What Non-Golf Stuff Did You Love in 2025?

It's 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, and since I'm a middle-aged dad, I am not partying. My older kid is over at a friend's house, my younger is watching Muppet Treasure Island with my wife, and I'm thinking about the books, movies, TV shows, music, podcasts, videos, etc., that I enjoyed this past year. Here's what's coming to mind:

Tune In (book)

This account of The Beatles' early years is so thorough and authoritative that I have a hard time imagining what else could be written about the subject.

Listers (documentary)

An engrossing documentary about competitive bird-watching. Hat tip to my colleague Matt Rouches for the recommendation.

Taskmaster (TV series)

A hilarious British game show that can be binged on YouTube. I recommend series 5 or series 7 for beginners.

Radio DDR by Sharp Pins (album)

Reminds me of indie pop/rock that I loved in the 90s and early 00s without feeling derivative.

Megadoc (documentary)

Another terrific documentary about the making of a Francis Ford Coppola film. (If you haven't seen the first — Hearts of Darkness — check it out.)

Blue Moon (movie)

Beautifully written, beautifully acted. Good old-fashioned filmmaking.

Pablo Torre Finds Out (podcast)

Big year for Pablo. His and his team's work has made a lot of very powerful people very nervous this year.

The Iron Snail (YouTube channel)

Videos so well made that they've almost persuaded me to buy better clothing for myself. Almost.

The Pitt (TV series)

Very much like ER, but without any filler subplots or weird melodrama. It's refreshing to see a believable portrayal of professional virtue and competence on screen. These are qualities we could use more of in the real world.

The Rest Is History (podcast)

A consistently excellent, startlingly prolific history pod. Scroll through the back catalog and find a topic you like.

KPop Demon Hunters (movie)

Like every other parent in the world, I've heard the songs too many times at this point. But this movie and its music are at least 75% better than they had to be.

Waxahatchee's Tiny Desk Concert (YouTube video)

22 minutes of sustained loveliness.

What non-golf "content" did you consume and enjoy in 2025? Let's hear about it.