Episodes

THE BODY BAG EPISODE 🎯💀⚰️ We all know @mouthpiecesam can take a bag. But nothing comes close to this. 💀 SAM HAS ABSOLUTELY LOST HIS GODDAMN MIND. 🤪☠️⚰️ It starts with a question every pickleball player has an opinion on: What actually counts as a body bag? Dylan Vaughn, Hubert Phan and Cousin Adam show up with stories, strong opinions and apparently zero concern for Sam’s well-being. They get into the shots that leave marks, the ones you apologize for and the ones you celebrate. 🏓🎯💀 Then Sam ...

EPISODE 7: LOCKED IN 🔒 Decision Making, Focus and Conditioning Getting locked in is one thing. Staying there and finding your way back when you lose it is something completely different. In this episode, @mouthpiecesam gets honest about one of the biggest things holding him back on the pickleball court: focus. To help him better understand his game and what keeps him from staying locked in, Sam turns to three people who know him extremely well: 🏓 Cousin Adam, his part...

Episode 6: Auntie Alert 🚨🏓 We’ve done the uncs. Now it’s time for the aunties. Susan Duffy and Debbie Rubin, better known around the Scripps Ranch Rec Center as the Banger Sisters, join Sam for an episode filled with friendship, laughter, questionable first impressions and absolutely no commitment to the soft game. 💥 They talk about walking into the rec center for the first time, finding a community that feels like family and why pickleball is basically the Cheers bar without the ...

Some people learn to compete. Others are Born To Compete. 🏓🔥 You’ve seen Dylan Vaughn’s energy all over Instagram. His clips have already generated more than 8,000 views, and now it’s time to hear the story behind the fire. In Episode 5 of 44X20, @mouthpiecesam and returning co-host Mervin Quintana (@mervsportraits) sit down with Dylan (@dylan.vaughn22), a lifelong athlete who has spent his life overcoming obstacles, proving people wrong and refusing to be defined by anyone else’s ex...

BONUS EPISODE: LIVE FROM THE 44X20 LAUNCH PARTY! 🏓🎙️ We’re taking you inside the 44X20 launch party from August 22, 2026. Sam kicks things off with a phone call from his mom as he shares his reaction to the big night. From there, hear his live introduction, interviews with members of the pickleball community, and voicemail reactions from people who helped make the launch so special. 00:00 A Phone Call With Mom 06:50 This Is 44X20 08:40 What Up, Pickleheads? 09:35 Live From the 44X20 Launch Par...

Episode 4 explores the social side of pickleball and the game nobody keeps score of: body language, confidence, reputation, playful trash talk and how the way you carry yourself shapes what happens on the court. 🏓🎯🗣️ The crew discusses the impact of social media, what draws us to certain players, how friendships form and what makes someone the kind of person everyone wants to share the court with. Underneath the jokes and nonstop chirping are two guys who believe pickleball should be...

Episode 3: Pickleball UNC Alert 🏓🚨 UNC ALERT. 🚨🏓 For Episode 3, Sam brings in some of his favorite pickleball Uncs: Rob “Slamboa” Gamboa, Damian “Dame Time” Moos, and Clyde “C-Capuuuuya” Capua. They come from different generations with different life experiences, but once they step between the lines, none of that matters. What started as a crew trying to get better at pickleball became something much bigger. Competition, nonstop trash talk, plenty of laughs, and friendships that beca...

Episode 2: 🍻 Drinks to Dinks 🏓 For Episode 2, we flip the script. Sam hands the host chair to his cousin Adam Regos, the guy who first got him onto a pickleball court. From garage ping pong battles to becoming partners on the court, Adam takes Sam back through the story of how pickleball changed their relationship, changed Sam’s routine, and eventually helped inspire 44X20. They talk about Sam’s years in the beer world, the shift from drinks to dinks, the origin of the mouth...

Episode 1: From Court to Community For Episode 1, we’re starting with what 44X20 is really all about. Sam sits down with JT Nerio, Holly Vo, and Chi Pecache, three friends who represent the competition, personalities, friendships, and community that make pickleball so much more than just a game. They talk about how they found pickleball, why the sport creates such strong connections, some of their funniest moments on the court, and what they would miss most if pickleball disappear...

Something new is hitting the courts. From Baseline Studios to your feed, the 44X20 podcast is officially nearing launch. We can’t wait to share what we’ve been building with you all. Who’s ready 👀 #44X20 #PickleballCommunity#stepbetweenthelines #ComingSoon #pickleball