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This week, Lee introduces us to up and coming superstar, Tanner Tomassi! This kid is only 24 and already making waves in the pickleball world. Fun fact...he used to play professional Paint Ball!! And apparently those shooting skills translate well into pickleball! Also in this episode, Pen introduces her latest teaching aid..."Destiny"! And this was their reaction!! :) This hilarious episode is not to be missed.

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 made Pen rather homesick!

This week Lee & Pen are joined by native Aussie and former Pro tennis player turned Pickleball Player/entrepreneur, Scott Doerner. He's investing his time and expertise in developing a brand new Indoor Facility in the Los Angeles area (ssshhh it's still a secret) where we're desperate for more courts! Stay tuned for the latest developments coming soon!

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 rerunning 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 these stressful on court situations!

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 she has her sights set for as high as she can go. It's never too late people - pick up a paddle and have a go!

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 of the week and challenge Aaron to answer the regular AP questionnaire!

This week Lee & Pen are joined by former Bermuda Davis Cup Player and current National Director of Pickleball for the island of Bermuda, Mr. Gavin Manders.

Hear all abut how he's growing the sport in his home country and have a laugh as he helps Lee and Pen answer your Dear AP questions> He also delivers one of the best answers we've heard yet in the AP questionnaire!

Listen, Laugh and Learn (maybe) as Lee & Pen talk all things pickleball with special guests each week. They’ll answer all your burning pickleball questions while taking the piss out of each other and occasionally their guests with hilarious results!

The ABSOLUTELY PICKLED Podcast is hosted by Pickleball Legend and fan favorite, Lee Whitwell and her long time buddy and side-kick Pen Finders. Lee has been a major player in the development of pickleball in the US and worldwide both on and off the court. Having racked up the trophies and MVP titles on the Pro Tour she is now entering her inaugural year on the Senior Pro Tour and is CRUSHING the competition winning Golds left & right in both Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles! Never ones to take life too seriously, Lee & Pen chat each week often inviting guests from the pickleball world and beyond to join them as they answer all your burning pickleball dilemmas in the “Dear AP” section of the podcast as well as testing their quests with their side-splittingly funny AP questionnaire! Hope you enjoy the show!

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 and hear Jason knock it out the park with a few of his answers to the hilarious AP questionnaire!

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. Also included will be a functional gym with synaptec vision/cognition training area - an area vastly overlooked in the training of up and coming pickleball players and finally, The ABSOLUTELY PICKLED! HQ Office - recording location (when Lee is not on the road) for the hilarious ABSOLUTELY PICKLED Podcast.

Back by popular demand, we’re reruning this enthralling episode with our very own Sports Pysch Guru, Dr. Simon Marshall as he helps us unclog our mental toilets!

Join Lee & Pen for another enthralling episode with our very own Sports Pysch Guru, Dr. Simon Marshall as he helps us unclog our mental toilets!

In this NOT TO BE MISSED episode, 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 these stressful on court situations!

Join Lee & Pen in the inaugural episode of the ABSOLUTELY PICKLED! Podcast. Hear about Lee's trip to China, her encounter with the Great Wall and the Great Hole (aka the bathroom). Listen to her top tips on whether to serve or receive and so much more in the hilarious "Dear AP…" segment.

Join Lee & Pen’s ABSOLUTELY PICKLED! Podcast (or should that be VODCAST?!) for a hilarious dose of pickleball entertainment with special guests each week.