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Chasin' Birdies

Jonathan Pepe & Ryan Bashour

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Booking a tee time with top athletes from the NHL, NFL, or with headlining musicians from the country music scene isn't easy. But we can give you the next best thing! Join avid golfers Jonathan Pepe and Ryan Bashour as they interact with professionals from other sports and industries, discussing their love for the game of golf and what keeps them coming back to the links again and again. Expect light-hearted interviews, tons of golf stories, and how they're doing on their own quest of chasin ...
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“The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs.” From London Audio, iHeartRadio, and executive producer Paris Hilton. Hosted by Ultra Naté, this is a 12-part podcast exploring how different clubs around the world revolutionized the way we party. How they ushered in the birth of new genres and became hotspots for political activism. But above all how they created space for people to escape the world around them, to lose themselves in the music and leave it all on the dance floor. Nightclubs ...
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Gentry Humphrey comes on today’s show with a deep look into his career in the fashion world. Shoes are an integral part of a golfer's wardrobe, and Gentry has that touch to make what you wear look good. We open up and get a look into the background of Gentry and how he entered the fashion world. We hear early stories of him working for Nike and how…
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Nate Thompson is on Chasin’ Birdies this week. The guy endured a helluva career in the NHL and is still grindin’ daily on his new projects. We open up the episode and talk a bit about his career. We touch on some times he had in the NHL and what it felt like to retire at an age under 40. We turn over the episode to talk about the discovery of his b…
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It’s hard to win a PGA Tour event, let alone a major championship. For Bryson DeChambeau, this sometimes looks too easy. We get a good look into the relationship between BDC and his caddie, Greg Bodine, on this week’s episode. Greg sits down with us and gives us a look into the caddie/player relationship during this year's U.S. Open. We open up the…
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies with an atypical approach to our episode. We have a guest joining us in our banter while we discuss all things golf. Vincent Trocheck (NY Rangers) sits down with us and breaks down the U.S. Open as well as other topics trending in golf. We dive into Bryson’s epic win at Pinehurst No.2 and recap the battle bet…
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June golf is underway. Summer is here and pools are full of kids. Most of us will be golfing, and some of us are on a hiatus from golf until late summer. One of us…being Pepe. We open up the episode and hear about the broken fibula that took place during a heated game of whiffle ball….yes, that’s correct. Pepe gives us a look into his injury and ho…
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We all know how today’s world operates with respect to the youth. More pressure on social media, more pressure to perform, and more pressure on themselves to be better athletes. How do we, as adults, steer these children on the right track? Travis Snider, former MLB, joins us to discuss the movement he’s behind with 3A Athletics. Having a past of h…
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Banter sessions are a part of our DNA. We’re back this week with another one of just us two yuckin’ it up. We open up and discuss the recent quick trip up to State College, PA to see our boy Mitchell Tenpenny. To sum it up, we ended up in a 5 v 5 basketball game with Pepe leaving with a bone bruise to the knee. For some reason, this is actually fun…
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This week on Chasin’ Birdies, we aren’t taking any X- Outs. Instead, we’re sitting in with two college quarterbacks to hear from them about life, sports, and the pursuit of birdies. We open up the episode and dive into the background of both Garrett and Nicco. We talk about upbringing and why they both chose WV for their football careers. After tal…
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Every episode on Chasin’ Birdies serves a different purpose. The one constant, though, remains the same and that’s our love for the game and pursuit of the chase. Today’s episode is no different. Lee Trevino sits down with us and gives us a look inside his career and golf as a whole from his vantage point. The episode opens up with us having light …
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The Connected Golfer..that can mean so many things when it comes to golf. Leo Herrera is just that dude, and he joins us today on Chasin’ Birdies to cover a lot of golf talk…and staying connected. If you have social media, you may have seen Leo’s reels from time to time. If you haven’t, make sure you check him out. We open up the episode and talk w…
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We love a good banter sesh. This week, that’s what we have. No guest on Chasin’ Birdies this week, but we do a good job filling the void. We open up the show and touch on our tournament play at the Pine Needles Invitational. We talk about the misfortunes all golfers have on the golf course and a quick impromptu round at The Cradle. We turn it over …
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JP Arencibia joins us this week on Chasin’ Birdies. We kick off our 4th season with a banger! By the way, thanks for the support along the way. We heart you. We open up the episode with some cigar talk..like right away. JP and Pepe can’t help but salivate at the mouth when they hear the word ‘cigar.’ They both agree that smoking a cigar is a way to…
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Entrepreneurs are generally fascinating people. For us, we love to hear the success stories, especially when they involve golf. That’s the trend for today’s episode. We sat down with Mike Flaskey, former CEO of Diamond Resorts, to discuss all things life and golf and his new entertainment company. We open up the episode and get into the early days.…
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We’re back this week with a legend in his own right. Sean Avery sits down with us to talk about…well, a lot. It’s always promising when a Guest comes on and says they don’t want to be doing this Podcast right now. We took lemons and made them into lemonade, and this episode is truly a favorite. We open up with Sean, talking about his son, Nash. App…
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Michael Del Zotto joins us this week on Chasin’ Birdies. We gave him some shit in the beginning, comparing his recent appearance on Spittin’ Chiclets to now appearing on this show. Fortunately for us, he’s no stranger to golf. We open up the episode and get a look at what he’s up to post-NHL life. He dives into the transition of life after he ‘reti…
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It’s 2024, and the first episode of the year. We’re back this week with a former NBA first-rounder, Courtney Lee. As golf junkies ourselves, we always enjoy hearing from another ‘pro’ why they’re hooked on this game. We open up the episode and learn that Courtney just got off the golf course..literally. We talk about some golf in Florida and where …
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies with a guest who does that day in and day out. Andrew Redvanly, Founder of Redvanly, joins us on the podcast today. We open up the episode and learn a little more about Andrew. Growing up in New Jersey, he tells us about his upbringing in sports (mainly hockey) and his early on dream of becoming a sports agen…
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies and joined by a guest who has pretty much done it all in the golf world. Chris Trott joins us to talk all things golf and his epic career in the golf industry. We start off with Chris talking about how we Americans are always on time. He runs through some scenarios with golfers around the world and how their …
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This week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies features no guest but just us bantering. We cover everything from typical Thanksgiving talk, our favorite Thanksgiving dish, and, of course, giving thanks to all of our listeners. We recap our favorite moments on the course this year and talk a little about what we’re looking forward to in 2024. Tune in to thi…
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We’re back for another fresh episode of Chasin’ Birdies. Country singer/performer Mitchell Tenpenny joins us to chat all about life in his world and his slight addiction to the game of golf. We open up the episode with some rehashing of the past. The three of us have known each other for some time now, but this is the first time we sit down and cho…
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With playoff baseball in the air, it’s appropriate to bring on this All-Star pitcher and hear what he’s all about. Mitch Keller joins us on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher had a great season in 2023, and now, with the offseason in full swing, will he get some golf in? We open up the episode and chop it up a bit wi…
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies as we head over to the NFL world. Danny Woodhead joins us in this episode to chat about all things life, football, and his passion for golf. We open up the episode with Danny giving us a look into his early football career. Setting records in college, Danny was undrafted and ended up being scooped up by the J…
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This is a good one…a really, really good one. With Fall in the air, not only is golf still at the forefront, but basketball season is right around the corner. We are kicking it off with this episode and our guest, Cameron Johnson, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. We open up the episode and talk about his upbringing in the Pittsburgh area. Playing i…
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When WOMB opened in 2000, Japan’s nightlife scene was still in its infancy with a strict ban on dancing after midnight that made it almost impossible to run a regular nightclub. But over the past two decades, the revolutionary club has transformed the way people in Tokyo party. This is the story of how the club went from an idea born on the dancefl…
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Fela Kuti was a musician and activist who pioneered the jazzy, uniquely West African genre of Afrobeat. His musical testing ground, political pulpit and spiritual home was a nightclub he created in Lagos, The Afrika Shrine. A venue at the heart of his community that would welcome legends, be burnt to the ground by the military, set the stage for so…
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies with a very close friend of the Pod. You’ve heard us talk about Steve numerous times on the show, and we are stoked to have him join us. As always, we’re all about people chasin’ birdies in life, and Steve has done just that. We open up with Steve giving us a run down on his entry into the golf world. From le…
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Ibiza is no ordinary island and Space was no ordinary club. The open-air party which lasted 22 hours every day, revolutionized the international clubbing scene and transformed the people who flocked to its dance floor every summer. Space was the blueprint for all-day outdoor Terrace parties, became one of the most awarded clubs in history, and help…
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After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a new counter-culture emerged as the city came together to form a new identity. That cultural shift inspired the birth of Berghain, an iconic but ultra-private techno hotspot and sex club. Berghain ushered in a new era of hedonism, excess, and freeing secrecy that gave the city’s queer community a space to…
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Another episode, another cool story. Josh Booty joins us today on Chasin’ Birdies. Josh has had quite the life and has experienced many things that most of us won’t experience like playing in the MLB and NFL. We open up the episode and dive into Josh’s past career. Growing up in Louisiana allowed him to play football and baseball. Playing college f…
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New York was the epicenter of the 90s Hip Hop Renaissance and Funk Master Flex’s legendary Sunday night parties at The Tunnel, gave Hip Hop fans a home. From the phenomenal performances it hosted to the iconic songs it premiered, each night at The Tunnel was filled with cinematic scenes starring hip-hop royalty, making the club a vital cultural tou…
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Under the musical influence of the one and only Larry Levan, Paradise Garage became a vibrant musical space for Queer, Black, and Latino people in New York, to dance, and reclaim a sound that they had created. With a DJ who knew how to energize a crowd and a killer sound system that pulled people out onto the dancefloor, Paradise Garage would go on…
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We’re back this week for an episode with your two favorite podcast hosts. No guest this week on Chasin’ Birdies, but that’s ok; we will keep you entertained. We have a lot to cover since our last episode drop. We open up the episode with a lot of LIV Golf talk. Bash played in the Pro-AM at the LIV tournament at The Greenbrier. We talked about what …
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Les Bains Douches was a glamorous nightclub in the center of Paris that’s parties attracted some of the most famous and influential stars in the world. Housed in what was once Paris’s first and most decadent bathhouse, Les Bains Douches was a magical, musical experience that gave musicians like Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, and Prince a space to unwind,…
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The Haçienda, a nightclub run by the record label behind Joy Division and New Order, was a once-in-a-generation club that came to define British northern youth culture. It belonged to the young people of Manchester and during the rise of ecstasy, it pioneered acid-house music and inspired a generation of musicians, designers and artists in the mids…
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Stori Snider from Bettinardi Golf sits down with us to talk (and tell stories) about…well, golf. Stori has been in the business for years and has a lot to talk about with his prior golf experiences. It helps that Stori and Pepe have been friends for quite some time. In fact, both of them have a lot of commonalities. We open up the episode with Stor…
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The Warehouse and The Music Box were incredibly influential Chicago clubs that became ground zero for the rise of House Music. Under the supervision of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy, these two house clubs cultivated a new genre of music created by people of color that would go on to form the very foundations of modern dance music as we know it. Se…
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Trade at Turnmills was a legendary London Queer nightclub that's unapologetically hedonistic late-night parties transformed the way we party. Opened in the wake of the AIDS crisis and a decade of conservatism under Margaret Thatcher’s rule, Trade gave LGBTQ+ people a space to celebrate and explore their identity, carving out a revolutionary space f…
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Listen up! We’re back this week with a very special guest and friend of the pod, Jon Barry. JB played numerous years in the NBA and worked courtside as an analyst for ESPN. Now, he does some weeknight commentary for NBA TV. The episode opens up with us just catching up with Jon. We recap some nights we had at The Greenbrier during the Chasin’ Birdi…
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This is the story of how a Black-owned club in downtown Detroit became central to the birth of Techno. The Music Institute was only open for 18 months, but in its short lifetime, it championed the birth of Techno music and became home to some of the most influential DJs and producers of its time. It inspired a generation of young Black people to ma…
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Danceteria wasn’t just a nightclub. It was an artistic incubator at the heart of New York’s early 80s cultural renaissance. It became a space for musicians, artists, and activists to seek inspiration. It was the club where Madonna performed on stage for the first time and Keith Haring painted art straight onto the walls, And in the midst of the AID…
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Nate Boyer joins us on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. It’s safe to say Nate has accomplished a lot in his life, and we’re here to hear all about it. We open up the episode with some banter, and Nate tells us his story of growing up in California. He tells us his favorite sport growing up was football, but never played a snap in his life. That …
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“The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs.” From London Audio, iHeartRadio, and executive producer Paris Hilton. Hosted by Ultra Naté, is a 12-part podcast exploring how different clubs around the world revolutionized the way we party. How they ushered in the birth of new genres and became hotspots for political activism. But above all how th…
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We’re back this week on Chasin’ Birdies with Hailey Ostrom. The social media influencer has done more than just chase birdies on the course. She’s amassed a social media following that allows her to be one of the top influencers in the golf world. And her game is on par, too. We open up the episode with a bit of a banter from Pepe & Bash! US Open r…
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We are back this week with another episode of Chasin’ Birdies, and it is just us on the mics! This banter session is long overdue, and we get into some good stuff. Chasin’ Birdies heads to The Greenbrier this weekend for the first annual Chasin’ Birdies Two-Man. 24 guys..2 courses..and 1 helluva good time. We run through the players involved and ge…
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Nothing pairs better with a sunny day of golf than some music playing and a drink of choice in the holder. Whatever music you’re into, it surely elevates the vibe. For us, we enjoy hearing three chords and the truth. That’s exactly what our guest today puts together for a living. Thomas Archer joins us to talk songwriting in Nashville and his pursu…
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If you’re a regular fan of this podcast, you know that we like to switch it up a bit when it comes to our guests. Whether it’s from the NFL or a motivational speaker, we enjoy hearing our guests talk about their life and why they’re addicted to golf. On today’s episode, we switch it up even more and are stoked to bring Chase Chrisley on the podcast…
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We’re taking it over to some technical talk on this week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. The Kingdom is owned by Taylormade and is located in Georgia. Sean Cain joins us to talk about what life is like at The Kingdom and who’s coming by to get their golf swing ‘tune-up.’ Sean tells us a brief overview of how he got into golf. Although he was into rac…
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As the golf season is set upon us, so is baseball. We catch up with current Chicago Cub Ian Happ on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. Happ, who won a Gold Glove in 2022, can’t kick his golf addiction, and the question is: What game does he love more? We open up the episode and discuss his current partnership with Greyson Clothiers. If you check o…
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This week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies is a first for us. Not only is it a first ‘live’ podcast, but it’s also a first for being well over an hour long. We sat down with Eric Tangradi (NHL) and Neil Walker (MLB) for a live recording at X-Golf in Wexford, PA. The sounds of balls being ripped in the simulators add the perfect amount of background noi…
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