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TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

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In this episode, we welcome back David French, columnist for The New York Times , former constitutional attorney, and author of Divided We Fall . We discuss the current state of American democracy, the challenges of political division, and how we can engage in civil discourse despite deep ideological differences. David also shares a personal update on his family and reflects on the profound trials and growth that come with adversity. 📌 What We Discuss: ✔️ How David and his family navigated the challenges of a serious health crisis. ✔️ The rise of political polarization and the factors driving it. ✔️ Why distinguishing between “unwise, unethical, and unlawful” is crucial in analyzing political actions. ✔️ How consuming different perspectives (even opposing ones) helps in understanding political dynamics. ✔️ The role of Christian values in politics and how they are being redefined. ⏳ Episode Highlights 📍 [00:01:00] – David French’s background and his journey from litigation to journalism. 📍 [00:02:30] – Personal update: David shares his wife Nancy’s battle with cancer and their journey as a family. 📍 [00:06:00] – How to navigate personal trials while maintaining faith and resilience. 📍 [00:10:00] – The danger of political paranoia and the pitfalls of extreme polarization. 📍 [00:18:00] – The "friend-enemy" paradigm in American politics and its influence in Christian fundamentalism. 📍 [00:24:00] – Revisiting Divided We Fall : How America’s divisions have devolved since 2020. 📍 [00:40:00] – The categories and differences of unwise, unethical, and unlawful political actions. 📍 [00:55:00] – The balance between justice, kindness, and humility in political engagement. 📍 [01:00:00] – The After Party initiative: A Christian approach to politics focused on values rather than policy. 💬 Featured Quotes 🔹 "You don't know who you truly are until your values are tested." – David French 🔹 "If we focus on the relational, we can have better conversations even across deep differences." – Corey Nathan 🔹 "Justice, kindness, and humility—if you're missing one, you're doing it wrong." – David French 🔹 "The United States has a history of shifting without repenting. We just move on." – David French 📚 Resources Mentioned David French’s Writing: New York Times David’s Book: Divided We Fall The After Party Initiative – More Info Advisory Opinions Podcast (with Sarah Isgur & David French) – Listen Here 📣 Call to Action If you found this conversation insightful, please: ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion 🔗 Connect With Us on Social Media @coreysnathan: Bluesky LinkedIn Instagram Threads Facebook Substack David French: 🔗 Twitter | BlueSky | New York Times Our Sponsors Meza Wealth Management: www.mezawealth.com Prolux Autogroup: www.proluxautogroup.com or www.granadahillsairporttransportation.com Let’s keep talking politics and religion—with gentleness and respect. 🎙️💡…

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The TrapDraw is No Laying Up’s podcast playground for all topics beyond the world of golf. Episode formats vary week to week and usually include Chop Sessions (where hosts TC & Randy explore their many eclectic interests), The Booth (where Neil & Cody interrogate each other), Interviews (with subject-matter experts from a wide swath of society), and Perfect Clubs (in-depth examinations of pop culture phenomenons). Through the TrapDraw members of No Laying Up are able to share glimpses into their daily lives with their most ardent, engaged audience.

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TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

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333: 2025 Airports - Windtalker 1:39:32

7 days ago1:39:32

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For our first airport focused episode of 2025 TC is joined by Windtalker - a friend of the program and current airline pilot who's also served as an air traffic controller. Show Notes: Tracing Woodgrains on FAA Hiring Scandal Support our sponsors: ServPro Stone Creek Coffee Holderness & Bourne Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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332: TC & Randy Chop Session 1:14:39

14 days ago1:14:39

1:14:39

Two weeks in row for the Chop Session! TC & Randy are back and they have a whole long list of stories and topics to cover. Whereas last week was heavily into sports, this week is anything but. Get up to date and stay up to date with what's going on in the world around us. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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331: TC & Randy Chop Session (+ Bob Sturm on Luka!) 1:52:19

20 days ago1:52:19

1:52:19

TC & Randy are chopping it up this week! They kick off the show discussing where and how to better find some joy in their personal day to days. They then hit on some recent travel, cooking items, and other life experiences. Finally, at the 1:10 mark, Bob Sturm (1310 The Ticket in Dallas) hops on to chat with Randy about the Luka trade and the fallout in the MetroPlex. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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330: 6th Annual Oscars Extravaganza (with Timothy Simons) 3:47:01

28 days ago3:47:01

3:47:01

DJ, Randy and Tim Simons are back for one of the best traditions going on the TrapDraw, the Oscars Extravaganza! Live from Los Angeles, the boys tackle a whole host of move-related topics upfront before turning their attention to the Best Pictures. Beginning at the 1:24:00 mark they reveal their consensus rankings of the ten Best Picture nominees, culminating with their choice for the industry's top honor. Enjoy, and please note, there will be spoilers! Note: In the beginning of the episode, Tim mentions a couple different resources helping victims of the LA-area fires. Those are the California Community Foundation as well as this LINK which has compiled vetted, individual GoFundMe campaigns. Thank you for considering a donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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329: The BallKnowers - Post Super Bowl Wrap Up 1:41:01

5 weeks ago1:41:01

1:41:01

The Eagles are champs and the BallKnowers have convened to offer some Mea Culpas and have an open and honest discussion around Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts. From there, we look ahead to the 2025 Regular Season and some early thoughts on the Eagles, Chiefs, AFC North and more. We close the pod with the BallKnowers Top 10 QB power rankings - a compilation of our own personal rankings - to see who we feel is the best signal caller in pro football. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: ServPro Rhoback code:TRAP fanduel.com/nlu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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328: The Booth Vol.19 with Big Randy + Listener Voicemails 1:30:59

6 weeks ago1:30:59

1:30:59

Neil and Cody return to the TrapDraw for our first Booth of 2025 with Randy joining as a special guest. We open with Mea Cuplas before offering a thorough review of the Super Bowl - the game itself, Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance, the Fox TV broadcast and more. We then open up the TrapDraw listener line for some long neglected voicemails from our beloved Trapezoids. Support Our Partners: ServPro Rhoback Stone Creek Coffee If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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327: TC & Randy Chop Session 1:15:15

7 weeks ago1:15:15

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Tron and Randy are back chopping it up this week. There's an extended mea culpa section, a girthy selection of news stories to monitor, and then some sports and travel talk. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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326: The BallKnowers Conference Championship Roundtable 1:42:24

8 weeks ago1:42:24

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The BallKnowers (minus Poosh) all in the same room together! Join KVV and special guest Neil as they try to hold TC and Randy accountable for a season's worth of takes. Plus, we break down Conference Championship weekend and make final picks for the Super Bowl. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: ServPro Rhoback, code: TRAP FanDuel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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325: TC & Randy Chop Session 1:44:12

9 weeks ago1:44:12

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Randy is back from honeymoon and chopping it up with TC! They unpack recent travels, offer mea culpas, hot on some sports topics, and go through their monitoring list. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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324: Tron, Neil and DJ Chop Session 1:46:57

10 weeks ago1:46:57

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TC goes to the bullpen for this chop session as Neil and D.J. step in for Big Randy for the latest mea culpas, a healthy list of items we're monitoring, and some air travel talk as well. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Stone Creek Coffee Rhoback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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323: The BallKnowers Pre-Playoffs Roundtable 2:12:16

11 weeks ago2:12:16

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With Big Randy away on his honeymoon, the rest of the BallKnowers gather to recap our preseason teams draft standings, atone for our bad takes, rank MVP candidates, play some rapid-fire buy/sell with some miscellaneous NFL topics and make some predictions for the upcoming playoffs. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Whoop Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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322: 2025 Goals 2:29:37

12 weeks ago2:29:37

2:29:37

A No Laying Up tradition returns with our annual Goals podcast. We begin with the christening of 2025 as "The Year of the ______", get a report card for how we did with our 2024 goals and then set out our personal goals for 2025. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Whoop Rhoback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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321: TC & Randy Chop Session 1:59:38

13 weeks ago1:59:38

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What better way to wrap 2024 than a Chop Session to get people through the holidays? TC & Randy cover *a lot* of ground in this one. They unpack Randy's wedding, they offer up a bunch of mea culpas, they discuss the biggest news stories, and get into some sports. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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320: Seamsters Hot Stove + Keith O'Brien's "Charlie Hustle" 1:54:33

14 weeks ago1:54:33

1:54:33

The stove is hot! Baseball's winter meetings have come and gone and we've got plenty of new faces in new places. Randy and DJ talk ball in the first half of the episode, including their reaction to the biggest moves of the offseason thus far. In the second half of the show (at the 1:00:18 mark), Keith O'Brien stops by to discuss his new book, "Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball." Keith has written the definitive biography of the late Hit King, Pete Rose. Whatever your opinion of Pete we think you'll learn something about him and hopefully grab the book, either for yourself or the baseball fan in your life. It's the perfect read while biding time until pitchers and catchers report. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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319: Owners Series Part Eleven - The Jacksonville Jaguars 1:14:41

14 weeks ago1:14:41