Spicer Speaking
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFrom course to culture, an award-winning discussion of the sporting and golf landscape in the Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, SoCal and beyond.
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Spicer Speaking Episode 34 - September 15, 2021
September 14, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBConcerned that your California muni course is under threat? You should be. Join in as Judd visits with Ernest Cecena, President of "Save Palm Springs Golf" to discuss what you can do to assist in preserving the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort grounds.
Spicer Speaking Episode 33 - August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBMLB Network host and reporter Alanna Rizzo joins Judd to chat about the hardball homestretch, and an essay on "Hard Knocks" rounds-out the episode.
Spicer Speaking Episode 32 - August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBFrom the Root to the Fruit: Join Judd for a Palm Desert-centric episode, featuring a visit with former NFLer and current Xavier Prep football head coach James Dockery, fresh from his internship with the Washington Football Team. And listen in for a chat with Ryan Szydlowski, Director of Golf at Desert Willow Golf Resort.
Spicer Speaking Episode 31 - August 3, 2021
August 03, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBComing to you from Big Bear, CA, join Judd a pair of Olympic-based essays, including thoughts on Simone Biles, and considerations for improving the Olympics' golf competition.
Spicer Speaking Episode 30 - July 21, 2021
July 20, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBRoundtable episode: With a host of golf course projects across the desert this summer, Judd explores the trend with a trio of guests: Tyler Truman, Superintendent at Mountain Vista Sun City; course architect Tripp Davis; and Alan Stuessy, Superintendent at The Reserve Club.
Spicer Speaking Episode 29 - July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBOlympics' special! Listen in as Judd visits with a pair of young gun shot putters making their Olympic debuts in Toyko: SoCal native/former USC standout Nick Ponzio, and Minnesota-bred NCAA champion, Payton Otterdahl.
Spicer Speaking Episode 28 - June 30, 2021
June 29, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBFrom desert level to Big Sky elevation: Join in as Judd visits with new College of the Desert men's head golf coach, Nicholas Altman, and also chats with The Reserve at Moonlight Basin head pro, Nick Berasi, who gives an insider's preview of The Match, pitting Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers.
Spicer Speaking Episode 27 - June 16, 2021
June 14, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBU.S. Open week special: Join in as Judd gets you prepped for the event with "The Open Doctor," course architect Rees Jones, and San Diego-based golf professional Tina Mickelson (yes, big sister to Phil Mickelson).
Spicer Speaking Episode 26 - June 9, 2021
June 08, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBJoin in for a timely discussion on athletes and mental wellness as Judd welcomes Dr. Adam Gallenberg of Premier Sport Psychology.
Spicer Speaking Episode 25 - May 26, 2021
May 24, 2021 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBLoyola Marymount men's head golf coach Jason D'Amore joins Judd to talk about the upcoming College Golf Experience - Palm Desert Showcase camp.
Spicer Speaking Episode 24 - May 19, 2021
May 18, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBFrom racing card to trading cards: Join Judd as he visits with Marty Irby, exec. director of Animal Wellness Action to discuss the controversial Triple Crown season, and also chats with Paul Zickler, brand manager at Upper Deck about the newly-released "Artifacts Golf Card" set.
Spicer Speaking Episode 23 - May 5, 2021
May 04, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBLike a list? Tune in as Judd is joined by KESQ sports director Blake Arthur, as they reveal their Top-10 Private and Public golf courses in the Coachella Valley. An essay on the PGA Tour's new Player Impact Program rounds-out the fray, as does a rundown of some of Judd's fresh articles.
Spicer Speaking Episode 22 - April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBA palpable pairing, as Judd visits with Eric Julian, general manager at Native Oaks GC, and welcomes Paul Bucy, director of Instruction at Desert Willow Golf Resort. And be sure to check the social routes for this week's giveaway of a comped foursome to Desert Willow!
Spicer Speaking Episode 21 - April 7, 2021
April 06, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIf you build it...Join Judd as he chats with Bridget Schmidt, architect and senior associate for Populous, designer of the new Coachella Valley arena. And listen in for an essay on why the PGA Tour (and this week's Masters) could have taken a page from MLB's decision to move the All-Star Game.
Spicer Speaking Episode 20 - March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBMajor episode: Join in for some prep & preview of the 50th anniversary of the ANA Inspiration, golf's first major championship of the season. Guests include Bianca Pagdanganan (longest player on the LPGA Tour) and Larry Bohannan, golf writer for The Desert Sun newspaper.
Spicer Speaking Episode 19 - March 17, 2021
March 16, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBCan golf's resurgence of play hold steady? Get the latest as Judd visits with Matt LaWell, managing editor of Golf Course Industry Magazine. And as you fill out your NCAA brackets, take heed of Judd's essay on what should be a hoops' run of redefining "Madness."
Spicer Speaking Episode 18 - March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBGet "graphic" with the host, as Judd visits with writer and graphic novelist Michael L. Frizell, co-author of Tidal Wave Comics' new "Black History Leaders in Sports." And as high school football readies for a (pandemic) return to the field, Judd gets you prepped for pigskin in a chat with Shad Powers, columnist for The Desert Sun newspaper.
Spicer Speaking Episode 17 - February 24, 2021
February 23, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBJudd goes low...as in the lowest-elevated golf course in the world. Listen in as Judd chats Death Valley with Furnace Creek GC head pro, Jordan Wetsch. And ample imagery joins the fray as the host visits with world-renowned golf photographer, John Henebry.
Spicer Speaking Episode 16 - February 10, 2021
February 09, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBJoin the audio tee sheet, as Judd visits Jonathan Coe, assistant director of communications for the SCGA and managing editor for the assn.'s FORE Magazine. Super Bowl impressions are also in-play, and an essay on quarantine comforts rounds out the program.
Spicer Speaking Episode 15 - February 3, 2021
February 02, 2021 22:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBTee-up a super fun episode as Judd visits with Joe Skovron, veteran PGA Tour caddie for Rickie Fowler, and enjoys a chat with Ryan Ballengee, owner and publisher of ever-popular site, GolfNewsNet.com.
Spicer Speaking Episode 14 - January 19, 2021
January 19, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe PGA Tour makes its annual return to the Coachella Valley with this week's 62nd playing of The American Express Golf Tournament, hosted at PGA WEST. Listen in as Judd gets you tourney prepped with Larry Bohannan, golf writer for The Desert Sun newspaper since 1986, and 2019 AMEX champion, Adam Long.
Spicer Speaking Episode 13 - January 13, 2021
January 12, 2021 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBReady your listening muscles as Judd visits with expert trainer Don Saladino to discuss his work training silver screen superheroes (Deadpool, Hellboy, Wolverine) and to chat about his new project with NBC's Golf Pass, "Golf Fitness for Everyone." And in the wake of the recent Capital disaster, listen in for Judd's fallout takes on Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player accepting their Medals of Freedom.
Spicer Speaking Episode 12 - January 6, 2021
January 06, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBGetting the New Year underway in fine fashion, as Judd enjoys a visit with desert-based, New York Times best-selling author, Tod Goldberg; join in to hear about Tod's new book, "The Low Desert: Gangster Stories." And to honor the onset of the desert's golf peak-season, Judd provides his "Ten Courses I Want You to Play."
Spicer Speaking Episode 11 - December 23, 2020
December 22, 2020 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBFor the final episode of (zany) 2020, Judd enjoy visits with a pair of great guests: Listen to a conversation with Larry Lester, author/historian/researcher and co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; and tune in for a chat with Derek White, general manager of Desert Willow Golf Resort, which readies for the desert's golf peak-season. Also, a sweet stocking stuffer accompanies the program, with the prize of a free 4-some to Desert Willow for one lucky listener. Thanks for all the ...
Spicer Speaking Episode 10 - Dec. 9, 2020
December 09, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBJoin in as Judd enjoys a visit with longtime MLB umpire (and part-time Palm Springs' resident) Dale Scott, and also chats with with award-winning writer Jeff Wallach to discuss his debut novel, "Mr. Wizard." A super stocking stuffer giveaway of a metallic-framed photo of #13 at famed Whistling Straits (entitled "Cliff Hanger') comes compliments of The Henebrys and rounds-out the show.
Spicer Speaking Episode 9 - November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBA sponsor special episode, as Judd welcomes Rob Lasorsa of Perform Better/M-F Athletic and world-renowned golf photographer John Henebry. An essay on Dustin Johnson's win at he Masters rounds out the tee sheet, and check the social routes for a giveaway of a $50 certificate to Perform Better!
Spicer Speaking Episode 8 -- Nov. 11, 2020
November 11, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBFrom course to court to rink this week, as Judd enjoys a visit with "The Guru of Go," legendary hoops' coach Paul Westhead, and also chats with Nick Forro, president of our AHL Palm Springs franchise. An essay on this week's Masters rounds out the tee sheet, as we ready for a Green Jacket ceremony in November. Big back slaps to sponsors! Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Henebry Photography.
Spicer Speaking Episode 7 -- November 2, 2020
October 31, 2020 21:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBAn Election Week special, as Judd pairs course and culture conversation with writer, radio host and television commentator Michael Williams; based in Washington, D.C., the good Mr. Williams' covers politics for Voice of America and is a member of the USGA Golf Journal editorial board. Be (especially) good to one another this week, and big back slaps to sponsors: Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Henebry Photography.
Spicer Speaking Episode 6 - October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBChatting desert golf, SoCal sports and media work amid the pandemic with Blake Arthur, sports director for KESQ/CBS Local 2. And an essay on generational, sporting reflection of virus times takes Judd back to the 1991 World Series. Much appreciation for the support, and big back slaps to sponsors: Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Henebry Photography!
Spicer Speaking Episode 5 -- October 21, 2020
October 20, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAn on-course and (hopefully) on-par episode, as Judd enjoys visits with Joe Kobrick of Desert Willow Golf Resort and Shea Satterfield of the Temecula Creek Golf Club. An opening essay on what Ice Cube's delve in politics may mean for the future of the BIG 3 joins the fray, as does a super giveaway of a free foursome to Desert Willow. Big back slaps to sponsors: Perform Better, Henebry Photography and DW Golf Resort.
Spicer Speaking Episode 4 -- October 7, 2020
October 05, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBA great guesting double-dip in Episode 4, as I'm joined by Alanna Rizzo, Dodgers' host and reporter for SportsNet L.A., and luminary travel writer Kathy Strong joins in to discuss her candidacy for Indian Wells City Council. An essay on NFL scheduling amid COVID rounds-out the program, along with thoughts on putting with your eyes closed. Support sponsors Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Henebry Photography!
Spicer Speaking Episode 3 -- Sept. 30, 2020
September 29, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBEpisode 3 of the podcast enjoys visits with guests Vince McConnell of McConnell Athletics and Shad Powers, sports columnist for The Desert Sun newspaper. An essay on the reverse-course domino effects of full-on college football fills the card, and I'm giving away a $50 #PerformBetter certificate to boot! Big back slaps to sponsors: Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and The Henebrys!
Spicer Speaking Episode 2 -- Sept. 23, 2020
September 23, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBBack from Big Sky Country, the sophomore episode includes a Montana golf & travel report and a chat with Candace Carr Strauss, CEO of Visit Big Sky. Essays on the AHL shifting from Palm Springs to Palm Desert, and "How Many Sports Can We Handle?" also join the fray, along with final impressions of the U.S. Open. Please support my awesome sponsors: Perform Better, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Henebry Photography!
Spicer Speaking Episode 1 - Sept. 9, 2020
September 08, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBListen in to the debut episode of the Spicer Speaking Podcast, hosted by award-winning writer and longtime Palm Springs-area radio personality, Judd Spicer. The inaugural episode arrives just in time for the desert's annual LPGA major championship, the ANA Inspiration. Joining the program to discuss are Larry Bohannan, golf writer for The Desert Sun newspaper since 1986, and two-time LPGA winner, Austin Ernst, readying for her ninth consecutive playing of the ANA. Sports and the days of C...