Best Dan Ping Podcasts (2025)

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Mini: Kangaroo Island - "This Course Needed to be World Class" 21:39

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2h ago21:39

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This is fun. Today we chat with Darius Oliver from Planet Golf who, among others, designed Cape Wickham. His current project is very special, a new course on the cliffs at Kangaroo Island in South Australia. We start with Darius talking about what makes Kangaroo Island so special, he says that it gets in your blood and mentions a New York Times com…

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578: Krismas Kuandary 13:01

2d ago13:01

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Lex and Moltz discuss holiday traditions in this special free for everyone holiday bonus episode! If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, …

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Mini: Technology in Golf - Wolfpacker Mike Gives Nick and Mark an Alternate View 12:34

3d ago12:34

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Another Talk Birdie Mini, as we get thisclose to Christmas, and we chat with Mike from Bundaberg who has a slightly different view from Nick and Mark on technology in golf and how it is being used to manage scores and pros monstering courses. Mike reckons there are ways to do it outside of technology changes, and he puts his case to Nick and Mark t…

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Mini: PGA Pro Emma Larson on Her Career and Pathway Post Playing Professionally 9:36

4d ago9:36

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After a question last week about golf pathways, we discovered that Acushnet (who operate Titleist and FootJoy) have 18 PGA Pros working for them in various roles around Australia and New Zealand, and we thought it worthwhile chatting to one about their path and how it came about. And Emma Larson is the perfect person to talk to. Emma works for Acus…

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Mini - Moore Park Sydney - 'Golf Courses are in the Cross-Hairs' 8:42

6d ago8:42

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There's been plenty of controversy around the proposed changes to the Moore Park golf course in Sydney, and in our view there is no valid argument to reduce the golf course. The facts don't stack up. Today on a Talk Birdie Mini we have some feedback from wolfpackers on the plan, and Nick and Mark give their view. Neither Nick or Mark have played th…

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Feedback: Can Kingston Heath Handle a Huge Australian Open Crowd? And Nick tells a Wolfpacker that 'He's Dreaming'. 20:58

7d ago20:58

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Feedback pod today with some great questions for Nick and Mark. Dan has a question about whether Kingston Heath can handle big crowds for next years Australian Open. Nick and Mark discuss that, and how the course will prepare for the big hitters, will the course be changed to accommodate them? Keith has written it to mention that Bill Dunk, who Dun…

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Guess That Sound 2025: Youtube Channel Champs 46:45

8d ago46:45

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For our sixth annual Mystery Sound game show, we’ve invited three guests from our video series to test their sonic knowledge on 18 sounds, including production logos, video game FX, bird calls, strange instruments, and more. So put on your listening cap and get ready to guess along in this surprising and hilarious competition. Featuring Jake Hartsf…

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Ep188: Does Brooks Want 'Out' of LIV?, Feedback on Marks 'PGA Should Move to Sydney' Idea, and New Tournament in March Revealed. 56:09

9d ago56:09

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Mark has come in excited today. After lending a mate a driver 35 years ago, it was returned this week! He's stoked....but 35-years, sheez....can anyone from the Wolfpack beat that timeframe for a bit of golf gear loaned out and returned? He was also given a ball that he autographed many years ago and brings it in to show us. And then onto the pod. …

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Why the Next AI Revolution Will Happen Off-Screen: Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas 38:21

9d ago38:21

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Sanjit Biswas is one of the rare founders who has scaled AI in the physical world – first with Meraki, and now with Samsara, a $20B+ public company with sensors deployed across millions of vehicles and job sites. Capturing 90 billion miles of driving data each year, Samsara operates at a scale matched only by a small handful of companies. Sanjit di…

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577: One Of The Three Fugitives 42:43

9d ago42:43

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This is now a home improvement podcast. We do find time to discuss products we wish Apple had shipped before the holidays, what happens when Apple locks you out of your iCloud account, and the Epic court battle. Apple can lock you out of your iCloud account through no fault of your own. Apple won the Epic battle but also lost it. Our thanks to Fact…

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Mini - Video Swing Review with Wolfpacker Pat from Nashville 12:36

11d ago12:36

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A fun mini today, Pat from Nashville has sent a couple of videos of his swing through for Nick and Mark to review. If you're listening, obviously you won't see the videos however we talk through what we're seeing in detail so you will definitely get the idea and the tips and comments will make sense. Nick and Mark are very impressed with Pat's swin…

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Feedback: 'Aim Point is Completely Selfish and Needs to be Banned'. 21:53

15d ago21:53

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Feedback pod today with some ripper questions and comments from the Wolfpack. We start with a comment about the OWGR points and the discrepancy between The Australian Open and Tiger's Bahamas event. Then Brian has a question for Nick and Mark about 'green spotting' during tournaments. Last week Mark raved about Royal Adelaide, and there was plenty …

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The Rise of Generative Media: fal's Bet on Video, Infrastructure, and Speed 1:02:18

15d ago1:02:18

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fal is building the infrastructure layer for the generative media boom. In this episode, founders Gorkem Yurtseven, Burkay Gur, and Head of Engineering Batuhan Taskaya explain why video models present a completely different optimization problem than LLMs, one that is compute-bound, architecturally volatile, and changing every 30 days. They discuss …

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576: Are We Fighting Today? 51:42

16d ago51:42

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We discuss the Apple executive movements and rumors of movements, who's left standing and the mess that is the Warner Brothers sale. John Gruber has some thoughts on Mark Gurman's report about Johny Srouji possibly leaving Apple. The Warner Brothers sale is a real mess. The developer of ICEBlock is suing the Trump administration. Alan Dye is leavin…

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Episode 58: Bahamas, 'Being bored is the most important part of creativity.' 1:10:49

16d ago1:10:49

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Episode 58 of Inside the Musician's Brain features a songwriter with a style all his own - Bahamas. For almost 20 years Bahamas has been putting out excellent albums, touring the world and building a dedicated fan base who love his unique, laid back, soulful sound. We learn all about the making of his new album, 'My Second Last Album,' his songwrit…

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Ep187: The Australian Open is Back !!! We Review it all. What Was Great, What Should Happen Next. 1:01:43

17d ago1:01:43

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What a weekend......The Australian Open was sensational, and we are going to spend the next hour reliving it. Mark is in Queensland with the family, Nick and Dan at Titleist and FootJoy HQ in Melbourne, so the show sounds a tad different today. Onto the AO. Nick and Mark loved it. The Australian Open is back, and it was an event that everyone invol…

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Guest: Ian Baker-Finch Talks About the 91 Open Championship, the Mentor who 'Created My Life in Golf', and What's Next? 45:11

18d ago45:11

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A very exciting episode today, we are hosting the legendary Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfing superstar, former CBS commentator in the US, and the Chair of the PGA of Australia. This is a wide-ranging and open chat with Nick and Mark, starting with Mark asking Finchy about winning the NSW Open by 13 shots in 1984 !! How did it come about that he …

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The Sound of Fallout: From Iconic Games to Prestige TV 41:52

22d ago41:52

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Behind Fallout’s apocalyptic sci-fi and retro nostalgia is a masterclass in sound design. In this episode, we explore how the audio teams behind both the video games and the TV series built Fallout’s signature sonic identity, from Pip Boy clicks to weapon blasts to mutant roars. Along the way, we uncover how the show’s creators honored the classic …

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575: Not Everything Is Ping 59:02

23d ago59:02

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We talk about Apple’s AI executive switcheroo, our annual Apple Replay results and TV vomiting. John Giannandrea is leaving Apple. Surprise. Todd Vaziri takes a look at the Mad Men remastering goof. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check …

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Rory McIllroy Bites the Hand: 'Royal Melbourne Not the Best Course in Melbourne'. Nick and Mark Live from Royal Melbourne. 24:04

22d ago24:04

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The Australian Open starts tomorrow, and today Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are live from Royal Melbourne. We start with a special guest - Tour Pro Elvis Smylie has dropped him and Nick, has just come from a weather briefing and runs through for Elvis what they've just found out about tomorrow's weather. Warm and Windy......the warmth was expected, t…

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Ep186: PGA Review, AO Preview. Plus Unusual 'Hole in Ones', Vale Fuzzy Zoeller, and Why Mark Made Late Night Television News 1:02:55

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It's Australian Open week, and we're excited...but...we start by chatting about the BMW Australian PGA at Royal Queensland. Fantastic win by David Puig, and an exciting tournament to watch. Mark asks Nick how the LIV / DPWT arrangements work and how Puig will manage his schedule now. Both Nick and Mark raved about how Puig constructed his tournamen…

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Why IDEs Won't Die in the Age of AI Coding: Zed Founder Nathan Sobo 40:13

23d ago40:13

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Nathan Sobo has spent nearly two decades pursuing one goal: building an IDE that combines the power of full-featured tools like JetBrains with the responsiveness of lightweight editors like Vim. After hitting the performance ceiling with web-based Atom, he founded Zed and rebuilt from scratch in Rust with GPU-accelerated rendering. Now with 170,000…

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Bonus: Australian Open Preview: Does the Weather Change How to Play? And the Drivable Par 4's, How Will The Pros Play Them. 20:17

23d ago20:17

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The BMW Australian PGA last weekend was excellent, and this week our attention turns to The Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. We start with a chat about the weather, it has been very wet in Melbourne, although the forecast for the day prior to the Open is for a hot and dry day, nonetheless the course has had plenty of moisture, what does that mea…

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Feedback: 'The Old Course is the Worst Course on the Open Rota' 24:25

25d ago24:25

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Today on a Talk Birdie Feedback pod, we have some comments from wolfpackers about Nick and Marks discussion a week or so ago in which Mark said that Brooks Koepka would not get back to top form unless he returns to the PGA tour. Some had a different view, and felt there was context around his form over the last couple of years that was relevant. Ni…

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Talk Birdie Mini: Have Golf Carts 'Destroyed' Golf ? 13:29

28d ago13:29

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A Talk Birdie Mini today, no time for a longer pod as Nick is commentating at the BMW Australian PGA and Mark is glued to the TV watching it....but we can sneak a mini in! Today, after Mark saw a tweet from a guy called 'Rick Golf' (Twitter page here) on how golf carts have 'destroyed' US Golf, he wanted to discuss carts with Nick. Both Nick and Ma…

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Bonus: Australian PGA Boss Gavin Kirkman: 'This Years BMW Australian PGA Field is the Strongest in 20-Years' 19:45

29d ago19:45

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The BMW Australian PGA starts today at Royal Queensland and we sat down with the Australian PGA CEO Gavin Kirkman for a chat about the tournament and what he is working on currently to grow golf. We had to start with an update. Brisbane has been hit by some quite severe storms last week, and as recently as Monday this week, was the course damaged, …

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574: Board Books 52:02

30d ago52:02

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This week we talk about whether or not Tim Cook is resigning, holiday gift buying and agree we could all use more sleep. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Tim Cook isn't resigning soon. But Bloomberg, as you may recall, also published "The Big Hack" which turned out to be wrong. Lex uses the Music Cozy. Zoox is another autonomous vehicle company. We all…

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Bonus: BMW Australian PGA Tournament Preview: Who Wins and Why? The Aussies vs Internationals. And a Solid Talk Birdie / Betr Multi. 15:56

30d ago15:56

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It's a massive fortnight in Australian golf, the BMW Australian PGA starts in a day at Royal Queensland, and next week the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. What a time to be a golf lover! Today Nick and Mark run through the field for Brisbane, and it's impressive. Some wonderful Australian players of course, but the international field is very s…

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Episode 57: Dan Tyminski, 'There's a freedom in what I sing now.' 1:25:53

1M ago1:25:53

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Episode 57 of Inside the Musician's Brain features one of the biggest stars in bluegrass over the past 30 years, Dan Tyminski. From his early days with the trailblazing Lonesome River Band, to a handful of amazing solo albums, many years with the legendary Alison Krauss & Union Station, and now his own band (The Dan Tyminski Band), Dan has more tha…

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Ep185: The 'Bubble': the Pain, the Emotion, the Joy. And Why Did Iconic Pro Ossie Moore have a Crack at Nick O'Hern? 53:15

1M ago53:15

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Huge pod today, for a number of reasons. Firstly we welcome Hostplus as a major partner, Hostplus have been a huge supporter of golf for a number of years, and we're excited to be partnering with them at Talk Birdie To Me. Secondly we have a very special guest on the masterclass with Nick O'Hern today, he has a legend of Australian golf giving a pu…

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Talk Birdie Mini: 'LIV Has Stuffed Brooks Koepka's Game' - says Mark Allen. 13:18

1M ago13:18

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A Talk Birdie Mini today, and we have a question from Matthew in Nebraska who asks for Nick and Marks thoughts on what he calls 'a rather uncompetitive year' for Brooks Koepka. Nick has been surprised, saying that he felt the LIVG structure and style would have suited Brooks, however it seems to not have. Mark says that his swing, his putting, ever…

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Bonus: Royal Melbourne Update a Fortnight from the AO, Nick Plays with Min Woo's Caddy. Live from the Golf Clearance Outlet in Mornington! 23:01

1M ago23:01

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It's a Saturday morning (in Australia for international wolfpackers) and we're live from the Golf Clearance Outlet's brand spanking new store in Mornington, Victoria. The Australian Open is now a fortnight away, and to see how Royal Melbourne is shaping up both Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen played it this week, and compare notes on how it looks and ho…

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Feedback: 'Disgraceful', 'Snobs'', 'Obnoxious' - This Week We Have Received Our Biggest Whacks Ever! Hear Why. 16:35

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Okay....so some context here. Last week Mark Allen's Top 5 was, shall we say, slightly controversial. He listed the Top 5 (which became a Top 20) things that Pro Golfers laugh at Amateurs for doing. Some of the Wolfpack loved it, some didn't....and were not backwards about expressing their view on the list. So today, in the first half of the pod, w…

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Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals 32:21

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In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out the rulebook, and recorded all of the lead vocals live. In this episode, Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes reveals how they pulled off this audio feat. From …

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Ep184: One-Handed Putting, Nick Talks 'Heads Up Putting', Mark Talks 'Formalising Acceleration', and the 'Class' of Rory McIlroy 1:05:43

1M ago1:05:43

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Nick and Mark have come in with plenty to discuss, they both watched a heap of golf over the weekend and have seen some great performances that they want to discuss. The one-handed putting of Adam Schenk a highlight, and we discuss one-handed putting. Nick has been reading about a new technique called 'heads up putting' that he explains to Mark. Yo…

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How End-to-End Learning Created Autonomous Driving 2.0: Wayve CEO Alex Kendall 41:36

1M ago41:36

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Alex Kendall founded Wayve in 2017 with a contrarian vision: replace the hand-engineered autonomous vehicle stack with end-to-end deep learning. While AV 1.0 companies relied on HD maps, LiDAR retrofits, and city-by-city deployments, Wayve built a generalization-first approach that can adapt to new vehicles and cities in weeks. Alex explains how wo…

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573: I’m Having All Kinds of Problems 47:48

1M ago47:48

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Apple hints at Tim Cook's retirement, Dan has some controversial opinions on food, Moltz has problems and Lex is our number one content creator. Apple seem to be prepping people for Tim Cook stepping down as CEO. Cloudflare was down for a while on Tuesday morning. Russian robot faceplants. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus c…

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Talk Birdie Mini: Three Tips for New Parents to Lower (or Maintain) Your Handicap 9:48

1M ago9:48

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An interesting Talk Birdie Mini today. Wolfpacker Mike has reached out, he's currently a 12.4 handicapper and plays 2-3 times a week. However, in February he is having his first baby and his expectation is that is golfing will come down to once a fortnight....with a new baby that might be a tad optimistic, but fingers crossed Mike! His question is …

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☎️ Voicemail: Mick from the UK With a Whack for Mark Allen 1:19

1M ago1:19

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Wolfpacker Mick from Bedford in the UK watched this weeks Talk Birdie To Me, and took umbrage at something Mark said. Mick left a voicemail explaining what that was, and giving Mark a clip around the ears. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole; Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; …

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Ep183: Feedback: Nick and Mark Reveal 'What We Paid Our Caddies' on Tour, and What is 'Chiselling' in the Pro World ? 23:46

1M ago23:46

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Feedback pod today and we start with a comment from Jeff who watched the Abu Dhabi tournament at the weekend and found some of Wayne 'Radar' Riley's commentary on Aaron Rai amusing. We chat about Radar and how much Nick and Mark love him. Peter has a comment about players on the Champions Tour using carts. He doesn't like it. What's Nick and Mark's…

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Bonus: Who Will Be Talk Birdie's Official Player in the 2025 Vic PGA Pro Am !?!? 11:44

1M ago11:44

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Fun bonus pod today. We've been running a huge competition with our friends at FootJoy to give away a spot as the official Talk Birdie To Me entrant in this years Vic PGA Pro Am, being held at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula in December. The prize includes entry (obviously) into the tournament, plus accomodation, transfers and if the winne…

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572: How Many Phones Do You Guys Bench? 41:39

1M ago41:39

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Apple announces a new, exciting way to carry your iPhone, we discuss some travel technology and then we do our TV picks. No, we’re not buying the iPhone Pocket. Apple rolls out the digital wallet for U.S. passports. We all like and use Tailscale. Valve announces a Steam console. Moltz has seen the first two episodes of “Pluribus” and enjoyed them. …

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Ep182: Top 5 Things Tour Pros laugh at Amateurs for Doing, A Tour Pro Who Shot 12 on a Par 4 at the Weekend !?!?!? And 'Fake Links' Courses. 1:04:09

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Todays pod starts with a discussion about Aaron Rai, clearly an excellent player, and a big win at the weekend in Abu Dhabi for him - however Mark tells Nick that Aaron 'makes me laugh', and he explains why. One of the reasons is wearing two gloves, and Nick explains why he does. That said, a fantastic win at the weekend by Aaron, at a course Mark …

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How Google’s Nano Banana Achieved Breakthrough Character Consistency 43:38

1M ago43:38

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When Google launched Nano Banana, it instantly became a global phenomenon, introducing an image model that finally made it possible for people to see themselves in AI-generated worlds. In this episode, Nicole Brichtova and Hansa Srinivasan, the product and engineering leads behind Nano Banana, share the story behind the model’s creation and what it…

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Episode 56: AJ Lee, 'If you don't get nervous before a show, something's wrong.' 1:02:43

1M ago1:02:43

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Episode 56 of Inside the Musician's Brain features one of the bright young stars of bluegrass/acoustic music - AJ Lee. AJ is a standout singer, mandolin player and songwriter, who just received a nomination for female vocalist of the year at the 2025 IBMA Awards. AJ Lee and Blue Summit have been making waves on the festival circuit in recent years …

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Preview: DP World Tour Championship: Nick and Mark Pick Their Winner 10:37

1M ago10:37

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Bonus pod today with Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen previewing the DP World Tour Championship this weekend in Dubai at the Earth Course. We discuss who is coming in with good form and whilst there are plenty of great players in the event, Nick and Mark believe the combination of Rory's form coming in, and the type of course it is - which Mark says is '…

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Talk Birdie Mini: "The Time I Punched Gary Player" - Nick O'Hern Explains 14:10

2M ago14:10

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Last week Gary Player was interviewed and asked about the best golfers in history and made the statement that while Tiger and Jack were 1 and 2, there was no doubt that he was #3 of all time. There is an argument for that, but it did generate plenty of discussion, so today a Talk Birdie Mini where Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen discuss if indeed Gary i…