John Walters, sports writer at Sports Illustrated has been telling us how pickleball is bringing Americans together to get away from their screens and unite on the court. The clash happening on courts around San Diego, hitting tennis players against pickleball players. It feels like pickleball has given rise to this new level of civic engagement over how our public spaces are used. And I would just say nothing lasts forever.
Pickleball is bringing America together. Pickleball is tearing America apart. Sports Illustrated’s John Walters explains.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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