Talking Pools Podcast

03/09/2026

With more than 30 years of hands-on experience, Peter Wiedermann has never kept what he learned to himself. As a pool technician, successful business owner, Talking Pools Podcast host, and respected industry voice, Peter has helped others solve problems, strengthen their businesses, and become more confident professionals. His willingness to share hard-earned knowledge and help others succeed earned him recognition as a 2026 Talking Pools Podcast Top Ten Pool Industry Mentor.

LaMotte Company

03/09/2026

Protecting your business is just as important as protecting the pools you service.

The California Pool Association supports pool and spa professionals with industry-specific insurance programs designed around the real risks they face every day. From working on customers’ properties to operating vehicles and managing employees, CPA helps professionals protect what they have worked so hard to build.

We’re proud to have the California Pool Association as a sponsor of the Talking Pools Podcast and to recognize its continued commitment to protecting, supporting, and strengthening pool and spa businesses.

02/09/2026

Accurate water testing is the foundation of every well-maintained swimming pool and spa.

LaMotte has earned aquatic professionals' trust by providing dependable testing products that take the guesswork out of water chemistry. From routine poolside testing to advanced digital analysis, LaMotte gives professionals the information they need to make confident treatment decisions and protect water quality.

We’re proud to have LaMotte as a sponsor of the Talking Pools Podcast and to recognize its continued commitment to accuracy, education, and the professionals responsible for keeping recreational water safe.

02/09/2026

Natalie Hood sits down with Wallace , president of Swim Chem and one of the 2026 Talking Pools Podcast Top Ten Pool Industry Mentors. Jerry shares how he entered the family business as a teenager, the mentors who shaped his career, and why mentoring is about leaving the industry better than you found it.


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Podcast Episode · Talking Pools Podcast · September 2 · 1h 1m

01/09/2026

Once you go Jack’s…

31/08/2026

It’s spooky how Badass these Pool Pros are 👻

John Poma, Gregory Wilker, Chris-Dan Ruiz, Brian M Garrett, Yvonne Story, Kelli Clancy, Korey Wax, Philip Glassford, Robert Baca, Ed Williams, Terry Young, Erik Brill, Mike Carney

31/08/2026

The controversy involving 16-year-old swimmer Abbigail Wheeler at the Kerasotes YMCA in Springfield, Illinois.

31/08/2026

The team shares the products, technology, conversations, and innovations that caught their attention, including smarter chlorinators, Bluetooth pressure monitoring, automatic backwashing, direct free-chlorine testing, advanced commercial sanitation systems, and robotic cleaners that are becoming increasingly independent.

They also speak with representatives from Waterco , Fluidra North America Water Products, Swim, Maytronics, and other industry leaders about equipment designed to reduce maintenance, conserve water, improve chemical control, and give pool professionals better information before they arrive on-site.

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31/08/2026

The irony in Friday's episode and the discussion here is insane

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 liv...

31/08/2026

Would you swim in balls?