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Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast

Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast

By: Travis Rettenmaier & Graham D'Amico
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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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Episodes
  • Bad Calls, Speculation, and Sinister Sideline Drama

    Bad Calls, Speculation, and Sinister Sideline Drama
    Dec 6 2025

    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 2026, from Rachel Rohrabacher joining forces with Catherine Parenteau to Nike whispers and Challenger Series shakeups. Plus: a pickleball Christmas movie, Crescent Lake grievances, and the usual Bad Calls speculation that somehow spirals into quarterback talk.
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    39 mins
  • The Johnsons Show Up Unannounced… and Get Humbled

    The Johnsons Show Up Unannounced… and Get Humbled
    Nov 24 2025

    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 Anna Leigh), wheelchair pickleball savants, and who’s really the best singles player in the world right now.

    Another chaotic one.
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    38 mins
  • Roasting Travis While Recapping Vegas and MLP Cup

    Roasting Travis While Recapping Vegas and MLP Cup
    Oct 31 2025

    Graham and Luke start things off by absolutely dominating on the tennis court before jumping into a Vegas recap, the Lifetime Open, and whatever else comes up while roasting Travis for a full hour.

    There’s talk of crazy Uspensky hooks, minimum age drama, fines for contract breaches, and a little Anna Leigh vs Agassi debate that somehow turns into more strays for Travis.
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    39 mins
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