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EP#5 l One-on-one w/Pickleball's Foremost Paddle Scientist Tom Barnes, Chief of R&D @ Selkirk Sport

As an Enthusiast News Network, theTUNDRA.com [http://theTUNDRA.com] has the good fortune of interviewing 1000s of dedicated enthusiasts across the vast landscape of special interests, but never have we met as impassioned, and informed, an expert in new product development as Tom Barnes, Director of R&D and Labs at pickleball industry leader ‪SelkirkSport‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@SelkirkSport] the family owned and operated company that's pretty darn lucky to call Tom one-of-their-own (he's one of four brothers running the biz); because if Tom wasn't in the fam, he'd no doubt be running Microsoft, Apple or THE WORLD...(or maybe all three???). For the art and the science of paddle manufacturing technology, check-this-out...you're welcome, pickleball enthusiasts!!

Collegiate Pickleball Tailgate Summer w/CEOs: EP#4 PICKLE4's President Ben Weinberger Talks Pickleball Growth, Realities & Expectations w/UMICH Host

Considered the most innovative company to emerge over the past year serving the amateur pickleball community (TAM casts a wide-net from 5MM to 52MM+), PICKLE4's CEO Ben Weinberger shares with Elliot Rothstein, Host of Collegiate Pickleball Tailgate, a few key takeaways PICKLE4 has learned while launching extraordinary, one-of-a-kind events including PICKLE4's Ballpark Series at Fenway & Oracle ballparks in 2023, and its recent acquisition of the iconic US Open Pickleball Championships, among other complementary business ventures (Pickleball Den & The Pickler). We're placing our bets on PICKLE4 for the long haul...

proPUCKERS EP9: NHL Draft Winners & Losers: Utah Rising, Maple Leafs Falling

he NHL Draft wrapped up over the weekend and a few teams looking like they have super teams in the works. Which teams took in a great class? Who leaves us concerned? Plus, some NHL trade quick-fire at the end. Mike Fink dives into the draft and more with Blain Potvin, who covers the Montreal Canadians for The Hockey Writers, and Brooke Lofurno who covers the Chicago Blackhawks for The Hockey Writers.

Beyond Space EP#13: Meet Supercam Perseverance - Rover's ROVER'S SUPERHERO FOR MARS DISCOVERIES

Roger Wiens is a planetary scientist and Fellow at ‪@LosAlamosNationalLab‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@LosAlamosNationalLab]. He is the principal investigator for both the ChemCam instrument aboard the Mars Curiosity rover and the SuperCam instrument, aboard the Perseverance rover. The SuperCam on NASA's Perseverance rover examines rocks and soils with a camera, laser and spectrometers to seek organic compounds that could be related to past life on Mars. It can identify the chemical and mineral makeup of targets as small as a pencil point from a distance of more than 20 feet (7 meters)

Beyond Space EP#12: Billionaire Space Race: Where Branson, Bezos & Musk Intersect-Space for Big Egos

Mehmet S. Tosun is the Barbara Smith Campbell Distinguished Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He is also a Professor of Economics and the Director of International Programs in the College of Business. His research interests and expertise include public finance (particularly tax policy), regional economics, and economics of population and demography. The billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have recently successfully reached the edge of space. Dr. Tosun of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, discusses the impact of these flights on the space economy.