In this unfiltered episode of Pickleballers, pro player Roscoe Bellamy and The Kitchen founder Jared Paul sit down with two of the sport’s biggest stars — Federico Staksrud (World #1 in singles) and Dylan Frazier (former World #1 in doubles) to discuss their life on tour, where they came from, and how they got here.

(0:00) - Intro
(1:28) - Federico’s Journey - Argentina to world number (1)
(7:02) - Dylan’s rise from (3.5) to pro
(8:14) - Power of unique styles in pickleball
(10:25) - What if they never picked up a paddle?
(11:58) - The Viral Ad: Behind “Dangerous D & Killer T”
(14:10) - Timothy Nelson (The Puppet Master)
(16:08) - What sparked The Kitchen
(16:56) - Dylan and Fed team up
(18:15) - Breaking down partnering with Hayden, Eric, & JDub
(20:55) - PPA vs MLP
(24:46) - Dylan's road to world number (1)
(28:10) - How Fed achieved world number (1)
(30:13) - Why Fed still works so hard
(32:19) - Inspiring the next generation of pickleballers
(33:08) - Fed and Dylan's heroes
(34:25) - Fiery moments: Where to draw the line
(36:18) - Jared's Alshon story
(37:20) - The Hayden vs Anna Leigh controversy
(39:40) - Jared’s worst on-court meltdown
(40:29) - Roscoe accidentally cusses out Dylan mid-match
(41:58) - If the PPA was the Hunger Games… who wins?
(43:50) - Why Ben Johns has Fed’s number in singles
(45:24) - Enemies, rivals & favorite players on tour
(48:05) - Jared's craziest story
(49:24) - Fed's craziest story
(51:53) - Dylan's craziest story
(52:54) - (2025) MLP predictions: Who’s taking the title?

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