Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life

Episodes

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  Why Is Making Friends So Hard After 40? + Coach Terri Matthias | Pickleball Fans Only 27.10.2026 39m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 🏓 Why is making friends as an adult so damn complicated? 😬 Six compliments that might actually be insults. 📢 Is professional pickleball getting a little too sensitive? Plus, Coach Terri Matthias from Pickleball Fans Only joins us... She built a pickleball business, caught the attention of OnlyFans' legal team, and ended up with a cease-and-desist. And that's just part of her story. Listen now before Guy starts celebrating another point like he's playing...
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  What Are You Secretly Good At? + Cathy Bawden | The Pickleball Passport 20.10.2026 34m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 🏆 Things we're secretly better at than most people. According to ourselves, anyway. 😬 Things you NEVER want to hear someone say right before they start doing their job. 🏓 Six new pickleball paddles in one month. At what point do we have enough? Plus, Cathy Bawden from The Pickleball Passport joins us... After 33 years in law enforcement, she's bringing a whole different perspective to pickleball, from mental toughness to the friendships and drama that c...
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  You're Not Bad at Pickleball, You're Just in Your Head + Dr. Haley Perlis | Sports Psychologist 13.10.2026 32m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 🏃 Things everybody claims to love that we're convinced half of them are lying about. 🛁 Paddle Princess has taken bath time to a level none of us were prepared for. 🚢 Pickleball is entering its private island era. Apparently we're fancy now. Plus, sports psychologist Dr. Haley Perlis joins us... She's worked with Olympic athletes, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force. Now she's talking about the mental game of pickleball, and why everything you think you know ab...
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  From Couch Potato to Pickleball Obsessed + Alex Aitken | The Pickleballer Jock 06.10.2026 35m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 👀 The things people do in public that turn us into spectators against our will. 😬 Petty shit we're absolutely NOT fine with...even though we pretend we are. 🌎 Whether putting USA on a pickleball team will finally make us watch pro pickleball. Plus, Alex Aitken joins us from Scotland... He went from self-described couch potato who'd never played a sport to completely hooked on pickleball, getting fitter after 50 and helping introduce other beginners to t...
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  Does Getting Better at Pickleball Make It Less Fun? + Connor Basnight | KC Pickleball Pro 29.09.2026 39m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 👏 Social rules we're officially done pretending make sense. 🪂 Things everybody should experience exactly ONCE...and then never do that shit again. 💸 What happens when the pickleball facility gold rush meets actual business. Plus, Connor Basnight joins us... He went from zero athletic background to a 5.0 pickleball pro, and somehow the guy who started from scratch might have the best perspective on why we play in the first place. Listen now before somebo...
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  Your Pickleball Rating Is Not a Personality + Coach Nick Scalise | Chronic Illness & Pickleball Coach 22.09.2026 37m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're diving into: 🏆 When your pickleball rating starts becoming your entire personality. 📟 Things we survived 20 years ago that would absolutely send us over the edge now. 🧓 The shit you suddenly realize you're just too old to tolerate anymore. Plus, Coach Nick Scalise joins us... Nick came with hot takes about ratings, tournament egos, open play and pickleball clubs that may have seriously underestimated what actually keeps people coming back. And apparently wellness da...
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  Stop Buying the Damn Framework + Dr. Lane Odom | Pickleball Chiro 15.09.2026 37m

  Share Your Thoughts! We’re diving into: 📚 When did simply living your life start requiring a $497 framework? 🏓 What if your pickleball game isn't actually the thing holding you back? 🧠 And why are Gen X GATE kids suddenly comparing notes about mall dreams? Plus, Dr. Lane Odom, aka Pickleball Chiro, joins us to talk bodies, injuries, recovery, and the stuff pickleball players probably should be doing before something starts hurting. Half insight. Half nonsense. 100% entertainment. Listen now b...
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  Pickleball Is Just the Playground for Adults + Jake Plummer | Former NFL QB & Entrepreneur Pt. 2 08.09.2026 39m

  Share Your Thoughts! We’re diving into: 🏓 Why pickleball might just be the playground for adults 😂 The absolutely unhinged games we somehow survived as kids 🤡 The MLP clown controversy because apparently that’s a sentence we have to say Plus, Jake Plummer joins us for Part 2 to talk functional mushrooms, longevity, what he puts in his own body, and why pickleball has become one of the ways he still gets out there and plays. And yes, somehow we end up discussing what a psilocybin pickleball...
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  Pickleball Flicks & Volunteer Fails | Jake Plummer - NFL QB Turned Entrepreneur, Pt. 1 01.09.2026 42m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 We finally watched the pickleball movie and have thoughts. 🔹 One of us learned the hard way what never to volunteer for. 🔹 Back to school shopping might hurt more than you expect this year. Plus, Jake Plummer, a former NFL quarterback, reflects on ten years in the league and the toll professional sports take on the body and mind. He opens up about trading anti-inflammatories for hemp and functional mushrooms through his brand Umbo —...
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  Pickleball Consent & Mascot Trivia | Soren w/ The Pickleball Agent 25.08.2026 34m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 One of us confidently guessed Captain Crunch and was very wrong. 🔹 One of us accidentally signed her sister up for a tournament. 🔹 There's apparently an official day just for pickleball now. Plus, Soren from The Pickleball Agent joins us to explain how a guy in a pickle-hat sport coat and a headless text-message app are stitching together the fragmented pickleball scene across California's Central Coast. Text the agent your availabi...
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  Pickleball Life Hacks & Arctic Chaos | Wally Green w/ Wally Green NYC 18.08.2026 46m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 One of us married someone purely for their anxiety cleaning. 🔹 Apparently asking your dog why it's staring is totally normal. 🔹 One man is sailing the Arctic completely alone right now. Plus, Wally Green joins us to share how he went from a violent childhood in the Brooklyn projects to a pro table tennis career that took him solo into North Korea for a real-life game of ping pong diplomacy. Once pickleball's loudest hater, he's now ...
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  Pickleball Pop-Ins & Humbling Moments | Daniella Simon w/ Serve for Strength 11.08.2026 45m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 Our default setting right now is apparently not ready for humans. 🔹 One of us just got humbled by a bicycle CAPTCHA. 🔹 Remember worrying about your top eight? That drama might return. Plus, Daniela Simon from Serve for Strength joins us with her daughters to share how two years of misdiagnosed injuries and multiple surgeries turned into a nonprofit built to make sure no family goes through that alone. What started as one family's fi...
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  Pickleball: Why Can't We All Just Get Along | Joel Mower w/ Dink Ninjas 04.08.2026 31m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 Apparently trash-talking tennis says more about your own game. 🔹 One of us keeps checking the fridge like it'll refill itself. 🔹 The truth behind blaming beer for your bad shots might surprise you. Plus, Joel Mower from Dink Ninjas Pickleball joins us to share how a sleepless night during his wife's cancer diagnosis turned into a paddle brand built on community and purpose. His wife is now healthy, and Dink Ninjas donates to cancer ...
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  PickleCon 2026: The People, Brands & Moments You Missed 28.07.2026 18m

  Share Your Thoughts! PickleCon 2026: We Were There for All of It We're coming in hot with: 🔹 We lost our voices and it wasn't from cheering pickleball. 🔹 One of us dinks glow pickleball, the other says destroy it. 🔹 700 positive pins are floating around — Dink & Dash's fingerprint is everywhere. Plus, hear how Stephanie, Paddle Princess, and Carrie rate the entire weekend — vendor booths, a celebrity pro showdown, glow pickleball, and more — live from their PickleCon hotel roo...
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  Pickleball Texts & PickleCon Week | Cody Sivan w/ Brick Wall Pickleball 21.07.2026 36m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 Apparently a thumbs up is now a complete conversation. 🔹 This is exactly why we side-eye every conference booth now. 🔹 One wrong text landed in the group chat with the dog groomer. Plus, Cody Sivan, founder of Brick Wall Pickleball and a PickleCon keynote speaker, joins us to unpack how he's building a meritocratic alternative to pro pickleball's biggest tours. He went from sleeping in his car chasing a baseball dream to paying out ...
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  Pickleball's Viewer Gap & 100-Mile Grit | Josh Sprague w/ Orange Mud 14.07.2026 53m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 A junk drawer confession involving 300 box cutters and zero regrets. 🔹 Instant red flags range from fingernail clipping to empath opening lines. 🔹 A waterbed once required a full safety briefing for actual houseguests. Plus, Josh Sprague from Orange Mud joins us to talk about turning a ruined water bottle on a training run into a hydration brand built for ultra-endurance athletes. 🎧 Listen now before you check your own junk drawer f...
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  Pickleball Content Creator Myths & First Tournament Nerves | Maurice Hacksaw w/ All Court Media 07.07.2026 40m

  Share Your Thoughts! We're coming in hot with: 🔹 Why almost everyone watches, but almost nobody creates. 🔹 The unexpected competition hiding in every pickleball community. 🔹 A Halloween mask becomes an unlikely tournament advantage. Plus, Maurice Hacksaw from All Court Media joins us to share how one nervous livestream became a trusted media brand serving recreational and veteran pickleball players. Consistency—not viral moments—made the difference. 🎧 Listen now before your DUPR rating gets e...
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  Pickleball Movie & Retro Fast Food Scandals | Evan Stanko w/ G.O.A.T. Pickleball 30.06.2026 43m

  Share Your Thoughts! We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Retro fast food scandals still leave everyone divided. 🔹 A Pick 6 dating question gets surprisingly uncomfortable. 🔹 The New Dink movie sparks plenty of speculation. Plus, Evan Stanko from G.O.A.T. Pickleball joins us to share how a family- and veteran-owned pickleball shop is helping players find the right gear, improve their game, and build a stronger pickleball community in Las Vegas. 🎧 Listen now before that Pick 6 question comes up on your...
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  Pickleball Culture & $225 Million Bets | That Pickleball Gal w/ The Accidental Pickleballer 23.06.2026 36m

  Share Your Thoughts! We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 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. 🎧 Listen...
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  Pickleball Networking & Dad Jokes | Shawna Grosskleg w/ fearlesspickleballher 16.06.2026 30m

  Share Your Thoughts! We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 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. 🎧 Listen now be...