Come check out the fourth season!

The award-winning Joy of Padel podcast, hosted by Minter Dial, a padel tennis player since 1974, is a fun-packed show that delves into the captivating stories of notable padel personalities worldwide.

The Joy of Padel won the Best Podcast at the British Padel Awards 2026.

Best Podcast Award Winner

Now into its fourth season (you can find the archived seasons below), you’ll be treated to exclusive anecdotes, valuable tips, and humorous moments shared by esteemed professional padel players, industry insiders, and passionate padel enthusiasts. With each season aligning with the pro tour, you can anticipate two engaging episodes per month. You’ll find Minter’s writings on padel tennis here.

If you’re seeking to be a guest on the Joy of Padel podcast, please first check out my policy.

The Padel State wrote about the Joy of Padel podcast:

“The Joy of Padel: … hosted by one of the most interesting and notable personalities in the padel world today, Minter Dial (whose father actually played padel on the original Corcuera court in Acapulco, Mexico with the likes of Henry Kissinger — which comes up in Episode 1). This spirited, well-researched podcast delves deep into the fascinating history of the game, explores the diverse international background of the sport, and introduces listeners to some of the top players, professionals, and visionaries in the sport today…Ideal for: True padel nerds who enjoy learning about the sport almost as much as they do playing it.”

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• Joy of Padel Season 1 archive
• Joy of Padel Season 2 archive
• Joy of Padel Season 3 archive

To send in questions & comments or to be a guest:

If you’ve got a question or comment, please send an email, ideally with a voice recording (e.g. mp3) attached, to NMinterDial AT gmail DOT com. I’ll be sure to play or read out your message and respond on the next available show!

🙋 Want to be a guest on The Joy of Padel? As a general rule, we don’t accept unsolicited guests (especially those bland, spammy requests 🙈 ), but you can apply according to the following guidelines: click here for how to be a guest.

ABOUT THE HOST MINTER DIAL

Minter Dial is an international speaker, author and elevator. He’s also a sportsman having played rugby for 18 years and well over 20 different racquet sports. Among these, he has played Eton and Harrow fives, long paume, platform tennis, pop tennis and even pickleball (yes, that too). He played squash at university in the US, taught tennis and reached a handicap of 32 in real tennis (aka Court Tennis or Jeu de Paume). He’s also been playing padel tennis, having started at the age of 10 in 1974 on the very first “public” padel tennis court at the Marbella Club. He has played padel in over twenty countries and tends to play 3-4 times each week in London, where he’s based. He’s been — and continues to be — a forever student of the sport and is definitively a loco aficionado of the sport. He has been writing about the sport for well over ten years. See his other padel-related articles here. He is the author of seven books, four of which are award-winning books, one award-winning documentary film (The Last Ring Home) and he earns his keep as a professional speaker.