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99% Pickleball is a weekly podcast for the people driving the sport forward: everyday players. Hosted by pro pickleball player Mari Humberg and content creator Nikki Maldonado, the show covers the conversations shaping pickleball right now, from pro tour headlines and industry drama to community stories, trends, gear, and the personalities building the sport from every angle. Each episode blends current events, honest opinions, and interviews with players, creators, founders, insiders, and voices across the pickleball world. Whether you’re deep in the sport or just trying to keep up with what everyone’s talking about at open play, 99% Pickleball is built for the sport’s 99%.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a Pitch99% Pickleball is a weekly podcast for the people driving the sport forward: everyday players. Hosted by pro pickleball player Mari Humberg and content creator Nikki Maldonado, the show covers the conversations shaping pickleball right now, from pro tour headlines and industry drama to community stories, trends, gear, and the personalities building the sport from every angle.
99% Pickleball is hosted by Empower Pickleball. The show has published 12 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Tito Machado: What Your DUPR Is Really Telling You" (20 August 2026, 96 minutes), "Kyle Koszuta: The Mind Behind That Pickleball Guy" (13 August 2026, 85 minutes), and "Building a Career in Pickleball" (6 August 2026, 62 minutes).
99% Pickleball publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 75 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for 99% Pickleball is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. 99% Pickleball requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. 99% Pickleball's contact route on record: public web form.
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Empower Pickleball hosts 99% Pickleball, a sports podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #12
If you play pickleball, there’s a good chance you’ve checked your DUPR after a match and either celebrated, questioned the algorithm, or wondered how the heck your rating just went down after a win. For the Season 1...
Episode #11
What separates a good pickleball player from someone who sees the game completely differently? This week on 99% Pickleball, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by Kyle Koszuta, professional pickleball player and...
Episode #10
What does working full-time in pickleball really look like? This week on 99% Pickleball, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado pull back the curtain on the very different careers they've built around the sport. Mari breaks...
Episode #9
What does it take to help build one of pickleball's greatest careers while making sure the game stays fun? This week on 99% Pickleball, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado sit down with Leigh Waters , former professional...
Episode #8
What does it take for pickleball to become a truly mainstream sport? This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by entertainment publicist, producer, and strategist Ngoc Nguyen, whose work spans Hollywood...
Episode #7
What if pickleball could be more than just open play and tournaments? This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by Sydney Steinaker, founder of Bassline Sports, to discuss how she's blending music...
Episode #6
What does it take to raise one of the top young players in professional pickleball? This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by Darrin Klinger, coach, mentor, and father of professional pickleball player...
Episode #5
There's never a dull moment in professional pickleball. This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado break down one of the craziest weekends in professional pickleball from two very different perspectives. As a recently...
Episode #5
<p>There's never a dull moment in professional pickleball.</p><p>This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado break down one of the craziest weekends in professional pickleball from two very different perspectives. As a...
Episode #4
<p>What does it actually take to grow a sport?</p><p>This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by Adam Behnke, COO of the Brooklyn Pickleball Team, to discuss the work happening beyond the professional...
Episode #4
What does it actually take to grow a sport? This week, Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado are joined by Adam Behnke, COO of the Brooklyn Pickleball Team, to discuss the work happening beyond the professional level to help...
Episode #3
If you've spent any time on pickleball social media, you've probably come across Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty. In one of the funniest conversations we've had so far on 99% Pickleball, Zane and Nico join Mari Humberg...
Episode #3
<p>If you've spent any time on pickleball social media, you've probably come across Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty.</p><p>In one of the funniest conversations we've had so far on 99% Pickleball, Zane and Nico join...
Episode #2
<p>Sarah Ansboury has spent years helping shape pickleball both on and off the court.</p><p>In this week's episode of 99% Pickleball, Sarah joins Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado to discuss the sport's rapid growth, her...
Episode #2
Sarah Ansboury has spent years helping shape pickleball both on and off the court. In this week's episode of 99% Pickleball, Sarah joins Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado to discuss the sport's rapid growth, her work...
Episode #1
Why does pickleball feel so different now than it did a few years ago? In the first episode of 99% Pickleball, hosts Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado break down how they found the sport, what pulled them into it, and...
Episode #1
<p>Why does pickleball feel so different now than it did a few years ago?</p><p>In the first episode of 99% Pickleball, hosts Mari Humberg and Nikki Maldonado break down how they found the sport, what pulled them into...
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