Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered how a family can turn a humble hemp farm into a thriving business producing high-quality medicinal products? Meet Tanner Johnson, CEO of Pure Shenandoah, as he recounts his journey from the halls of James Madison University to leading a dynamic family enterprise. You'll discover how the Johnsons’ athletic backg…

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss how to manage dwindling sign ups, increased membership suspensions, and atypical cancellations in your Martial Arts academy during the summer months. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.ea…

Send us a Text Message. Can a lifeguard from Jones Beach become a federal air marshal and an ambassador to Ukraine? Join us for a riveting conversation with John Gundersen, whose journey from West Hempstead, Long Island to international diplomacy offers a wealth of insights. Rich Easton explores John’s transformative experiences, from his service i…

Send us a Text Message. Scotty Scheffler's arrest shocks the golf world! Join me, Rich Easton, on this captivating episode of "Tales from the First Tee" as a simple chat with a friend leads us to investigate Scheffler’s unexpected brush with the law. We piece together the details of an ordinary trip to Valhalla Country Club that spiraled into a dra…

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss strategies for reinforcing your martial arts academy’s brand and how to understand and master your marketing channels. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/ Visit https:/…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share a non-milestone but not uneventful birthday weekend My thoughts on college campuses causing another Non Graduation for those that couldn't attend their high school Covid-graduation. The over sharer on the golf course Finding lightening in a bottle and losing it. Who's the man? Spotify Apple podcasts A…

Easton Training Center's CEO, Mike Tousignant, and Vice President, Ian Lieberman, join the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss how we open new Easton Training Center schools and get into the black within 3 months of opening. Opening a new academy? Check out our 100 member bootcamp to open your doors with 100 paying members: https://www.easton.on…

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss how Easton run's our Kids Martial Arts programs and give some tips on what you could do to improve your kids Jiu Jitsu program.

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss how to build skillful students from day 1. As a martial arts academy owner or operator, the lifeblood of your academy will most likely be new students with little to no previous experience. If you want to keep the…

Send us a Text Message. What if you could find your golf swing only to lose it in the very same round? Join us as we share a personal tale from the golf course, where I experienced the highs and lows of my game in a single day. Discover the secrets behind lowering your score by honing your putting skills and get insights into the Odyssey Versa Jail…

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss the basic necessities of building a successful martial arts school. From marketing, to running classes and crafting a systematic sales process. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.o…

Send us a Text Message. Happy New Year 2024 In this episode I talk about Deflating the Inflatables Jon Rahm's Fealty has a new price Selfish People Toy Story Wack a Mo'le Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I rant about: The Great Pretzel Caper Glenda the Gouging Graper Long Drive Competition at Low Country Custom Golf The Casualizing of America Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss creating alignment in Martial Arts Academies with growing coaching staffs and how to make sure everyone is delivering a great product every time. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton…

Send us a Text Message. More golf stories, other life observations and the continuation of online dating. Ya can't make this sh*&t up! Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Amal Easton joins the podcast with Ian and Mike to discuss how academies, business owners, and martial artists must adapt and grow with the times or see themselves becoming irrelevant. Amal adds details about the way things used to be done and how Easton has changed and adapted over time, while Mike and Ian discuss the process of implementing and m…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I depart from golf rants and do a quick segment on my recent experiences entering the salsa dance world downtown Charleston. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I share my experiences with Online dating, where I thought I hit the jackpot and learned that it was fools gold. The Fight for Taco Tuesday The Primitive Appeal of Golf Joey Chestnut does it again. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming services…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share my thoughts on The PGA/LIV partnership What is OLD? Why is it important to know your wedges. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

At 51, with a kid in college and another in high school, I’m firmly in the Sandwich Generation (and have been for years). These are the folks who find themselves caring for kids and providing support for their older parents. In this episode, I talk about my experiences and offer advice for others in a similar place. Don’t worry though – it’s not al…

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, I emerge from my winter hibernation to talk about the video games and role-playing games I’m playing (or plan on playing). I talk about the ongoing Ready Player One Replay and my plans to attend GenCon in August 2023. Nuketown News Heading to GenCon in 2023! Haven’t been there since 2014. No idea what I’m g…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share my first online dating experience as well as a golf tip that will change your game. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to what it's like to change roles in a Martial Arts Company, helping front line staff through leadership transitions, and finding purpose in your martial arts academy work. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: ht…

Send us a Text Message. Boston Dave controls his inner deamon Toe Hang is a thing Breaking clubs is an art form Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss the structure of an academy, the roles that need to be filled, and how those roles progress and change as the academy grows. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/ Visit h…

Send us a Text Message. More golf stories and now, as a new active dog owner, Dog Park stories like you've never heard before. Ya cant make this sh*t up! Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Easton Training Center's CEO, Mike Tousignant, and Vice President, Ian Lieberman, join the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss the thinking and processes behind delegating responsibilities and roles to people in your martial arts academy as well as how to build your academy on core values that you and your staff can stand behind. Check out the p…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I imagine if Alex Murdaugh experienced the same psychic phenomenon as Jim Carrey in Liar Liar, my thoughts on Full Swing the Netflix documentary series and my douche bag move on the golf course. Ya cant make this sh*%T up...although I did in this episode. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streamin…

Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss the importance of departmental meetings for martial arts academies, as well as living and dying by your academy's metrics. Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/ Visit htt…

On this special edition of Radio Active, we venture back to the Zine Scene, that mystical, half-remembered place of photocopied pages and hand-stapled booklets, in its 2023 iteration. Return of the Zine Scene February means Zines ZineQuest 5 Zine Month 2023 What’s a Zine? From Wikipedia: “A zine is a small-circulation self-published work of origina…

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On Radio Active’s 100th episode I talk about Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a shoot-and-loot video game based on the Borderlands franchise, go on a solitary, geeky retreat to work on RPG and podcast projects, and contemplate the golden age of online role-playing games. Nuketown News Radio Active’s 100th Episode It finally happened – Radio Active hit epis…

On this episode of Radio Active, I talk about returning to model rocketry, one of my all-time favorite hobbies, and then run down some of the great sci-fi shows I’m watching. The bulk of the show is dedicated to my trials and tribulations with getting enough sleep. It’s always been hard for me, but it got so much harder during the pandemic. Nuketow…

Send us a Text Message. Carrie was gracious enough to carve time out of her day to talk to us about the benefits of Corgolffitness, a 12 week fitness program targeted specifically towards golfers looking for an edge. corgolffitness.com Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

The Long, Dark, Winter is upon us, and in this episode, I talk about some strategies for dealing with it. I also talk about my family’s new Seeing Eye puppy, catch up on what’s been happening over the last year or so, and geek out about my new RPG campaigns. Nuketown News Welcome back – it’s only been a year! If you’re hearing this, then you’ve got…

Send us a Text Message. In the first episode of 2023 I share my experience at the New Years Day Polar Plunge in Sullivan's Island, SC, and talk about Seven other topics that are totally unrelated, but somehow caught my radar. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. What makes great GREAT and GOAT labeling. Brockmire the selfish golfer How long can you go not using on your heat? Are we feeding Artificial Intelligence? Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage Why are people so slow at self check out? The 2022 PNC Family PGA event. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming ser…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I'll rant about : The non traditional turkey trends What should you call your inlaws? World Class Flopping Permanent Jewelry Are victory and defeat the same imposter? Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share my thoughts on a Zen Golf mindset as well as a Book of the same name written by Dr. Joseph Parent. When will we finally agree that Daylight Savings time All Year will make most of us happier. A South Carolina Officer of the law that traded tickets for a tickle. Yet another cheating scandal in the grow…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I'll share some recent stories about imbibed senior sticks, practicing Prima donnas, Elon Musk's recent trip the Twitter HQ, and a matter of Trust. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. More rants about the things that inspire and disgust me...all inside of 45 minutes. Ya can't make this sh*t up! Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. This week I rant about Alex Jones Beggin Bachelorettes NY state soliciting X-cons to run their dispensaries Minions Minions everywhere Rock Star Cheer implosion The Gentlemen Smugglers Gambling on Sports The Adderall shortage Don't be Jack'n the box When is a gimie in golf not a gimmie? Ya cant make this sh*t up! Spotify App…

Send us a Text Message. Irreverent, insightful, and exploration into human behavior. Stories about stories. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. This is the last episode in the last season of Tales from the First Tee. In this episode I share my introspection on the why's and what's behind the podcast as well as some final thoughts about my observations about golf, golfers and the golf industry. You actually can make this sh*t up!! Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music …

Send us a Text Message. Ever compared the stress of putting a patient under anesthetics to sinking a crucial putt? Dr. Les Payne joins us for a laughter-filled chat as we celebrate the hundredth episode of "Tales from the First Tee." We reminisce about my ten-year journey in sales and marketing, with a special focus on quirky and humorous moments f…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share my thoughts on the 2022 US Open at The Country Club in Brookline Mass, Golf Gambling Disorders and some of the symptoms and an introduction to a new character....The Darth Fader. Ya cant make this shh*t up! Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming services…

Send us a Text Message. In this 98th episode I share my thoughts on the LIV Golf Tour event in London and the PGA tour's reaction to the 17 PGA tour players that abandoned ship. I also share my thoughts on the Non-Practicers' frustration with a lack of game improvement . Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming services…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Josh and I talk about his method of teaching fitness and nutrition. Some good golf fitness training tips and just more of what has made Josh the most sought after fitness trainer in London. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. What was the intent behind the inking of 2nd amendment in 1791? Who does it protect and why? How does it need to be further amended in this millennium? Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I rant about some on course experiences this week as well as my take on the 2022 PGA Championship. Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon Music all other streaming servicesBy Rich Easton