
Andy Buckley, David Wallace from The Office, joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny live at SiriusXM in Hollywood. Andy breaks down his Linsanity six weeks as a junior golfer that landed him at Stanford, qualifying for the U.S. Amateur on a 20-foot putt on the final hole, and why he quietly holds the distinction of being the only guy in the room who's played in a major. Andy also tells the full story of how he got cast on The Office after years away from acting and the time Tiger Woods ignored him completely.
Jun 1
48 min

SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth.
Welcome to We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This is a comedy about how much our hosts and guests both love, and sometimes hate, golf. Episode 2--and they said it wouldn't last! We are delighted to welcome golfer and Smartless OG Jason Bateman to help us understand how children affect your handicap, unsolicited swing advice, and the fastest way to get a new iPhone.
Follow @jasonbateman and watch Black Rabbit on Netflix, premiering September 18.
We Need a Fourth is produced by Smartless Media and Electric Avenue. Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning, Kenny Mayne and Stewart Bailey are Executive Producers. Produced by Anne Harris and Kyle McGraw. Engineered by Kyle McGraw. Edited by Joshua Richmond. Associate producer is Maddie McCann. Executive Producer for Electric Avenue is Marc Forman. Executive producers for Smartless Media are Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Richard Korson, and Bernie Kaminski.
May 25
38 min

Brian, Cooper, and Kenny are live at SiriusXM in Hollywood, fresh off playing the Netflix Is A Joke celebrity golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club with Bill Burr as their fourth. Bill showed up in a jacket that wasn't quite for golf, played six holes, ran out of balls, and spent the rest of the round smoking cigars. Plus: Charles Barkley's infamous shank at the American Century Championship, Kenny's story of caddying for Bill Murray and audience questions answered.
May 18
56 min

Colt Knost on Turning Down the Masters, the Kisner CBS Controversy, and Gambling With Phil Mickelson
Colt Knost has seen golf from every angle — number one ranked amateur, PGA Tour pro, and now CBS analyst alongside Jim Nantz. He joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk about the decision to turn pro instead of playing the Masters, and whether he regrets it. Plus: his side of the Kevin Kisner CBS controversy and the one part of it that bothered him most, what it was like gambling in practice rounds with Phil Mickelson, and the Charles Barkley $1,000 a hole money game.
May 11
49 min

Kevin Kisner has never been accused of holding back. The four-time PGA Tour winner, NBC analyst, and Tiger's TGL teammate joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny for one of the best episodes we've had. Kiz on what actually happened on the first tee at the Presidents Cup when Phil Mickelson was hanging with three former presidents. His take on the Masters CBS controversy and whether he regrets it. What Tiger is really like when the cameras aren't on. Plus: losing three playoffs in the same year, why the ball rollback is a terrible idea, and what Charlie Hoffman said to him mid-tournament at Bay Hill that he'll never forget.
May 4
51 min

Four-time PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny for one of the best episodes we've had. Charley breaks down what it was actually like playing alongside Tiger Woods in his prime — and why he couldn't beat him a single time in three years on tour. Plus: the story of the tour pro who took a rage divot on the 12th tee at AT&T in front of an amateur, the confrontation that followed in the scoring trailer, and why Charley has zero regrets about calling him out. Also: Charley's deliberate strategy for getting slow players put on the clock, why he thinks slow play will never be fixed on the PGA Tour, and the story of how a dinner conversation with Charley is the reason We Need a Fourth exists.
Apr 27
56 min

Larry Fitzgerald caught everything thrown at him for 17 years in the NFL. Apparently golf is a different story. The Hall of Famer joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to share the humbling moment a golf club told him he was too bad to join — and the three-month mission to prove them wrong. Plus: why hitting a five-iron with a gallery watching is scarier than any third down, the story of making a hole-in-one in front of President Obama and having to play it cool with the Secret Service, and the story of one of the "most magical moments in golf history" at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Apr 20
48 min

LPGA Hall of Famer and three-time major champion Lydia Ko joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk Augusta National, the mental battles that nearly broke her career, and the Olympic gold medal in Paris that capped one of the great comeback stories in women's golf. Lydia opens up about battling the yips, the moment she thought she'd never break par again, and what it took to climb out. Plus: whether she could make the cut at the Masters playing from the Members' Tees, Brian's claim that her 2018 pro-am round was the greatest ball-striking he's ever witnessed, and how many strokes she'd give Brian on the golf course.
Apr 13
52 min

Masters Week calls for special guests. Lydia Ko breaks down whether she could make the cut at Augusta playing from the Members' Tees. Larry Fitzgerald shares what happened when Peyton Manning took him to Augusta National, including flying the green on the par 4, 7th hole. Plus: Lydia on watching Rory's shot of a lifetime while getting her nails done, and Larry on why NFL players' golf swings tell you everything you need to know about when someone picked up the game.
Apr 9
9 min

Veep's Matt Walsh — two-time Emmy nominee and co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade — joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk golf, Chicago, and the bookie who went on every Walsh family vacation. Matt breaks down his year-long experiment switching to left-handed golf (spoiler: he still putts lefty), why he thinks 13-hole courses are the future, and what Golf Digest's attempted makeover actually helped. Plus: Matt corroborates Brian's story of Tim Simons' intensity on the golf course, Kenny shares the wild story of Vladimir Putin stealing Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring, and Cooper gets slammed for his shirt selection.
Apr 6
52 min
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