Talking Pools Podcast
If you’ve ever stared at a test kit like it personally insulted your family… welcome home.
Talking Pools Podcast is the pool industry’s “pull up a chair” show—part shop talk, part field manual, part therapy session—built for people who actually live on pool decks: commercial operators, service techs, builders, facility managers, and anyone responsible for water that can’t afford to go sideways. The network was created to level up the pool industry with real-world conversations on water chemistry, filtration, troubleshooting, construction, safety, and the business side of keeping pools open and budgets intact.
Here’s the hook: it’s not theory-first. It’s experience-first—a roster of seasoned pros (with 250+ years of combined “been there, fixed that” wisdom) turning complicated problems into practical moves you can use the same day. And it’s not one voice, one vibe, one corner of the industry: it’s a network of shows designed to reflect how diverse this work really is—different regions, different specialties, different personalities.
Also worth saying out loud: women aren’t “special guests” here—they’re on the mic as hosts, from the beginning, with an intentionally balanced roster. That matters, because the best ideas in this industry don’t come from one lane—they come from the whole road.
If you want a podcast that can make you laugh and make you better at what you do—without pretending the job is easier than it is—Talking Pools is the one you queue up before the first stop, and keep on when the day starts getting weird.
Episodes
974 episodes
Breakpoint Is Wrong (And Enzymes Aren’t What You Think) - Rudy
The Pool Problem You Don’t See… Until It’s Too Late - Wayne & Steve
Here's How You Grow Your Pool Business by 50% - Laci Davis
Andrea Unfiltered: The Liver of the Pool (Chemistry That Actually Matters)
Build It Right… Or Regret It Later (Mondays Down Under)
180 ppm Cyanuric Acid Level - with Rudy Stankowitz
You Saw it, You Own it! Steve Sherwood on Pool Inspections
Pools Don’t Add Value? Yeah… That’s a Lie. (Featuring Natalie Hood, George Williams & Ken Rogner)
Andrea Unfiltered – Stop Using Test Strips Like They Know What They’re Doing
Mondays - Your Prices Are Wrong… and It’s About to Hurt.
Chlorine Lock is Fake… and the Industry Let You Believe It Anyway
Pool Pros Are Done Babysitting Clients Who Don’t Listen
50 Years in the Trenches with George Williams & Ken Rogner: Pool Industry Myths, Money, and Mistakes
Your Customer's Pool Isn’t Broken—You’re Just Wrong
War, Fuel, and the Pool Guy’s Breaking Point
This Isn’t TikTok—It’s a Chemical Supply Chain
Time Vampires on the Pool Route
A Journalist in the Deep End - Eric Herman
Tortillas in the pool make me laugh
Turning Winter into Profit
Borates, Global Supply Chains, and Pool Chemistry
1099 vs W-2, Water Balance, and Pool Industry Realities
The Truth About Pool Circulation and Efficiency
2026 Talking Pools Podcast Mentor Award
Ionizers, Chlorine Production, and When Manufacturers Won’t Listen