College Pickleball and Ben John’s New Partner

Thomas and Tyson talk about everything from the secret celebrity pickleball craze to the explosion of college pickleball. They recap the PPA Hilton Head Open, talk about the upcoming tournaments and some of the surprise partnerships and results lately. Thomas slept in a Denny’s parking lot and side jobs are a thing in pickleball - will they always be?  9:04 The guys talk shop, past and future guests and side jobs in pickle 15:03 Why Thomas was left out of the pickleball feature in Vanity Fair and how that led to the birth of PicklePod 21:56 The legion of closet celebrity pickleballers, and which ones will be at the PPA’s upcoming pro-am 23:20 Hilton Head Open recap and who Ben Johns is playing with next year 28:57 Global pickleball and parallels to other burgeoning sports 32:08 College pickleball is on the rise 40:23 The upcoming tournament schedule and why Thomas slept in a Denny’s parking lot 50:19 Pickleball invades big media again Socials Follow The Dink Pickleball Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Follow Tyson Apostol Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices