Hello, and welcome to mind of Micah today.

It's part three, I think, of Can Pickleball Save America?

Sorry, I didn't get a chance to record until this afternoon.

So if you were expecting this Wednesday morning, or Thursday morning, I should say my apologies.

Hey, I'll make it up to you, though.

Come out to Micah's Yoga Club, the first ever Micah's Yoga Club Sunday, 9 a.m.

Meanwhile, brewing in Austin, the first beer is on me.

I told you I'd make it up to you.

Practice for free, bring your own mat, and I'll buy your first beer after 9 a.m.

Sounds great, or coffee, if you're one of those people that is probably more reasonable.

Anyway, back to the story.

Steve Kuhn is 53, with a cheery demeanor.

He's also a huge fan of bowling alone, a near obsessive about encouraging community.

In March, I contacted him and he called me from Dreamland.

He talked about Pickleball's ability to transcend socio-economic lines,

and cited Pickleball-induced harmony among Somali immigrants and their neighbors in Minnesota,

where tensions had previously been high.

It's bringing Americans out to meet each other and other Americans in ways they normally wanted,

he said, and the background revelry could be heard.

We're celebrating holy today, Kuhn said, so there's Bollywood music playing.

I was playing a trip to a PPA event in Austin and Kuhn encouraged me to visit while I was in town.

He was in the process of building housing for pros on site, but the process was taking a while,

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