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In the 25 years of covering golf, the development of the game, courses and the camaraderie that’s core to the culture, it was time for Matt to share some of the best stories he has heard around fire pits all over the world. From PGA Tour players, caddies, architects, avid amateurs and buddies-trip planners, Matt has forged relationships with some of the most colorful and influential people in the game. So grab a drink, a seat and settle in. We’re getting to the essence of one story per podca ...
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Welcome to the Second minisode of the month. Andy, Joe and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the First minisode of the month. Sammy, Joe and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the 33nd episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest, Sammy Mowrey as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
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Welcome to the fourth minisode of the month. Joe, Andy and Dave have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. Dave, Andy and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Joe, Andy and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Joe, David and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the 32nd episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest, David Drake as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
Welcome to the last minisode of the month. Saurin, Andy and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of …
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. Andy, Joe and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ev…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Saurin, Joe and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Saurin, Joe and Andy have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of …
Welcome to the 31st episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest, Saurin Choksi as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
Welcome to the last minisode of the month. Maria, Joe and Andy have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ev…
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. Matt, Joe and Andy have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ev…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Matt, Maria and Andy have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Matt, Maria and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the 30th episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest, Maria Wojciechowski as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Matt, Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Joe, Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ev…
Welcome to the second minisode of the month. Matt, Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Matt, Joe and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Eve…
Welcome to the 29th episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest Joe McAdam as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday …
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-Mini Pod #3- INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE 2 – GOLF TO THE RESCUE!
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We started this podcast in April, not long after the country went into quarantine. And on April 18, we dropped episode two, a roundtable with industry leaders who provided perspective on the state of the game in the midst of a global pandemic. I was joined by the Presidents of Pinehurst and Kemper Sports, the owner of Forest Dunes, the manager of G…
Welcome to the fourth minisode of the month. Matt, Andy and XL have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ev…
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. XL, Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ever…
Welcome to the Second minisode of the month. Matt, Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of E…
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-Mini Pod #2- A short tribute to Mike Keiser and Bandon Dunes.
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We’re back, and as we continue a short hiatus between seasons one and two of The Fire Pit, we continue to go through our first season of recordings and extract some relevant nuggets or unpublished stories from our distinguished list of guests. With all that’s happening this week at Bandon Dunes in Oregon, most notably the U.S. Amateur, we’ve create…
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. Matt, XL and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Ever…
Welcome to the 28th episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs and their guest Xavier Lamont as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sund…
This weeks live from San Diego Comicon. We bring all of our characters to the big hall and take questions by our giant crowd. Literally, everyone on Earth was there.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month at 7pm for Character Assasination!Red Lobster Comedy is the …
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-Mini Pod #1- Sir Nick Faldo gets no respect at sunrise.
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Well, that was a blur and a blast. We produced 15 episodes (and a bonus) of this podcast, which wraps up Season 1. For the next few weeks, as a link to the start of Season 2, we’ll be dropping mini-pods, short stories or great golf jokes by the best storytellers I’ve met at fire pits all over the world. Thank you for all of your support, kind words…
Welcome to the third minisode of the month. Andy and Joe have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every mo…
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The making of "The Story," a song by Joe Horowitz, produced by Jacquire King
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Every song is a story. This episode of The Fire Pit is a story about the making of a song, which happens to be the anthem we’ve adopted for this podcast. We listen in as Jacquire King, a Grammy Award winning producer works with Joe Horowitz on developing a song he started writing in 2016 at Matt GInella's wedding reception at Goat Hill Park. The in…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Andy and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every m…
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Barstool Riggs, Part 2: His 99 days at Pinehurst
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At this fire pit, we get the second half of Sam "Riggs" Bozoian's 99-day quarantine at Pinehurst, which includes a scramble match against Kevin Kisner on Pinehurst No. 2. The four boys of the ForePlay podcast take on a PGA Tour player on a U.S. Open venue. Plus, we get details on an emotional goodbye. Check out the The Fire Pit shop for our new hat…
Welcome to the first minisode of the month. Joe and Matt have a chat with a fun character! Come back every week for what the New York Times calls the best podcast in the universe...or that might have been Matt, it's hard to tell.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every mo…
Welcome back to a special production of The Fire Pit. A mini mid-week episode, put together after my recent interview with Kevin Kisner, who’s coming off a third-place finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Bryson DeChambeau (-23) won the tournament, Matthew Wolff (-20) finished second and Kisner (-18) made a run on Sunday. But to say Br…
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Barstool Riggs, Part 1: His 99 days at Pinehurst.
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The story we tell today is that of Sam “Riggs” Bozoian escaping New York City to quarantine at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. He stayed there, playing an assortment of Pinehurst’s 10 courses and others in the area for 99 days. At this Fire Pit we hear about Riggs' start in life and at Barstool, his ace on The Cradle, a heated match against…
Welcome to the 27th episode of 30 Characters. Join Andy Fleming, Joe Fernandez, Matt Riggs as they are forced to sit around and talk until atleast 30 different characters join the show. This week we are joined by such people as...nah, you gotta listen to see. Have fun!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month for Characte…
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Forest Dunes: How an Arkansas trucker found golf gold in Michigan
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The story we tell today, sitting around an actual fire pit, is how and why Lew Thompson bought Forest Dunes in Roscommon, Michigan, the ridiculous deal he got, and then how he has made this remote location a legitimate destination. As Forest Dunes is setting record-breaking business days and gets set to open yet another golf course, we hear from Le…
Episode one...Registration.Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month at 7pm for Character Assasination!Red Lobster Comedy is the third Monday of the month at the L and L Tavern!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
On this Father’s Day, a tribute to Joe Carr, who, along with his wife, Dorothy, raised six kids in a house overlooking the second green of Sutton Golf Club in Dublin, Ireland. Carr won three British Amateur Championships and was a semi-finalist at the 1961 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. He won six Irish Amateurs, 12 West of Irelands, 12 East of Irel…
Welcome back to the show. It is Joe time, baby!Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month at 7pm for Character Assasination!Red Lobster Comedy is the third Monday of the month at the L and L Tavern!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
Welcome back to the show. It is Matt time, baby!Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month at 7pm for Character Assasination!Red Lobster Comedy is the third Monday of the month at the L and L Tavern!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
Welcome back to the show. It is Andy time, baby!Tell your friendsRate/review on iTunesKeep on Listening!Also, come to the Laugh Factory Chicago, first Sunday of Every month at 7pm for Character Assasination!Red Lobster Comedy is the third Monday of the month at the L and L Tavern!Theme song by Brett GretzkyLogo by Chris R…
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Ashworth. How an American dream became a nightmare.
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We’re telling the story about John Ashworth, the man and the brand. From the trunk of a car to the No. 1 golf apparel company in the world, we hear from Ashy, Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, John Cook, Gerry Montiel and Hank Ashworth.✌🏼 The Fire Pit shop is here! Use promo MattyG25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. Got a comment about …
