Hot take: Anna Bright can do better than ALW. Plus Brad Tuckman from The Fort | Pod 60

Did Anna Bright make a huge mistake?! Jill and K-Dubs break down what happened, what it means for the field and which partnerships we might be seeing in the future. Find out which host got hospitalized last week. APP Fort Recap. Is dinking dead? Learn how The Fort is setting a Guiness Book of World Records.

*ALW/CP Losses Since 2024:

1. "Girlies" Austin - March 2024

2. "Girlies" Atlanta - Sept 2024

3. "Girlies" Worlds - Nov 2024

4. Callie/Etta Texas - March 2025

5. Jorja/Tyra North Carolina - April 2025

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SEGMENTS

0:00 Intro

1:38 Catching Up

8:00 Anna Bright should have partnered with THIS female player

15:40 APP Fort Recap

24:00 You didn’t spend $1,000 to feel comfortable

28:30 Is dinking dead?

34:44 Brad Tuckman, Founder of the FORT

39:08 Public Private Partnership

43:20 The Un-Country Club

45:22 $10mm raised in 14 days

49:30 200 employees?!?!

54:15 Every court is streamed?!?!?

58:00 PB’s FIRST ever stadium—Guinness World Record

1:00:29 What does it mean to be the home of the APP Tour?

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