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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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🔹 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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🔹 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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🔹 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.

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🔹 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.

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🔹 What every tournament host keeps getting hilariously wrong

🔹 The most inappropriate time anyone has recommended pickleball

🔹 A 15-year-old skater quietly humbling the pickleball pros

Plus, Dr. Amanda Sovik-Johnston from The Connected Competitor joins us to break down the partnership psychology that quietly decides whether you play your best pickleball — or fall apart on the court.

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🔹 The mom phrases that secretly run every pickleball court

🔹 A 122-shot rally that broke pro pickleball

🔹 A pickleball tip about bangers that deserves a side eye

Plus, Miguel Enciso joins us to talk how painters tape, a Bosu ball, and a garage experiment turned into 28 million views and the unofficial anthem of pickleball.

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We are coming in hot with:

🔹 Viral post ignites debate over calling out bad behavior on the court

🔹 Grand Theft Auto somehow enters the pickleball sponsorship chat

🔹 Pickleball just pulled bigger TV numbers than the NBA

Plus Kelsey from Triple Crown Sports joins us to break down how PickleCon is turning pickleball into a full blown festival experience — competition, entertainment, and community all under one roof.

🎧 Listen now. You will never look at rec play the same way again.

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