TurfNet Podcasts

Driving innovation in turf management | Renovation Report with Shawn Emerson

Cultivating careers | Beyond the Green with Brandon Horvath, Ph.D., University of Tennessee

In this episode of TurfNet's Beyond the Greens, Dr. Brandon Horvath from the University of Tennessee discusses his career trajectory from pharmacy studies at Butler Unive

The 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 agronomy a

From 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 current vice pre

Beyond 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 to the gol

According 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 origin s

Beyond 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 playing surfac

Rockbottum 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 over the glit

Beyond the Green | Scott Ramsay

Rotten Roots | with Dr. Jim Kerns

Frank dives deep into warm and cool season turfgrass disease management with Dr. Jim Kerns Professor and Extension Specialist of Turfgrass Pathology and Department Extens

Renovation Report with Richard Mandell: The elements and principles of golf course design

In this episode of the Renovation Report presented by Capillary Flow and Golf Preservations, Richard Mandell of Richard Mandell Golf Architecture, speaks with Brad Klein

All Star of Turf: Scott Bordner

Scott Bordner, director of agronomy at the Union League of Philadelphia, discusses the organization's roots as a patriotic entity founded to support President Abraham Lin

Rockbottum Radio: How To Protect Your Time Off

In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, we offer our top two secrets for protecting time off. Also, a brilliant Chuck Barber quote supporting our position is ripped from the

Rockbottum Radio: Fire and Anger

In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, Willy and the gang attend mandatory Anger Management training. Then, in a special Storytime segment, Willy tells the rarely told tale

Wilber and McCormick, with the FireFly Automatix brain trust podcast

In this special Tag Team event, Peter and Dave check in with the brain trust at FireFly Automatix, manufacturers of the AMP L-100 autonomous fairway mower first seen at t

Wilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted #9 podcast

It's been a few weeks since the last episode, but life has a habit of intervening and sometimes throwing a monkey wrench into the works. Peter and Dave offer some health

The Breeding Pipeline w/ Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis

Frank speaks with Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis, Professor of Turfgrass Breeding & Genetics at North Carolina State University about her career progression from Peanuts and Toba

Renovation Report — Chad Goetz, Nicklaus Design

In this episode of the Renovation Report, sponsored by Golf Preservations, Chad Goetz, senior design associate with Nicklaus Design, talks with John Reitman about a recen

Lifelong Education | with Dr. Mike Goatley

In this episode Frank speaks with Dr. Michael J. Goatley Jr., Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech. His contributions to sports turf management a

Rockbottum Radio: Our Annual Prediction Show

In this episode, we forecast what lies ahead for golf operations in 2025.  As with all Rockbottum CC intel briefings, it's in code, discernible only by a certain IQ level