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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…
1 year ago
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
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)!
This …
1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
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 …
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 2 months ago
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 …
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 2 months ago