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Inside the Wires | Platform Tennis and Paddle podcast

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Inside the Wires is a podcast talking about anything having to do with Platform Tennis (paddle) or... pretty much anything else.
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Episodes

S6 E7 Macie and Tomas

Join us this week for our discussion with "M-Series" Macie and "T-City" Tomas as we recap the year, discuss who were the best teams this year, who was the most improved, and give our take for the final paddle dance of the year, Philly Nationals!

Mar 03, 20251 hr 36 minSeason 6Ep. 7

S6 E6 Anton Protsenko

Join us this week with our guest, Anton Protsenko. The famous "Buffalo" Protsenko recaps the final paddle Grand Prix of the year, Short Hills, along with sharing his insights on this game we love, the year end platform tennis National Championship, and even his new exploits in the fast growing sport of Padel. As always, a fun time with Anton and we hope you enjoy the show!

Feb 24, 20251 hr 21 minSeason 6Ep. 6

S6 E5 Brad "Yoda" Easterbrook

For this week's episode, Brad Easterbrook, the Master Yoda of platform tennis, joins us to give everyone a Master Class on all things paddle. As we gear up for the final Grand Prix of the year, Brad recaps recent APTA Tour events, talks paddle strategy from Tour to Club level, and delivers a fun oddsmaker conversation for Short Hills.

Feb 06, 20251 hr 57 minSeason 6Ep. 5

S6 E4 - Bea and Tea

It's a new year, and to kick off 2025, we have a new team that has skyrocketed up the platform tennis ranks as our guests. Joining us this week to discuss the first half of the paddle season and recap this past Grand Prix, we have the formidable team representing the strength and finesse from the EU, Bea Lopez and Tea Pejic!

Jan 01, 20251 hr 24 minSeason 6Ep. 4

S6 E3 Marc Powers

Join us this week with our guest, Marc "Here Comes The BOOM" Powers, where we talk about last week's APTA Tour and NRT results, how Mr. Powers got into platform tennis and became one of paddle's best players, and what he's looking forward to this season!

Dec 13, 20241 hr 28 minSeason 6Ep. 3

S6 E2 Filip Rams

New hosts Eric and Nobu bring you the pride of Poland, Filip "The Flow" Rams, to recap current events on the APTA Tour and get to know the man with the best flow on and off the cage!

Dec 03, 20241 hr 17 minSeason 6Ep. 2

S6 E1 A new beginning Eric West, Nobu Tanaka and Ara

What started as a way to kill time and long for paddle during the COVID lockdown, has turned into Inside the Wires with a great following of passionate paddle players. In this episode, we pass the torch to some great new hosts

Nov 16, 202457 minSeason 6Ep. 1

S5 E12 Finals wrap up

Nationals are over so we discuss some amazing action, upcoming Team Nationals, new partnerships and Ben's travel plans.

Apr 08, 20241 hr 9 min

S5 E11 Nationals Preview with Andrew Ong

We're happy to be joined this week by rapidly rising young player Andrew Ong for a preview of Nationals this weekend, some predictions and a discussion of all things paddle

Mar 06, 20241 hr 17 min

S5 E10 The rising stars of the Spanish Mafia

We're excited to be joined this week by some of the rising stars of the game. They've been creating a lot of excitement this year with their incredibly exciting play and success in National tournaments. Get to know a bit more about Bea Lopex, Alvi Regalado, Jose Salazar and Guillermo Nunez!

Feb 17, 202450 min

S5 E6 Short Hills Club in NJ joins the ITW podcast!

So it was bound to happen, after almost 4 years of recording, we had some SERIOUS technical difficulties with our recording. We tried to fix it as best we could but the content was so good, we wanted to make sure we put it on air. This episode we have the duo of pros at the Short Hills Club in NJ, Vera Bessanova and Chris Humphries, 2 major fixtures in top level tournament play.

Nov 22, 202357 min

S5 E4 The champs! Lynn Kiro and Macie Medeiros

Coming back to defend their title this year, the 2023 Women's National Platform Tennis Champs join us to talk about the summer, defending their title and what lies ahead!

Oct 11, 202343 min

S5 E3 Volley and the amazing ball machine

So you think you have all the training you need by warming up for 5 minutes before a match. Wait until you meet Volley, the new training machine for paddle! We're joined by John Weinlader and Marek Czerwinski for a look at what's in store for anyone serious about getting better at paddle.

Sep 28, 202336 min

S5 E2 Mark Innes of MiPaddle joins Inside the Wires

This week we have straight from Owl's Nest in NH, Mark Innes. In addition to a high level playing career, Mark has been a teaching Pro and in the last couple of years has contributed greatly to paddle with MiPaddle with instructional content, social media for the APTA as well as live streaming of events. Mark brings a unique perspective to the game and is always a great guest.

Sep 18, 202355 min

S4E15 The men's champs, Stephen Mitchell and Johan du Randt!

It might be the 6th title for Johan and the 3rd for Stephen (and 3rd together) but we found plenty to talk about. It was supposed to be a quick 30 minute conversation that lasted almost 2 hours! Join us for a fun one with the men's National champs! Get the behind the scenes video at https://www.youtube.com/@insidethewirespodcast

Apr 10, 20231 hr 39 minSeason 4Ep. 15

S4 E14 The Women's Champs! Lynn Kiro & Macie Medeiros - it takes a village!

Ben's sick, Noah and Ara had a fun conversation with the new women's champs, Lynn Kiro and Macie Medeiros. Learn how quickly a new team came together and some elite players both won Nationals in only their second year of playing paddle (easy game?) Hear about all the help along the way from many people to support the journey.

Mar 24, 20231 hr 15 minSeason 4Ep. 14

S4 E12 The Philly Open champ and all around nice Canadian, Eric West.

While there's some question if you can be Canadian and not play in the Canadian Open (especially because you're going to Prom. You'll need to listen for more info on this), Eric West is a rising star in paddle and joins us for a fun conversation.

Mar 04, 20231 hr 41 minSeason 4Ep. 12

S4 E11 1/2 of Lubow/DeRose, Jon Lubow!

A great episode to give you the inside look at playing with one of the greats of the game, Steve DeRose. Plus all you've eve wanted to know about the guy in tournaments wearing the old NHL teams shirts and jerseys. There are plenty of names dropped as the targets of Jun's pranks and scares too. This one was fun!

Feb 10, 20231 hr 38 minSeason 4Ep. 11

S4 E10 The Last Chance for G Rob, Greg Robertson of NJ

This is a long one because it just got fun. Greg Robertson, the founder/host of the Last Chance Event in NJ at the end of the season, which is another don't miss, but invite only tourneys. Greg is also a long time APTA umpire with a distinctive booming voice when announcing. There's some fun stories and some name dropping, enjoy!

Feb 03, 20231 hr 45 minSeason 4Ep. 10

S4 E8 and WE'RE BACK! Marek Czerwinski

It took a while, but technical difficulties are over and we're back. We have the player with maybe the most often mispronounced name in paddle, Marek Czerwinski. Marek has been a teaching pro, elite level player and now involved with One Volley who is shortly coming out with an amazing new ball machine for paddle. Listen here, watch on Youtube at youtube.com/@insidethewirespodcast and if you want to support the podcast, grab a cool hat at: https://xenonpaddle.com/collections/accessories/products...

Jan 23, 202351 minSeason 4Ep. 8

S4 E7 The best player no one talks about, Stephen Mitchell

We're joined by 2 time National champ Stephen Mitchell as Stephen talks about his road to paddle, tennis in South Africa, the guy he has to partner with and the game itself. Want to see the video version with some behind the scenes action? youtube.com/@insidethewirespodcast

Dec 02, 20221 hrSeason 4Ep. 7

S4 E6 Paddle player, pro and comedian Anthony Santino joins us

We're happy to be joined by the funniest paddle player out there, Anthony Santino. In addition to being a good player, Anthony is a pro as well as professional comedian and writer. This is a fun one, take a listen! You can also watch on our Youtube channel at: youtube.com/@insidethewirespodcast

Nov 30, 20221 hr 20 minSeason 4Ep. 6

S4 E5 The legend returns, Diamond Dave Broderick!

Dave Broderick brings a long history as a director, high level player, volunteer, board member and supporter of paddle and is able to tell paddle stories as only someone from Bayonne, NJ can. We're excited to have him back on with us. You can watch the entire podcast and get some behind the scenes footage on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@insidethewirespodcast

Nov 22, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 4Ep. 5

S4 E4 Ara from the Paddleboys on Instagram

Sit back to relax and enjoy. This is a long one. 90 minutes of fun conversation, great stories, paddle eccentricities, and even a Dick Squires mention or 2. You don't want to miss this one with Ara from the Paddleboys of Instagram fame!

Oct 27, 20221 hr 38 minSeason 4Ep. 4
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