Dinks On Tap: Life Through the Lens of Pickleball

About Dinks On Tap: Life Through the Lens of Pickleball

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.

Publisher

Casie & Lauren

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Oct 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

19 of 56 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Stop Saving Fun for When the To-Do List Is Done: How Pickleball Makes You a Better Leader and Better at Everything Else with Colleen Riddle

   Host Casie and Host Lauren interview pickleball coach and author Colleen Riddle about how pickleball fosters adult friendships and builds community, offering insights into belonging and courage.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mary Steenburgen On Set at The Dink Movie: Improv with Jake Johnson, Her Point on Anna Leigh Waters, and the Psychic Who Predicted Ted Danson

   Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen discusses her pickleball journey, improv with Jake Johnson on "The Dink" movie set, and her unique perspective on aging and the sport.

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   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Cleo King on The Dink Movie: How She Booked Gail on a Pickleball Court, Learned the Game from Brad Gilbert, and Never Put the Paddle Down

   Actress Cleo King shares her journey of learning pickleball from Brad Gilbert for "The Dink" movie and her insights on the game's etiquette.

Inside a recent episode

Stop Saving Fun for When the To-Do List Is Done: How Pickleball Makes You a Better Leader and Better at Everything Else with Colleen Riddle

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. But all these other sports, too. Right. Like what is it about pickleball that feels more human? I think just because anybody really can do it. I mean, not anybody can pick up a golf club and be able to hang. Right. You may not be a good pickleball player, but you can get out there. And I think, you know, whether you're nine or eighty five, like and everything in between, like it closes those gaps. of whether you're old or young, whether you're agile or not, you can still, I mean, we've all played against the older ladies who can kick our butts just because they can place that ball. They may not, you know, be able to move quick, but they can, yes. […]

Who has been a guest on Dinks On Tap: Life Through the Lens of Pickleball

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Colleen Riddle
• Mary Steenburgen
• Cleo King
• Alex Geesbreght
• Amanda Sovik-Johnston

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

109 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

741 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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