June 05, 2025

Pickleball Heist Leaves Police Searching for $60,000 Machine

1 hour 28 minutes

Zane sits down with one of the most innovative founders in the sport of pickleball, The Picklr CEO Jorge Barragan. They cover The Picklr's expansion to Japan and why Picklr members 6X the national average of 5.0+ players.

Jorge expands on the acquisition of legacy brand Vulcan and divulges why the Vulcan ball made the deal a perfect fit.

Also, Erik Tice and Zane weigh in on the Quang Duong suspension, call for a bounty on pickleball's newest crime spree, and try to start a spending war between billionaires.

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0:00 T-Dog hits Championship Court in Phoenix

5:48 Quang Duong suspension and fine

16:29 QD is also entering the ball game

17:32 Spencer Smith fills in for the Mad Drops

21:22 Jalina Ingram’s impressive MLP debut

23:35 Premature celebration or hindrance

27:40 Weird challenge results

31:22 Mad Drops with a full roster - Flames flame out

36:02 Has MLP lost its luster?

40:38 Viv for Viv trade between Chicago and Atlanta

42:03 Chaifetz press conference promises best pickleball event ever

44:59 Stack acquires Vulcan Pickleball

45:52 $60,000 machine missing

Jorge Barragan

53:17 Jorge Barragan makes PicklePod debut

56:11 Kenton is a mix of Pardoe and Barragan

58:49 Stack + The Picklr acquire Vulcan

1:04:20 Zane’s 5.0+ “training session” at The Pickle

1:22:22 Anna Leigh Waters hits Times Square and Zane adds Gen Z followers

1:14:43 Listener questions

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By Thomas Shields, Zane Navratil

4.6

126126 ratings

June 05, 2025

Pickleball Heist Leaves Police Searching for $60,000 Machine

1 hour 28 minutes

Jorge expands on the acquisition of legacy brand Vulcan and divulges why the Vulcan ball made the deal a perfect fit.

Also, Erik Tice and Zane weigh in on the Quang Duong suspension, call for a bounty on pickleball's newest crime spree, and try to start a spending war between billionaires.

Dial in your recovery, energy, and focus with Superpower. Get started at https://superpower.com/start/dink

Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299

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Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify

-Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com

https://www.instagram.com/thedinkpickleball/ -Follow us on IG

-Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi...

-For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam

-Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/

-Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball

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0:00 T-Dog hits Championship Court in Phoenix