# Dinks On Tap: The Happy Hour Pickleball Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA9700919857 Official site: https://www.dinksontap.com/ Author: Casie & Lauren Episodes: 47 ## Resource Ever wondered what the big deal is about Pickleball? Welcome to Dinks on Tap, where the pickleball paddle meets the margarita. We’re Casie and Lauren, your pickleball partners in crime, here to spill the beans on why pickleball is more than just a game. It’s that “more” part we’re so drawn to. That “more” part which we highly suspect is about rediscovering PLAY in our lives and bringing FUN into focus. Let’s be clear, we’re not pros. We’re just a couple of recreational players who notice, marvel, and revel in the nuances that make up the juice to this fruit’s fine squeeze. In each episode we’ll look at the life breathing behind, within, underneath and alongside the game... That momentum shift on the court, (“Why am I so ‘off’ today?”), the Fourth Man Struggle (“Seriously, who else can we get to play?”), the camaraderie that turns strangers into friends (“Do you want to exchange numbers?”) and various other dynamics that go beyond the dink to make up the humor, heart, and hard-won wisdom we find between the lines. So join us! Pour a glass, squeeze a lime, and let’s get under the hood of just how good it feels to rediscover PLAY in our lives. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357.md ## Episodes - [Top Chef Winner Richard Blais Didn't Need Another Obsession…Pickleball Found Him Anyway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/top-chef-winner-richard-blais-didn-t-need-another-obsession-pickleball-found-him-anyway) — 2026-06-17T09:08:00+00:00 - [The Future Of Pickleball Might Belong To The Amateurs, And This Episode Explains Why](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/the-future-of-pickleball-might-belong-to-the-amateurs-and-this-episode-explains-why) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00 - [DUPR Reset: The Ratings Rollercoaster, the Reality Check, and Tito Machado’s Take](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/dupr-reset-the-ratings-rollercoaster-the-reality-check-and-tito-machado-s-take) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [How College Football's Wild West is a Warning Every Pickleball Player Should Hear with Jay Paterno](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/how-college-football-s-wild-west-is-a-warning-every-pickleball-player-should-hear-with-jay-paterno) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [Why Pickleball Starts as a Game and Turns Into Something So Much Harder to Walk Away From, with Clare Frank](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/why-pickleball-starts-as-a-game-and-turns-into-something-so-much-harder-to-walk-away-from-with-clare-frank) — 2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00 - [Find Your Ride-or-Die Partner: Because You’re Gonna Be Playing Pickleball at 80, with Jeanne Koepke and Pam McCurry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/find-your-ride-or-die-partner-because-you-re-gonna-be-playing-pickleball-at-80-with-jeanne-koepke-and-pam-mccurry) — 2026-04-08T09:00:00+00:00 - [What Rec Players Are Missing by Not Watching Pickleball on TV, with Sports Broadcaster Will Daughton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/what-rec-players-are-missing-by-not-watching-pickleball-on-tv-with-sports-broadcaster-will-daughton) — 2026-03-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [BONUS - The Parents Behind the Pod: Meet the Original Support Team of Dinks on Tap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/bonus-the-parents-behind-the-pod-meet-the-original-support-team-of-dinks-on-tap) — 2026-03-11T12:14:38+00:00 - [The Parent Perspective of Competitive Pickleball and Why the Car Ride Home Might Matter Most](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/the-parent-perspective-of-competitive-pickleball-and-why-the-car-ride-home-might-matter-most) — 2026-03-11T09:35:28+00:00 - [Pickleball Is Changing Us: What the Game Reveals About Who We’re Becoming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/pickleball-is-changing-us-what-the-game-reveals-about-who-we-re-becoming) — 2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Pickleball Tournament Survival Guide with PIG’s Mike Hoxie: How to Skip the 4-Hour Wait, Spot the Good Ones, and Make It to Happy Hour on Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/the-pickleball-tournament-survival-guide-with-pig-s-mike-hoxie-how-to-skip-the-4-hour-wait-spot-the-good-ones-and-make-it-to-happy-hour-on-time) — 2026-02-11T10:00:00+00:00 - [3 Sports Psychology Tips That Will Stop You From Obsessing Over Your DUPR Score and Build Unshakeable Mental Toughness, with Executive Coach Lauren Vosbein](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/3-sports-psychology-tips-that-will-stop-you-from-obsessing-over-your-dupr-score-and-build-unshakeable-mental-toughness-with-executive-coach-lauren-vosbein) — 2026-01-28T10:00:00+00:00 - [RE-RELEASE: Is DUPR Driving Us or Dividing Us? CEO Tito Machado's Answer Will Surprise You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/re-release-is-dupr-driving-us-or-dividing-us-ceo-tito-machado-s-answer-will-surprise-you) — 2026-01-14T10:00:00+00:00 - [Listener Favorite of 2025! Pickleball Doubles Partnerships and Why Team Chemistry Matters with Captain Molly Bonner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/listener-favorite-of-2025-pickleball-doubles-partnerships-and-why-team-chemistry-matters-with-captain-molly-bonner) — 2025-12-31T10:00:00+00:00 - [What 2025 Revealed About Pickleball: The Highs, Lows, and WTF Moments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/what-2025-revealed-about-pickleball-the-highs-lows-and-wtf-moments) — 2025-12-17T16:48:57+00:00 - [No More Boring Gifts! Inside Our Holiday Gift Guide for Pickleball Lovers and Their Favorite Dinking Partners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/no-more-boring-gifts-inside-our-holiday-gift-guide-for-pickleball-lovers-and-their-favorite-dinking-partners) — 2025-12-03T13:09:11+00:00 - [Our Podcast Anniversary Happy Hour Event: Live, Loud, & Loosely Monitored.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/our-podcast-anniversary-happy-hour-event-live-loud-loosely-monitored) — 2025-11-19T10:00:00+00:00 - [Is DUPR Driving Us or Dividing Us? CEO Tito Machado’s Answer Will Surprise You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/is-dupr-driving-us-or-dividing-us-ceo-tito-machado-s-answer-will-surprise-you) — 2025-11-05T10:00:00+00:00 - [DiNKR: The Pickleball App That Saved Our Group Chat (And Might Get You a Date?)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/dinkr-the-pickleball-app-that-saved-our-group-chat-and-might-get-you-a-date) — 2025-10-22T09:00:00+00:00 - [When the Lights Go Out Mid-Match: Our Wildest Pickleball Tournament Experience Yet (And What It Taught Us About Focus Training)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/when-the-lights-go-out-mid-match-our-wildest-pickleball-tournament-experience-yet-and-what-it-taught-us-about-focus-training) — 2025-10-08T09:00:00+00:00 - [Is DUPR Dead? Mike Barker's VAIR Rating System Might Just Bury It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/is-dupr-dead-mike-barker-s-vair-rating-system-might-just-bury-it) — 2025-09-24T09:00:00+00:00 - [Pickleball Doubles Partnerships and Why Team Chemistry Matters with Captain Molly Bonner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/pickleball-doubles-partnerships-and-why-team-chemistry-matters-with-captain-molly-bonner) — 2025-09-10T09:00:00+00:00 - [Red Carpets, Rooftop Pickleball, and why Kaitlin Miller Swapped Broadcast Journalism for Drop Shots and Dinks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/red-carpets-rooftop-pickleball-and-why-kaitlin-miller-swapped-broadcast-journalism-for-drop-shots-and-dinks) — 2025-08-27T10:12:47+00:00 - [Big Names, Bigger Brains: The Caitlin Clark Effect and Game Psychology with Dr. Joy Macci: What You Need For Your Pickleball Mindset Training](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/big-names-bigger-brains-the-caitlin-clark-effect-and-game-psychology-with-dr-joy-macci-what-you-need-for-your-pickleball-mindset-training) — 2025-08-13T14:13:09+00:00 - [The Dallas Classic Diaries: We Got COVID, Still Got a Podium Finish, and Got Schooled by Ben McNair on Pickleball Strategy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/the-dallas-classic-diaries-we-got-covid-still-got-a-podium-finish-and-got-schooled-by-ben-mcnair-on-pickleball-strategy) — 2025-07-30T09:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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