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The Duffer’s Literary Companion
Jim Hartsell & Stephen Proctor
Frequency: 1 episode/30d. Total Eps: 27
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Apple Podcasts
🇬🇧 Great Britain - golf
14/08/2025#48🇺🇸 USA - golf
13/08/2025#93🇨🇦 Canada - golf
12/08/2025#66🇺🇸 USA - golf
12/08/2025#67🇨🇦 Canada - golf
11/08/2025#65🇺🇸 USA - golf
11/08/2025#44🇨🇦 Canada - golf
10/08/2025#59🇨🇦 Canada - golf
09/08/2025#46🇫🇷 France - golf
09/08/2025#99🇨🇦 Canada - golf
08/08/2025#41
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The Mystery of Golf by Arnold Haultain
Episode 17
vendredi 9 août 2024 • Duration 01:33:32
Stephen and Jim discuss the unique and mysterious 1908 work by English/Canadian author Arnold Haultain. A few new categories are required to analyze this one.
The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate by Dan Jenkins
Episode 16
vendredi 5 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:28:02
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1970 classic The Dogged Victim of Inexorable Fate by Dan Jenkins, which includes one of the best stories ever written - The Glory Game at Goat Hills.
A Season in Dornoch with Lorne Rubenstein
Episode 7
vendredi 3 novembre 2023 • Duration 01:51:18
Stephen and Jim discuss the seminal 2001 book, A Season in Dornoch - written by the great Canadian golf writer Lorne Rubenstein. Lorne joins for part of the discussion. A celebration of all that is great about Scottish golf.
To The Linksland with Michael Bamberger
Season 1 · Episode 6
jeudi 5 octobre 2023 • Duration 01:47:16
Stephen and Jim discuss the classic 1992 book To The Linksland by Michael Bamberger - featuring characters like the great Scottish pro John Stark of Crieff and Peter Teravainen. Michael joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Scotland, golf writing and his legendary career.
Golf Dreams by John Updike
Episode 5
vendredi 1 septembre 2023 • Duration 01:14:41
Stephen & Jim discuss the great collection of golf writing from 1996 by John Updike.
Hell’s Golfer - Golf and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Episode 4
jeudi 3 août 2023 • Duration 01:48:25
Stephen and Jim discuss the seminal 1994 book Hell's Golfer by Tom Morton. They are joined by the author from his home in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
The American Triumvirate
Season 1 · Episode 3
vendredi 7 juillet 2023 • Duration 01:30:40
Stephen and Jim discuss the origins of American golf writing, with a focus on three towering figures: Dan Jenkins, Charles Price and Herbert Warren Wind
The Descendants of Darwin
Season 1 · Episode 2
vendredi 2 juin 2023 • Duration 01:15:25
Stephen and Jim discuss the UK writers who are the main spiritual descendants of Bernard Darwin: Pat Ward-Thomas, Henry Longhurst, S.L. McKinlay and Peter Dobereiner
The Origins of Golf Writing
Season 1 · Episode 1
jeudi 4 mai 2023 • Duration 01:12:20
Stephen and Jim explore the origins of golf writing, with a focus on the works of Horace Hutchinson and Bernard Darwin.
The Long Green Fairway by Pat Ward-Thomas
Episode 15
jeudi 6 juin 2024 • Duration 01:16:18
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1966 classic book The Long Green Fairway by the English writer Pat Ward-Thomas. It is a wonderful collection of essays from his writing for the Manchester Guardian and Country Life Magazine from 1956-1965.