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Bad Calls is where pickleball talk meets questionable judgment. Hosted by Graham D’Amico and Travis Rettenmaier—co-owners of Major League Pickleball’s Florida Smash and self-proclaimed experts in bad decisions—this show is a mix of unfiltered takes, trash talk, and whatever else comes to mind between games.


Travis is a top PPA pro and a former pro tennis player, which gives him just enough confidence to think he knows what he’s talking about. Graham? Well, he’s got opinions.


Recorded at Crescent Lake Park in St. Pete, Florida, these are the courts where we first learned the game, talked way too much smack, and fell in love with the sport. If you love pickleball but don’t take yourself too seriously, welcome to the party.

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Recent Episodes
  • Hayden Patriquin's Apology
    May 6, 2025 – 47:53
  • Agassi’s Playing the U.S. Open… and We’re Kinda Coaching Him?
    Apr 25, 2025 – 34:04
  • Andre Agassi: Pickleball Lit a Fire in Me
    Apr 15, 2025 – 01:25:34
  • Anna Leigh Waters & Catherine Parenteau Split
    Apr 9, 2025 – 16:56
  • Pickleball Execs Get Heated at RacquetX 🔥
    Apr 4, 2025 – 36:41
  • Hand Battles & Trash Talk Are Dying in Pickleball
    Mar 20, 2025 – 41:20
  • Drafting the Florida Smash & Reaction to MLP Rosters
    Mar 7, 2025 – 39:44
  • Travis' Controversial Challenge in Mesa & New Player Stealing Rule in Major League Pickleball
    Feb 28, 2025 – 43:22
  • Major League Pickleball Says Goodbye to Rally Scoring
    Feb 12, 2025 – 43:53
  • Recapping the drama from The PPA Masters
    Jan 23, 2025 – 41:41
  • Predicting Ben John's New Partner
    Jan 3, 2025 – 49:12
  • PPA Finals Reaction & Predictions for 2025
    Dec 12, 2024 – 37:50
  • Setting the record straight & predicting PPA finals
    Dec 4, 2024 – 39:48
  • Reacting to the MLP final & predicting who is getting dropped
    Nov 27, 2024 – 38:46
  • Pickleballer kicked in the head after a match
    Nov 21, 2024 – 42:21
  • Bad Calls and Wake Up Calls featuring Ryan Sherry
    Nov 14, 2024 – 41:08
  • Making Pickleball More Entertaining ft. Jaume Martinez Vich & Layne Sleeth
    Nov 6, 2024 – 51:54
  • From Tennis to Pickleball ft. Donald Young
    Oct 29, 2024 – 42:20
  • This Rivalry Will Make Pickleball Successful
    Oct 18, 2024 – 41:30
  • Favoritism in the PPA?
    Oct 9, 2024 – 41:45
  • Did the trades pay off? MLP New York City Recap
    Sep 26, 2024 – 42:19
  • The future of paddle testing with UPA-A President Jason Aspes
    Aug 22, 2024 – 47:11
  • New serving rule coming to the PPA? Plus, the new players traded to the Smash
    Aug 16, 2024 – 48:07
  • The Worst Line Call in Pickleball
    Jul 18, 2024 – 46:39
  • Hot Mic Season in Pickleball
    Jul 4, 2024 – 44:35
  • Pickleball has a line call problem
    May 27, 2024 – 39:45
  • The Rise of Daescu & That Special Paddle
    May 15, 2024 – 44:17
  • Travis and Graham's Predictions for MLP Atlanta
    May 7, 2024 – 43:08
  • The best sh*t talkers on tour
    Apr 29, 2024 – 40:11
  • "It literally felt like I was playing with a tennis racket"
    Apr 17, 2024 – 32:17
  • Travis is back on the Smash! Behind the scenes of the MLP draft.
    Apr 9, 2024 – 41:18
  • Everyone is dropping out of MLP
    Apr 1, 2024 – 37:15
  • Jack Sock on his Transition to Pickleball
    Mar 27, 2024 – 51:01
  • Cheating in Minnesota? Plus Looking Ahead at Austin PPA
    Mar 14, 2024 – 34:01
  • Mergers, Buy-Outs, & Contracts Yet to Be Signed
    Mar 5, 2024 – 47:04
  • "I feel like it took the life out of me" ft. Lea Jansen
    Feb 1, 2024 – 44:34
  • We Went Inside APP Paddle Testing
    Jan 27, 2024 – 35:11
  • Serving Chaos and PPA Masters Recap
    Jan 16, 2024 – 45:26
  • Travis is ready to Nasty Nelson at the PPA Masters
    Jan 10, 2024 – 32:58
  • New official balls, APP rule changes, and surprising 2024 matchups. ft. Alix Troung
    Jan 3, 2024 – 35:06
  • Will pro pickleball survive?
    Dec 21, 2023 – 36:19
  • "We're cleaning up PPA's mess"
    Dec 15, 2023 – 38:00
  • We're going to jail?
    Dec 9, 2023 – 39:49
  • "Travis is a budget JW Johnson" - sh*t talking with Anna Bright
    Nov 30, 2023 – 44:35
  • Has MLP lost its allure? Recap of Best & Worst Performances. Plus, more paddle testing drama.
    Nov 10, 2023 – 39:43
  • PicklePod / Tennis Sucks Crossover: 65% of MLP Atlanta Paddles Failed & MLP Dallas Predictions
    Nov 1, 2023 – 50:07
  • MLP Shuffle Draft, PPA Vegas Recap - Plus Paddle Testing Controversy
    Oct 16, 2023 – 35:02
  • Fights on the Pickleball Court? APP Atlanta Recap. Plus Paddle Sponsor Updates
    Oct 4, 2023 – 33:09
  • MLP Atlanta Recap — Florida Smash & Ranchers Results. Plus, a New Quiet Pickleball?
    Sep 27, 2023 – 30:55
  • Pickleball Deflate Gate? Cincinnati Recap plus Atlanta MLP Pool Reaction.
    Sep 13, 2023 – 34:08
Recent Reviews
  • BP Writer
    Great Pickleball Podcast! Informative hosts!
    What a great podcast! The hosts have a really good rapport and you will pick up so much knowledge about the pickleball world. Real and honest. You’ll learn a lot!
  • T Bau
    Great content terrible background noise.
    That background noise though.
  • Derkkaa
    Love the pod!
    Travis, Graham, and Luke are hilarious. They haven’t sold out like many of the other podcasters, still telling it like it is, sometimes to their own detriment, angering sponsors but more power to them!! Love the frank comments, unlike some of the bland podcasters in the space. Don’t listen to the haters, the background pickleball noise is music to my ears!!
  • Bdidnd
    Excellent
    Best pickleball podcast.
  • nala.agojie
    Audio issues
    Love the podcast. Last episode had a lot of mouse + keyboard clicking in the background that was annoying
  • Skunk’Ape
    Pickle Talk
    Solid court side chats!
  • Taydigs
    Fave Picklepod!
    Stoked on the banter and the honesty
  • Erinln74
    Best PB Podcast!
    Great chemistry, insight and perspective!
  • Wave Race Guy
    The best pickleball podcast out there.
    These guys have great chemistry, they love the sport, and they’ve got great insights into the sport and the business around it.
  • Makahla
    5⭐️
    Graham asks great questions that are never asked on other podcasts and gets honest answers from Travis. great chemistry
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