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🔹 Dirty sodas somehow became a serious life upgrade.
🔹 Someone just bet $225 million on pickleball.
🔹 “That’s not my hand” should never be whispered.

Plus, Orlicia Antoinette aka ThatPickleballGal from The Accidental Pickleballer joins us to talk about creating a more welcoming pickleball culture. From open play etiquette to finding connection through community, she shares how small moments on the court can shape the future of the sport.

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🔹 A less-manly debate got surprisingly heated.
🔹 Business deals happened between tournament beers.
🔹 Dad jokes reached an all-time low.

Plus, Shawna Grosskleg from FearlessPickleballHer joins us for our second-ever listener interview. An advanced beginner learning out loud and proudly unreasonably obsessed with pickleball, Shawna shares how she's helping amplify women in pickleball while building community from Toronto and beyond.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Winging life at 40 hits harder than expected
 🔹 Pre-game rituals feel more chaos than training
 🔹 10,000 steps is outdated and nobody wants to admit it

Plus, Clare Frank from author and former California fire chief joins us to talk about leaving a 30-year career and diving into a year-long pickleball obsession. What started as curiosity turned into a powerful shift in identity, purpose, and connection.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Holiday burnout made traditions feel like a full-time job
 🔹 Paddle drama exposed money problems behind the scenes
 🔹 Gear debates started creeping into rec play

Plus, Alexander Jeffery from The Power of Pickleball Film joins us to talk how pickleball’s grassroots rise turned into a cultural movement and why protecting that identity matters as the sport scales.

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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 New paddle won’t fix bad footwork
 🔹 Trampoline parks turn into ambulance calls
 🔹 Amazon carts grow while workouts get delayed

Plus, Rachel Chonko from Pickleball Innovators joins us to break down how the industry is shifting from hype-driven chaos to intentional, sustainable growth—and why only the smartest operators will last.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Pink balls vs green sparks unexpected court debates
 🔹 Pickleball tech quietly changing how games get called
 🔹 “Just one more game” spirals into late-night regret

Plus, Gordon Gebert from NPL  joins us to talk turning casual rec games into a nationwide competitive ladder. The system gives everyday players a way to track progress and compete with purpose.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Costco scalloped potatoes on sale sparks unexpected adult excitement
 🔹 Chuck Norris pickleball facts escalate from serves to moving court lines
 🔹 New kitchen sponge hype somehow becomes peak middle-age joy

Plus, Steve Bellamy from Typti joins us to break down the launch of a brand-new racket sport designed to live on pickleball courts. From billionaire backers to a vision for saving overbuilt pickleball facilities, the future of racket sports might get a lot more chaotic.

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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 A scramble turns tense over one very serious pickleball rule.
 🔹 Open play vibes collapse the moment someone says “ball thing.”
 🔹 Victorian insults might be the next weapon on pickleball courts.

Plus, Roger Belair from Pickleball in Prision & PICL joins us to talk about bringing pickleball inside maximum-security prisons. The game is creating unlikely friendships, lowering disciplinary issues, and proving that a paddle and plastic ball can change prison culture.

🎧 Listen now before someone labels the ball and ruins open play.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Total knee replacement, hospital diapers, zero chill
 🔹 Turning 40 and dropping the people-pleaser act
 🔹 A bronze medal comeback fueled by one smile

Plus, Tony Roig from Better Pickleball joins us to unpack why perspective wins more matches than pretty mechanics. From pressure-proofing your mind to rethinking improvement, this conversation changes how you approach the court.

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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 Unhinged store loyalty debates (CVS carpet? Absolutely not.)
 🔹 The things people say immediately after buying a new pickleball paddle
 🔹 Why bringing a grocery bag to the court is a cry for help

Plus, Greg Mather from the Arizona Pickleball Players League joins us to talk about building team-based pickleball from six dudes in 2012 to nearly 6,000 players and a full-blown national movement. Captains. Rosters. State championships. Volunteer armies. This isn’t rec play—this is pickleball with standings and bragging rights.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Private pickleball lessons that exposed our split step lies and middle-court commitment issues
 🔹 A Florida country club kitchen dispute that escalated from trash talk to actual arrests
 🔹  Pick 6 confessions about what pickleball players secretly love 

Plus, Jonathan and Ian from Amigos Pickleball join us to talk building a Dallas-based pickleball brand from 200 to 900 followers in two months, trash talking in four languages, Navy discipline (selectively applied), and why a little toxic energy might be exactly what open play needs.

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A grocery receipt ruined Valentine's Day
 🔹 Pickleball quotes we can’t unhear
 🔹 Plus, Danielle from Paddle Battles joins us to talk about building a following with funny reels, Rhode Island pickleball pride, and becoming a literal cartoon in a children’s book

🎧 Listen now before your Valentine hands you a BOGO bouquet and calls it a day.
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We’re coming in hot with:
🔹 A kitchen violation finally got called.
🔹 Spectator pressure changed everything.
🔹 Anus-stamped brownies ruined potlucks forever.

Plus, Brittany Hord from The Pickleball Queen joins us for our first-ever listener interview. She shares how pickleball helped build confidence, community, and a new sense of identity while adapting to vision challenges and creating a thriving local pickleball scene.

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A deep dive into mixed doubles and why your Corvette shouldn't try to tow a trailer
 🔹 Paddle taps, pocketed wedding rings, and ego-fueled dinks
 🔹 The gender dynamics that only pickleball seems bold enough to expose
 🔹 A foam-ball fever dream called Typti—and yes, we’re obsessed

Plus, Wadon Khan from Pickle N' Chill joins us to talk turning “Netflix and chill” into pickleball and purpose—building community, crushing loneliness, and how 85 miles wasn’t enough.

 🎧 Listen now before someone hits you with a paddle... or a sandal. 

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 What actually makes a pickleball venue great (hint: it’s not kombucha)
 🔹 A Pick 6 of things you can’t say to your kids (but definitely say to your dog)
🔹 The new 2026 pickleball rules you didn’t ask for—but need to know

Plus, Aaron Thompson from Guardian Pickleball joins us to talk traumatic brain injuries, dark humor, and how the game turned his PTSD into MVP energy.

🎧 Listen now before your self-appointed “volunteer” makes you download another useless app.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Childhood myths we believed—hello, quicksand panic
 🔹 How your duper can tank even after 50 episodes
 🔹 The secret sauce behind making pickleball content that doesn’t suck

Plus, Sean Munoz from Volair Pickleball joins us to talk playing till your limbs give out, building a pickleball following without selling your soul, and why he might just bring the game to Argentina (¡Vamos!).

 🎧 Listen now before your DUPR drops just from hearing this.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A deep question: why hasn’t pickleball made the Wheaties box yet?
 🔹 The problem with “New Year, New Me” and why your gym bag is still in the trunk
 🔹 A Pick Six question you are gonna chime in on

Plus, Luis Rojas from The Real Dink Master joins us to talk about bailing on tennis, going all-in on pickleball, and how positivity (mostly) works on and off the court.

🎧 Listen now before your resolution ghosts you and signs up for Dry February.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A group of 3.0s bringing Olympic-level drama to a backyard scramble
 🔹 What happens when Gen X meets tournament time limits and bedtime
 🔹 A Pick 6 question that has us all laughing (and maybe getting divorced)
 🔹 Tesla enters the pickleball chat... and we have questions

Plus, Igor Hiller from Dink Different joins us to talk child acting with Robin Williams, adulting in comedy, and why LA pickleball is its own sitcom.

🎧 Listen now before your serve gets fact-checked by a 3.0 with receipts.

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We started 2025 with no mics, no plan, and no clue—
 and somehow ended with 47 episodes, a sound guy, and a crew we never saw coming. 

🎙️ This one’s for the day-ones, the paddle punks, and everyone who said “sure” when we had nothing but a dumb name and a dream.

Feat. the one and only @pickleballnikki—talking NYC dinks, starting over at 40, and why joy > duper every time.

🎧 Tap in. Tell a friend. Let’s wrap this year with Big Dink Energy.

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📝 We’re coming in hot with:
🔹 A snowman resurrection, carrot controversy, and Jack Frost PTSD
🔹 Die Hard vs. Gremlins vs. Whatever That Elf Movie Was
🔹 Our last Dink or Destroy of 2025—some holiday hot takes didn’t survive

Plus, David Tallant with Social Dink joins us to talk about tracking Russians, losing a friend, and building a badass pickleball bar where your Dink Rating doesn’t matter—but your beer hand might.

🎧 Listen now before someone calls the Polar Express “mid” again.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Elf-on-the-shelf gets arrested
 🔹 Pink pickleball courts meet EDM and motor oil
 🔹 Holiday tradition: impersonate your own relatives

Plus, Sydney Steinecker from Project P Events joins us to talk quitting law for glow paddles and why pickleball needs more party and less prep school.

 🎧 Listen now before your court turns into a nightclub with parking spots.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Thinking you’re medal-bound… then losing seven straight times 
 🔹 A Babe Ruth swing straight to the back wall
 🔹 When to dink, when to slam, and why pirates aren't safe

Plus, Chan Davis from Forward Pickleball joins us to talk teaching the game with heart, humor, and just a hint of Pokémon.

 🎧 Listen now before you get slammed like it’s game seven.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A carry-on full of panties (you read that right)
 🔹 One of us still owns a ShamWow and isn’t ashamed
 🔹 The TikTok item that showed up 90% smaller than expected

Plus, James Ignatowich from RPM Pickleball joins us to unpack the real reason he ditched tennis and why most players are training the wrong way.

🎧 Listen now before your next impulse buy ends up on the court.
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We’re coming in hot with:

🔹 Bruce Springsteen raised way more questions than answers.
🔹 One official trash-talk timeout somehow sounds completely reasonable.
🔹 A heron stole the spotlight with a pickleball rescue.

Plus, John "Apple John" from Noisy Pickleball joins us to talk about transforming tournaments into full-scale experiences with music, giveaways, community engagement, and unforgettable energy. From replacing worn-out neighborhood nets to building event-driven pickleball culture, the mission is making rec players feel like pros.

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A city cancels pickleball
 🔹 Potatoes catch fire 
 🔹 Black Friday memories 

Plus, Mike “Sleeves” Sliwa from Senior Pickleball Report joins us from his solar-powered yurt to talk off-grid content, senior court life, and how he landed in a Hollywood pickleball doc.

🎧 Listen now—before your casserole combusts and the Civic Center shuts you down.
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Share Your Thoughts! 🎙️ If you had to survive on Ramen noodles, what's the ONE thing you'd refuse to give up? (The answers got weird fast.)

🔥 We're diving into: 

🔹 Why Dutch Bros might be worth more than rent 

🔹 The mid-game switch debate that broke our brains 

🔹 How 55,000 people showed up to watch pickleball (and one 18-year-old dominated everything)

Plus, Christie from Dink and Dine reveals what happens when you combine 13 courts, brisket fries, and an app that pays you back just for showing up.

🎧 Listen now before your foreclosure notice arrives and you're still ordering coffee.

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🎙️ MTV’s dead, Oklahoma’s weird, and pickleball people are still unhinged.

🔥 We’re diving into:

• MTV’s official funeral and why every millennial is grieving in slow motion
• The most chaotic state headline we’ve read all year (yes, it involves robots)
• A Dink or Destroy showdown over binge-watching vs. weekly episodes

Plus: Greg from Y’all Pickleball, turning second place into a 3D-printing crown empire.

🎧 Listen now before your VHS starts recording over this episode.

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Backwards rolls, bruised egos, and a costume that screamed “Not Like a Virgin”
 🔹 Duper dips that felt personal and TikTok comments that hit harder than our partners
 🔹 Tournament etiquette: do you smash the shot if your opponent hits the deck? (Spoiler: yes) 

Plus, Van from Awesome Pickleball Outreach joins us to talk comeback stories, gold medals, and why a court with AC and concrete might still need your help.

🎧 Listen now before someone gets iced mid-point again.
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📝 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 The steakhouse insult that kinda slaps
 🔹 One crashout, two threats, zero regrets
 🔹 A holiday rom-com powered by dinks

Plus, Apple John from Noizy Pickleball joins us to talk viral vibes, loud paddles, and why flannel might be illegal on court.

🎧 Listen now before someone dinks in denim and gets banned from Christmas.

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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 A parenting hack involving abandoned houses and lifelong trauma
 🔹 A thrift-picking rabbit hole that starts with a tank top and ends in trespassing
 🔹 How “genericide” is threatening your favorite brands (RIP, Zipper)
 🔹 A spicy roundtable on cancel culture and why the mob always comes swinging

Plus, Tim from The Secret Pickle joins us to talk building an invite-only pickleball club with speakeasy vibes, zero randos, and a membership cap that’ll make you feel like you’re in a paddle cult.

🎧 Listen now before you get canceled for calling it a Kleenex.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A heated debate on when to retire your frosted tips
 🔹 Halloween pickleball costumes gone rogue (green unitards and Hulk aspirations)
 🔹 Fashion felonies at open play—from swim trunks to sports jerseys
 🔹 The official ruling on backwards hats, belly rings, and the Ed Hardy line of no return

Plus, Tracy Wilcox from Dynamite Pickleball  & Heights Athletic Club joins us to talk identity-based coaching, pressure-proofing your game, and building community one court at a time.

Also: Utah claims pickleball dominance—and Texas is not having it.

 🎧 Listen now before someone shows up in glitter and fingerless gloves.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A wine-glass pre-workout ritual (yes, really)
 🔹 What rec play teaches us about status, shade, and sportsmanship
 🔹 A speedo-clad streaker crashing a PPA match—and what we’d wear instead

Plus, Deirdre from Pickle Me This Pod joins us to talk podcasting from the rec court up, what it means to be a “Maven with a mic,” and why Wild Willie (age 80!) might be our new life coach.

🎧 Listen now before someone dry scoops pre-workout mid-dink.
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We dinked in deep with:
 🔹 Calling in "sick" just to sneak in a few games
 🔹 The lowdown on Speak Easy Pickleball and its velvet-rope vibes
 🔹 Answers from our TikTok and Instagram followers—some bold, some downright unhinged
 🔹 A few unsolicited hot takes you didn't ask for (but definitely needed)

Plus, Dawna Strouse from Dink Date gives us an update on the AI-powered dating app that's matching pickleball players one dink at a time.

🎧 Listen now before your doubles partner swipes your soulmate.
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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 DIY Botox that costs less than a paddle—but still stings
 🔹 Dial-up memories, frosted tips, and TRL trash talk
 🔹 The dink strategy that’ll make your opponents beg for mercy

Plus, Chance from Harker Heights Athletic Club joins us to talk growing a pickleball scene from scratch, MILP tryouts, and how encouraging vibes can still make you dangerous.

 🎧 Listen now before your mom picks up the phone and kicks you off the internet.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A towel warmer somehow became peak luxury.
 🔹 Cozy routines lost everyone after step five.
 🔹 A $300 million pickleball fraud somehow fooled investors.

Plus, Melissa Gisoni from the Dance Moms reality TV world and Dear Dance Mom Podcast joins us to talk turning pickleball into a full-blown lifestyle. From ball machine solo sessions to tournament prep and pickleball closets, the obsession got serious fast.

🎧 Listen now before the cozy aesthetic crowd starts filming another candle routine.
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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 A tournament so bad, they almost needed a pickled jar podium
 🔹 Passive-aggressive dish slamming as a form of family communication
 🔹 When your dinks get angry and your serves get sassy
 

Plus, Kathleen from Home Court NC joins us to talk about building better humans (who happen to play pickleball), why tacos > trophies, and how she turned a fitness philosophy into a fiercely welcoming pickleball brand.

🎧 Listen now before we get Bruce Banner-level angry about line calls again.
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We’re coming in hot with:

 🔹 A duper-rated tournament that ended in negative numbers but high vibes
 🔹 Goldfish-fueled toddler invasions and why “pack-and-play” is a lifestyle
 🔹 What not to resurface a pickleball court with (hint: Legos would be better)
 

Plus, Coach AJ from the Pickleball Helpline joins us to talk about turning court therapy into a career, sandbagging scandals, and how mindset beats muscle memory every time.

🎧 Listen now before your toddler gets body-bagged at open play.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Chain restaurant cravings that should stay buried in your 2004 memories
 🔹 Why pickleball might be the only safe space left to flirt without a filter
 🔹 Naked serves, sunscreen strategies, and whether low volleys count as indecent exposure

Plus, Annalise from Pickle Match joins us to talk building an app where your Duper might just get you dinner.

🎧 Listen now before someone challenges you to a mixed double... date.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A productivity party disguised as a girls’ night
 🔹 Why scones should be illegal in all 50 states
 🔹 A pickleball tip that'll win you the middle every time
 🔹 The lost sock party that turned into a life epiphany

Plus, Maggie Zheng from Court & Crew joins us to talk ditching med school, serving fits on and off the court, and what it means to build a brand that actually gives a damn.

🎧 Listen now before someone invites you to a lost sock forcing party.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Life events we wish we could bank (hello, knees and hormones)
 🔹 A Dink or Destroy on leaving the house after pickleball
🔹 Pickleball patience vs. power — which really wins?
🔹 And yep… is pickleball killing the planet?

Plus, Carrie & Stephanie from Dink and Dash App drop in with stories and a fresh take on rec play.

🎧 Listen now before your paddle gets turned into plumbing.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Naked balcony confessions from one fearless host
 🔹 The open play vs. scramble pickleball debate that could split your friend group
 🔹 How to earn a new way to take a loose tooth out 

Plus, Richard Martinez from Sun City Pickleball joins us to share insider strategies, format secrets, and the quirks of his local scene.

🎧 Listen now before someone books the ball machine for dental work.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A wild breakdown of “work wives” and why your pickleball partner might be your emotional sidepiece
 🔹 Crocs vs. skinny jeans—who ya got in the ultimate foot fashion face-off?
 🔹 The unspoken pickleball court lines that matter (and the ones you should ignore like a boss)
 🔹 A biohacking frog poison detox that’s got us saying… hard pass, Kermit

Plus, Jordan Bryant from PickleFlix joins us to talk about turning gym comedy into binge-worthy pickleball content—and why a red carpet pickleball premiere is the party we didn’t know we needed.

🎧 Listen now before your “pickleball work wife” syncs calendars with your real spouse.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 A paddle PSA
 🔹 The science-shattering truth about fruit (sorry, strawberries)
 🔹 Tanning beds > long intros—Murder, She Wrote, we’re looking at you
 🔹 The love-hate relationship with short form video

Plus, Brenda Lopez from Cash Queens Pickleball breaks down how she’s turning clinics into cash games and building a crown-worthy community for women who came to compete.

🎧 Listen now before your paddle melts and your kids TL;DR your lecture.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Tumbler hoarding confessions and cold vs. dry pantry logistics
 🔹 The great debate: should you fake-apologize for net-cord winners?
 🔹 What it’s like to podcast with your day-job coworkers
 

Then we sit down with  Ace Rodrigues , the founder of Pickleball Kingdom, to talk court-building flops, franchise wins, and why passion is useless without execution.

🎧 Listen now before your HOA bans glitter, snacks, and striped outfits.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Thick & Hardy: the jean brand that never was
 🔹 Gas station snacks as adult therapy
 🔹 Why your warmup should not include stretching before pickleball
🔹 “I eat meat but identify as vegan” — Brian Bradley’s wellness mic drop

Plus, Brian Bradley from the structural health world joins us to talk about fixing your body from the inside out, biohacking smarter, and why structural alignment is the flossing of fitness.

🎧 Listen now before Summerween becomes a felony.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Things we shouldn’t Google over 40.
 🔹 Buc-ee’s stops completely destroyed the game plan.
 🔹 Dingles?

Plus, Mounir Gad from Pickleball Forever Substack joins us to talk mindset, growth, and why pickleball creates meaningful human connection. From basketball habits to “creating collisions,” this episode explores what happens when competition meets community.

🎧 Listen now before another roadside stop ruins the arrival time.
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We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 Ketchup on pancakes (arrest-worthy)
 🔹 Tipping culture: who deserves it and who can kick rocks
 🔹 The #1 reason your pickleball game sucks (hint: it’s your spine)
 🔹 Free posture help from Brian Bradley, a dude who fixes Navy SEALs

Brian Bradley’s here to save your body and roast your weak-ass dink.

🎧 Listen now before your pancakes or your posture get soggy.

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 We’re coming in hot with:
 🔹 The exact moment soup-in-bed became a lifestyle
 🔹 A cologne con so bold it ended in marriage
 🔹 DUPR finally explained like you're not a pro (because you're not)

Plus, Andrea from Cat 5 Pickleball drops in to talk racquetball roots, coaching vibes, and why glow pickle is a gateway drug.

🎧 Listen now before someone rates your dink a 2.5.

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🎙️ Can “pretty” be powerful? Karen from The Pretty Pickleball Company says yes—and she brought receipts (and sparkles).

🔥 We’re diving into:

• The one decency law we’d all pass (spoiler: check your fridge)
• Celebrity paddles, carbon fiber fairy tales & unapologetic branding
• Pickleball injuries, Blue Zones, and why playing might help you live longer

Plus: grocery store snacking crimes, pajama pants in public, and the great truck nut debate.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your pods.

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We’re coming in hot with:
 🧻 A heated debate about how to hang your toilet paper
 🌕 Moon landing conspiracies we probably shouldn’t believe
 🩳 Pickleball advice from a guy in jorts (you already know)
 🕵️‍♂️ A surprise cameo from the actual Secret Service

Plus, Evan Slaughter aka Fit to Serve opens up about addiction recovery, discovering pickleball in rehab, and how humor, healing, and community collide on and off the court.

Listen now before the tinfoil hats come out. 

Big Dink Energy pickleball podcast is half insight, half nonsense, all entertainment.

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