Big DINK Energy Pickleball & Life Podcast
Big Dink Energy is the funny pickleball podcast for real rec players, paddle addicts, and people who love the game but don’t take it too seriously.
🎧 Weekly episodes packed with:
- Court-side banter & rule rants
- Gear talk & guest interviews
- Off-the-court chaos: relationships, life, and hot takes
Whether you're a casual dinker, pickle-curious beginner, or just here for the laughs, you'll find relatable debates, ridiculous stories, and unexpected inspiration.
Half insight. Half nonsense. 100% entertainment.
👉 Grab your paddle, embrace the dink, and press play.
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Episodes
52 episodes
Pickleball Gender War + Typti Smackdowns | Wadan Khan w/ Pickle N' Chill
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A deep dive into mixed doubles and why your Corvette shouldn't try to tow a trailer 🔹 Paddle taps, pocketed wedding rings, and ego-fueled dinks 🔹 The gender dynamics that only pickleb...
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Episode 52
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Good, Bad & Ugly Pickleball Venues | Aaron Thompson w/ Guardian Pickleball
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 What actually makes a pickleball venue great (hint: it’s not kombucha) 🔹 A Pick 6 of things you can’t say to your kids (but definitely say to your dog) 🔹 The new 2026 pickleball r...
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Episode 51
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50 Episodes and Failing DUPRs | Sean Munoz Content Creator
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Childhood myths we believed—hello, quicksand panic 🔹 How your duper can tank even after 50 episodes 🔹 The secret sauce behind making pickleball content that doesn’t suckPlus,...
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Episode 50
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Wheaties, Resolutions & Pickleball Regrets | Luis Rojas w/ The Real Dink Master
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A deep question: why hasn’t pickleball made the Wheaties box yet? 🔹 The problem with “New Year, New Me” and why your gym bag is still in the trunk 🔹 A Pick Six question you are gonna chime ...
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Episode 49
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Tournament Drama & Tesla Paddles | Igor Hiller w/ Dink Different
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A group of 3.0s bringing Olympic-level drama to a backyard scramble 🔹 What happens when Gen X meets tournament time limits and bedtime 🔹 A Pick 6 question that has us all laughing (and mayb...
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Episode 48
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2025: Built on Dinks, Delusion & an Unexpected Crew | Pickleball Nikki - Influencer
We started 2025 with no mics, no plan, and no clue— and somehow ended with 47 episodes, a sound guy, and a crew we never saw coming. 🎙️ This one’s for the day-ones, the paddle punks, and everyone who said “sure” when we had...
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Episode 47
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From Russian Spies to Pickleball Lies (and a Sleigh Full of Christmas Opinions) | David Tallant w/ Social Dink
📝 We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A snowman resurrection, carrot controversy, and Jack Frost PTSD 🔹 Die Hard vs. Gremlins vs. Whatever That Elf Movie Was 🔹 Our last Dink or Destroy of 2025—some holiday hot takes d...
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Episode 46
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Pink Pickleball Raves & Christmas Traditions | Sydney Steinecker w/ Project P Events
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Elf-on-the-shelf gets arrested 🔹 Pink pickleball courts meet EDM and motor oil 🔹 Holiday tradition: impersonate your own relativesPlus, Sydney Steinecker from Project P Events joins ...
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Episode 45
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Pickleball Delusions + Target the Pirate | Chan Davis w/ Forward Pickleball
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Thinking you’re medal-bound… then losing seven straight times 🔹 A Babe Ruth swing straight to the back wall 🔹 When to dink, when to slam, and why pirates aren't safePlu...
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Episode 44
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QVC Scars & Luggage Wars | James Ignatowich w/ RPM Pickleball
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A carry-on full of panties (you read that right) 🔹 One of us still owns a ShamWow and isn’t ashamed 🔹 The TikTok item that showed up 90% smaller than expectedPlus, James Igna...
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Episode 43
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Pickleball Shut Down & Thanksgiving Fails | Mike “Sleeves” Sliwa w/ Senior Pickleball Report
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A city cancels pickleball 🔹 Potatoes catch fire 🔹 Black Friday memories Plus, Mike “Sleeves” Sliwa from Senior Pickleball Report joins us from his solar-pow...
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Episode 42
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Broke Priorities & Switching Sides | Christie w/ Dink and Dine
Share Your Thoughts! 🎙️ If you had to survive on Ramen noodles, what's the ONE thing you'd refuse to give up? (The answers got weird fast.)🔥 We're diving into: 🔹 Why Dutch Bros might be worth more than rent 🔹 The ...
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Episode 41
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RIP MTV & Pickleball Chaos | Greg VonFange w/ Y’all PB
🎙️ MTV’s dead, Oklahoma’s weird, and pickleball people are still unhinged.🔥 We’re diving into:MTV’s official funeral and why every millennial is grieving in slow motionThe most chaotic state headline we’ve read all y...
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Episode 40
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Duper Dips, Court Slips & No Mercy Hits | Van w/ Awesome Pickleball Outreach
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Backwards rolls, bruised egos, and a costume that screamed “Not Like a Virgin” 🔹 Duper dips that felt personal and TikTok comments that hit harder than our partners 🔹 Tournament etiqu...
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Episode 39
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Pickleball Fame, Flannel, & Fighting Trolls | Apple John w/ Noizy Pickleball
📝 We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 The steakhouse insult that kinda slaps 🔹 One crashout, two threats, zero regrets 🔹 A holiday rom-com powered by dinksPlus, Apple John from Noizy Pickleball joins us to talk vira...
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Episode 38
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Cancel Mobs & Genericide | Tim w/ The Secret Pickle
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A parenting hack involving abandoned houses and lifelong trauma 🔹 A thrift-picking rabbit hole that starts with a tank top and ends in trespassing 🔹 How “genericide” is threatening y...
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Episode 37
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Halloween Costumes & Utah’s Pickleball Flex | Tracy Wilcox w/ Dynamite & Heights
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A heated debate on when to retire your frosted tips 🔹 Halloween pickleball costumes gone rogue (green unitards and Hulk aspirations) 🔹 Fashion felonies at open play—from swim trunks to spor...
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Episode 36
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Pickleball Snobs & Pre-Workout Sweats | Deirdre w/ Pickle Me This Pod
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A wine-glass pre-workout ritual (yes, really) 🔹 What rec play teaches us about status, shade, and sportsmanship 🔹 A speedo-clad streaker crashing a PPA match—and what we’d wear instead<...
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Episode 35
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Pickleball Sick Days & Secret Society Vibes | Dawna Strouse w/ Dink Date
We dinked in deep with: 🔹 Calling in "sick" just to sneak in a few games 🔹 The lowdown on Speak Easy Pickleball and its velvet-rope vibes 🔹 Answers from our TikTok and Instagram followers—some bold, some downright unh...
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Episode 34
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Botox, Dial-Up & Pickleball Coaching | Chance w/ Harker Heights Athletic Club
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 DIY Botox that costs less than a paddle—but still stings 🔹 Dial-up memories, frosted tips, and TRL trash talk 🔹 The dink strategy that’ll make your opponents beg for mercy...
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Episode 33
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Pickleball, Petty Cake & Participation Trophies | Kathleen w/ Home Court NC
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A tournament so bad, they almost needed a pickled jar podium 🔹 Passive-aggressive dish slamming as a form of family communication 🔹 When your dinks get angry and your serves get sassy
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Episode 32
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Pickleball, Pack & Plays, and Duper Delusions | Coach AJ w/ Pickleball Helpline
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A duper-rated tournament that ended in negative numbers but high vibes 🔹 Goldfish-fueled toddler invasions and why “pack-and-play” is a lifestyle 🔹 What not to resurface a pickl...
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Episode 31
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Nude Pickleball &Chain Restaurant Regrets | Annalise w/ Pickle Match App
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Chain restaurant cravings that should stay buried in your 2004 memories 🔹 Why pickleball might be the only safe space left to flirt without a filter 🔹 Naked serves, sunscreen strategies, an...
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Episode 30
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Pickleball, Paydays & Forcing Parties | Maggie Zheng w/ Court & Crew
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A productivity party disguised as a girls’ night 🔹 Why scones should be illegal in all 50 states 🔹 A pickleball tip that'll win you the middle every time 🔹 The lost sock party that...
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Episode 29
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Is Pickleball Bad for the Planet? + What We’d Bank for Life | Carrie & Stephanie w/ Dink and Dash App
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Life events we wish we could bank (hello, knees and hormones) 🔹 A Dink or Destroy on leaving the house after pickleball 🔹 Pickleball patience vs. power — which really wins? 🔹 And ye...
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Episode 28
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