Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 94 episodes
Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast
Latest Episodes
Are We Ruining Singles Pickleball?
Are we actually fixing singles pickleball… or making it worse?This week on... Tennis Sucks? ...we dig into one of the most controversial ideas in pro pickleball right now: shrinking the singles court. Is it a smart way to slow the game ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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50:08
Paddle Deals, Leaks, and Bad Predictions for 2026
From leaked paddle deals and surprise signings to retirements, fines, and bold 2026 predictions, we break down everything shaking up the pro game. We talk Franklin’s big move, Nike rumors, who might leave the tour, why ball tech could be the ne...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:03
Pickleball Contracts Are Cracking and Lawsuits are Building
Contracts get torn up, players wake up banned, and the pickleball world spirals. On this episode of Bad Calls, the crew breaks down the UPA contract controversy stemming from the Asia trip fallout, why some players were terminated while others ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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55:02
Bad Calls, Speculation, and Sinister Sideline Drama
The guys break down MLP’s new partnership with Owl AI for automated line calling, recap all the chaos from the Lakeland PPA, including a parent delivering a wildly inappropriate threat, and dive into the biggest partnerships and rumors shaping ...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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39:27
The Johnsons Show Up Unannounced… and Get Humbled
The Johnson brothers rolled into Crescent Lake without a text… and immediately got the full Monday-night reality check.We also hit Worlds storylines, Chris Crouch’s breakout run, paddle-tech rumors (including the big one about A...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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38:11