Best Justin Ryder Podcasts (2024)

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Leading Pediatric Obesity Research with Justin Ryder, PhD 22:32

21d ago22:32

22:32

Northwestern Medicine scientists are at the forefront of research investigating the most effective ways of treating obesity in children and teens and improving their access to care. In this episode, Justin Ryder, PhD, a clinical and translational obesity scientist at Feinberg, talks about the use of new GLP-1–based medications for childhood obesity…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - GIR, Scratch vs 15 Index 16:08

39m ago16:08

16:08

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. This week's stat is simple: greens in regulation, the "traditional" stat that has the greatest correlation with handicap and scoring. In this episode, Lou asks Mark and Greg to guess the average GIRs of a scratch golfer and of a 15-index player. After, they give advice t…

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Using Ground Forces 31:52

1d ago31:52

31:52

With Lou out for this episode, Mark and Greg sit down to talk ground forces. Perhaps you caught Mark's video about the lesson Greg had about ground forces (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eay0xd61fyY). In today's show, they talk about what it means to use the ground (hint: you are), how to use the ground well, and how wise use of technology can lea…

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Can Scottie Scheffler Save the PGA TOUR? 37:59

4d ago37:59

37:59

PGA TOUR viewership has plummeted in 2024, begging the question: can professional golf be saved, and if so is Scottie Scheffler the man to do it? Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on Levellr: Register Your Spot Here Thanks to this Week’s Sponsors Titleist…

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Driving Innovations in Biostatistics with Denise Scholtens, PhD 23:33

4d ago23:33

23:33

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is home to a team of premier faculty and staff biostatisticians who are a driving force of data analytic innovation and excellence. In this episode, Denise Scholtens, PhD, a leader in biostatistics at Feinberg, discusses the growing importance of the field of biostatistics and how she leverages he…

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Project Lou: Episode Five 30:07

4d ago30:07

30:07

Project Lou returns! In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about Lou's current progress, including a recent driver lesson in which Lou learned that he was re-gripping his hands on his driver swing. The guys talk about the importance of lessons—continued lessons—and maybe make some plans for another in-person meeting in the future. Where to find…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 15 Yard Bunker, Scratch and 15, Shots to Hole Out 13:42

6d ago13:42

13:42

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. This week's episode takes us to a greenside bunker, where we're joined by a scratch golfer and a 15 index. How many shots, on average, will it take each of them to hole out? In our episode this week, Greg and Mark each take a crack at answering Lou's question, and then t…

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Masters Recap 50:49

9d ago50:49

50:49

Scottie dons a second green jacket at the 2024 Masters! In this episode, Lou, Mark, and Greg offer their opinions on the recently-concluded major, from the course setup, the app experience, whether dominance is boring, Tiger's performance—and more. Join us as we revisit the highlights of one of the best events of the season. Where to find us: Mark …

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Decoding the Big Post-Masters Shakeup 32:44

10d ago32:44

32:44

Even more sources have emerged further fueling the rumors that the PGA TOUR’s biggest star may be making a move to LIV Golf. But, are the rumors true, and if so what would it mean for the future of the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf deal? Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private C…

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When to Change Coaches 31:48

12d ago31:48

31:48

In this episode of the Hack It Out Golf podcast, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk coaching—and when to consider changing coaches. With some big name Tour players either changing coaches or making headlines from seeing new coaches, it's a good time to consider the reasons that you might find benefit in a different instructor. Greg will talk about his own ex…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 500 yards, Shots to Hole Out, Scratch and 20 Index 12:23

14d ago12:23

12:23

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Following up on last week's episode, this week we're sitting on the tee of a 500 yard par 5 with a scratch golfer and a 20 handicap. On average, how many shots will it take each of them to finish the hole? Lou poses this question to Mark and Greg, and after sorting throu…

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Go For It or Lay Up? 32:23

16d ago32:23

32:23

The advice to lay up to your favorite yardage simply refuses to go away, and people who really ought to know better continue to advocate for a strategy that is objectively unsound. In this episode, Mark and Lou (minus Greg, who was out owning the Champions Tour) attack this myth again. They also give important clarification: in rejecting "laying up…

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Masters Mania: Predictions, Tiger's Roar, and Augusta's Secrets 44:54

17d ago44:54

44:54

Join Wardo, Sully, and George on this week's riveting episode of "Golf Underground" as we dive deep into the heart of the Masters Tournament. This isn't just any episode; it's your ultimate guide to understanding the nuances, strategies, and sheer excitement that embodies one of golf's most prestigious events. In this special Masters edition, we'll…

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The PGA TOUR Never Wanted this to Happen 33:03

17d ago33:03

33:03

The PGA TOUR is now facing the exact scenario they’ve been trying to avoid since the LIV Golf / PIF framework agreement deal was first announced, and they’ll need to do something soon or its only going to get worse. Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on Le…

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Masters Preview 33:28

19d ago33:28

33:28

It's the first major of the year! In this episode, Mark, Greg, and Lou talk about the 2024 Masters, offering their projections for winners, notable missed cuts, and what Tiger Woods might do this year. Along the way, they talk about their own experiences at Augusta. Settle in for a great intro to one of the best week's in the golf year. Where to fi…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 400 yards, Shots to Hole Out, Scratch and 20 Index 13:18

21d ago13:18

13:18

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In this episode, we're sitting on the tee of a 400 yard par 4 with a scratch golfer and a 20 handicap. On average, how many shots will it take each of them to finish the hole? Lou poses this question to Mark and Greg, and after sorting through the answers, they consider …

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The Galleri Classic Recap 37:26

23d ago37:26

37:26

Last week, Hack It Out co-host Greg Chalmers continued his first season on the Champions Tour by qualifying for the Galleri Classic. Once again, he needed to play very well to continue to earn spots in upcoming Champions Tour events. In this episode, he's joined by Lou Stagner and Mark Crossfield as he recaps the week, from the Tuesday Qualifier, t…

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Why LIV Golf Stars are Withdrawing from Olympic Qualifying 32:18

24d ago32:18

32:18

The OWGR fallout continues to haunt LIV Golfers as Brooks Koepka and other LIV Golf stars endure yet another setback. Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on Levellr: Register Your Spot Here Thanks to this Week’s Sponsors Titleist is committed to ensuring th…

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10K MOI Drivers 19:13

26d ago19:13

19:13

Most years, the new driver releases boast about their new higher ball speeds and being the longest ever. This year, a major talking point for a few of the driver releases is their higher forgiveness, boasting 10K MOI specifications. In this episode, Mark leads Lou and Greg in a discussion of MOI, marketing, and whether these new drivers are likely …

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - Scratch and 15 Index, 150 Yards FW, SG Break Even Point 12:28

28d ago12:28

12:28

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. 150 yards in the fairway is considered by many golfers to be a really ideal spot. Expectations are high; is a birdie in play? In this episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark what a scratch golfer and 15-index golfer should think of as being a good shot: one that, relatively to t…

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Secret Weapons Every Golf Bag Needs 21:42

1M ago21:42

21:42

Serious question: are the clubs in your bag the very best clubs to help you shoot your lowest scores? Or are you (perhaps) refusing to use (totally legal!) gear that might help you play better? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about three clubs that you really need to consider owning and using if you want to play your best golf. Where to f…

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Discovering New ALS Therapeutic Avenues with Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD 25:00

1M ago25:00

25:00

An estimated 32,000 Americans are currently living with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Northwestern investigators have uncovered novel cellular mechanisms involved in two types of genetic ALS that might lead to future targeted therapies. Evangel…

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Cheap vs. Premium Balls 21:28

1M ago21:28

21:28

Does your ball matter? Do you have a particular model ball that you play? Or if we opened your bag right now, would we discover two dozen random balls that you've found in the woods and water? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about the difference a good ball can make for your game, and what you should consider the next time you purchase a …

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 20 Index and Scratch, 40 Yards in the Rough 12:44

1M ago12:44

12:44

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In today's episode, we begin by refreshing the difference between average and median, and then the question is about median proximity to the hole for highly skilled and higher handicap golfers from 40 yards in the rough. Lou's numbers alongside Mark and Greg's guesses se…

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Was the Players Field Weak? 27:21

1M ago27:21

27:21

Last week's Players Championship was a great event, ending with a dramatic, heartbreaking lip out. Historically, this tournament has tended to have one of the strongest—if not the strongest—fields in professional golf. Obviously, that was slightly less true this year, with yet another major competitor having decided to play on the LIV Tour. In this…

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Is There Still Time for Players to Save the PIF Deal? 40:54

1M ago40:54

40:54

Golf fans continue to express their frustration with Jay Monahan as PGA TOUR players head into a key meeting with the PIF, but is it too little, too late? Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on Levellr: Register Your Spot Here Thanks to this Week’s Sponsors…

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Facing Your Golf Fears 37:07

1M ago37:07

37:07

It's weird when we stop to think about it: almost none of us have to play golf. And yet very often, we allow aspects of our leisure activity to fill us with fear: terror about certains kinds of shots, pressure situations, or outcomes. In this episode, Lou, Mark, and Greg talk about their greatest golf fears and the steps they've taken to address th…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - Scratch Golfer, Shots After GIR from 125 FW 15:10

1M ago15:10

15:10

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In this episode, Lou has chosen a stat that highlights the enormous importance of hitting greens. Suppose a scratch golfer is in the fairway, 125 from the pin. What's the expected difference in his scoring when he hits the green versus missing the green? Mark and Greg re…

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Cologuard Recap: Greg Chalmers Champions Tour Debut! 30:16

1M ago30:16

30:16

Gregulators: Mount Up! In this episode, Greg leads Mark and Lou through his very first Champions Tour event, the Cologuard Classic. Greg talks about the different "feel" around a Champions Tour event, the process of qualifying, some work he did to prepare for this event, and the challenges of trying to gain and retain starts on the Tour. Listen in …

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Justin Reid: Lessons from a Super Bowl Season 1:08:47

2M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Join us on the Golf Underground Podcast as we sit down with the dynamic safety of the Kansas City Chiefs, Justin Reid, fresh off their exhilarating back-to-back Super Bowl victories. Dive deep into what it takes to reach the pinnacle of NFL success, the dedication and mindset required to be an elite safety, and the leadership qualities that make a …

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Are “LIV Golf Style” Changes Coming to the PGA TOUR? 30:51

2M ago30:51

30:51

Rory McIlroy and other Major winners are now calling for changes to the PGA TOUR that sound a lot like LIV Golf’s business model, but could any of these changes really see the light of day? Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on Levellr: Register Your Spot …

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Pursuing Deeper Understanding of Inflammation with Murali Prakriya, PhD 23:40

2M ago23:40

23:40

Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases and Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified how a calcium channel contributes to inflammation in the brain and lungs. This could aid in finding new types of therapeutics for inflammation-related diseases and conditions. In this episode, Murali Prakriya, PhD, discusses the evolution of th…

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Feeling the Clubface 34:22

2M ago34:22

34:22

When you're at the top of your backswing, where is your clubface pointing? And what does that mean for how the rest of your swing needs to work? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg discuss not just clubface control, but clubface awareness: knowing and feeling what the clubface is doing all through the swing. They suggest drills that will help you …

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 10 Index, Putting from 18', Make vs 3-Putt Percentage 16:40

2M ago16:40

16:40

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Many of us have spent the winter months working on indoor putting mats. When we return to the course, it's a bit shocking to remember that real greens don't have alignment lines. Making 15 straight ten-footers no longer seems quite so easy. In today's episode, Lou serves…

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How Should You Hold the Club? 46:52

2M ago46:52

46:52

What does changing your grip do for your golf game? Turns out, it isn't quite so simple as "stronger goes left." In this episode, Mark leads Lou and Greg in a discussion on how golfers hold the club. Do you release a re-grip the club during your swing? Are you sure? In what ways does grip interact with path? And did an episode of Project Lou break …

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The “Secret” Golf Major No One Sees 37:22

2M ago37:22

37:22

PGA TOUR pros call it “the first Major of the season,” and yet the whole event happens without most of us even knowing. The Seminole Pro-Member is a literal “who’s who” of the golf world, but there’s one group of professional golfers who weren’t invited…LIV Golf. Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from t…

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Learning From Mark's Distance Gains 39:17

2M ago39:17

39:17

Over the past couple of years, Mark Crossfield has gained serious distance. For a long time, it was a joke on Mark's YouTube reviews that, whatever driver, whatever ball, he always carried every tee shot 262 yards. Then he began to put real work into the science of how speed in generated in the swing. In this episode, he and Lou and Greg talk about…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 10 Index, from Fairway: Huge vs Tiny Greens 15:18

2M ago15:18

15:18

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Not all shots from 10-index players in the fairway from 150 yards are the same. At some courses, the greens are enormous. At others, the targets are tiny. How much difference is there for our 10-index golfer when he's attempting to hit these two greens? In this episode, …

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EP 91: Tip, Don’t Tokenize with Drag King Velvet Ryder 23:13

2M ago23:13

23:13

He’s the kind of guy who stares a little too long and can do magic tricks with thongs. Velvet Ryder is his name, and Ken is the human behind this drag sensation. They join SADCAST to discuss their debut into Vancouver’s drag scene, their love for the community and how kings are combatting tokenism. This episode highlights multidisciplinary artist T…

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How Hard Should I Swing? 35:39

2M ago35:39

35:39

For years, the consensus advice for golfers was to swing smoothly. We've all admired the superb players who seem to exert no effort at all. But in more recent years, we've learned the value of distance, and increasingly we've seen swings (even at the highest levels of golf) in which golfers swing so hard that they finish off-balance, recoiling the …

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Could Rory McIlroy Really Go to LIV Golf? 33:00

2M ago33:00

33:00

With rumors flying about a potential $950 million deal for Rory McIlory, and Anthony Kim set to make his return with LIV Golf, the PGA TOUR is in trouble if they can’t come up with an answer to LIV’s advancements soon. Listen to This Week’s Show Download on iTunes here Listen on Spotify here Links from this Week’s Show Join our Private Community on…

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Partnering with Libraries to Address Teen Mental Health with Ashley Knapp, PhD, and Robert Simmons, MA 21:31

2M ago21:31

21:31

Teens are reporting struggles with their mental health at unprecedented rates, but resources to help these young people deal with anxiety or depression can be difficult to access. In this episode, Ashley Knapp, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Robert Simmons, MA, director of social services and public safety at Oa…

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Getting Status on the New PGA Tour 31:39

2M ago31:39

31:39

The PGA Tour continues to rebuild its membership structure on the fly, changing up who qualifies for a card and what events different players can get in. In this season, that has created a crunch for those who earned their cards through Q School, many of whom are struggling to get any starts on Tour so far. In this episode, Greg and Mark and Lou ta…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 10-15 Indexes, Best and Worst Rounds 16:38

2M ago16:38

16:38

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. There are fewer attributes more requested by amateur golfers than consistency. What does that mean? In this episode, Lou quizzes Mark and Greg about the range of scores typical of a 10–15 index golfer, along with their "outlier" rounds, in which they score 5 shots better…

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Waste Management and Golf Fan Behavior 34:23

2M ago34:23

34:23

With the benefit of a few days past the event to cool down, Greg, Mark, and Lou take up the topic of the increasingly unruly fan behavior at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Was a line crossed? What is it like to be in the field when the gallery starts feeling free to engage in acts that might disrupt play? Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's wee…

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Monday Qualifying on the Champions Tour 33:58

2M ago33:58

33:58

Hack It Out's Greg Chalmers is making the transition from the PGA Tour to the Champions Tour. In this episode, Greg joins Lou and Mark to take us through his first Champions Tour Monday Qualifier. We'll learn about the different pressure of starting a round knowing that you have to go low, the knife-edge of being derailed by one swing, and Lou's pl…

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Scotty Cameron's Brad Cloke Talks Putting 1:05:23

2M ago1:05:23

1:05:23

🎙️ Welcome to this special episode of Golf Underground, where we dive deep into the world of putting with our esteemed guest, Brad Cloke from the iconic putter manufacturer, Scotty Cameron. 🏌️‍♂️ In today's episode, we peel back the curtain on how Scotty Cameron collaborates with the world's top professional golfers to refine their putters, ensurin…

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Saturday Morning Golf Stat - Scratch vs 15 Index, PW in the Fairway 12:24

2M ago12:24

12:24

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. When comparing golfers of different skill levels, the Saturday Morning Stat often asks about their differing performance from the same yardage. But in general, golfers with lower handicaps also hit the ball further which each club than higher handicap golfers, and physic…

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Gimmes and Mulligans 22:43

2M ago22:43

22:43

"That's good." Ah, but is it? In this episode, Greg, Lou, and Mark discuss what turns out to be a vast chasm of golf culture: whether gimmes and mulligans are a part of golf. The guys talk about the ways in which gimmes were treated in their early years in golf and how they work in social games—and when people take them for their handicap rounds. W…

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Engineering Bacteria to Monitor and Treat Disease with Arthur Prindle, PhD 24:49

2M ago24:49

24:49

Thanks to advancements in synthetic biology, scientists are now engineering bacterial communities with the goal of using these cells to monitor and treat diseases. In this episode, Arthur Prindle, PhD, explains how his lab is reprogramming bacteria that may be used in the future to detect disease and deliver therapeutics for many different conditio…

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