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TurfNet Podcasts
TurfNet personalities Tony Pioppi, Brad Klein and John Reitman interview a variety of turfies on a multitude of subjects... or just pontificate upon occasion.
Episodes
TurfNet PodcastsNew Tech and Old School | Frankly Speaking with Trey Rogers, Ph.D.
John "Trey" Rogers, Ph.D., of Michigan State University joins Frank to talk about a career spent shaping both playing surfaces and the people who manage them…
TurfNet PodcastsHow distance affects course design - yesterday and today | Renovation Report with Jim Nagle
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Anthony Pioppi interviews golf course architect Jim Nagle of Nagle Design Works. The discussion focuses…
TurfNet PodcastsThe Set-Up Man | Frankly Speaking with Kerry Haigh
In this episode Frank, talks with Kerry Haigh, chief championship officer of the PGA of America, about his nearly four-decade career in championship golf. Haig…
TurfNet PodcastsThe Curious Leader | Frankly Speaking with Adam Zubek, CCM, AGS
Frank caught up with Adam Zubek, the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara. Adam’s career began in golf course…
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report | Anthony Pioppi with Dennis Hurley
This TurfNet Renovation Report episode features host Anthony Pioppi interviewing Dennis Hurley about his career and the evolution of golf course drainage…
TurfNet PodcastsRetirement 101 | The EW Podcast — Joel Simmons with Peter McCormick, founder of TurfNet
Peter McCormick, founder of TurfNet, joins Joel Simmons for a candid conversation about retirement after more than three decades serving the golf course…
TurfNet PodcastsThe economics of club leadership | Renovation Report - Brad Klein with Kurt Kuebler and Tom Wallace
In this TurfNet Renovation Report podcast episode, host Brad Klein interviews Kurt Kuebler and Tom Wallace from KK&W consulting firm about the critical…
TurfNet PodcastsFrom civil engineering to golf course design | Renovation Report with Matt Schiffer
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Brad Klein interviews golf architect Matt Schiffer about his career path from civil engineering to golf…
TurfNet PodcastsWith Them, Not To Them | Frankly Speaking with Ross Niewola
Frank caught up with Ross Niewola, consulting agronomist based in Washington serving the Pacific Northwest for the United States Golf Association. Frank and…
TurfNet PodcastsHow mentorship and education are shaping the future of turf | Frankly Speaking with Carson Nesbella, Ph.D.
Frank had a chance to catch up with his former graduate student Dr. Carson Nesbella, whose path has taken him from golf course crews and high school ag…
TurfNet PodcastsFrom floppy disks to smart phones | Renovation Report - Anthony Pioppi with Ken Mangum
This episode of TurfNet Renovation Report features an in-depth conversation with Ken Mangum, former director of golf courses at Atlanta Athletic Club and…
TurfNet Podcasts“OK, it’s my fault” | Frankly Speaking with Tom Doak
Frank catches up with the fellow Cornellian Tom Doak, golf course architect, author, critic, etc. to explore and reflect upon a life and career in golf. Early…
TurfNet PodcastsBeyond the Green | Mitch Rupert, Bloom Golf Partners
This episode of Beyond the Green features Mitch Rupert, communications manager for Bloom Golf Partners, discussing his career transition from sports journalism…
TurfNet PodcastsAccording to Alan . . . | Frankly Speaking with Alan Fitzgerald, CGCS, MG
Frank has a wide-ranging conversation with Alan Fitzgerald, CGCS, MG, superintendent at Rehoboth Beach Country Club along the coast of Delaware. They cover his…
TurfNet PodcastsTransforming Golf Gourse Mowing | Frankly Speaking with Eric Aston
Frank catches up with the Eric Aston, vice president of technology at Firefly Automatix based in Salt Lake City. Frank explores Eric's long interest in…
TurfNet PodcastsBeyond the Green | John Sorochan, Ph.D.
John Sorochan, Ph.D., distinguished professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, discusses his eight-year collaboration with FIFA to prepare…
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: Cheating your mind
As we continue to de-evolve into a race of computer-assisted meat bags, cheating our minds by not reading and writing, a new force much worse than AGI looms…
TurfNet PodcastsGolfers are not always wrong | Frankly Speaking with Adam Moeller
Frank chats with Adam Moeller, President of Moeller Consulting and Director of North America Turfgrass. Adam traces a practical path through golf course…
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Renovation Report: Anthony Pioppi with Dennis Hurley
This TurfNet Renovation Report episode features host Anthony Pioppi interviewing Dennis Hurley about his career and the evolution of golf course drainage…
TurfNet PodcastsThe Wrexham Expert | Frankly Speaking with Richard Hayden
Frank catches up with Richard Hayden to discuss all things designing, constructing, establishing and managing sports turf around the world. Highlighted…
TurfNet PodcastsBeyond the Green | Paul Carter, CGCS
Paul Carter, CGCS has been a very busy man. He is superintendent at the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Director of Agronomy for…
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf John Colo and Jim Colo
This interview features twin brothers John and Jim Colo, both golf course superintendents in Florida, discussing their parallel careers in turf management…
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report Donnie Beck
In this TurfNet Renovation Report, Anthony Pioppi interviews Donnie Beck, superintendent at Fishers Island Club, about their major irrigation system…
TurfNet PodcastsWater Smarter, Not Harder | with Marco Schiavon
Frank speaks with Marco Schiavon, assistant professor at UF's Fort Lauderdale Research Center, discusses water conservation in turfgrass. Trained in Italy, New…
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report: Bradley S. Klein with Andy Staples
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Bradley Klein sits down with veteran golf course architect Andy Staples. Their discussion focuses on the…
TurfNet PodcastsTurning the tables | Paul MacCormack, the Mindful Superintendent, interviews Frank
In this special season 13 premiere episode of Frankly Speaking, the tables are turned as Paul MacCormack, the mindful superintendent and general manager of Fox…
TurfNet PodcastsRobots are here. Now what? | with J. Scott McElroy
In this episode of Frankly Speaking, host Frank Rossi interviews Professor Scott McElroy from Auburn University about the evolution and future of robotic…
TurfNet PodcastsIs your course too difficult? Frankly Speaking with David Pierce
Frank Rossi interviews David Pierce, president of Stellar Golf Advisors and former USGA research director, about his groundbreaking research on golf course…
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf John Colo and Jim Colo
This interview features twin brothers John and Jim Colo, both golf course superintendents in Florida, discussing their parallel careers in turf management…
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star Tony Springmann
In this episode of Rising Stars of Turf, Tony Springmann shares his unique journey from Notre Dame football player to superintendent at Wicker Point Golf Club…
TurfNet PodcastsInnovation Meets Application | with Ken Rost
Frank Rossi interviews Ken Rost, founder and CEO of Frost Spray Technologies, about the evolution and adoption of GPS guided precision spraying systems in golf…
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team #17
Dave and Peter are back in the saddle after a three-month hiatus, mostly due to Peter's life-stage paring down, rehoming and restructuring of his life. The…
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Jorge Mendoza
In this episode of the Rising Stars of Turf, sponsored by Earthworks and DryJect, Jorge Mendoza of Green River Golf Club in Corona, California, talks about his…
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: The Best Time Of The Year
In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, RW and gang discuss the best time of year on the golf course and share a couple of tips from the Rockbottum Country Club…
TurfNet PodcastsGetting to the Roots | Frankly Speaking with Wendell Hutchens
This episode features Dr. Wendell Hutchens, assistant professor of turfgrass science at the University of Arkansas, discussing his research on turfgrass…
TurfNet PodcastsOrganic Matters with Dan Dinelli
Frank catches up with F. Dan Dinelli, recent inductee to the the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame and third generation golf course superintendent at North Shore…
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report: Brandon Johnson
In this episode of the Renovation Report, sponsored by Golf Preservations and CapillaryFlow, Brandon Johnson talks about his entry into the game playing as a…
TurfNet PodcastsOnward | Rhett Evans
Frank had a chance to chat with Rhett Evans, the CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Rhett and Frank discuss the path to his…
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report Stephen Kay
Bradley S. Klein, Ph.D., talks with golf course architect Stephen Kay of Kay Golf Course Design about their friendship that dates almost 40 years, and how it…
TurfNet PodcastsDays of Wine and Root Diseases | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Ming-Yi Chou
In this episode Frank visits with Professor Ming Yi Chou, Turfgrass Pathologist at Rutgers University, former sommelier, and expert microbial molecular…
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Mark Lyon
In this episode of Rising Stars of Turf, Mark Lyon, the golf course superintendent of Teton Pines Resort and Country Club in Jackson Hole, WY, shares his…
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, Round #16
Life has intervened once again between Tag Team sessions as Dave has a second new bionic knee while Peter has emergency surgery and plunges into a sudden…
