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Lying Four

6 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings

The Lying Four podcast, hosted by Will Bardwell, is a magazine-style dive into the most interesting stories in golf.

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Episodes

Episode 006: Business is Picking Up

October 27, 2021 20:36 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

After years on life support, the golf course construction business appears to be picking up. Three architects -- Rob Collins, Nathan Crace, and Blake Conant -- share their perspectives on the uptick in business, and how they're navigating larger economic forces that are creating challenges well outside the golf industry.

Episode 005: How to Write a Book

August 10, 2021 19:54 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Conversations with three of my favorite golf writers -- Tom Coyne, Jim Hartsell, and Shane Ryan -- on how they approach the gargantuan task of writing a book.

Podcast Episode 004: Discrimination Against Women

July 01, 2021 11:49 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Women make up a little more than half the population, but account for less than a quarter of on-course golfers. Golf’s history of exclusion is to blame, and it manifests itself in ways that are obvious and subtle.  Episode 4 of the Lying Four podcast examines golf’s culture of discrimination against women from four different perspectives: Karen Crouse of The New York Times, architect and former ASGCA president Jan Bel Jan, the women of Grueter Golf, and Craig Annis of the USGA.

Episode 003: Casey Martin v. PGA Tour

May 19, 2021 20:39 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Twenty years ago this month, the Supreme Court cemented Casey Martin's right to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour. Thanks to Casey Martin, Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press, Prof. Michael Ashley Stein of Harvard Law School, and Prof. Andrew Siegel of the Seattle University School of Law.

Episode 002: A Walk in the Park

April 20, 2021 18:45 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Rob Collins and Tad King's renovation of the Links at Overton Park, a historic nine-hole golf course in Memphis, Tenn., offers a window into the juggling act inherent to golf course construction. Thanks to Collins (@KingCollinsGolf on Twitter) and Marc Burger (@shaper13 on Twitter) for their insights.

Episode 001: How Do You Know They'll Print It?

March 23, 2021 17:28 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

Episode 1 of the Lying Four podcast explores the landscape of golf media, from the entanglement of traditional media with the subjects they cover to independent media testing new revenue sources. Special thanks to guests Samantha Marks, Dr. Andrew Selepak, Shane Bacon, and D.J. Piehowski.