Pickleballers

We Left Everything for Pickleball | S1 E1


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In the premiere episode of the Pickleballers Podcast, hosts Roscoe Bellamy, Jared Paul, and Dane Iliff share how they each discovered pickleball—and what made them fall in love with the fastest-growing sport in America. Roscoe is a top-ranked pro, while Jared and Dane are the minds behind The Kitchen, the largest media company in pickleball.

This episode is packed with behind-the-scenes stories, sharp takes, and honest moments as the trio kicks off a show that blends the sport, the culture, and the personalities that make pickleball so addicting.Subscribe for new episodes featuring top pros, celebrity guests, and a courtside view of the wild world of pickleball.


(0:00) - Intro
(0:30) - Jared’s bronze medal
(1:54) - How Ben Johns inspired Jared's mental game
(4:39) - Roscoe’s journey from tennis prodigy to pickleball
(7:24) - Winning $10K & facing Agassi at the Pickleball Slam
(9:01) - How Roscoe met Jared
(10:46) - How The Kitchen was built
(15:48) - Why pickleball hooks you on day one
(22:48) - The Kitchen reaches (70) million in (30) days
(24:00) - Sneaking into the US Open to film Ben Johns
(26:00) - PPA Atlanta Recap: best event yet
(28:53) - Anna Leigh Waters & Ben Johns: Mental Toughness
(31:29) - MLP should be rowdy
(34:50) - Pro behavior
(36:40) - First pickleball fight
(41:02) - Viral Nasty Nelson
(43:25) - Craziest pickleball story
(45:45) - Charles Barkley hates pickleball
(48:40) - Dua Lipa loves pickleball
(50:22) - The Kitchen owns an MLP team
(54:22) - The Kitchen merch


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PickleballersBy Jared Paul (founder of The Kitchen) and Roscoe Bellamy (pro pickleball player)