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Rohrabacher, the risky draft pick that paid off Sep 29, 2023

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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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Lawyers(?) advised these players to sit out Sep 20, 2023

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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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The pro boycott, changing contracts & bad blood Sep 15, 2023

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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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Absolute Chaos: Pickleball will Change FOREVER w Jimmy Miller Aug 25, 2023

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Everything we know about the battle between the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball. Jimmy and Thomas break it down.

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Raising the barrier of entry w/ James Ignatowich Aug 23, 2023

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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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A lot of paddles are going to fail Aug 10, 2023

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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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You might be playing with an illegal paddle Aug 04, 2023

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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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APP making global power moves Jul 26, 2023

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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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"This will probably get me in trouble" w/ King of the Court Jul 17, 2023

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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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Pickleball vs tennis debate, according to tennis pro James Blake Jun 27, 2023

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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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