BONUS EPISODE: LIVE FROM THE 44X20 LAUNCH PARTY! 🏓🎙️

We’re taking you inside the 44X20 launch party from August 22, 2026. Sam kicks things off with a phone call from his mom as he shares his reaction to the big night. From there, hear his live introduction, interviews with members of the pickleball community, and voicemail reactions from people who helped make the launch so special.

00:00 A Phone Call With Mom
06:50 This Is 44X20
08:40 What Up, Pickleheads?
09:35 Live From the 44X20 Launch Party
10:25 Thank-Yous, Shoutouts & How the Night Works
14:00 The First Time We Played Pickleball
17:10 Everyone’s Favorite Pickleball Shot
18:55 Favorite Pickleball Memories
21:00 When Did You Become a Picklehead?
23:15 The Best Thing Pickleball Has Given Us
24:55 What’s It Like Playing With Sam?
25:40 First Impressions of Mouthpiece Sam
27:45 Voicemails From the 44X20 Community
31:30 One Last Word From Mom

Want to be a guest? Have something to say? Leave us a voicemail or contact us at 44X20pickleball.com.

🏓 Step Between the Lines.

🤐 Grab Your Mouthpiece.

Episode 4 explores the social side of pickleball and the game nobody keeps score of: body language, confidence, reputation, playful trash talk and how the way you carry yourself shapes what happens on the court. 🏓🎯🗣️

The crew discusses the impact of social media, what draws us to certain players, how friendships form and what makes someone the kind of person everyone wants to share the court with.

Underneath the jokes and nonstop chirping are two guys who believe pickleball should be welcoming, fun and about community first.

Meet Jimmy Bledsoe 💪 (@thatbuffpickleballguy) and Mervin Quintana 🤪 (@mervsportraits) in Episode 4: The Social Side of Pickleball.

CHAPTERS 🎙️🏓

00:00 Mouthpiece Sam & the Kitchen Blockers
00:58 The Invisible Game of Pickleball
02:33 Meet Jimmy & Mervin
04:05 First Impressions Aren’t Always Right
07:51 Pickleball Goals, DUPR & Playing Forever
10:43 Pickleball Meets Social Media
20:08 Confidence vs. Arrogance
23:36 Trash Talk, Mind Games & Social Warfare
28:38 Hotheads, F-Bombs & Court Crashouts
34:15 Being Judged by How You Look
37:59 Partner Chemistry Over Skill
43:20 Creating a Welcoming Pickleball Community
49:14 The People Who Make Pickleball Special
54:29 Community First, Pickleball Second

🏓 Step Between the Lines.
🤐 Grab Your Mouthpiece.

🎙️ Want to be a guest?
🗣️ Have something to say?
📞 Leave us a voicemail or contact us at 44X20pickleball.com.

🏓🚨 UNC ALERT. 🚨🏓

For Episode 3, Sam brings in some of his favorite pickleball Uncs: Rob “Slamboa” Gamboa, Damian “Dame Time” Moos, and Clyde “C-Capuuuuya” Capua.

They come from different generations with different life experiences, but once they step between the lines, none of that matters. What started as a crew trying to get better at pickleball became something much bigger. Competition, nonstop trash talk, plenty of laughs, and friendships that became family.

The guys talk first impressions, early tournaments, getting older without necessarily acting older, and why somewhere between the baseline and the kitchen, they’re all 21 again.

And one important question remains:

Is Sam officially an Unc too? 🚨

🏓 Step Between the Lines.
🤐 Grab Your Mouthpiece.

01:17 — Meet the Fairbrook Crew
04:09 — How the Fairbrook Crew Began
10:47 — From Pickleball Friends to Family
15:02 — First Tournaments and Growing Together
21:40 — The Guys at Twenty-One
27:50 — Why the Court Matters
29:53 — Fairbrook Superlatives
34:41 — Favorite Memories and Inside Jokes
39:05 — Why Pickleball Is Different
40:14 — What Pickleball Has Given Us
44:03 — The Group We Hope Never Changes
46:47 — Final Thoughts: Find Your Crew

🏓 Rob “Slamboa” Gamboa
🏓 Damian “Dame Time” Moos
🏓 Clyde “C-Capuuuuya” Capua
🤐 Sam Orlansky: @mouthpiecesam

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For Episode 2, we flip the script.

Sam hands the host chair to his cousin Adam Regos, the guy who first got him onto a pickleball court.

From garage ping pong battles to becoming partners on the court, Adam takes Sam back through the story of how pickleball changed their relationship, changed Sam’s routine, and eventually helped inspire 44X20.

They talk about Sam’s years in the beer world, the shift from drinks to dinks, the origin of the mouthpiece, tournament mindset, and why pickleball has become about a lot more than just winning games.

Then things loosen up with a round of Never Have I Pickle Ever, and a few questionable pickleball confessions come out.

🏓 Step Between the Lines.
🤐 Grab Your Mouthpiece.

01:20 How Pickleball Found Sam
07:03 From Master Brewer to Pickleball
09:39 Trading Drinks for Dinks
11:37 Advice for New Players
12:56 Finding the Eye of the Tiger
18:28 The Mouthpiece Story
21:16 What’s Next for Sam & 44X20
26:42 Never Have I Pickle Ever

👨🏻‍🍳 Adam Regos: @chefboyaregos
🤐 Sam Orlansky: @mouthpiecesam

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For Episode 1, we’re starting with what 44X20 is really all about.

Sam sits down with JT Nerio, Holly Vo, and Chi Pecache, three friends who represent the competition, personalities, friendships, and community that make pickleball so much more than just a game.

They talk about how they found pickleball, why the sport creates such strong connections, some of their funniest moments on the court, and what they would miss most if pickleball disappeared tomorrow.

The conversation also gets into Pickleball for Wishes, the future of the game, community shoutouts, and plenty of opinions when the group goes In or Out on some pickleball debates.

It’s the perfect place to start because 44X20 isn’t just about what happens during a game. It’s about the people you meet and everything that happens between the lines.

00:00 From Court to Community
04:15 How We Found Pickleball
13:47 Why Pickleball Builds Community
18:15 Funny Court Moments
20:34 Pickleball for Wishes
25:32 What We’d Miss Most
30:33 The Future of Pickleball
33:31 Lightning Round
38:13 In or Out: Pickleball Debates
47:21 Community Shoutouts and Closing

🏓 JT Nerio: @vol_e_llama
🏓 Holly Vo: @houseofhvc
🏓 Chi Pecache: @jochi_pecache
🤐 Sam Orlansky: @mouthpiecesam

🏓 Step Between the Lines.
🤐 Grab Your Mouthpiece.

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Like, subscribe, and follow 44X20 Pickleball for new episodes, clips, community stories, and everything happening between the lines.

📣 Got something to say? Head to 44X20pickleball.com and leave us a voicemail. Ask a question, tell us your pickleball story, talk some trash, or give us your take.

Something new is hitting the courts. From Baseline Studios to your feed, the 44X20 podcast is officially nearing launch. We can’t wait to share what we’ve been building with you all. Who’s ready 👀  #44X20 #PickleballCommunity#stepbetweenthelines #ComingSoon #pickleball