PicklePod
Hosted by Nico and Zane and Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty · The Dink Pickleball
4.5from 265 ratings
- 217
- Episodes
- 126
- Transcribed
- 265
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 72M
- YouTube views
About PicklePod
Pickleball's #1 Podcast with Top Pro Zane Navratil and Pickleball Creator, Nico The Lefty. Some would say it’s a “Picklers” dream podcast with the duo’s loud and unfiltered insights commentating on the good, the bad, and even the ugly sides of the sport as Pickleball undeniably rockets towards mainstream adoption. Weekly rotating topics, guests, tournament recaps, Pickleball pop-culture, player strategies, and more. No comment or topic can breach the PicklePod Non-Valley Zone, everything is in play. It’s on the PicklePod or it didn’t happen. Thomas Shields is the Founder Of “The Dink Pickleball” Media company and Zane Navratil is atop ranked pickleball pro who has won championships on the PPA Tour, APP Tour, and Major League Pickleball. RSSVERIFY
- Publisher
- The Dink Pickleball
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
126 of 217 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Anna Bright Joins PicklePod: Why She Challenged at 11-0, 10-0
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Zane Navratil Won a PPA Gold in Barcelona. Nobody Saw It Coming.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The 15 Seed That Beat Ben Johns
Who has been a guest on PicklePod
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Anna Bright
- Nico Acevedo
- Thomas Shields
- Anna Leigh Waters
- Grayson Golden
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 71,755,577
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 138 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 127 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 93
Contact PicklePod
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Questions about PicklePod
Who hosts PicklePod?
Nico and Zane and Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty host the show. Published by The Dink Pickleball.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does PicklePod take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
126 of 217 episodes have a transcript on Pod Engine. Full transcripts are available with a Pod Engine plan.
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