About this episode
This week we outsourced the agenda-building to you, our listeners, and you provided a set of fascinating and tough questions. Come take a break from the weekly grind of current tennis events. We’ve got a modest proposal for how to choose new tennis TV commentators, plus we talk about areas of the game we might consider changing and why the age eligibility rule is important. By popular demand, we open with the momentous Williams-Sharapova reunion at the Met Gala and the photos that broke the tennis internet for a day or two. 01:35 Vee, Ree, and Masha at the Met Gala: WHAT?! 08:05 Laver Cup’s blocking spree as social media strategy 13:20 Is the game missing something without challenges? Did automated line calling sap some drama from matches? 20:30 Between Serena and Novak, whose legacy is most affected by missing out on the Grand Slam? 26:50 A question on the teen breakthroughs at the US Open and the WTA’s age eligibility rule 34:15 A memorable FMK - Met Gala Baes 44:10 You all had a lot of thoughts and questions about tennis commentators, as usual! 62:55 A perennial question: where are all the gays in men’s tennis? Do they just not exist? 69:10 A question that threatened the peace in our household: the Whitney-Mariah duet 75:00 Happy 24th anniversary to an album that sounds even better with age: Butterfly