Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week's lineup is packed with exciting guests and insights. Join us for Coaches Corner with Jon Decker and John Hughes, travel tips from Travel Expert Robert Kaufman & Colby Cowan, GM of Black Desert Resort Golf Course, and a chat with Geoff “Duffy” Solich, Tournament Chairman for the 2024 BMW Championshi…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, Ted is hosting an exciting episode with a stellar lineup! Joining Ted on the Coaches Corner Panel are Clint Wright and Pete Buchanan. Later, Ted will be chatting with Nancy Robitaille, Women's Golf Apparel Head Designer, and Josh Mark, Brand Manager for Swing Control. Nancy Robitaille brings over 1…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! Excited to have a stellar lineup this week, including Jon Decker on Coaches Corner and travel insights from Robert Kaufman & Carol Chaplin. Later, we chat with Ryan Leahey - Sale Coordinator for North America at Duca Del Cosma. Ryan's journey in golf began at age three, evolving into a top-ranked amateur and …

David Thompson is back on the pod with several of his co-designers for a discussion of what it's like to create games together, with tips for how to do it well. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out h…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, on Coaches Corner, we have the honor of featuring John Hughes. Later in the show, we'll be joined by tonight's special guest, Tim Chase, the founder and CEO of SMGB Technologies, and the brilliant mind behind the ScanMyGolfBall app. The ScanMyGolfBall app is a game-changer for golfers, allowing the…

This week on the pod, Marco Arnaudo, aka marcoomnigamer, returns to discuss his most recent book, The Tabletop Revolution, and to discuss the tremendous innovations in board game design over the last few decades. Book link: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-tabletop-revolution/ Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan Universi…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! Excited to welcome this week's panelist Jim Endicott to Coaches Corner. Tonight's travel feature, sponsored by Golfbreaks by PGA Tour, includes Co-host and Travel Expert Robert Kaufman and David Bennett, GM at Cabot Citrus Farms. Later, I'll be chatting with Joanna Hernandez, Senior Manager at Caddie Academy …

This week on the pod, former Zenobia Award contestant Will Thompson drops by to discuss Winter Rabbit, his upcoming game that brings Cherokee folklore to life. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941694206/winter-rabbit?ref=discovery SDHistCon has an online convention on June 8. Info can be found at sdhist.com Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! Excited to have Barney Adams, CEO of Breakthrough Golf Technology, as this week's featured guest. Barney founded Adams Golf in 1988, specializing in custom fitted golf clubs and later achieving great success with Tight Lies Fairway Woods. Notably, Adams Golf was recognized as Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the…

This week on the pod, Kai Jensen talks about her new role supervising game production at GMT. If you want to learn details about how games are physically made, this is the episode for you! Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and …

Join Ted this week on Golf Talk Live - Season 12 for an exciting travel segment sponsored by Golfbreak by PGA Tour. Ted's guests this week are Travel expert and Co-host Robert Kaufman and by Scott Resch, Founder of Asia Golf Trips. Later in the show, Terry Koehler - Chairman/Director of Innovation at Edison Golf - shares his expertise on recreation…

This week on the pod, Pete Pellegrino stops by to discuss his work on large-scale wargames at the Naval War College, as well as the wargames he has created for corporations and schools. Find Pete at: https://www.tabletophistory.net/about Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Sim…

Welcome to Golf Talk Live - Season 12! This week on the Coaches Corner Panel we have Clint Wright & Jon Decker, two experts who'll be sharing their insights on the game. Later in the show, we're joined by tonight's featured guest: Pete Holman, Co-Creator of GolfForever. Pete is a Physical Therapist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, int…

This week on the pod, my colleague and fellow solo gamer Andrew Olimpi ( @Solitarius_games ) hops on to chat about gaming in the classroom, how to create tension and interest through play in the classroom, and a bit of solo gaming since we can't help ourselves. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learni…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, we have an incredible Coaches Corner Panel featuring John Hughes and Jim Endicott. Our travel feature sponsored by Golfbreaks by PGA Tour, features two travel guests Josh Post & George Crimmins both with Golfbreaks by PGA Tour. Later in the show, we'll be joined by tonight's featured guest, John Di…

This week on the pod, writer and game designer Calvin Wong Tze Loon (@ithayla) drops by to discuss the process of designing Mass Effect, which is a co-design with the legendary Eric Lang. Come to hear about Mass Effect, but stay to hear insightful commentary about using board games to create story. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central M…

This week on the pod, bestselling YA fantasy author Holly Black stops in to discuss a board game she designed based on her Folk of the Air series! She has a lot of interesting things to say about drafting games vs. books, the narrative potential of games, and more. Enemies and Lovers is a light 2-4 player card game coming to Kickstarter on May 2. K…

This week on the pod, soon-to-be UChicago PHD Eduardo García-Molina drops into discuss the Seleucids, how he learned to love them through Rome: Total War, and what video games can teach us about ourselves through the ways they present the ancient world. Hydrologic Cycle from CMU is on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmu/hydrol…

Join us for an exciting episode of Golf Talk Live - Season 12! This week on Coaches Corner, we have Jon Decker and Pete Buchanan joining us. Later in the show, Ted's excited to have Ryan Snyder, PGA Director of Golf at Shangri-La Resort, as his special guest. Ryan's journey to golf is an interesting one. Growing up in South Charleston, West Virgini…

This week on the pod, Joe Dewhurst (@joe-dewhurst), a freelance developer who works primarily for GMT, gives his insights into game development and his work on COIN solo bots. Hydrologic Cycle from CMU is on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmu/hydrologic-cycle?ref=discovery Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Mich…

Join us for another exciting episode of Golf Talk Live Season 12, where we bring you the best insights from the industry's top experts. This week's Coaches Corner Panel features John Hughes and Jim Endicott, while our travel segment is hosted by Robert Kaufman, joined by travel guest Brian Alley, Director of Golf and Recreation at Primland Resort. …

This week on the pod, game designer Elizabeth Hargrave drops by to talk science games, design, development, and her newest project, the Tabletop Game Designers Association. Elizabeth Hargrave's site: https://www.elizhargrave.com/ TTGDA: https://www.ttgda.org/ Hydrologic Cycle from CMU is on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmu/…

This week on the podcast, Alastair Kocho-Williams (@akochowi), a professor at Clarkson University, drops by to discuss how he's using wargames and game design to teach history to his students. Hydrologic Cycle from CMU is on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmu/hydrologic-cycle?ref=discovery Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsore…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week's episode promises to be another exciting one, featuring an incredible Coaches Corner Panel with Jim Endicott and Jamie Leno Zimron. We're also thrilled to have Golfbreaks by PGA Tour as our travel feature sponsor. Joining us this week is travel expert and co-host Robert Kaufman, alongside travel gu…

This week on the pod, author Weyodi OldBear drops by to discuss her work in science fiction and her involvement with Coyote & Crow, a tabletop RPG about indigenous people in a future unimpacted by colonialism. Weyodi OldBear's site: https://www.weyodi.com/ Coyote & Crow: https://coyoteandcrow.net/ Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Mi…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week's episode features an incredible Coaches Corner Panel with Clint Wright followed by a special guest appearance by Dr. Jeremy James, founder and Chief Experience Officer for GolfForever. Dr. James has spent over a decade helping professional and Olympic athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and individuals fro…

In this week's episode, Jason Carr, Lead Developer at GMT, talks about his experiences in both design and development. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colle…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, we have an incredible Coaches Corner Panel featuring John Hughes and Pete Buchanan. Our travel feature is sponsored by Golfbreaks by PGA Tour, and we have travel expert and co-host Robert Kaufman alongside travel guest Josh Post of Golfbreaks. Later in the show, we'll be joined by tonight's special…

This week on the pod, Dr. Jane Draycott (@jldraycott), a classicist who is also an expert on women in video games set in the ancient world, talks about her work, the world of archaeogaming, and her recent book, Cleopatra's Daughter. https://drjanedraycott.co.uk/ Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learn…

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week's Coaches Corner Panel features Jon Decker and Brian Dobbie, and we couldn't be more excited to have them back on the show. But that's not all - we're also joined by special guest Jeff Wood, Vice President at The Indoor Golf Shop. With 18 years of experience in the golf industry, Jeff brings a wealt…

This week on the pod, Dr. Henry Lowood, a video game scholar and archivist from Stanford, discusses a career spent playing, studying, and preserving games--mostly video games, but with more board game work to come! https://lowood.people.stanford.edu/ Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through …

Welcome to season 12 of Golf Talk Live! Our host, Ted, has another exciting episode in store for us with a very special guest, Lisa O'Hurley, Founder/CEO of LOHLA Sports. Lisa's impressive background includes being a former Golf Channel and GOLFINO executive, a lifelong love for golf clothing, and an impeccable sense of style. She was also a star f…

This week on the pod, Verdis LeVar Robinson and Paul Otto discuss their recently-published Reacting to the Past game, which gives students insight into the birth of structural racism and its relationship to other community issues in the pre-revolution United States. Game link: https://reactingconsortium.org/games/bacons1676 Verdis LeVar Robinson's …

Welcome to season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, Ted welcomes another special guest: Elsbeth Hurry, the Co-Founder and CEO of ZIGIT. Elsbeth's 30+ year business career has been centered around rewriting rules and taking risks, and her latest venture, ZIGIT, is no exception. ZIGIT is a patent-pending, mobile app-enabled retail SaaS platform that a…

This week on the pod, Hermann Luttmann pops by to discuss his design career so far, his future designs now that he is retired, and how he wants players to understand his body of work as a whole. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playfu…

Join Ted this week on Golf Talk Live, where he'll be joined by Jake Gordon, Co-founder/CEO of Noteefy. Tune in Thursday at 6:00 PM Central. Jake is an expert in scaling new and emerging businesses and has led Accenture's northeast ventures team, working directly with dozens of portfolio companies to help them significantly grow sales. Noteefy, his …

This week on the pod, Betsy Joslyn (@WOPR_1983GTW) stops by to discuss her work in professional wargaming, as well as some of her upcoming designs. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://…

Program change: Suzy Whaley is not able to join me this evening, however we have a great guest joining me tonight. Here's more about tonight's show: Welcome to the 12th season of Golf Talk Live! We're thrilled to announce that this Thursday at 6:00 PM Central, we have a special guest joining us to kick off the season - Rich Katz, Founder/CEO of Kat…

The Beyond Solitaire podcast is back for Season 8! This week, Pablo Clark talks about art, allegory, the importance of giving games the time they need to grow, and Eerie Idol's first game, The Old King's Crown. https://www.theoldkingscrown.com/ Hydrologic Cycle Prelaunch Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmu/hydrologic-cycle Beyond Solitai…

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday 6:00 PM Central The 2023 season finale featuring special guests: John Hughes, Clint Wright & Jim Endicott. More on the panel: John is aPGA Master Professional, Honorary President - North Florida PGA Section & 2013 PGA of America Professional Development Award Recipient, A Senior Editor &…

It's time for the Season 7 finale! For this episode, I got to interview Josh Sawyer from Obsidian Entertainment about his historical video game, Pentiment. If you can play it, you should—and if you want to hear about the thought that went into such a fantastic game, you should give this episode a listen! Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Cen…

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday 6:00 PM Central Ted's joined by three great professionals on the Coaches Corner Panel: Jon Decker, Pete Buchanan & Jamie Leno Zimron. This week's panel: Jon is Dir of Instruction, Medallion Club in Columbus, OH. Senior Editor and Top 25 Instructor at Golf Tips Magazine. Former Head Instr…

This week, Dr. Steven Dashiell (@dashiellsteven), a scholar who writes about social clout and gaming, talks about our beloved French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and shows how we can apply his work to the subcultures within our hobby. Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulat…

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Ted's joined this week by two great professionals on this week's Coaches Corner Panel: Clint Wright & Jim Endicott. Join them and me for a great panel discussion. More on this week's panel: Clint's a 30+ year member of the PGA, and one of thePartners at TGM Golf. TGM G…

This week on the pod, friends of the show Jason Perez and Paul Wright discuss Mr. President, the biggest board game to come out in 2023, and about heavy games in general. Five Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampire Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michiga…

In one of the coolest episodes this season, veteran gamers and brilliant academics Dr. TreaAndrea Russworm (USC) and Dr. Samantha Blackmon (Purdue) discuss their work on the Black Games Archive, which currently catalogues video games but will soon extend to the world of board games. BGA: https://www.blackgamesarchive.org/ Not Your Mama's Gamer Podc…

This week on the pod, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played drops by to talk about his growing love affair with wargaming... and about his sordid past with SOLO board games! Watch It Played: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchItPlayed Five Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampire Bey…

This week on the pod, Egyptologist Jenny Cromwell (@papyrus_stories) discusses the intersection between the field of Egyptology, and her interest in educational gaming. Five Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampire Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan …

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Joining me this week on Coaches Corner: Pete Buchanan & Sue Wieger. Later in the show I speak with special guest: Taba Dale, Owner Taba Inc More on Taba: Taba took up golf late in life, having no family or childhood exposure. She realized that her goal to be a “decent”…

This week on the pod, Amabel Holland stops by to discuss her upcoming game, "Doubt Is Our Product," which focuses on misinformation spread by the tobacco industry. BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401361/doubt-our-product Five Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampi…