Set Hike!

Set Hike! is a Good Talk Spoiled


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Stat Boy makes his triumphant return to the podcast after disappearing into a secret statistics convention and immediately helps break down the emotional war crimes committed against Philadelphia sports fans, somehow pivoting from the death of “The Process” into a full-blown atomic physics lecture involving Joel Embiid as a proton and Tobias Harris as a neutron who “does nothing.” Then, in a shocking display of podcast professionalism, the crew lands an actual golf interview with the guys from Golf 215 to preview the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club — featuring discussions of turtle-shell greens, rough thick enough to hide a family sedan, and whether Jordan Spieth currently exists on a milk carton. Things deteriorate beautifully afterward into a philosophical debate about cream cheese ratios, French breakfast vocabulary, horse-racing ethics, NFL world domination, and whether Thanksgiving football spiritually belongs to Dallas. Stat Boy delivers enough obscure golf facts to become “Stat GPT,” while Dr. TAT invents a horse-run jail system, and Panda Dan accidentally turns a bagel review into geometry. Somewhere underneath the chaos is a genuinely excellent Philly sports and golf episode.


Key Topics Discussed

00:34 — Stat Boy Returns & Philly Sports Misery 

03:23 — The Process Is Officially Dead...Or Is it?????? 

06:24 — Embiid the Proton & Sixers Science Class 

09:30 — PGA Championship Comes to Philly 

11:40 — Golf 215 Joins the Show 

14:30 — Aronimink Greens from Hell 

17:25 — Spieth Milk Cartons, Rose Hype & PGA Picks 

25:25 — Dark Horse Golf Bets & Local Qualifiers 

28:30 — Golf Movies, Gritty Tee Shots & Philly Golf Chaos 

36:15 — Bagel Geometry, Cream Cheese Ratios & French Breakfasts 

45:30 — Horse Racing Ethics & Horse Jail 

52:45 — Eagles Schedule Release & NFL World Domination


Statistics & Facts

  • Joel Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history who has not advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
  • The US Open was last held in the Philadelphia area at Merion in 2013, won by Justin Rose.
  • Aronimink is one of the only courses in existence with all original 18 holes designed by Donald Ross still intact.
  • The course record at Aronimink is 62. Four players tied that record during the BMW Championship tournament held there, two of whom were Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
  • Hockey is a Canadian sport that uses the SI unit system, so technically it's "a game of centimeters," not inches. 2.54 centimeters = 1 inch. 

Memorable Quotes

"You know, my — could go wrong with rolling out the Philly Fanatic, Gritty. " - Anthony with Golf215

"It's like trying to putt on the hood of a Volkswagen beetle." - Joe with Golf215

"Hug your closest mother holding a club and tell them happy PGA Championship." - Dr. TAT

"Before they go under as a league with all this concussion stuff, they might as well try to get world dominant. " - Stat Boy

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Huge shoutout to Joe and Anthony for joining the chaos this week and helping us preview the PGA Championship at Aronimink like the true Philadelphia golf sickos they are. If you’re into golf, Philly sports energy, local courses, gear, tournaments, or just hearing two genuinely good dudes talk golf without sounding like country club robots, go check them out.

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Set Hike!By Dr. TAT, Panda Dan, & Stat Boy