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Hosted by Kitchen Conversations · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 28 episodes
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Kitchen Conversations is a story driven podcast that explores the lives behind the paddle, uncovering the personal journeys, careers, and defining moments of the people who make up the pickleball community. Through thoughtful, unhurried conversations, host Mike Spies goes beyond dinks and drives to reveal the character, resilience, and human connection that truly define the game.
Kitchen Conversations hosts Kitchen Conversations Podcast, a sports show with 28 episodes published.
From wooden paddles at the YMCA to helping lead Canadian pickleball toward the world stage—Ryan Hanes has experienced the sport’s extraordinary evolution from almost every possible angle. Ryan is a Canadian national cham
How do you actually pronounce JOOLA—and does spending $400 on a paddle really make you a better pickleball player? In this special edition of Kitchen Conversations, Mike welcomes the podcast’s first-ever co-host, Jody Al
How many people can say they’ve played pickleball on Saddam Hussein’s helicopter pad? Chuck Gaudette can. In this unforgettable episode of Kitchen Conversations, Mike sits down with brothers Chuck and David Gaudette—two
From Somali Pirates to Pickleball: Kyle Trenga's Incredible Journey | Between the Rallies & Kitchen Conversations What do Somali pirates, the U.S. Navy, offshore oil rigs, professional pickleball, and podcasting have in
🏓 What happens when one of the nicest people in pickleball becomes one of its most respected coaches? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with my good friend Ken Pecarski—coach with Taylored Pickleball
What does it take to build one of Canada's most respected pickleball coaching organizations? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Cameron Taylor, co-founder of Taylored Pickleball Academy (TPA), to e
He Terrified Me… Then Changed My Game Forever | Kitchen Conversations with Brian Cann What happens when the player who intimidates you the most… becomes the one who helps you the most? In this episode of Kitchen Conversa
🏓 At just 16 years old, Mackonner Dy is already turning heads across the pickleball world. In this episode of Kitchen Conversations – A Pickleball Podcast , I sit down with one of Canada’s brightest young pickleball tal
In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Jessie and Dominic, the husband-and-wife team behind BOOMA, a proudly Canadian family-owned pickleball and ping pong equipment company. What started as a family d
What happens when two guys sit down and just start talking about pickleball? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, Mike sits down with David for a raw, wide-ranging conversation that goes far beyond the court. What s
What if the future of pickleball… was already being built? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Adam Siegel, CEO of Tennis Clubs of Canada… one of the most forward-thinking operators in Canadian spor
What happens when one of the most respected coaching minds in pickleball sits down for an honest conversation about coaching, competition, leadership, and the real impact this game has on people's lives? In this episode,
What happens when you take an old warehouse… and turn it into one of the most electric pickleball communities in Canada? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Jody Allen and Jeff Allen, the visionarie
He Brought Padel to Canada 🇨🇦 | The Untold Story of Bill Stamile What happens when one man stumbles onto a sport… and decides to change a country with it? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Canad
What happens when a lifelong tennis pro gives pickleball just 10 minutes… and it completely changes his life? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations – Stories Behind the Paddle, I sit down with Kevin Beeson—elite coach
What does it take to build one of the most organized and respected pickleball communities in North America? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations – Stories Behind the Paddle, I sit down with Diana Dowthwaite , Preside
What if the person who could extend your pickleball life…doesn’t even play the game? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Colin Campbell, a chiropractor from the Nepean Active Health Clinic who sees the game from the ou
What exactly is DUPR… and why is the entire pickleball world talking about it? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations: Stories Behind the Paddle, Mike sits down with Kingston pickleball leader and founding Kingston Pic
What happens when a guy living in a yurt becomes one of the most influential voices in pickleball? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Mike “Sleeves” Sliwa… one of the most recognizable, unfiltered,
What if the biggest risk in pickleball… isn’t your opponent? In this episode of Kitchen Conversations, I sit down with Brad Robbins — the mind behind Kitchen Blockers — a product that’s not just entering the game… …it’s
Jeff Allen
Comedy and Inspiration from a "Class Act and a True Gentleman" · United Steelworkers Local 731
1 appearance on this show
Jody Allen
speaker, author, and ministry leader
1 appearance on this show
Colin Campbell
author of Finding The Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose · Nepean Active Health Clinic
1 appearance on this show
Brad Robbins
2024 Arkansas Tree Farmer of the Year · Leawood Police Department
1 appearance on this show
Roger BelAIr
Pickleball in Prison
1 appearance on this show
Michael Cannon
JOOLA Canada
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Colin Campbell
Nepean Active Health Clinic
1 appearance on this show
Rick Bigelow
Kingston Pickleball Club
1 appearance on this show
Johannes F. Lisiecki
South Center Athletic Club
1 appearance on this show
Pam Bidinost
Kingston Pickleball Club
2 appearances on this show
Dillion Rosenthal
Bounceback Pickle
1 appearance on this show
Paddy Hunter-Murphy
Senior Pickleball Tips
1 appearance on this show
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