Kitchen Conversations Podcast
Kitchen Conversations is a story driven podcast that explores the lives behind the paddle, uncovering the personal journeys, careers, and defining moments of the people who make up the pickleball community. Through thoughtful, unhurried conversations, host Mike Spies goes beyond dinks and drives to reveal the character, resilience, and human connection that truly define the game.
Kitchen Conversations Podcast
Latest Episodes
SMASHING Success!
What happens when you take an old warehouse… and turn it into one of the most electric pickleball communities in Canada?In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Jody Allen and Jeff Allen, the visionaries behind Smash Co...
Canada’s Padel Pioneer
He Brought Padel to Canada 🇨🇦 | The Untold Story of Bill StamileWhat happens when one man stumbles onto a sport… and decides to change a country with it?In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Canada’s padel pi...
All it took was 10 minutes to get hooked!
What happens when a lifelong tennis pro gives pickleball just 10 minutes… and it completely changes his life?In this episode of Kitchen Conversations – Stories Behind the Paddle, I sit down with Kevin Beeson—elite coach, national champi...
Ottawa Pickleball Association- President Diana Dowthwaite
What does it take to build one of the most organized and respected pickleball communities in North America?In this episode of Kitchen Conversations – Stories Behind the Paddle, I sit down with Diana Dowthwaite, President ...
Dr. Colin Campbell- Pickleball Injury Prevention
What if the person who could extend your pickleball life…doesn’t even play the game?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Colin Campbell, a chiropractor from the Nepean Active Health Clinic who sees the game from the outside looking in ...
