Best Andrew Fefer Bowling With The Fef Podcasts (2025)

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Pod#17/Ep.199: Payton's NEXT Place (with Payton Schwetz) 37:28

21h ago37:28

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Just before starting this interview at Wagner's Lanes in Eau Claire, WI, Payton Schwetz announced on his Instagram page that he has committed to UW-Whitewater. The Eau Claire native and North High School senior goes on to thank his family, friends and others who have helped to get him this far in bowling. Several of them were at Wagner's during the…

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Pod #16/Ep. 198: The Video Vault (with John 'Irishpogi' McLaughlin) 42:05

8d ago42:05

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The latest of more than 2,200 videos to be uploaded to the Irishpogi YouTube channel was originally recorded in January 1982. Despite not including the end of the championship match, it has a lot of traction, like many others on the channel. At the time of this recording, it had north of 900 views. That’s the kind of thing that keeps John McLaughli…

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Pod #15/Ep. 197: Decade of Dedication (with John Knight) 48:36

1M ago48:36

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As he said before starting up the show and proved in the middle of it, John Knight of New Hartford, New York does not have much to say about his own bowling. His USBC member stats show a high average of 192. They don’t show a record of him bowling in a sanctioned league in several years . But you don’t have to throw 'em really well to drill 'em rea…

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Pod #14/Ep. 196: She's Back! (with Yvonne Bennett) 1:16:49

2M ago1:16:49

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Seriously, what would the Wisconsin Vintage Alleys Tour be without Yvonne Bennett? Fortunately, nobody has to find out just yet. The retired Executive Director of the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin who created the tour will be leading it. BCAW has taken her on in a consultant role for the event, as well as another vintage alleys tour in W…

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Pod EXTRA: Recent changes to BowlForward (with Chris Pulliam) 7:52

2M ago7:52

7:52

After the PWBA made some changes that impacted the players earlier this year, BowlForward made some changes too. BowlForward is an organization led by Chris Pulliam of Las Vegas. It will award cash to certain PWBA athletes that apply, meet certain criteria and are selected by a volunteer committee. Chris recently joined the livestream to explain ho…

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Pod #13/Ep. 195: On to the Postseason (with Melanie McDaniel) 59:56

2M ago59:56

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It won't be a long road trip to Intercollegiate Sectionals for this coach and her relatively new women's program next month. Melanie McDaniel of Joliet, IL and her Governors State University Jaguars learned they are headed to Addison, IL on Feb. 19, as their watch party was featured on the USBC's 2025 Sectionals Assignment Show. The school's bowlin…

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Pod #12/Ep. 194: Cloud Level (with Patrick Martinez) 58:08

3M ago58:08

58:08

The last time we caught up with Patrick Martinez, we were literally talking about South Point hot dogs. Back then, and I say that in air quotes because it wasn’t even a year ago, Patrick may have been best known for his Patty Cam on BowlTV. At the beginning of 2025 he announced that he was starting a video production company. The Cloud Media Produc…

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Pod #11/Ep. 193: A New Path Forward (with Joe Grondin) 57:37

3M ago57:37

57:37

The 2025 PBA Tour has lots of talented stars and players looking to make their mark for the first time. What it doesn't have is Joe Grondin. The San Pedro, CA native who is now living near Lansing, MI announced at the end of last year that he was trading tour life for the working world...and mentioned some great personal things that have him excite…

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Pod #10/Ep. 192: A NEW Association Tournament (with Barb Hanson and Randy Schenk) 27:34

3M ago27:34

27:34

At the time this is distributed to your favorite podcast platform, Eau Claire area USBC adult members have a little more than a week to register for their association tournament. And they should! There are incentives upon incentives to bowl this tournament in Eau Claire, WI, and you don’t have to bowl like a champion to walk away a winner. Go to bi…

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Pod#9/Ep. 191: Masen & Me (with Brian Hirsch) 1:00:10

3M ago1:00:10

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Sometimes things just come into our lives for whatever reason and have a big, honkin' impact. For Brian Hirsch of Salem, WI that was bowling. Nowadays, he’s passing on all his knowledge to his son, who is a regular at youth tournaments across Wisconsin. It’s Masen and me…the bowling story of Brian Hirsch. ---------------------------------------- Wh…

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Pod #8/Ep. 190: Top of the Mountain (with EJ Tackett) 57:36

4M ago57:36

57:36

It goes without saying that EJ Tackett is leading Team MOTIV at the upcoming PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands. In a social media prank that was well executed, MOTIV guys Ronnie Russell and Brett Spangler claimed that Ronnie’s brother in law would be replacing EJ on the team. EJ took that joke like a champ, and a discussion about the real Team…

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Pod#7/Ep. 189: Bowling's Swiss Army Knife (with Simon Kimber) 49:17

4M ago49:17

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I’m a big fan of finding and trying new social media platforms. When I first heard about Bluesky several weeks ago, I didn’t see it as a substitute for any other platform or away to signal my political leaning. The former would probably fly in the face of what I’m trying to do with the marketing of Bowling With The Fef!, and the latter is something…

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Pod #6/Ep. 188: ROY24 (with Nate Purches) 45:20

4M ago45:20

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Did Nate Purches just have his best week EVER? Maybe for now...but, if his current trajectory in bowling continues into 2025 and beyond, he will probably top it soon! Purches, of Fond du Lac, WI, combined a runner-up finish at the PBA Regional Players Invitational in Reno, NV on Sunday (Dec. 15, 2024) with receiving the 2024 Harry Golden PBA Rookie…

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 20: Shimmy Shimmy Ya (with Nate Purches and Shawn Wochner) 58:29

4M ago58:29

58:29

Nate Purches of Fond du Lac, WI had a rookie season on the PBA Tour in 2024 that was outstanding. Before all that, he was a talented junior bowler who got a taste of the bright lights of TV during the PBA Junior Finals in March 2021. At the time, he was 17-years-old and a few months away from starting college at UW-Whitewater. He discussed that on …

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Pod #5/Ep.187: The Air Up There (with Alex Bandli) 52:25

5M ago52:25

52:25

For the first time in several years, UW-Eau Claire's club bowling program has both mens and womens teams. Our guest is the coach who guides them all toward success! In October, the club announced that Alex Bandli would be at the helm of both teams. The Blugolds have had some great teams dating back to the early and mid 1990s and are working toward …

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Pod #4/Ep. 186: Help for Heroes (with Jessica Abel) 52:41

5M ago52:41

52:41

In July of this year, a new Executive Director came on board to lead one of the most well-known charitable organizations in the bowling community. Jessica Abel of Broadalbin, NY started in the role at Bowlers to Veterans Link (https://bvl.org/) after two years of work at the International Bowling Campus and a successful run as a competitor at Wichi…

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 78: No Coaster Left Behind (with SerbskE$ Club) 1:22:36

5M ago1:22:36

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Every year around this time of November, people in the bowling community and beyond ask 'What’s up with this “Feftacular?”' Well, to truly know what The Feftacular is all about, you have to know about SerbskE$ Club. It was during this episode of Bowling With The Fef! in June 2022 that the team asked if I would sub with them. Because I typically bow…

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Pod #3/Ep. 185: The Way We Were (with Joe Firpo) 1:47:35

5M ago1:47:35

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In each of the past two years, the PBA has stopped at FireLake Lanes in Shawnee, OK. One was a national tour stop in 2023. The other, a Southwest Region event this past May. But the rosters for these events had something in common: both included PBA Tour champion Joe Firpo. It was June 1987 when Firpo and doubles partner Del Warren took the title a…

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 46: Life Lessons (with Del Warren) 1:37:17

5M ago1:37:17

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PBA Tour champ Joe Firpo reached out to me recently about a Bowling With The Fef episode he watched. He said that there is nothing funnier that the stories from a couple of those guests. Of course, I had to ask him if he would come on the show. He will on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 live on the YouTube channel and shortly after here on the podcast…

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Pod #2/Ep. 184: It's Not for Someone Like Me to Bowl (with Christine Rebstock) 46:40

5M ago46:40

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When we last heard from Christine Rebstock of Middletown, CT on the show more than three years ago, she was looking forward to improving on the lanes and winning another New England Bowlers Association tournament. Times have changed, and so have some of Christine's priorities. "...my eyes have been opened about gender ideology..." Christine said in…

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 30: What's in a name? (with Christine Rebstock) 55:50

6M ago55:50

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Christine Rebstock is returning to the show this week in an episode called It’s not for someone like me to bowl. We’ll get to the “it” on Wednesday November 13 2024 at 8 p.m. central live on the Bowling With The Fef YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/live/IrNKsAQ4RyQ) and soon after on this podcast. For now, a flashback to Ep. 30 on the show: Wha…

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BONUS BALLS: Ambassadors, strings and a memorable tournament at Elsie's (with Katey Haflund) 31:06

6M ago31:06

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Along with the premiere Bowling With The Fef podcast All She Knows So Far, Katey Haflund and I recorded another, shorter, conversation. We talked about bringing non-bowlers into the sport and taking on the role of an ambassador, string pins, and a day back in the early 1990s in Minneapolis that I will never forget. "Bonus Balls" is a podcast exclus…

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Pod #1/Ep. 183: All She Knows...So Far (with Katey Haflund) 1:24:13

6M ago1:24:13

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This guest loves great music, time with friends and Minnesota, but bowling has always been her passion. Katey Haflund of Coon Rapids, MN caught the bowling bug early, and quickly found success in competitive youth bowling. As one of the standouts in the North Metro Traveling League in the Twin Cities, she has improved consistently through the years…

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Pod#17/Ep.199: Payton's NEXT Place (with Payton Schwetz) 37:28

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Pod #16/Ep. 198: The Video Vault (with John 'Irishpogi' McLaughlin) 42:05

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Pod #15/Ep. 197: Decade of Dedication (with John Knight) 48:36

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Pod #14/Ep. 196: She's Back! (with Yvonne Bennett) 1:16:49

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Pod EXTRA: Recent changes to BowlForward (with Chris Pulliam) 7:52

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Pod #13/Ep. 195: On to the Postseason (with Melanie McDaniel) 59:56

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Pod #12/Ep. 194: Cloud Level (with Patrick Martinez) 58:08

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Pod #11/Ep. 193: A New Path Forward (with Joe Grondin) 57:37

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Pod #10/Ep. 192: A NEW Association Tournament (with Barb Hanson and Randy Schenk) 27:34

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Pod#9/Ep. 191: Masen & Me (with Brian Hirsch) 1:00:10

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Pod #8/Ep. 190: Top of the Mountain (with EJ Tackett) 57:36

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Pod#7/Ep. 189: Bowling's Swiss Army Knife (with Simon Kimber) 49:17

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Pod #6/Ep. 188: ROY24 (with Nate Purches) 45:20

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 20: Shimmy Shimmy Ya (with Nate Purches and Shawn Wochner) 58:29

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Pod #5/Ep.187: The Air Up There (with Alex Bandli) 52:25

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Pod #4/Ep. 186: Help for Heroes (with Jessica Abel) 52:41

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 78: No Coaster Left Behind (with SerbskE$ Club) 1:22:36

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Pod #3/Ep. 185: The Way We Were (with Joe Firpo) 1:47:35

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 46: Life Lessons (with Del Warren) 1:37:17

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Pod #2/Ep. 184: It's Not for Someone Like Me to Bowl (with Christine Rebstock) 46:40

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FLASHBACK - Ep. 30: What's in a name? (with Christine Rebstock) 55:50

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BONUS BALLS: Ambassadors, strings and a memorable tournament at Elsie's (with Katey Haflund) 31:06

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Pod #1/Ep. 183: All She Knows...So Far (with Katey Haflund) 1:24:13

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