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TB9, S13: Making the Turn — Season 13

Season 13 starts with an announcement: Over the past year, we've been building something bigger than a podcast — a book about how men heal, rebuild, and find healthy relationships after midlife divorce. It's now in front of major publishers, and the response has reinforced something we've believed from the beginning: Men need hope. This season will continue that conversation through stories about relationships, fatherhood, purpose, health, and second chances.We also talk summer plans, Bills vs. Bears, engagement parties, the strange ways sports loyalty gets passed through families, and our partnership with Hammer & Nails. A new season. A lot in motion. Time to make the turn. Contact Dennis & Josh Instagram: @Back9_Podcast [https://instagram.com/Back9_Podcast]

TB9, S12: The 19th Hole — Splitting the G

This season started with a daughter getting engaged, included 3 graduations, and ended with a toast by the campfire. That's what the 19th Hole is for. Every season, we take a breath and look back at the conversations that stayed with us. And this season had plenty. We talked about the pull of the wrong relationships after divorce. Knowing yourself before saying "I do." The discipline of co-parenting without letting ego take over. And we led off with Misty. A story still being written, and one we're grateful to have witnessed up close. Somewhere along the way there was Guinness, Sting, law school milestones and a trip to St. John, but Season 12 is in the books. So here's to everybody who spent part of their season with us. Time to split the G….on the Back 9 Contact Dennis & Josh Instagram: @Back9_Podcast [https://instagram.com/Back9_Podcast]

TB9, S12, E18: Paul Pabst — The Stories That Stick With Us

Paul Pabst has spent nearly 20 years producing The Dan Patrick Show, so yes…this episode has stories. Chris Rock refusing to leave the studio. Clint Eastwood at Pebble Beach. Dale Jr. admitting he got into racing because he wanted his dad to talk to him. But the story that stays with you? Paul named his daughter Peyton after Walter Payton. And years later, he's standing at a Super Bowl party telling that story to Walter's son…trying not to cry. This episode is about the people who shape us, the mentors who push us, and the things we carry into fatherhood, teaching, work and legacy. (And there's some behind-the-scenes tales behind the Dan Patrick Show along the way) It's a lean back and listen episode of The Back 9. Contact Dennis & Josh Instagram: @Back9_Podcast [https://instagram.com/Back9_Podcast]

TB9, S12, E17: Ryan Vesce — Beyond Broken

Ryan Vesce played professional hockey in six countries. He also went through back surgery, hip surgery, chronic pain and the kind of physical wear that ends a lot of careers early. What changed everything? Frustration. And then desperation. We talk with Ryan about hitting a point where "manage it" stopped being a good enough answer. So he and his strength coach started pulling best-in-practice ideas from practitioners in all the different countries he playeid in, just to keep him on the ice. That mindset eventually became Matterhorn Fit and his post-playing passion. This episode isn't about hockey. It's about refusing to accept that broken is permanent on a new episode of The Back 9. Contact Dennis & Josh Instagram: @Back9_Podcast [https://instagram.com/Back9_Podcast]

TB9, S12, E16: Herbie Lopez — Culture Doesn't Build Itself

Most people think culture just happens. But it doesn't. This week on The Back 9, we sit down with Herbie Lopez, GM of Toyota of Hollywood, to talk about how he's built one of the top-performing dealerships in the country—and why the numbers aren't the point. Herbie shares how he got into the business after losing his father at 19, the influence of his uncle Tony, and what he's learned about leading a thousand-person operation. We get into what it really takes to change a culture, keep it intact, and measure success in ways that go beyond sales. The conversation turns when he talks about hitting the same age his father was when he passed. That's where things started to shift—health, time, and how he looks at the work. If you're leading people, building something, or starting to think about what all of it adds up to, this one will resonate… on The Back 9. Contact Dennis & Josh Instagram: @Back9_Podcast [https://instagram.com/Back9_Podcast]