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Wimbledon Wars! Neighbors Fight the Tournament's Planned Expansion
Wimbledon Wars! Neighbors Fight the Tournament's Planned Expansion

Season 2 Episode 26

As Wimbledon plans to add 39 more courts and 8,000 more annual visitors, residents of the surrounding London hamlet sue to prevent the tournament's e…

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Wimbledon: "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Wimbledon: "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Season 2 Episode 25

Michele describes Wimbledon the way some people describe Christmas: "the most wonderful time of the year". She's not entirely wrong! This week we run…

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Who Was Brian Watkins and Why Are NYC's East River Courts Named for Him?
Who Was Brian Watkins and Why Are NYC's East River Courts Named for Him?

Season 2 Episode 24

On September 2, 1990, after attending the US Open, Brian Watkins and his family got on the subway at 53rd St. and 7th to go to dinner in the West Vil…

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Grass Season: The Weird, Confusing Road to Wimbledon
Grass Season: The Weird, Confusing Road to Wimbledon

Season 2 Episode 23

Grass Season: players slipping and sliding! serve and volley winning matches! five weeks and then the Most Important Slam in Tennis (Wimbledon)!


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Carlos and Coco: Magic People
Carlos and Coco: Magic People

Season 2 Episode 22

Our dreams came true: Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open Men's Final and Coco Gauff won the Women's. But more than just winning, they demonstrated th…

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Ban Ticket Profiteering!
Ban Ticket Profiteering!

Season 2 Episode 21

The US Open can no longer be trusted to police ticket scalpers. Within minutes of the 2025 US Open tickets going on sale, only reseller tickets were …

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Whom Does the US Open Serve?
Whom Does the US Open Serve?

Season 2 Episode 20

Just prior to the French Open kicking off, the US Open announced a big plan to "reimagine" Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 21st Century. In a highly self…

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Replay the Point: "The French" with Katya Rogers from On The Media
Replay the Point: "The French" with Katya Rogers from On The Media

Season 2 Episode 19

The French Open is almost here, so we dug up our conversation with Katya Rogers, Executive Producer of WNYC's On The Media about the classic cinéma v…

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Tennis Tapas
Tennis Tapas

Season 2 Episode 18

Common throughout Spain and the Middle East, sometimes a bunch of snacks constitutes dinner. Similarly, in podcasting you can throw together a bunch …

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On Grief and Resilience
On Grief and Resilience

Season 2 Episode 17

We are still grieving our late, beloved cat Dusty, so we looked at how grief has affected professional tennis players at different moments in their c…

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