The Normal Sport Show
Episodes
Checking in on the Business of Golf with Josh Carpenter – Episode #15
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a company spend $30 million to sponsor a PGA Tour event?Kyle sits down with Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter to break down the rea...
Who are the dudes, and who has the juice? with Brody Miller – Episode #14
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brody Miller from The Athletic joins the show to talk about the strange gap in golf’s next generation. For years, the sport was defined by young sup...
Our Favorite Things About Golf Twitter with Jamie Kennedy – Episode #13
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Kennedy of Golf Digest joins us to talk golf Twitter — the good, the bad, and the strangely beautiful. We get into content, storytelling, stat...
Five Questions for Sean Martin on Chris Gotterup, the Players as a major and why old golfers are thriving – Episode #12
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Martin of PGATour.com joins Kyle to answer five questions about books they’re reading, the similarities between Chris Gotterup and … Scottie ...
Five Golf and Tennis Questions for Sean Zak – Episode #11
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Zak of Golf.com joins Kyle to answer five questions Kyle has about what it means to compare golf greats with tennis stars, what he learned from p...
Five reasons Scottie Scheffler is as good as Tiger Woods – Episode #10
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scottie Scheffler is playing unbelievable golf—and somehow, people still seem unimpressed. Kyle lays out five reasons Scottie’s current run matche...
Who Will Be The 10 Best Golfers Over The Next 20 Years? with Brentley Romine — Episode #9
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brentley Romine joins The Normal Sport Show to talk about meaningful golf — from amateur championships and Q School to the stories that shape future...
The Golf Things We’re Thankful For — Episode #8
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle and Jason go full gratitude mode — and end up debating Thanksgiving food, Scotty Scheffler’s soul, and whether tennis players are the best at...
Jim Nantz Could be President — Episode #7
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What actually grows golf? James Colgan argues for opening the highlight floodgates, putting pros on YouTube, and letting curators do what leagues can’...
6 Golf Stats That Aren't Stats But Should Be — Episode #6
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle and LKD spend an hour building the statistical revolution golf should already have — crushed-percentage, unforced errors, momentum adjustments,...
The Normal Sport Story — Episode #5
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A writer in Dallas, a designer in Amsterdam, and one WhatsApp message after the 2021 Ryder Cup—that’s how Normal Sport began. Kyle Porter and Jaso...
Jason Asks Me A Bunch Of Questions — Episode #4
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can data explain everything in golf? Kyle and Jason go full-nerd on strokes gained, press conference anxiety, and why golf smells like “beer, sweat,...
5 Things We Changed Our Mind About at The Ryder Cup — Episode #3
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did we learn at Bethpage? Kyle and Joseph list the five takes they completely flipped on after watching Team USA implode and Europe thrive. Turns...
Our Five Favorite Ryder Cup Moments Since 2012 — Episode #2
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing is more Normal Sport than the Ryder Cup. Kyle and Chris Solomon draft their five favorite Ryder Cup moments since 2012—from Rory crying to R...
How to Make a Great Sports Show — Episode #1
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What actually makes a good sports show? For our first-ever full episode, Kyle Porter asked friends across radio, TV, and golf media what they’ve lea...
Why We Started the Normal Sport Show (and Why It Took So Long) — Episode #0
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The newsletter grew legs, and now it’s a show. Episode 0 is all about why it took a year for us to finally take the plunge into a show/podcast and w...