Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life

By Big Dink Energy

Big Dink Energy is the pickleball lifestyle podcast for adults over 40 who love the game, the community, and refuse to accept "just aging" as an answer.

Hosted by Stephanie and Guy Bev

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How many episodes does Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life episodes:

August 11, 2026 Pickleball Pop-Ins & Humbling Moments | Daniella Simon w/ Serve for Strength
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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 fight is now funding surgeries and building community for young athletes everywhere.
🎧 Listen now before your doorbell rings unannounced.
#BigDinkEnergy
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Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.

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Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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46min
August 04, 2026 Pickleball: Why Can't We All Just Get Along | Joel Mower w/ Dink Ninjas
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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 research with every sale.
🎧 Listen now before you start a brand at 2am.
#BigDinkEnergy
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.

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Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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31min
July 28, 2026 PickleCon 2026: The People, Brands & Moments You Missed
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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 room.
🎧 Listen now before you book your ticket for 2027.
#BigDinkEnergy
Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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19min
July 21, 2026 Pickleball Texts & PickleCon Week | Cody Sivan w/ Brick Wall Pickleball
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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 six figures in year one with zero financial backing.
🎧 Listen now before you pack for Kansas City.
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.
Pickleball Journal
Pickleball Wisdom & Life Hacks for Winning On and Off the Court

Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
...more
37min
July 14, 2026 Pickleball's Viewer Gap & 100-Mile Grit | Josh Sprague w/ Orange Mud
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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 for expired ketchup packets.
#BigDinkEnergy
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.
Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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54min
July 07, 2026 Pickleball Content Creator Myths & First Tournament Nerves | Maurice Hacksaw w/ All Court Media
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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 exposed.
#BigDinkEnergy
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Pickleball Journal
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Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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41min
June 30, 2026 Pickleball Movie & Retro Fast Food Scandals | Evan Stanko w/ G.O.A.T. Pickleball
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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 next date.
#BigDinkEnergy
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Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
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44min
June 23, 2026 Pickleball Culture & $225 Million Bets | That Pickleball Gal w/ The Accidental Pickleballer
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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 now before somebody sends you to the wrong court.

#BigDinkEnergy
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.

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Pickleball Joy Pledge
Pickleball Joy is a community movement by Pickleball Nikki celebrating connection through pickleball

Pickleball Journal
Pickleball Wisdom & Life Hacks for Winning On and Off the Court

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
...more
37min
June 16, 2026 Pickleball Networking & Dad Jokes | Shawna Grosskleg w/ fearlesspickleballher
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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 before another dad joke sneaks into the conversation.
#BigDinkEnergy
Dink and Dash App
Capture the chaos, the courts, and the characters of your pickleball life.

Pickleball Joy Pledge
Pickleball Joy is a community movement by Pickleball Nikki celebrating connection through pickleball

Pickleball Journal
Pickleball Wisdom & Life Hacks for Winning On and Off the Court

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
...more
31min
June 09, 2026 Pickleball Pressure & Adult Pretending | Brittany Hord w/ The Pickleball Queen
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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.
🎧 Listen now before the potluck dessert table opens.
#BigDinkEnergy
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Support the show
👉 Love what you heard? Hit follow, leave a review, and share with your pickleball crew!
🔥 Join the conversation at bdepodcast.com or slide into our DMs at @BigDinkEnergyPodcast.
🎧 Keep the dink soft and the energy BIG! 💥
...more
33min

FAQs about Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life:

How many episodes does Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.