{"podcast":{"title":"UBC News World","slug":"ubc-news-world-468831","podcast_index_feed_id":468831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/ubcnewsworld/","website_url":"http://ubcnews.world/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0e67dd44-0ac0-4faf-9d07-a57463a2a23e/ubccover.png","author":"David Steward","episode_count":3500,"summary":"We cover NEWS YOU CARE ABOUT and stories to which you cannot remain indifferent. From culture and arts to business, politics, entrepreneurship, science, cryptocurrency, and entertainment, UBC News offers video news reports on the most interesting national and global developments and of the most recent events that impact your world. UBC News covers real news real fast even before it is news. Join us as we explore the most current issues of the day and offer the best storytelling on YouTube. Find out today’s latest information about major events and more real stories at http://ubcnews.world.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:20:06.976424+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831"},"episode":{"title":"$400 Pickleball Paddle: Is The KOBO THUNDER AXE Worth It?","slug":"400-pickleball-paddle-is-the-kobo-thunder-axe-worth-it","published_at":"2026-06-25T15:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831/400-pickleball-paddle-is-the-kobo-thunder-axe-worth-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831","url":"http://ubcnews.world/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/662509a5-2b1b-4e25-b0d2-ea649a7e80c8.mp3","summary":"A $400 paddle is splitting pickleball courts in half. Half the players laugh at the price. The other half won't put it down. We dig into the Thunder Axe's hand-built engineering, tournament wins, and whether it's genius or hype. KOBO SPORTS LLC City: Gilbert Address: 929 N Val Vista Dr Website: https://www.kobopickleball.co Phone: +1 416 809 2922 Email: customer.support@kobopickleball.com","meta_description":"A $400 paddle is splitting pickleball courts in half. Half the players laugh at the price. The other half won't put it down. We dig into the Thunder Axe's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":485,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ubc-news-world-468831/episodes/400-pickleball-paddle-is-the-kobo-thunder-axe-worth-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831/400-pickleball-paddle-is-the-kobo-thunder-axe-worth-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}