PicklePod
by The Dink Pickleball
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JW Johnson Passed Ben Johns on DUPR. Here's How.
JW Johnson Passed Ben Johns on DUPR. Here's How.
About this podcast
Pickleball's #1 Podcast with Top Pro Zane Navratil and Pickleball Creator, Nico The Lefty. Some would say it’s a “Picklers” dream podcast with the duo’s loud and unfiltered insights commentating on the good, the bad, and even the ugly sides of the sport as Pickleball undeniably rockets towards mainstream adoption. Weekly rotating topics, guests, tournament recaps, Pickleball pop-culture, player strategies, and more. No comment or topic can breach the PicklePod Non-Valley Zone, everything is in play. It’s on the PicklePod or it didn’t happen. Thomas Shields is the Founder Of “The Dink Pickleball” Media company and Zane Navratil is atop ranked pickleball pro who has won championships on the PPA Tour, APP Tour, and Major League Pickleball. RSSVERIFY
Episodes
The newest 20 of 218 episodes
- JW Johnson Passed Ben Johns on DUPR. Here's How. · 1 h 19 minZane almost took a game off the world number one, and Nico still can't say "Catan." 🥒 Nico the Lefty and Zane break down PPA Hong Kong, the "slam" that isn't a slam, and why the…
- Should Kate Fahey Get a Point Penalty for Screaming? · 1 h 21 minPickleball is getting louder, messier, and more interesting—and this week’s conversation proves it. Zane Navratil and Nico break down the latest pro pickleball stories, from…
- Anna Leigh Waters Won Her 200th Gold. She's 19. · 1 h 29 minThe biggest indoor pickleball business story of the year collides with a wild Chicago recap, and the debate around Annalee Waters, Ben Johns, and the future of pro pickleball…
- Anna Bright Joins PicklePod: Why She Challenged at 11-0, 10-0 · 1 h 25 minAnna Bright joins Zane and Nico after her gold-medal run in Las Vegas to explain the moment everyone was talking about: challenging a ball at 10-0 with a double pickle on the…
- Zane Navratil Won a PPA Gold in Barcelona. Nobody Saw It Coming. · 1 h 25 minZane Navratil is a PPA gold medalist again—and Nico Acevedo nearly turned a grueling tournament run into a championship of his own. Zane shares what made PPA Barcelona feel like…
- The 15 Seed That Beat Ben Johns · 1 h 16 minOne of the wildest pickleball Sundays in a long time just got even crazier. A 15 seed nearly hijacks men’s doubles, a bird literally crashes the singles final, and the new PPA…
- We Texted Ben Johns for Episode 200 · 1 h 22 min200 episodes in, the PicklePod is celebrating with one of its most revealing conversations yet about where pickleball is headed next. Zane and Nico break down everything that…
- Christian Alshon Blamed Singles. Ben Johns Got Pickled. Anna Leigh Lost. · 1 h 38 minPickleball’s biggest assumptions just got blown up. From 100-degree chaos in Cary to the sport’s new ranking system, this episode breaks down the rule changes, schedule quirks…
- Anna Leigh Waters: 'Sometimes I Question Myself' | Full Interview · 24 minAnna Leigh Waters joins the Picklepod to break down the Fives’ MLP championship win, the pressure of the DreamBreaker, and the team decisions that helped them get over the hump…
- The Most Unfair Team in MLP History · 1 h 16 minThe most chaotic, electric MLP finals yet gave us the league’s defining rivalry, a controversial game-ending fault, and Federico Staksrud celebrating like he’d just survived a…
- Anna Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright for the MLP Title? One Might Not Make It. · 1 h 59 minBrooklyn is the team nobody wants to draw, New Jersey may have made the wrong pick, and St. Louis looks like a machine built to steamroll the bracket. If you care about the MLP…
- Ben Johns Is Out. Anna Leigh Waters Is Wobbling. Now What? · 1 h 11 minThe singles specialist era may have died this weekend. Dreambreakers, lineup decisions, and one jaw-dropping run of 17 straight points exposed what actually wins in MLP playoffs…
- Zane Owns The Scream: "I Lost My Mind" · 1 h 33 minZane screamed at Casey Diamond and the internet had thoughts. We're not letting it slide — Zane walks through exactly what happened in the Palm Beach playoff match, whether he…
- Zane: "This Is My Favorite Pickleball Moment Ever" · 1 h 55 minZane and Nico are joined by California Black Bears star Zoey Weil to break down the best MLP event of the season — MLP Orlando. They relive the Dream Breaker for the ages between…
- Federico Staksrud Has One Job: Take Down the St. Louis Shock · 1 h 33 minMLP Chicago is in the books and the playoff picture is getting brutal. Zane and Nico break down whether the Dallas Flash are actually contenders or just riding a soft schedule…
- Ben Johns Just Had the Worst Week of His MLP Career · 1 h 7 minBen Johns scored FOUR points all weekend and Nico thinks he's already quit on the Mad Drops. Plus: Anna Leigh Waters' ESPYs purse gets roasted, the Dallas Flash prove everyone…
- Is the Pickleball Boom Actually Over? The Owners Respond · 1 h 33 min$20K, one point, zero room for error — Nathan joins the pod fresh off winning the first-ever Paddletek One Point Challenge with Zane as his partner. We break down how they…
- Jack Sock + Danni Townsend NEEDS to Happen | Every MLP Trade We Want Before the MLP Deadline · 1 h 24 minZane is fresh off a trip to PPA Tokyo and lands straight in Grand Rapids for the Beer City Open / MLP Mid-Season Tournament — so he and Nico have a lot to cover. They break down…
- How Good Was Anna Leigh Waters at Soccer, Really? · 48 minIs the best pickleball player in the world sitting on a pro soccer career she never cashed in? Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty sit down with Clem McAuley, Anna Leigh Waters'…
- Did the Shock Just Guarantee a Title AND Blow Their Future? · 1 h 6 minZane's calling in from a hostel kitchen in Tokyo and Nico's posted up at Gino the Righty's place in California, but somehow they still pulled off the wildest PicklePod yet. This…
