46 episodes
This Pickleball Life This Pickleball Life with Jilly B and K Dub
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Dear Jilly B" questions to: thispblife@gmail.com
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https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thispblife/support
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Epic Line Call and Paddle Testing Fails + Geoff Nguyen for the Win! | Pod 47
We give you the rundown on MLP Beer City including hot takes on the “worst line call in pickleball history”. And what does the UPA’s announcement about five new international events in 2025 really mean? Hint: more tour wars are coming! Don’t miss a very special guest, MLP Bay Area Breakers Team Owner Geoff Nguyen joins Jill & Kristin to discuss how he acquired an MLP team, his draft strategy, and the best player personalities he’s had on his team. All that and more on “Patio Road Pod” #47 and we are in Aspen Heaven!
SEGMENTS:
0:00 Coming Up
1:34 ICYMI
8:20 hole in one, fishing and adventures in aspen
10:50 MLP Midseason Event (Beer City)
15:42 A 22mm Paddle??!
17:40 How to Get your Partner’s attention
18:40 Lightest shoes in pb
19:32 K Chubby’s back!
22:22 Big Props, Big Flops
25:09 Zane’s backhanded compliment
28:27 Rattlesnake vs Hook
34:55 More close calls
37:50 Best Jerseys
43:00 Geoff Nguyen
48:28 Jeremy Lin, Owner
50:30 Drafting for the Win
53:40 The Scott Crandall Effect
58:53 Players w/ the best attitude?
1:00:30 The TRUTH about trading Vivian Glozman
1:04:25 What’s at stake in Challenger this year/
1:09:59 “Trade” Secrets
1:11:31 MLP Rules & Changes
1:14:25 Advice to Future Pros
1:17:23 What is Next Shark?
1:18:58 What is “Pickleball Cares”?
1:22:59 Our Next Guest/End of Walker match
If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com
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Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball
https://tinyurl.com/thispblife
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com
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Follow Jilly B:
https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball
https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball
https://twitter.com/jillybpb
https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball
Follow K Dubs:
https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF
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https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime
https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf
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Tom Webb (APP) Joins the Pod + PPA & APP OC Recap | Ep. 46
APP CMO Tom Webb joins Kristin and Jill to discuss all things professional pickleball. The APP is now home to the most pros anywhere and does NOT consider themselves a “feeder” tour. The APP does, however, look at “other” tours as “exhibition tours” (shots fired!). Tom breaks down the shocking truth about viewership numbers in pickleball and poses an answer to the question we all want to know: is their enough air for the multiple competing entities in pickleball to all survive 3, 5, 10 years down the road? Kristin and Jill also recap the PPA San Clemente where Jill played with Jack Munro in mixed and her sister, Natalie “Nocki” Raney, in women’s. Jill walked away with two medals the following week at the APP Newport Beach with Eric Oncins and Megan Fudge. Don’t miss Pod 46—we’ve got Tom Webb in the mix!
If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com
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Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball
https://tinyurl.com/thispblife
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com
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Follow Jilly B:
https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball
https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball
https://twitter.com/jillybpb
https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball
Follow K Dubs:
https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF
https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/
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https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime
https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf
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🏓 Gamma gammasports.com
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Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off
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JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items
🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off
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🎒 RuK pack https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB
JILLYB15 (15% off)
💠Hesacore Grips
JILLYB (10% off)
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SEGMENTS:
0:00 Coming Up
1:46 PPA San Clemente/Playing with my sister
7:12 Playing with the Jack of all Handedness Munro
10:17 APP Newport Beach (Eric Oncins & Ankle Twists)
22:00 The new APP Dress Code
27:41 MLP Australia Draft Results
29:00 Tom Webb: The Origin Story
31:33 Why the APP?
33:41 Ken Hermann
35:03 The APP Difference
37:20 Sanctioning and the Olympics
39:55 What is a Governing Body?
42:05 Is USAP Doing Enough?
44:36 Why So Few APP Events?
48:55 Cockroach or Phoenix?
50:46 Tour vs. Exhibition
55:46 Is “The Fort” the BEST (future) Venue in PB?
1:02:20 What Viewers Really See
1:11:04 The Truth about Viewership
1:15:10 Global Growth of Pickleball
1:19:20 Lessons From Tennis
1:21:40 Gambling in Pickleball
1:31:30 Next Up on the Pod
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USAP CEO Mike Nealy Explains All | Pod 45
Find out what USAP CEO Mike Nealy has to say about their side of the JOOLA dispute as Jill and Kristin dive deep with Nealy on all things ratings, memberships, governing bodies, the international game, and of course, the bifurcation of the sport.
Become a Member of USAP:
https://usapickleball.org/memberships/
SEGMENTS:0:00 Coming Up14:52 Ratings/Memberships25:20 Who Names a Governing Body Anyway?32:51 Nealy’s take on Paddle Testing48:00 Bifurcation and the Future Survival50:00 Pickleball Serves54:50 Jill was Right!57:13 Mosquito HuntingIf you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and SpotifyListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fwListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleballhttps://tinyurl.com/thispblife--------------------------------Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com --------------------------------Follow Jilly B:https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpbhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleballFollow K Dubs:https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLFhttps://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatimehttps://www.facebook.com/wallagolf--------------------------------Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)🏓 Gamma gammasports.com JILLYB25 (25% off until November)💰 PB GODS: pbgods.comUse code PBLIFERS for 10% off💰 Proband proband.com JILLYB (10% off)💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB💰 Bemer https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill🎽HALARA (https://halara.com/)JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% offhttps://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0🏓 Thrive thrivepb.com JILLYB (10% off)🏓 GRUVN Gruvn.coJILLYB (10% off)🎒 RuK pack https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyBJILLYB15 (15% off)💠Hesacore GripsJILLYB (10% off)https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b🏓 Vatic vaticpro.com JILLYB ($10 off)🏓 Bread n Butter bnbpickleball.com JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero sixzeropickleball.com JILLYB10 (10% off)
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MLP Waiver Wire Mind Games & Madness (+ Pat Rolfes) | Pod 44
Get a peek behind the curtain from the MLP Waiver Wire mind games and madness. From being offered $50k to play, to $0, find out what went down for the five women who entered the “shuffle draft”. Plus, Jill’s sister writes pod listeners a love letter. And go behind the scenes with us at Gamma HQ in Pittsburgh. Don’t miss our newest segment, “Paddle Talk”, as we dissect all the recent drama around paddles (including fallen stickers!). All this and more on Pod 44….
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SEGMENTS:
2:10 Objectivity is key, but the history is real
3:38 We read your comments
6:14 Two openings in Mexico camp
7:00 A love letter from Jill’s Sister
8:54 The mayor shatters a nose!
9:20 Joola/USASP 200MM lawsuit
10:25 UPA Paddle Certification
12:48 Turns out ear crystals are a thing
13:44 Trying the paddles of the future
19:40 Conversations w/ DJ Young
20:25 MLP MIND GAMES & MADNESS!
29:07 Allyce to challenger
36:05 New segment! “Paddle Talk”
46:12 Tyson + Reign Storm Shoot
47.34 Introducing one of the most creative people in pb: Pat Rolfes
54:01 The HUB: What’s hard/what’s fun about building a PB club?
1:01:00 The Crisis of Pickleball
If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com
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Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball
https://tinyurl.com/thispblife
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com
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Follow Jilly B:
https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball
https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball
https://twitter.com/jillybpb
https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball
Follow K Dubs:
https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF
https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/
https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/
https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime
https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf
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Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)
🏓 Gamma gammasports.com
JILLYB25 (25% off until November)
💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com
Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off
💰 Proband proband.com
JILLYB (10% off)
💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB
30% off your first subscription
💰 Bemer
https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill
🎽HALARA (https://halara.com/)
JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items
🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off
https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0
🏓 Thrive thrivepb.com
JILLYB (10% off)
🏓 GRUVN Gruvn.co
JILLYB (10% off)
🎒 RuK pack https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB
JILLYB15 (15% off)
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JILLYB ($10 off)
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JILLYB (15% off)
🏓 Master Athletics master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball
JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle)
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JILLYB10 (10% off)
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President of the UPA + JOOLA Vs USAP: Can Only One Survive? | Episode 43
Special guest Jason Aspes, President of the UPA, joins TPL Pod to answer questions about pro player Andrei Daescu’s $50,000 fine and 60-day suspension, the future of UPA’s paddle certification process (to rival USAP’s), and the need for a strong governing body to protect pickleball. Find out what JOOLA the pros were playing at PPA Sacramento that looked like, smelled like, and sounded A LOT like the Alpha (which has been de-listed from USAP’s approved paddle list, ergo also PPA?). Is it true that a line call replay system will actually be implemented in the next few events? Find out the answers to these hot questions and catch up with Jilly B and K-Dubs on their whirlwind trip to NorCal and what it was like to play with the Rattlesnake himself, Travis Rettenmaier.
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If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com
If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball
https://tinyurl.com/thispblife
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com
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Follow Jilly B:
https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball
https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball
https://twitter.com/jillybpb
https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball
Follow K Dubs:
https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF
https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/
https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/
https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime
https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf
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Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)
🏓 Gamma gammasports.com
JILLYB25 (25% off until November)
💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com
Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off
💰 Proband proband.com
JILLYB (10% off)
💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB
30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB
💰 Bemer
https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill
🎽HALARA (https://halara.com/)
JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items
🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off
https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0
🏓 Thrive thrivepb.com
JILLYB (10% off)
🏓 GRUVN Gruvn.co
JILLYB (10% off)
🎒 RuK pack https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB
JILLYB15 (15% off)
💠Hesacore Grips
JILLYB (10% off)
https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b
🏓 Vatic vaticpro.com
JILLYB ($10 off)
🏓 Bread n Butter bnbpickleball.com
JILLYB (15% off)
🏓 Master Athletics master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball
JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle)
🏓 Six Zero sixzeropickleball.com
JILLYB10 (10% off)
SEGMENTS
0:00 Coming Up
1:52 What’s the Joola?/LAWSUIT CITY
3:44 Rombus Ripple Delisted
5:30 Andrei Speaks
8:09 Jason Aspes, President of UPA
11:26 What is the UPA?
16:01 300k Fox Streaming Numbers
23:05 Financial Viability of UPA
30:50 “One Great Governing Body is all You Need”
37:28 UPA Paddle Certification is Coming!
40:30 Andrei Daescu Punishment
55:15 Exit Velocity, Drug Testing & Gambling
57:12 APP’s Role in the Ecosystem
59:25 #UnblockMe
1:00:05 The UPA “Mission”
1:03:42 How the Players Really Feel about the UPA
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Drama: UPA bans Joola, Fines Daescu and Drops Players | This Pickleball Life (Ep. 42)
The APP unveils a new format, the “Shuffle” and Jilly takes home the silver. Paddle Quest 2.0 has come to an end: tune in to find out which wand Jill has chosen. Which players are getting fired from their UPA contracts? Is the Gen 3 in or out? And does Daescu’s paddle tampering punishment fit the crime? Plus, a biodegradable ball?! Say what?
If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com
If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball
https://tinyurl.com/thispblife
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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.
Send your "Dear Jilly B" Questions to: thispblife@gmail.com
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Follow Jilly B:
https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball
https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball
https://twitter.com/jillybpb
https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball
Follow K Dubs:
https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF
https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/
https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/
https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime
https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf
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Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)
🏓 Gamma gammasports.com
JILLYB25 (25% off until November)
💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com
Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off
💰 Proband proband.com
JILLYB (10% off)
💰 Bemer
https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill
🏓 Thrive thrivepb.com
JILLYB (10% off)
🏓 GRUVN Gruvn.co
JILLYB (10% off)
🎒 RuK pack https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB
JILLYB15 (15% off)
💠Hesacore Grips
JILLYB (10% off)
https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b
🏓 Vatic vaticpro.com
JILLYB ($10 off)
🏓 Bread n Butter bnbpickleball.com
JILLYB (15% off)
🏓 Master Athletics master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball
JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle)
🏓 Six Zero sixzeropickleball.com
JILLYB10 (10% off)
Segments:
0:00 Coming Up
1:22 Paddle Gate 5.0
10:25 UPA BANS JOOLA GEN 3
14:45 Shuffle
21:58 APP vs PPA
32:30 Players Getting Fired
35:10 Jilly chose a paddle!
40:20 Balls balls balls
45:12 How to play w/ 1st time partners
52:40 Big Props & Flops
58:20 Shout outs
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Customer Reviews
Apotheosis of perfection
I just came across this podcast…and I am loving it!
Jilly B and K-Dub are the perfect hosts: funny, informative and engaging.
These episodes fly by and leave me wanting more.
I am now going back to episode one and getting caught up to most recent episode.
Learning so much from these ladies.
Keep up the good work!
Highlight of my week!
I get so exited every time a new episode drops!! Not sure if it is solely from the content as the intro song is AMAZING!! Please keep them coming!!
Best PB podcast
As a student of the game, I am addicted to PB podcasts and have 11 in my library. This is my favorite by far! They check all the boxes and there is so much to learn from each episode. Seriously, I take notes! I strive to improve my game and Jilly B is a great teacher with instructional knowledge and experience. As a bonus they are quirkily hilarious! Love love love!