Golf And Politics
Hosted by Matt Parker and Rob Ellsworth and Matt and Rob · Reach Right Network
5.0from 30 ratings
- 97
- Episodes
- 74
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 140K
- YouTube views
About Golf And Politics
Is it possible to bring Republicans and Democrats together? Maybe. Rob Ellsworth and Matt Parker grew up in the upper Ohio Valley playing junior golf, and today they all work in politics. Rob is a Democratic lobbyist, and Matt is a Republican strategist. While they rarely see eye-to-eye on politics, they wholeheartedly agree that golf is the greatest game ever invented and are passionate about expanding it.
- Publisher
- Reach Right Network
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
74 of 97 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The $85,000 Quest to Play America’s Top 100 Golf Courses
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Where Does Politics Go From Here?
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Inside Oklahoma’s 2026 Primary Runoff
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The $85,000 Quest to Play America’s Top 100 Golf Courses
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But I'm not geeking out over if this was a Baritz Green, you know, or something like that. What really draws me to golf is the people that it connects you with and the places it takes you. And that's what I love about the sport. And what I've loved so much about this journey is just all the different people that I've gotten to meet all the places in America that I've gotten to go that I would have absolutely never have gone if it weren't for the top 100 course in that town. And I think those are experiences that I'll hold with me for the rest of my life, and I'm super grateful and I'm excited to have gotten to have them. […]
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- Daniel Belk
- Gentner Drummond
- Bob Sullivan
- John Pfeiffer
- Robert Franklin
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 139,896
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 51
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Who hosts Golf And Politics?
Matt Parker and Rob Ellsworth and Matt and Rob host the show. Published by Reach Right Network.
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