What Next: Pickleball vs. Everybody
Pickleball\u2019s exploding popularity isn\u2019t an organic grassroots rise. According to a reporter\u2019s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusiastic pickleball ambassadors are employing the \u201cUSA Pickleball tool kit\u201d and harrying local park departments to elbow out their tennis-and-basketball-playing neighbors.\xa0\n\nGuest: Jason Koebler, cofounder of 404 Media and host of the 404 Media Podcast, former editor-in-chief of Motherboard.\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\u2014and you\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices