TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

Back by popular demand, Drew Pond of Milwaukee's Stone Creek Coffee returns to the TrapDraw 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! TrapDraw Listener Line is (833-330-8725) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KVV, Neil and Tron are back with another trio of profiles of NFL franchise owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...

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 @christophclarey. The two take stock of the men's and women's game, dive into some prognostications for various players over the next several y...

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)...

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ga...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Associated articles: Original RollingStone article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/arms-dealer-guns-torture-iraq-ro...

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 KVV's article here: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/36226140/magic-mushrooms-psychedelics-pain-hope-science-collide Learn...

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking NBA basketball this week! Randy is joined by Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm on twitter) 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

TC & Randy return to chop it up this week! They run down the biggest, most important stories from around the world. Enjoy!  TrapDraw Listener Line: 1-(833)-330-8725 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

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 se...

The field is set, the games begin soon, so grab a bracket and let's pick a winner for the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Joining Randy to break down the teams, players and bracket is ESPN college basketball analyst, Seth Greenberg (@SethOnHoops on twitter). Coach is back this year with his insights and expertise to help you fill out your bracket (hint: he loves Alabama). Enjoy the pod, enj...

It's time for the 4th-annual Oscars extravaganza!! DJ Pie and Randy are joined once again by special guest (and Hollywood big-shot) Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons on twitter) to get you ready for the show Sunday night.   The first hour of the episode is a wide-ranging discussion of the year in movies, including favorite actors and actresses, worst movies of the year, and a few movies that should...