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Should Kate Fahey Get a Point Penalty for Screaming?

October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Pickleball 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 tournament scheduling chaos in Australia and Hong Kong to…
Anna Leigh Waters Won Her 200th Gold. She's 19.

October 13, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

The 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 gets surprisingly deep fast. If you want the sharpest takes on…
Anna Bright Joins PicklePod: Why She Challenged at 11-0, 10-0

October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

Anna 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 line. In this episode, Anna opens up about her competitive…
Zane Navratil Won a PPA Gold in Barcelona. Nobody Saw It Coming.

September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

Zane 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 a throwback, while Nico joins the conversation to unpack his…
The 15 Seed That Beat Ben Johns

September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

One 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 format changes are already reshaping who gets rewarded, who…

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We Texted Ben Johns for Episode 200

September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

200 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 happened at the PPA event in Kuala Lumpur, including the…
Christian Alshon Blamed Singles. Ben Johns Got Pickled. Anna Leigh Lost.

September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

Pickleball’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, and surprising matchups that could reshape how pro pickleball…
Anna Leigh Waters: 'Sometimes I Question Myself' | Full Interview

September 2, 2026 · 24 min

Anna 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. She shares how Federico Staksrud changed the team, why…
The Most Unfair Team in MLP History

September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

The 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 war. If you care about the future of pickleball - or just love…
Anna Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright for the MLP Title? One Might Not Make It.

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 60 min

Brooklyn 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 playoff picture, this is the episode that makes the whole…
Ben Johns Is Out. Anna Leigh Waters Is Wobbling. Now What?

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

The 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 right now: rhythm, confidence, and clutch under…
Zane Owns The Scream: "I Lost My Mind"

August 11, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

Zane 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 regrets it, and where the line on screaming actually is…

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About the show

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