw with a chop session covering a robust agenda recapping the holidays, the big guy’s newest mode of transportation, our monitoring list, NFL and what we’re cooking, reading and watching so far in 2026.

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In what’s become a favorite holiday tradition - it’s our annual Goals podcast with Soly, TC, Neil, DJ and Randy. As is our custom, we evaluate our options and christen 2026 as the “Year of …….”, review our 2025 goals and set out our goals for the upcoming year.

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Randy and TC gather for a final 2025 chop session as we put a bow on the year with some holiday mea culpas, life updates, watching and reading lists, national & world news, non-golf sports updates and more.

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Randy, Neil and Poosh convene for a session of ballknowing as the end of the NFL’s regular season looms. Among our agenda topics on the pod: the current state of the Chiefs, NFL quarterback cycles, the potential collapse in Philly, tight division races, coach of the year candidates, and more.

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The Big Guy returns to chop with TC and offer some mea culpas, run through a list of thrills and delights, our monitoring list and some non-golf sports updates.

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TC and DJ take care of some mea culpas and recent bird watching accusations directed towards Soly, check in on some baseball and football news and notes, debut our “things that are sick” nominations, and work through our monitoring list.

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Poosh, Randy, and TC check in on the playoff races as we head into week 12 of the NFL season. We also offer a list of what we’re sure of, and a few things we need to figure out with eight weeks to go until the playoffs begin.

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Randy and TC chop for the first time in almost a month. On our agenda we’ve got some air travel thoughts amidst the government shutdown, recent cooking exploits, college and pro football musings and the latest coach firings, our global monitoring list, and more.

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The Seamsters are ready to put a bow on the 2025 Season, but we’ve gone to the bullpen to call in our resident catcher AJ Ellis and the recently retired World Series Champ, Clayton Kershaw.  After a thorough breakdown of one of the most memorable Fall Classics in the history of the sport, we look towards the offseason, the looming labor fight around a new CBA, and review our over/under predictions from back in March. 

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Tron and Neil offer some quick updates and mea culpas before we welcome a true knower as Matt Ryan talks through the current state of the NFL, quarterbacks - and how certain QBs are enjoying a career revival after early struggles, his favorite playcallers and players to watch and his transition into broadcasting for CBS and a ton more. 

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With DJ in Jacksonville we squeezed in an in-person chop session with TC to clear out our monitoring list covering recent travels, world news, bird watching, DVD collections, and more.

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As a part of Neil and TC’s trip through Upstate New York for our travel series video project we chatted with Alex Holderness and John Bourne, the founders of Holderness & Bourne. Originally, we planned to cut up the interview as a part of our video project, but we’ve decided to release the interview in full as we learned about their backgrounds, how they started their parallel company, and how their journey parallels NLU’s story as well.

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Cody and Neil return for another Booth to offer Mea Culpas and request some from the audience as well.  We also discuss Neil’s move to the burbs, hardware store loyalties, what we’re watching, making sense of content feedback on social media, Neil's appearance on a panel at Columbia, and more. 

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Randy and TC chop on a robust agenda highlighted by power ranking US Transportation Secretaries, the Big Guy’s trip to Green Bay, and our customary list of global items we’re monitoring.

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The Seamsters welcome Brent Rooker back to the TrapDraw for a review of his season with the A’s and a chance to properly nerd out on the state of the playoffs with his takes on what we’ve seen thus far in the 2025 postseason.  We close the pod with “Good Take - Bad Take” as Brent evaluates some of our hottest baseball opinions.

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Our sensei of schematics, Bob Sturm, returns to talk all things NFL with Tron and Randy. The first half of our chat covers various storylines from around the league before we look back at Bob’s career in Dallas and his arrival on the heels of the era of Cowboys football featured in the recent documentary. 

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TC and Cody chop it up on a robust agenda of topics from lawn care, current events, upcoming travels and a bevy of monitoring topics

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TC and Randy bring on a true friend of the pod in Bob Sturm for a team by team breakdown of what we’ve seen across the NFL through the first three weeks of the season, and we get an update on the standings in our teams draft.

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It’s TrapDraw Infrastructure Week as Randy and TC chat with former US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on a range of topics from his favorite airports and biggest travel frustrations to the air traffic controller shortages, airline industry trends, the emergence of EVs and high speed rail projects and a ton more.

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The Seamsters hold our final meeting of the 2025 regular season to look at the close division and wild card races. Then, Randy plays the role of game show host and asks DJ and Soly to guess five players based on their less than ideal second half stats and we close with some thoughts on MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year award candidates.

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DJ subs in for Randy on this week’s chop session with a robust agenda including our mea culpas and monitoring list, tennis, baseball, recent travels and - in a shocking turn of events - the potential return of The Commish.

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The NFL preseason has wrapped and we’re a little over a week away from the regular season opener.  Neil, TC, Randy and Poosh have convened the BallKnowers to preview the upcoming season and hold our annual teams draft as Poosh looks to defend his title from last season.

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We’re heading down the home stretch of the MLB regular season with DJ’s Brewers holding the best record in baseball. After a thorough discussion around the top three teams in the NL Central, we examine each of the other division races, provide a much anticipated update on our fantasy league, and offer some thoughts on recent news of potential MLB expansion and realignment.

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The Big Guy makes his return to the Trap Draw to chop with TC as we recap Randy’s travels in recent weeks, detail the controversy surrounding Neil and Randy’s Whoop strain challenge, clean out our monitoring list, and sneak in a little travel, football and baseball chatter as well.

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TC , Neil and DJ chop on some vacation based topics as the NLU crew is in the midst of Road Trip SZN. Plus some thoughts on music, world events, recent content shoots, our monitoring list and more.

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DJ and Jordan catch up with The Ringer's Alan Siegel to discuss his new book "Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How The Simpsons Changed Television - and America - Forever" as well as our personal favorite episodes, characters and the larger cultural impact the show has had over the course of its 36 seasons.

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DJ subs in for Randy on the latest Chop Session as the guys offer Mea Culpas for the group, recent life updates, some non-golf sports takes, thoughts on AI and more.

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We’ve reached the Midsummer Classic as the best in MLB convene in Atlanta for this year’s All-Star game.  The Seamsters are here to look ahead the game, the Home Run Derby and sneak in a little celebrity softball game talk as well. Then we discuss the surprises from across both leagues, assemble our all-first half team, and debut a new segment where we try to match a player blindly based only on his career stats.

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The Booth Boys are back to offer some mea culpas, recap their 4th of July, what we’re watching and reading, life and goals updates, and the debut of a new segment: The Egghead of the Week

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We're halfway through 2025 and it's time for mid-year progress check on our yearly goals from January's pod (TD Ep 322 - https://youtu.be/Ocd7hBwrB0I?si=oIlrqkt5xEXtNaEW).  

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On this week’s episode TC is joined by David Ruff of Washed Media to chop it up on a plethora of topics from current events, running a small business, aging with your audience and more.

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A second chop session in as many weeks! Randy and TC return for a robust agenda of topics: what we’re monitoring, some life updates, air travel and logistics talk and a few sports items as well.  

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The long wait for another chop session has ended. Randy and TC are back to offer some mea culpas and clear out our monitoring list from a wide range of global events.

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The Seamsters have gathered for an offering of mea culpas from our preseason predictions, a division by division look at the standings, who’s over/underperforming so far this year, a look at some of the worst contracts in baseball and a quick review of our trip to Milwaukee.

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KVV, Tron and Poosh fire up an OTA edition of the BallKnowers to recap the draft, ask which coaches, players and teams are on the hot seat headed into the 2025 season, and catch up on recent news from around the league.

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Neil and Cody are back in the booth to debrief on our first NLU Live, provide some 2025 goals and life updates, answer some listener line questions, what we're watching and reading, and more.

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Randy is joined by veteran tennis journalist and author Christopher Clarey in advance of the release of his book “The Warrior: Rafael Nadal & His Kingdom of Clay”. 

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TC and Randy chop it up with some debriefs on vacation and work travels, NFL draft thoughts, the NBA playoffs, Conclave betting odds, the city of Charlotte officially on notice for next week's PGA Championship and more.

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The Seamsters are across the pond in Northern Ireland but found some time to talk baseball with a month of the 2025 MLB season in the books. For this episode, we're joined by Paddy Neill - one of our video editors, and a Northern Ireland resident - for his perspective on this distinctly American pastime.

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TC and Poosh are joined by Nate Tice of Yahoo Sports ahead of this week's NFL Draft. Nate is a true tape grinder and takes us through his process for draft prospect evaluation and details some current trends around the league before we break down this year's draft class by position groups..

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Another week, another Chop Session. TC & Randy unpack quite a bit of stories they're monitoring, plus cover ground in unexpected areas. Also, a bit of a throwback episode of sorts--Randy's audio was coming in through his air pods, unbeknownst to him. So a full mea culpa there. Enjoy!

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TC & Randy are back chopping it up this week! They issue mea culpas, catch up on recent life events, and then dive into some of the biggest news stories from around the world. Enjoy!

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The Booth Boys are back as Neil and Cody recap recent life events, travel logistics headaches, provide an in-progress report on some of our 2025 goals and more.

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Opening Day is almost here for the 2025 MLB season and the Seamsters Union has you covered with a team by team preview of all thirty big league clubs and a non-Dodgers World Series pick.

Division previews: AL East (7:30), NL East (31:00), AL Central (52:00), NL Central (1:09:00), AL West (1:39:45), and NL West (1:55:10).

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For our first airport focused episode of 2025 TC is joined by Windtalker - a friend of the program and current airline pilot who's also served as an air traffic controller.

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Two weeks in row for the Chop Session! TC & Randy are back and they have a whole long list of stories and topics to cover. Whereas last week was heavily into sports, this week is anything but. Get up to date and stay up to date with what's going on in the world around us. Enjoy!

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TC & Randy are chopping it up this week! They kick off the show discussing where and how to better find some joy in their personal day to days. They then hit on some recent travel, cooking items, and other life experiences. Finally, at the 1:10 mark, Bob Sturm (1310 The Ticket in Dallas) hops on to chat with Randy about the Luka trade and the fallout in the MetroPlex. Enjoy!

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DJ, Randy and Tim Simons are back for one of the best traditions going on the TrapDraw, the Oscars Extravaganza! Live from Los Angeles, the boys tackle a whole host of move-related topics upfront before turning their attention to the Best Pictures. Beginning at the 1:24:00 mark they reveal their consensus rankings of the ten Best Picture nominees, culminating with their choice for the industry's top honor. Enjoy, and please note, there will be spoilers!

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The Eagles are champs and the BallKnowers have convened to offer some Mea Culpas and have an open and honest discussion around Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts. From there, we look ahead to the 2025 Regular Season and some early thoughts on the Eagles, Chiefs, AFC North and more. We close the pod with the BallKnowers Top 10 QB power rankings - a compilation of our own personal rankings - to see who we feel is the best signal caller in pro football.

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Neil and Cody return to the TrapDraw for our first Booth of 2025 with Randy joining as a special guest. We open with Mea Cuplas before offering a thorough review of the Super Bowl - the game itself, Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance, the Fox TV broadcast and more.

We then open up the TrapDraw listener line for some long neglected voicemails from our beloved Trapezoids.

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Tron and Randy are back chopping it up this week. There's an extended mea culpa section, a girthy selection of news stories to monitor, and then some sports and travel talk. Enjoy!

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The BallKnowers (minus Poosh) all in the same room together! Join KVV and special guest Neil as they try to hold TC and Randy accountable for a season's worth of takes. Plus, we break down Conference Championship weekend and make final picks for the Super Bowl.

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Randy is back from honeymoon and chopping it up with TC! They unpack recent travels, offer mea culpas, hot on some sports topics, and go through their monitoring list. Enjoy!

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TC goes to the bullpen for this chop session as Neil and D.J. step in for Big Randy for the latest mea culpas, a healthy list of items we're monitoring, and some air travel talk as well.

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With Big Randy away on his honeymoon, the rest of the BallKnowers gather to recap our preseason teams draft standings, atone for our bad takes, rank MVP candidates, play some rapid-fire buy/sell with some miscellaneous NFL topics and make some predictions for the upcoming playoffs.

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A No Laying Up tradition returns with our annual Goals podcast. We begin with the christening of 2025 as "The Year of the ______", get a report card for how we did with our 2024 goals and then set out our personal goals for 2025.

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What better way to wrap 2024 than a Chop Session to get people through the holidays? TC & Randy cover *a lot* of ground in this one. They unpack Randy's wedding, they offer up a bunch of mea culpas, they discuss the biggest news stories, and get into some sports. Enjoy!

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The stove is hot! Baseball's winter meetings have come and gone and we've got plenty of new faces in new places. Randy and DJ talk ball in the first half of the episode, including their reaction to the biggest moves of the offseason thus far. In the second half of the show (at the 1:00:18 mark), Keith O'Brien stops by to discuss his new book, "Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball." Keith has written the definitive biography of the late Hit King, Pete Rose. Whatever your opinion of Pete we...

For this Owners pod we head to Duuuuval and profile the ownership history of the Jacksonville Jaguars. We begin with the franchise's beginnings in the mid 90s NFL expansion and the original owner, Wayne Weaver. From there it's on to the Shahid Kahn ownership tenure, highlighted by the infamous Urban Meyer era, the flirtation with a potential move to London, stadium renovation plans in Jacksonville, and a ton more.

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Neil and Cody are back for a wide-ranging Booth episode of the TrapDraw as we look back at the college football games over Thanksgiving, deal with the breaking news of the South Korean president declaring martial law and other global conflicts, reflections on the NLU Census, audio and video podcast strategies, updates on what we're watching and reading and some merch updates as well.

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The long wait for another college football-focused Trap Draw episode is over as Ryan Nanni returns to the pod to discuss his latest content series - Who Killed College Football. Ryan partnered with Steven Godfrey for an all-encompassing look at the current state of college football and the impacts of various stakeholders in the game including TV Networks, conference offices and commissioners, the NCAA, the NFL and more.

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Tron and Randy are back to chop it up about all the most important current events going on across the world. Enjoy!

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The BallKnowers have reconvened as we head into the second half of the NFL's regular season. We talk through some contenders, pretenders and frauds, MVP candidates, quarterback play and our favorite uniforms.

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We've reached a tenth installment of our Owners Series pods as we look to the shores of Lake Erie and the Buffalo Bills.

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Tron and Randy are back to chop it up this week. They offer a few mea culpas to begin before turning their attention to life, sports, and news stories from around the world. Then, at the 41:25 mark, they welcome Matt Stoller on the show to examine the current state of antitrust. He talks about the Google case specifically, the monopolistic behavior of pharmacy benefit managers, whether the Krogers/Albertsons merger will go through, and a lot more. Enjoy!

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DJ is back off paternity leave as the full Seamsters Union gathers to recap the 2024 MLB regular season, the playoffs thus far and look ahead to the Yankees and Dodgers squaring off in the World Series with the help of a special guest - A's Outfielder Brent Rooker who joins us a half hour into tonight's show. We also get Brent to nerd out on advanced stats, automated strike zones, the A's upcoming relocation to Sacramento and more.

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Cody and Neil are back - and overcoming the adversity of podcasting with sick kids - to bring you the latest edition of The Booth. We're also checking in on DJ Pie, looking ahead to the possibility of a Subway Series, an update on what we're reading and watching, and more.

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The BallKnowers are back as we look at the issues plaguing the Niners, Jags and Bengals and react to the news of Robert Saleh being fired as Jets head coach. On the back half of tonight's episode we reveal our current top five quarterbacks in the NFL, guess at the next coach to get fired, and look at the standings in our season long team draft contest.

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TC & Randy chop it up this week and oh boy do they have a lot to cover. They catch-up on their personal lives to start, hit on a few quick sports topics, and then span the globe discussing the most important news stories. Enjoy!

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There are only have six days left in baseball's regular season so you know it's time for the Seamsters Union to call a meeting. With DJ on the paternity list, Soly and Randy chat through the playoff scenarios still in play, including who'd they'd like to see make the postseason. They revisit their beginning of the season predictions (narrator: it's not pretty) and discuss who they think will win the biggest awards. After that they recognize some good seasons and discuss a few broader questions. Finally, stay tuned til the end to find out who won the famed fantasy...

Cody and Neil are back with another edition of the Booth covering some goal updates and thoughts on recent news from New York City and the Middle East.

Show Links:

Neil's recent appearance on the We're Just Ken podcast

NYT The Daily Podcast - Israel's Existential Threat From Within

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TC & Randy re-convene to discuss all the most pertinent issues from around the globe. They begin with housekeeping items and mea culpas before moving into big stories they're monitoring, NFL Week 1 reactions, and highlighting some recent travel issues. Enjoy!

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KVV, Neil and Tron are back with the ninth installment of our Owners series. We open with a few thoughts on the news of NFL ownership approving private equity investment into franchises before our profile of the ownership history of the San Francisco 49ers.

Link to Cleveland Magazine profile of Edward DeBartolo Sr

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The NFL returns a week from today, so the BallKnowers had to convene to talk ball and draft their teams for the upcoming season. Tron, Randy, KVV and Mr. Poosh go through some big questions around the league as we approach the season before getting into the 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)

2 points for making the playoffs

2 points for making the Divisional round

3 points for making the Conference championship

For our eighth installment of the Owners series, KVV, TC and Neil profile the ownership history of one of the NFL's original franchises, the Chicago Bears.

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This week's episode features TC & Randy chopping it up about the most important, relevant stories around the world. Before getting there though, the two offer some mea culpas, reflect on the Olympics, and catch-up on what's been going on in life. Enjoy!

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The union members, DJ, Soly and Randy discuss the trade deadline, including the best trades, worst trades, and most intriguing trades. After that they check in on the MVP, Cy Young and RoY races, as well as hand out some made-up awards. Finally, they wrap the show naming some dudes. Enjoy!

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Randy joins the Booth as the crew gets around to voicemails. Prior to diving in, though, Randy updates Neil and Cody on his first two weeks as a dog owner. Enjoy!

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Neil, Randy and Cody bring you a preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics as only the TrapDraw can. We start with a look at the previous Olympiads hosted by Paris and some ongoing questions around the security and plans for the opening ceremony for the 2024 games. We also get into some new events, a review of the recent games dating back to 1996, our favorite and least favorite events and a look at the biggest storylines in Paris and our favorite under the radar events.

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Folks, we need to apologize up front. Some of you have been begging for us to bring back renowned soccer expert and leading Tim Ream hater, THG, to offer his unique insights into the USMNT after their disappointing performance at the Copa America. We have listened to you, but also caution to be careful what you wish for...

THG joins TC & Randy to break down some news of the day, unpack the big international soccer tournaments just completed, update us on the coaching search for Team USA, before going in a totally weird direction...

Baseball is headed into the All-Star break this weekend so it's a perfect time for the Seamsters Union to re-convene! In this episode Soly, DJ & Randy power rank the best teams in baseball, discuss a couple larger issues around the game, check-in with a few clubs and where they stand nearing the trade deadline, and hit on a lot of other stuff too. Enjoy!

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DJ joins the Booth to talk through becoming a dad, his trip to see Dead and Co. at Sphere in Las Vegas and an update on his 2024 goals.

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Before heading out on a bit of vacation for each of them, TC and Randy chop it up. They discuss some sports topics up front before getting into monitoring and travel sections. Enjoy!

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The trial of YSL and the rapper Young Thug has been an often referenced topic during recent Chop Sessions and we've decided to dedicated an entire episode to this trial, which has captivated our attention for a multitude of reasons.

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On this Perfect Club edition of the Trap Draw, DJ and KVV are joined by Stephen Hyden - author of "There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A' and the End of the Heartland" as we profile The Boss and some of his greatest hits.

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TC and Randy are back with another chop session for this week's edition of the TrapDraw. They get into kangaroo leather, the NBA, airport etiquette and more!

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The baseball season has reached Memorial Day which means it's time for the Seamsters Union to convene. Soly, DJ and Randy check-in on today's standings, the biggest surprises, worst mea culpas, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Cody and Neil are back with another Booth edition of the Trap Draw - this episode was recorded in person while the team met for our annual off-site meeting. After a brief cameo from a special guest, we talk through some upcoming content projects, dad life, and a little golf discussion as well.

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KVV, TC and Neil are back with another owners profile podcast. This time, we step outside of the NFL and focus on MLB, NBA and NHL franchises who've recently undergone ownership transitions.

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The Airports TrapDraw episode is back for a fourth installment - this year we're splitting our discussions of all things airports and air travel into three parts. The first is TC catching up with Andy Johnson of Fried Egg Golf to discuss our favorite and least favorite airports from recent travels, various food and beverage options, biggest pet peeves and a comparison of modern airlines to famous golf course architects.

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The BallKnowers have reconvened to discuss last weekend's NFL draft and other offseason news and notes from around the league. We start with some initial draft thoughts, a look at coaching hires, some guesses at the first coach to be fired in the 2024 season and a review of free agency thus far.

The back half of the pod is a more thorough breakdown of the draft - our favorite and least favorite picks, and a look at who each of our favorite teams drafted.

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Tell a friend to tell a friend--it's another Chop Session this week! TC & Randy are back to break down the biggest stories from sports, aviation, and life. Enjoy!

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Neil has emerged from his first month with the #perspective of fatherhood. No better time to restart The Booth with Cody to talk through the transition into parenthood, the challenges, the triumphs, and everything in between.

Then it's on to a Q1 check-in for our golf and fitness 2024 goals, a look behind the production of Tourist Sauce, plus some discussion around current events.

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TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! Plenty going on from around the world as the guys try to keep up with the most important news and notes of the day. Enjoy!

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On this Perfect Club edition of the TrapDraw, KVV hosts a look back at the 1996 film Tin Cup along with Kyle Bandujo - author of "Movies With Ball: The Greatest Sports Movies of All Time". We're also joined by PGA Tour pro Adam Hadwin and his wife Jessica for their view of the film from their experiences of actual life on tour.

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Opening Day 2024 is here! And with the baseball season set to get under way this week, the Seamsters Union has officially convened their first meeting. Randy, Soly, & DJ Pie get together to talk about their love of the game, their thoughts for the upcoming season, and so much more. PLUS, stayed tuned (beginning at the 1:08:05 mark) for best-selling author Joe Posnanski chatting with Randy about his book, "Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments". Joe's enthusiasm, knowledge, and love of the game is unmatched. Enjoy!

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Randy is joined by ESPN's Seth Greenberg to analyze the brackets in men's college basketball. They chat for a little about the state of the game before diving into the matchups. Coach Greenberg gives you all the names, teams and information to help you fill out your brackets and enjoy watching the action later this week...and beyond. Enjoy!

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TC & Randy are back this week to chop it up. They offer some mea culpas, discuss some new pet peeves, and then highlight the most important news stories from around the globe. Enjoy!

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A TrapDraw tradition returns for a fifth installment - it's our Oscars preview extravaganza as DJ and Randy are joined by Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons). We break down our favorite movies, actors/actresses and moments from the films we viewed over the past year as well as our picks for the worst movie we saw in the last twelve months.

Then it's on to a look at each of the ten films nominated for Best Picture and how we ranked them individually (1:01:30). We wrap the episode with some discussion on the Oscars ceremony itself and our best guesses...

Neil, Randy and KVV are back with another Perfect Club edition of the Trap Draw as we look back at the landmark sports documentary "Hoop Dreams". The film - released 30 years ago - profiles Arthur Agee and William Gates and their journey through Chicago high school basketball.

After some self-examination with our own relationships with basketball, we look at the undertaking of the filmmakers and how the project evolved from a planned 30 minute PBS special to the final cut of nearly three hours, why the film resonates three decades after its release, how the culture around high...