Big DINK Energy | Over 40 Pickleball & Life
Big Dink Energy is the over 40 pickleball and life podcast for rec players, paddle addicts, and people who refuse to accept "just aging" as an answer.
Weekly episodes packed with:
- Court-side banter and real talk
- Gear talk and guest interviews
- Recovery, peptides, and feeling good after 40
- Off-the-court chaos: relationships, life, and hot takes
Whether you've never picked up a paddle or you're already obsessed — pickleball changed our lives and it could change yours too. We'll give you relatable debates, ridiculous stories, and permission to play again.
Half insight. Half nonsense. 100% entertainment.
Grab your paddle, embrace the dink, and press play.
Instagram: @bigdinkenergypodcast
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Website: www.bdepodcast.com
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Episodes
60 episodes
Pickleball Gear Addiction & Over 40 Truths | Rachel Chonko w/ Pickleball Innovators
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 New paddle won’t fix bad footwork 🔹 Trampoline parks turn into ambulance calls 🔹 Amazon carts grow while workouts get delayedPlus, Rachel Chonko from Pickleball Innovators joi...
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Episode 60
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Pickleball Ball Color Wars & Tech Takeover | Gordon G. G. Gebert w/ NPL Founder
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Pink balls vs green sparks unexpected court debates 🔹 Pickleball tech quietly changing how games get called 🔹 “Just one more game” spirals into late-night regretPlus, Gordon Gebert f...
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Episode 59
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Pickleball Midlife Moments & A New Racket Sport | Steve Bellamy w/ TYPTI
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Costco scalloped potatoes on sale sparks unexpected adult excitement 🔹 Chuck Norris pickleball facts escalate from serves to moving court lines 🔹 New kitchen sponge hype somehow becomes pea...
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Episode 58
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Open Play Ball Superstitions | Roger Belair w/ Pickleball in Prison & PICL
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A scramble turns tense over one very serious pickleball rule. 🔹 Open play vibes collapse the moment someone says “ball thing.” 🔹 Victorian insults might be the next weapon on pickleb...
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Episode 57
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Pickleball Mindset & No Giving a Sh!t at 40 | Tony Roig w/ Better Pickleball
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Total knee replacement, hospital diapers, zero chill 🔹 Turning 40 and dropping the people-pleaser act 🔹 A bronze medal comeback fueled by one smilePlus, Tony Roig from Better Pickleb...
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Episode 56
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Store Snobbery & Powerball Dreams | Greg Mather w/ Arizona Pickleball Players
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Unhinged store loyalty debates (CVS carpet? Absolutely not.) 🔹 The things people say immediately after buying a new pickleball paddle 🔹 Why bringing a grocery bag to the court is a c...
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Episode 55
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Pickleball Private Lessons & Florida Felonies | Jonathan & Ian w/ Amigos Pickleball
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 Private pickleball lessons that exposed our split step lies and middle-court commitment issues 🔹 A Florida country club kitchen dispute that escalated from trash talk to actual arrests ...
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Episode 54
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Dead Roses & Pickleball Out of Context | Danielle w/ Paddle Battles
We’re coming in hot with: 🔹 A grocery receipt ruined Valentine's Day 🔹 Pickleball quotes we can’t unhear 🔹 Plus, Danielle from Paddle Battles joins us to talk about building a following with funny reels, Rhode I...
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Episode 53
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28:56
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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32:45
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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28:27
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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