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2nd Serve: The USA's Messy Olympics Exit
As the Olympics come to a close, the USA is fading in the tennis category...and not without some Real Housewives-style drama! While it is guaranteed …
2 years ago
Rating Olympics Players: Yea, Nay or Meh
Episode 22
With the Olympics underway with all of its nationalist fervor, we find ourselves rooting for players from around the world, regardless of which count…
2 years ago
2nd Serve: Tennis Channel Ads - Poop, B.O. and Beyond
The Tennis Channel shows a lot of ads: ads that are cheap, crass and representative of the dark reality of American life. We dissect a few lowlights …
2 years ago
Renée Richards: Tennis' First and Only Transgender Pro
Episode 21
As part of our Social Justice Series, we take a deep dive into the life and pro tennis career of Renée Richards, a trans woman who successfully sued …
2 years ago
Midweek Mini: "In the Arena: Serena Williams" - It's Interesting!
In this Midweek Mini, we talk about the ESPN+ series "In the Arena: Serena Williams". Say that 10 times fast! The first two episodes that are availab…
2 years ago
Good 🇪🇸 Prevails at Wimbledon, Djokovic Has a Weird Relationship With the Fans
Episode 20
In which we discuss Serena Williams calling out Harrison Butker, Stefanos Tsitsipas' new controlling/abusive video, and the Wimbledon Champions. Barb…
2 years ago
Midweek Mini: Men's Hair In Tennis - The Good, The Bad & the Ugly
In our new Midweek Mini episode, we dive into men's hair in tennis, the gym, the subway, and how it relates to "homosocial" definitions of what's oka…
2 years ago
Wimbledon Whites: Why Are They Required? In Defense of John McEnroe
Episode 19
Here we talk about the origin of the requirement that players at Wimbledon wear all white. How did this come about? Are its origins unsavory (they ar…
2 years ago
Tsitispas' "Tradwife" Insta Story With Special Guest Kathleen Lubey
Episode 18
We are joined by Kathleen Lubey, St. John's professor and author of the book "What Pornography Knows: Sex and Social Protest Since the Eighteenth Cen…
2 years, 1 month ago
FU Margaret Court: Why Is This Racist Homophobe Still Part of the Conversation?
Episode 17
We kickoff our Social Justice Series with a discussion about Margaret Court, the racist, homophobic pre-open era player who the tennis world can't st…
2 years, 1 month ago