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PicklePod

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  • Rohrabacher, the risky draft pick that paid off
    MLP Champion Rachel Rohrabacher makes her first appearance of many on the PicklePod. Rohrabacher has gone from the hectic environment of SEC tennis to an all-time MLP performance. She recaps her accelerated journey from college champion to Premier Level pro.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Intro
    6:12 Rachel’s journey into pickleball
    12:53 Was there animosity between players?
    14:49 An unbelievable comeback victory
    21:50 The story of Rachel’s draft position
    26:52 Comparing SEC tennis and MLP
    31:40 Where does the MLP win rank in your career? Thoughts on Dreambreaker
    38:34 Dealing with pickleball fame and team chemistry
    45:01 Andrei’s philosophical quotes
    47:39 Questions for Rachel
    54:50 The Bryan Bros expected to make a run in pro pickleball
    1:00:10 The story of Swimply
    1:13:10 Pickleball will outweigh the pool category
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    1 hr 21 min
  • Lawyers(?) advised these players to sit out
    Zane and Thomas caught wind of three players who won’t be in the mix for MLP Atlanta. Some of them might sit at home in bubble wrap until the ball drops on New Year's to protect their new contracts. The guys preview the highly anticipated event and share their predictions for who will hoist the cup. 
    Thomas recaps the first-ever Bounce Nashville Tournament sponsored by the Tenessee Titans and issues a correction towards USA Pickleball.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Zane toes the line
    5:46 Okay let’s start the podcast - MLP sit-outs
    10:56 Fans of PicklePod out in the streets - Bounce event in Nashville
    15:00 Agents of Change take on the MLP Freeze
    19:19 Tyson and Tyler meet again at MLP
    24:50 Pablo is inadvertently the bad boy of pickleball
    25:50 Who gets first dibs act Jack Sock in 2024?
    29:27 USA Pickleball and 99% of players
    39:20 Viewers weigh in on Tyson and Tyler
    41:38 MLP Atlanta Preview - Zane’s X factor
    48:05 Group B is loaded
    51:30 Group C predictions
    54:40 SAN Questions
    58:58 Best parent/child pro duos in pickleball
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    1 hr 5 min
  • The pro boycott, changing contracts & bad blood
    Zane and Thomas wade through the Tour Wars fallout on a new episode of PicklePod. MLP Atlanta is a go, but there is still plenty of bad blood among owners, players, and staff. Speaking of bad blood, the McGuffin vs. Loong feud rages from the court to podcasts and to Twitter. There is speculation on holdouts, renegotiations, and how this new organization can function moving forward.
    Zane and Thomas cover Zane’s injury and recap their head-to-head results from last week.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Honcho winners get to play Zane 2 on 1
    3:56 Singles is 5 years behind doubles
    7:02 Contracts will need to be touched up
    13:29 Tennis players entering the mix
    18:50 Paddle companies choosing from top talent
    23:49 Tyson’s flips the bird at PPA Cincy
    33:20 Pickle4444 with the inside information
    42:19 Pros overcoming bad blood
    47:40 I will clean out the porta-potties
    50:47 Where does USA Pickleball stand?
    57:47 Annonymous accounts coming for Zane
    1:08:14 Ken Hermann the last OG left
    1:10:42 No more relegation - What 2024 looks like
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    1 hr 24 min
  • Absolute Chaos: Pickleball will Change FOREVER w Jimmy Miller
    Everything we know about the battle between the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball. Jimmy and Thomas break it down. 
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    1 hr 5 min
  • Raising the barrier of entry w/ James Ignatowich
    James Ignatowich joins the pod from a Sonic parking lot in Kansas City. He breaks down his match-of-the-year contender from TOC and explains why he wasn’t a candidate in the Riley Newman partner sweepstakes. 
    Zane and Thomas cover Zane’s injury and recap their head-to-head results from last week. 
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Podcasting is hard
    6:20 Rec matches with Maurice the Grease
    10:20 Is your goose cooked in singles?
    17:01 If James can make it anyone can
    20:20 An eye for talent - evaluating Dallas Pickleball Club
    25:14 The best teammate in pickleball
    33:20 Snubbed in the Riley Newman partner search
    39:10 The latest from ProXR
    46:00 James' first round loss at TOC
    55:20 Pat Smith’s resurgence + Zane’s injury
    1:04:50 Ranchers new ownership group and Teqball
    1:06:10 Stop Alzheimer’s Now questions
    1:11:58 Collin vs Matt on the right side
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    1 hr 18 min
  • A lot of paddles are going to fail
    For the first time ever, a winner of the PicklePod listener contest joins the pod. He is a former free diver and competitive surfer who outlines the flow state benefits of pickleball. Zane explains the new scrutiny around his signature paddle and gets coerced to auction off a seat at his wedding. Plus a story featuring Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox and ayahuasca in Costa Rica.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Honcho Pickleball League and pickleball job openings
    4:15 We introduce Connor Irwin, kinda
    11:00 Flow state and pickleball
    16:41 A new standard for the grit test
    22:43 A coaching relationship or serial killer material
    27:05 Pros are still young and when to tag an opponent on the ground
    35:45 DJ Young is turning things around
    39:10 Mindfulness in pickleball, Ayahuasca with MGK and Meghan Fox
    46:27 The Kumbaya era is over
    52:18 Best pods in pickleball
    55:12 Did Ben Johns like losing?
    1:03:10 Playing poorly on Adderall
    1:08:24 Zane wants to auction seats to his wedding
    1:20:10 Stop Alzheimer’s Now questions
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    1 hr 31 min
  • You might be playing with an illegal paddle
    The Seattle Open was full of headlines. The guys cover Lea’s singles retirement, Pablo’s costly paddle throw and the upset over the Johns bros. MLP announced new paddle color guidelines to eliminate a possibly unfair advantage. Zane discusses how he pushes the rules to their limit.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 A warm welcome for Zane in Boston
    5:20 Zane’s spin drill catches some hate
    10:17 New MLP paddle guidelines
    16:33 ProXR in the hands of some surprise winners
    23:10 Pushing the limits to their edge
    33:33 Getting reps against the best talent in Austin
    43:27 PPA Seattle and Lea’s retirement
    50:26 An ‘assault’ of the scoreboard
    53:55 Riley vs Matt + T Swift
    57:50 Catching the early erne and beef history
    1:00:35 Pat Smith and DJ Young upset the world’s number 1 team
    1:04:14 Stop Alzheimer’s Now questions
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    1 hr 11 min
  • APP making global power moves
    The boys have been on the road and are back with some classic stories. Thomas went toe-to-toe with Jay Devilliers on the court before attending Ed Sheeran in Detroit. Zane ended a match in the most savage way possible. He recounts one of the strangest on-court injuries that you will ever hear. The discussion leads to the APP’s new growth strategy which appears to be an international endeavor.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Attending Ed Sheeran with Jay Devilliers
    5:35 Oh man, "This is going to be on the pod"
    8:30 Zane with a chip on his shoulder
    12:50 Announcing the ProXR swear jar
    16:25 Beer City’s development and operation
    25:48 Pickleball concussions are a real thing
    30:26 Zane’s Nasty Nelson
    40:22 The Best Hands Index
    51:15 Emerging stat best indicator of success
    54:15 APP Tour going international
    59:11 Finding the next big pickleball event
    1:14:34 Stop Alzheimer’s Now questions
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    1 hr 25 min
  • "This will probably get me in trouble" w/ King of the Court
    It’s a special edition of PicklePod from the Morning Brew podcast studio in Manhattan. The King of the Court crew joins the pod to dissect the eventful MLP draft. The guys cover who won the draft, who lost the draft and who got left out in the cold.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Who the hell is Jimmy Miller?
    8:15 Everybody running a burner account
    11:52 Almost canceled before the MLP Draft live in Central Park
    17:13 The ‘Big Boy’ draft recap
    23:30 The misses in the draft
    29:40 Surprising picks that turned heads
    35:55 The feeling of sitting in the green room
    39:15 Jay Devilliers and Thomas going to Ed Sheeran
    43:15 Agents taking over in pickleball
    52:58 Where the Zane and Tyler beef started
    58:14 The well-known names that didn’t make the cut
    1:05:31 Tyler doesn’t have beef with everybody
    1:08:30 Conflict of interest in ownership
    1:11:52 The influencers mock draft
    1:15:30 Mean tweets with Zane
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    1 hr 19 min
  • Pickleball vs tennis debate, according to tennis pro James Blake
    US tennis icon and former sexiest man alive James Blake defends pickleball on the PicklePod. Blake is an owner in Major League Pickleball and an advocate for the sport. The Twitter trolls have been blowing up Blake’s DMs and he has a message for the haters. Pickleball is here to stay.
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    Show Notes:
    0:00 Sexiest tennis player alive according to People Magazine
    4:30 James Blake ends pickleball vs tennis debate
    9:28 Pickleball poaching players before they reach tennis
    15:34 Has tennis reached a plateau in the US?
    19:29 Roddick proponent and opponent
    26:10 See the game up close for true appreciation
    28:43 An open ear with Major League Pickleball
    33:10 Zane questions if team pickleball is a gimmick
    38:05 Let’em yell or make it civil
    45:04 Rapid Fire: Tennis stars get graded
    49:55 Best predictor of pickleball success
    55:22 Pickleball itself is a gimmick according to trolls
    59:38 Listner questions for Stop Alzheimer’s Now
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    1 hr 8 min

About PicklePod

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On “PicklePod”, Thomas Shields and Zane Navratil deliver an entrée of updates from around the Pickleball World. Some would say it’s a “Picklers” dream podcast with the duo’s loud and unfiltered…