TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

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!

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!

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.  

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

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. 

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!

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

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.  

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. 

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, enjoy Coach, and enjoy the madness!

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 have received a Best Picture nomination. Beginning at 1:03:00, the guys reveal their personal Best Picture rankings, going from 10 down to 1. Following this exercise they discuss each Best Picture film in detail, beginning at the following minute marks: 1:16:48 - Avatar: The Way of Water 1:28:49 - Elvis 1:38:40 - Top Gun: Maverick 1:52:25 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 2:03:23 - The Fabelmans 2:19:24 - Women Talking 2:38:14 - Triangle of Sadness 2:51:27 - All Quiet on the Western Front 3:04:11 - The Banshees of Inisherin 3:22:35 - Tár  Note: This episode is chock-full of spoilers, so please be aware of that going in!

A TrapDraw tradition is back! TC sits down with each member of NLU to discuss their air travel over the last twelve months including best and worst experiences, favorite new airport they've visited, our experiences with various airlines, airport dining recs and a ton more.  We considered clipping the best bits of each section but decided to release the complete unabridged version for all of you air travel sickos.  Our lineup for the pod: Randy Cody (34:30) Soly (56:00) KVV (1:28:45) DJ (2:07:15) Ben (2:27:30) Neil (2:47:30) Casey (3:39:15)

TC& Randy are back to bring you the most important news of the day. They begin with mea culpas, housekeeping items, and listener voicemails. Next, it's a robust monitoring list capped off with some various sports takes. Finally, in the last ~35 minutes they welcome on Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel on twitter) who penned an article last month for The Atlantic entitled, "Tipping is Weird Now." The guys have an open, frank discussion about the state of tipping in America. Enjoy!  TrapDraw Listener Line: 1-(833)-330-8725

In light of recent events, TC and Cody fire up a special edition of the TrapDraw to cover the train derailment in Ohio, the Chinese spy balloon and a robust agenda of updates from all over the globe.

Cody and Neil return for a second installment of The Booth.  After a brief journey through the pitfalls of home ownership, the guys go one on one with questions for each other covering a variety of topics.    

TC & Randy are back this week to discuss, and hopefully solve, the world's issues. They play voicemails, go over several housekeeping items, and get into a robust agenda. Enjoy! TrapDraw Listener Line: 1-833-330-8725

This week's episode is an NFL Roundtable with TC, Randy, KVV, and Micah Pueschel aka Mr. Poosh (of the band Iration). They eulogize the Niners and Bengals, look ahead to the Super Bowl in a couple weeks, and then close out the episode with a robust discussion of the ten best QBs in the league. Enjoy!

Chop Session time! TC & Randy unpack their recent adventures, share some voicemails, react to the NFL weekend, and run down the most important news stories from across the globe. Enjoy! TrapDraw Listener Line: 1-(833)-330-8725

Lots of new things percolating on the TrapDraw this year, and one such thing we're very excited about is welcoming Sarge and the Merch Czar each month for 'In the Booth' episodes. These episodes are honest, open, wide-ranging discussions between Neil Schuster and Cody McBride all about life, work, interests, and anything and everything in-between. Enjoy! If you want to react to anything you've heard feel free to drop us a line on the TrapDraw Listener Line: 1-833-330-8725!

TC and Randy are here for the first chop session of 2023. They have a host of stories to catch up on, look ahead to the NFL playoffs, and unveil the much-anticipated Listener Line! The Listener Line is for anybody so inclined to hit us up and offer insight into a story we've touched upon or a tip on something to look out for. The number is  (833)-330-8725. We'll take our favorite messages and work them into future episodes, so give us a shout! Enjoy.