Best Scheffer Podcasts (2024)

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#315: The Crazy Similarities, Differences, and Patterns of Scottie Scheffer and Nelly Korda that You Can Replicate 56:26

9h ago56:26

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We're watching something historic on both major pro golf tours with the simultaneous dominance of Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda. Ev and Cerm hopped aboard another Par Train to unpack their press conferences, their record setting play, their similarities, differences, routines, patterns, and mindsets that you can actually apply to your own game.…

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Kiran Ahluwalia's Songs of Protest and Hope 38:57

3m ago38:57

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Singer Kiran Ahluwalia was born in India, grew up in Canada, and is largely based here in New York. Her music reflects her transcontinental upbringing, as she mixes the sounds of traditional South Asian song forms with Western rock and jazz. A two-time JUNO (Canadian Grammy) winner, Ahluwalia’s work has featured collaborations with leading musician…

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Shabaka's Latest Adventure: Connecting to Nature and Breath With Flutes 41:18

3d ago41:18

41:18

Shabaka Hutchings, now Shabaka, has been a crucial and connected London-based musician for years, leading arena dance-jazz band Sons of Kemet, cosmic psych-dub-funk trio The Comet Is Coming, and the collaborative band Shabaka & the Ancestors. He began incorporating layered flutes on the last Sons of Kemet record Black to the Future, and kept on pic…

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#317: A Bandon Dunes Breakdown - From Lost Balls to Low Scores 56:12

1d ago56:12

56:12

Ev and Cerm hop aboard another Par Train where Ev breaks down his latest trip to Bandon Dunes for their 25th Anniversary week, the struggle after losing a ball, the return of a big miss, a low score to finish the trip, and everything learned in between. Want to feel like you're being transported to Bandon Dunes, understand how to bounce back after …

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#316: In Case You Missed It - April 2024 Recap of The Par Train Podcast 53:05

2h ago53:05

53:05

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 8-10 minute clip of every episode from the month of April. Here are the episodes from April: #309 - The Common Patterns of Mediocre Golf and the Blueprint for Be…

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Chas Kubis - Black Sheep Bham & Goat Mountain Pizza | Season 5, Episode 8 49:12

7d ago49:12

49:12

Meet Chas Kubis. Serial entrepreneur and iconic Bellingham restaurateur, he's the driving force behind Black Sheep's fried chicken tacos and the guy that bar staff call on when an oven breaks at 7:30 on a Friday night. In this episode, he talks hard conversations, the incubation space of multiple restaurant concepts, the early days of breweries & f…

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José James Threads the Past Into Message-Music With Soul 38:12

4d ago38:12

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José James has often been called a “jazz singer for the hip hop generation,” having come to jazz through tracing hip hop samples and over the course of twelve records, he’s also incorporated R&B, soul, rock, funk, and Latin music into his songs. While he’s mostly sung his own music over the years, he has occasionally covered songs by some of his fa…

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Community-Fueled Chamber-Pop By San Fermin 33:20

7d ago33:20

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American indie rock-chamber collective, San Fermin, has been making lush, wide-angled Baroque-pop songs for more than a decade. The band was founded by Brooklyn-based keyboardist Ellis Ludwig Leone, who has multiple creative outlets as a songwriter, classical composer, and founding partner (with bandmate Allen Tate) of a record label focused on col…

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#314: LFG - FOCUS with Rotella, Kraft, Murray, Bilas, Meltzer, Mycoskie, Cermak, and Singer 7:36

11h ago7:36

7:36

Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A monthly short-form series compiling the best soundbites from our most popular podcasts designed to get you in the right mindset on your way to your next round, range sesh, or whatever is important to you. This month's LFG series is all about FOCUS with soundbites from world renowned coaches and players like Dr. Bob …

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Cameroonian Composer Blick Bassy's Folk, Soul and Electro Songscapes 36:21

3d ago36:21

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France-based Cameroonian musician and composer Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of R & B, pop, and folk, while the sounds of West and Central Africa have continued to resonate. His Bandcamp calls it "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". Past albums by Bassy have also referenced Delta blues,…

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Lizz Wright Transforms the Beauty of the Visual Into Song 39:16

7d ago39:16

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Vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright is usually referred to as a jazz or gospel singer, and she certainly does sing both of those styles. But she’s also comfortable with blues and R&B and the Great American Songbook. Her latest album is called Shadow, and it features striking versions of songs by Cole Porter, Sandy Denny, and others. The record also…

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#313: 6 Powerful Ways that Golf Can Advance Any Career and Make You Happier with David Meltzer 25:49

8d ago25:49

25:49

David Meltzer, most known for being the former CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire, hops aboard the Train to help you advance your career and become a happier human all by doing the thing you love -- playing golf. If you're needing a pick me up or a friendly remind…

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Reyna Tropical's Spiritual Survival Songs 34:31

20d ago34:31

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Reyna Tropical is led by guitarist, singer, songwriter and co-producer Fabi Reyna, who is the founder of She Shreds Media, dedicated to women and non-binary guitarists. Investigating landscapes of the tropical diaspora - from Cartagena, Colombia to Fajardo, Puerto Rico and Cuaji (la costa chica de Guerrero), the latest release, Malegría, is a col…

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Producer and Rapper Erick the Architect Smiles Through It 32:08

26d ago32:08

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Brooklyn-born rapper, producer & founding member of Flatbush Zombies, Erick the Architect released his debut solo LP, I’ve Never Been Here Before, in February. While it’s full of trenchant social commentary, it’s also focused on dealing with loss and finding freedom in vulnerability. The tracks draw from funk, gospel, soul, reggae and jazz, with th…

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#312: Tackling Technique: The Challenge of Taking a Changing (...or Struggling) Golf Swing to the Course 1:02:42

15d ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Working on swing changes? Not sure which swing thought to go with? But you've got a golf trip or event coming up, you got invited to play with a buddy or work friend, but you're not quite feeling ready to get off the range to the course? This episode is for you. Ev and Cerm are going through this themselves with their own games, and they talk throu…

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Indie Fuzz-Rock Duo Deerlady's Shoegaze With Bite 33:32

29d ago33:32

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Deerlady is the name of the band led by singer and bassist Mali Obomsawin and guitarist and singer Magdalena Abrego. Mali was part of the folk rock trio called Lula Wiles; then she released her album of Indigenous jazz called Sweet Tooth in 2022, drawing heavily on her Abenaki heritage. Magdalena, a Chicago-born guitarist whose parents migrated fro…

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London-Based Naturalist Cosmo Sheldrake's Marvelous Sound World 35:19

21d ago35:19

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London vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Cosmo Sheldrake creates songs and sound worlds out of people, places, creatures, plants, fungi, and collected sounds. With his combination of traditional instrumentation and electronic production, field recordings, and both human and more-than-human voices (birdsong and insect choruses), Sheldrake…

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311: Play Golf in a Bubble Like 2x Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler (2024 Masters Recap) 59:27

21d ago59:27

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Ev and Cerm hop aboard another Par Train to recap the 2024 Masters and unpack the habits and and pitfalls of Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Rory Mcilroy, Ludvig Aberg, and of course the 2x champ and world #1 Scottie Scheffler. Sad the Masters is over, and want to play golf a little more like Scottie Scheffler? This episode is for you. The Par Train Podcast…

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#310: In Case You Missed It - March 2024 Recap of The Par Train Podcast 58:27

21d ago58:27

58:27

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 8-10 minute clip of every episode from the month of March. Here are the episodes from March: Episode #302: Mental Game Roundtable - Making the Jump From a 13 to …

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Empress Of Explores Yin/Yang of Romance and Plays Intimate Songs, In-Studio 26:37

26d ago26:37

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Honduran-American artist Lorely Rodriguez, known professionally as Empress Of, is a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. Her albums are full of bright, indie pop that mixes dance music, electronica, trap, and on her most recent album, Latin music. Empress Of’s new album, her fourth, is called For Your C…

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Welsh Musician and Songwriter Gruff Rhys Coexists and Persists 30:48

1M ago30:48

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Welsh musician and songwriter Gruff Rhys (of Super Furry Animals, the pop outfit known for their catchy songs and weird videos) poetically harnesses both the gritty and the trippy in his own music. But he’s also a composer, producer, filmmaker and author. His latest release, the 25th album of his career (individually, collaboratively and as a membe…

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#309: The Common Patterns of Mediocre Golf and the Blueprint for Becoming Elite with Virgil Herring 1:08:07

1M ago1:08:07

1:08:07

Virgil Herring, premiere coach, player, and the only PGA Professional to give a TED Talk, hops aboard the Train to help us all elevate our games. The longtime coach of Brandt Snedeker, 6 national champions, 200 college golfers, and a professional winner 14x in his own right, Virgil clearly outlines the gap between the best players and your game. Th…

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#308: LFG - BECOME A SHORT GAME MASTER with Mclachlin, Parent, Cerm, and Singer 11:04

1M ago11:04

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Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A monthly short-form series compiling the best soundbites from our most popular podcasts designed to get you in the right mindset on your way to your next round, range sesh, or whatever is important to you. This month's LFG series is all about BECOMING A SHORT GAME MASTER, with soundbites from world renowned coaches l…

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Genre-Less British Rock Band Bombay Bicycle Club, In-Studio 29:15

1M ago29:15

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Formed in North London, Bombay Bicycle Club is the sound of four best friends finding joy and savoring the connection in making music together and experimenting. They think of themselves as a genre-less band (The Independent), “not bound down by genre in a way that a lot of our contemporaries were”. With the 2023 release of My Big Day, and an EP ca…

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Singer and Producer Hatis Noit Connects Worlds With Her Voice 44:32

1M ago44:32

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The Japanese singer/composer/producer Hatis Noit, is originally from the northernmost island of Hokkaido. Her name, hatis noit ハチスノイト, means the stem of the lotus flower and is intended to serve as a connection between the living world (represented by the lotus flower) and the spirit world (the lotus root). Further, Hatis Noit feels that singing is…

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#307: Mental Golf Mailbag with Keith Bennett (Managing Swing Changes, Fixing Driver Issues, Rebuilding Wedge and Putter Confidence, and more) 1:08:37

1M ago1:08:37

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Ev and Cerm invite former pro golfer, +4 handicap, and elite coach Keith Bennett aboard the Train to answer 10+ listener questions ranging from driver woes, swing changes, short game issues and so much more. If you're struggling in any part of your game, this episode is for you because we cover it all! Listener questions: How to best tackle the men…

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Spanish Singer María José Llergo's Flamenco Has Roots And Wings 26:22

2M ago26:22

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Spanish singer and songwriter Maria José Llergo grew up in the region of Andalucia, the home of flamenco music, where she learned violin, and listened to her grandfather sing. From these roots, she grows her own flamenco - and it has "wings" - the sounds of contemporary pop, R&B, and electronica to augment and transform the style. Where there could…

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The Slow Pastoral Beauty of Roger Eno's Shifting Chords 39:32

2M ago39:32

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The “distinctive style” of British composer and musician Roger Eno’s slowly unfolding sonic landscapes has “attracted a cult following” (Eno’s bio). As well as first collaborating with his brother Brian and Daniel Lanois in 1983 on Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, he has made over a dozen solo albums and other collaborative pieces. He’s compose…

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#306: Is Tinkering Helping or Hurting Your Golf Game? 51:47

1M ago51:47

51:47

Ev and Cerm hop aboard the Train to settle an argument about tinkering -- is it helping or hurting your golf game? Are you a tinkerer or are you actually getting better at golf? **Key Highlights from This Episode:** 🏌️‍♂️ **Dive Into the Fundamentals** Evan's sage (and occasionally frustrating) journey toward a smooth takeaway and maintaining confi…

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Jesse Parker - Doc Swinson's | Season 5, Episode 7 1:00:14

2M ago1:00:14

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Meet Jesse Parker, Master Blender at the award-winning Doc Swinson's American whiskey brand. In this episode, we hear how a 20-something kid won a national gin award, how a small business that began with ten casks has grown to an operation with thousands of casks, how a small distillery in Ferndale is ranking - and winning - in national and interna…

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The Songs and Prayers of Tibetan Singer Yungchen Lhamo 34:32

2M ago34:32

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The Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo was given the name Lhamo at birth by a Buddhist monk. The name means Goddess Of Melody, and Yungchen has spent her adult life living up to that title. After fleeing Tibet by walking over the Himalayas, in 1989, she established herself as a leading voice for Tibetan culture in the west, releasing a series of albums …

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Daymé Arocena Infuses Spirituality and Pan-Caribbean Pop Into Afro-Cuban Jazz 32:54

2M ago32:54

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Daymé Arocena, an Afro-Cuban singer from Havana now based in Puerto Rico, has been performing semi-professionally since she was 8 years old. She was trained as a composer, arranger, choir director, and band leader (Wikipedia) at conservatory, in addition to being “a practitioner of the Santeria religion, and a master of its profound musical traditi…

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