Absolutely Pickled

This week Lee & Pen are joined by fellow Brit, Lou Stephens who is the Director (although she jokingly calls herself “Dictator”) of London Pickleball! We chat about all the amazing work she and her “mini dictators” are doing to grow pickleball in the UK, the challenges they’ve faced and successes they’ve achieved. This is the hardest working woman we’ve met so far and it was lovely to hear a Cockney accent for a change which ma...

Lee's been so busy winning Gold medals at the US Open this past week that we didn't have time to record a new podcast....So we're re-running this NOT TO BE MISSED episode with the fabulous Dr. Simon Marshall! Get ready to have your "mind blown" by the cleverest bloke Lee & Pen know. Lee fesses up to two on court sports psych dramas she encounters regularly and Dr. Si offers amazing tips on how to handle...

This week Lee & Pen are joined by Pen's super fun friend, Molly Waggoner. An outstanding athlete, she's conquered crazy sports in her 40's like surfing around the globe, and joining the ranks of the snowboarding rats on the slopes. Her latest sporting conquest and now addiction is Pickleball (obviously) and never shy to embrace a challenge, this chick is improving in leaps and bounds. Currently at the 4.0 level s...

This week Lee and Pen are joined by the lovely (and rather handsome we think) Aaron Sunstrum, CEO and Founder of Honcho Pickleball League, a brand new pickleball league format expanding throughout the country to identify the "Head Honcho" pickleball player(s) in your area! Listen in as Aaron explains the deal and find out how to get involved as well as have a laugh with the 3 of them as they answer the Dear AP questions o...

This week Lee & Pen hang with possibly the nicest bloke on tour, Mr. Jason Bock! This family man proves you can have a full-time job, take care of a lovely wife and daughter and STILL kick arse on the pickleball court making it to the semi's this past weekend! Learn (along with Pen) as Lee and Jason answer another two intriguing "Dear AP" questions including a comprehensive explanation of how and when to stack an...

Find out why Lee's been so busy for the past few weeks....introducing the brand, spanking new ABSOLUTELY PICKLED Headquarters, an indoor pickleball training facility including a 30’ X 60’ exhibition-style pickleball court with intimate spectator viewing area.  Watch Lee perform her magic as both a player in live-streamed Pro exhibition matches and as  coach and mentor to up and coming Pro Pickleball players on social media. Al...

This week Lee is up in Oregon for the opening of a brand new pickleball facility, Jumbo's Pickleball! (www.jumbospickleball.com). Lee & Pen's special guest is co-owner (and son of Jumbo), Roshan Fernando. Hear about how the facility came to fruition and all of the nuances you need to keep in mind when considering building a new facility! Plus the usual hilarious Dear AP segment and special guest questionnaire! An epis...

This week Lee & Pen are joined by Beach Volleyball Superstar, Geena Urango! Having represented the U.S. her list of accomplishments is extremely long and she didn't even know she had a Wikipedia page!! When the beaches were closed during Covid she needed another outlet and became a pickleball addict even setting up her own court with PVC pipe and garden netting in her driveway with her boyfriend. Listen as Lee & Pen di...

This week Lee & Pen are joined by the lovely AJ McCord. Former athlete and avid sports fan, she's well known in the pickleball world as a top commentator on all of the action at the major pickleball tournaments. We love her even more for the work she does in promoting women's sports! Listen as she shares a fun anecdote of convincing the guys in a packed local bar to change the channel from baseball to WNBA and cheer o...