Vanity Index Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Chad and Wells call out a TikTok creator for lying on his resume and debate how much they'd be willing to pay to get their bag replaced if lost while traveling.

Then former PGA TOUR pro Colt Knost joins to preview the Walker Cup and talk about his time on the team, including a hilarious Dustin Johnston story, and share some of his favorite moments from calling golf.

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Chad and Wells dive into golf's "burnerverse" and the big debate about merch hauls before discussing pro shop etiquette as a guest and the signs of being at a nice country club. Ahead of Keegan Bradley's Ryder Cup captain's picks, they discuss if the captain should choose himself and rank the best moments of the 2025 PGA TOUR season.

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Golf's unofficial handicap investigative journalist Yip Strickler joins this week's episode to dive into how he got into "golf journalism", calling out vanity indexes, member-members, the Greg Norman video that got taken down, and the most egregious sandbagging he's encountered.

Former MLB center fielder Dexter Fowler joins this week's episode to chat about how he got into the game, why lessons made him worse, playing pro-ams, why he doesn't like to play for money, and duck-hooking it in front of Tiger Woods.

Chad and Wells preview the U.S. Open and Oakmont before chatting with former Peloton instructor Kendall Toole on getting into the game after a break up, fighting over the cart AUX cord, women's golf fashion, fitness and golf and more.

Chad and Wells break down the rules of wearing logos from famous clubs and tournaments and dive into "Johnny Chop's Guidelines for Golf Logos"–a mysterious list of commandments that appears in the Maidstone Men's Locker Room.

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and golf reporter Michael Collins joined this week's episode of Vanity Index to talk about their new golf series on YouTube, learning from Tiger Woods, buddies trips, playing money games, legendary courses and more.

The OG golf influencer Paige Spiranac joined this week's episode of Vanity Index to talk about the evolution of her career, playing for money, celebrities sliding into her DMs and more.

Wells Adams joins Chris Harrison on an impromptu trip to Scotland to play the Old Course at St. Andrews and discuss the Bachelor franchise, playing golf in Scotland, Chris' short-lived golf podcast, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and more.

Skateboarder Sean Malto joins Chad Mumm and Wells Adams to discuss the similarities between golf and skating, playing big money games, the best piece of advice he got from Stephen Malbon, and the top five president handicaps.