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The Body Serve
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Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP & WTA.
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The Glue
Feb 2400:49:26Tap to summarizeA gatekeeper, a consistent threat, not-a-pusher, and the social and political glue behind the scenes: Jessica Pegula has gone from tennis’s rich girl to a key piece of the bloc of players who reliably fight for the biggest titles on the WTA Tour. This week, she’s just won her 4th 1000-level title and has been announced as the chair of the new tour working group: the Tour Architecture Council. Elsewhere, Carlos continues his dominant start, Fils notches a runner-up spot in his third tournament back, Korda impresses in Florida, and Etcheverry plays for six hours in one day to grab his first career title. Plus, Tara Moore is not taking her suspension lying down, as she sues the WTA for failing to warn players about contaminated meat. 0:35 A trip down figure skating memory lane 7:15 Carlos dominates Doha 10:45 Korda’s comeback, Etcheverry’s endurance run through Rio 17:15 Consistency Queen Jessica Pegula wins Dubai 22:40 Qinwen’s Emmy-winning guest appearance on The Player's Box 28:00 Peggy to lead the Tour Architecture Council 32:25 Tara Moore sues the WTA 40:30 Monica and Brandy
Transcribe →What's the 411?
Feb 1701:02:45Tap to summarizeWelcome back to regularly scheduled podcasting! The tours have gone to South America, Transylvania, the Netherlands, Texas, and the UAE -- regional tours ftw, btw -- over the past two weeks. Karolina Muchova finally gets a big title, Mboko notches an incredible run to the Doha final, Zheng announces herself, Felix becomes king of Canada, and most importantly we’re back from Mexico, caught up on sleep and armed with fresh takes. We decide to finally dip our toes in the apparently imminent Serena comeback, whatever it shall be, and how it interacts with her endorsement of GLP-1 drugs (and her family’s vested interest). We’ve also got random takes on Bad Bunny, Brad, Puerto Vallarta, and Destanee Aiava’s eye-opening retirement announcement. 0:30 Catching up with us 12:00 Shelton Does Dallas; Canada’s Indoor King; the ATP’s hottest final 17:05 Muchova finally gets that elusive second title. A big one! 25:30 Zheng, Sakkari, Iga’s d****e b****e 36:00 Red card! 39:50 I guess we should tackle the “comeback” 50:15 Odds and ends: Jack’s gateway haircut, Naomi picks on a podcast (not us, confirmed) 55:20 Destanee Aiava drops a hell of a retirement announcement
Transcribe →Charles in Charge
Feb 201:01:08Tap to summarizeThe first Slam of the year is in the books, and we’ve got the youngest Career Slam winner in the history of maleness, Novak’s 38th major final, and Rybakina continuing her hot streak and bagging her second Slam. We talk you through the scintillating men’s semifinals that injected the tournament with a much-needed spark. You’ll also hear about the smoking gun pickle juice bottle, That Guy’s tantrum, Coco’s semi-covert racquet smash, and Djokovic religious iconography. We finish up with a few serious matters: Craig Tiley’s future, the investigation into coach Rafael Font de Mora, and the PTPA’s latest proposal for … something. 2:30 Youngest male player: Carlos makes history 6:15 I’m not chasing anyone, let’s start there 13:15 Excuses, excuses 21:30 The 5-set king 26:10 Rybakina: don’t underestimate WTA Finals swagger! 37:30 Women’s semis, Cocosmash; Mertens is Australian Open queen 47:50 WTA launches investigation into WTA coach 51:15 What is the PTPA actually going for? 58:00 Remembering Canadian icon and the world’s mom, Catherine O’Hara
Transcribe →Be Brave
Jan 2701:15:32Tap to summarizeIt's not officially a Slam until Jelena Djokovic accuses Naomi Osaka of being so nasty and so rude while Jelena’s husband narrowly avoids a default for something completely of his own making (again). Anyway, how was your first week??? The Australian Open has given us some exciting breakouts (Jovic, Bartunkova, Tien again) and a marquee quarterfinal lineup, with the top 6 men and women through for the first time in the Open Era. Osaka reminded us who she is – and what tennis is missing – with her audacious walk-out jellyfish look. But to be serious for a minute, American players are being asked to speak during this unprecedented and dangerous period in our history, and most are failing miserably. It's time to be brave. 3:45 A historically great quarterfinal lineup 5:45 Highlights of the first week of the men’s draw 11:30 The extreme heat rule: Jannik gets lucky, but it’s not unfair 18:35 Women’s first week: Mboko and Jovic break out; Sabalenka sails; Iga wants a day session, dammit 32:05 The Osaka-Cirstea dustup + a Dramatic Reading 45:25 American players, it’s time to be brave 57:25 It’s fashion! God forbid a girl wants to be a jellyfish! 66:15 Lulu, K-Swiss, New Balance, and a shoulder blade
Transcribe →In Your Feelings
Jan 2000:57:14Tap to summarizeWe had a little time and a lot to cover, so why not jump in for a mid-first round Australian Open episode? First, we cover the upsets, injuries, and highlights of the first few days. It wasn’t a great day two for Canada. Jonathan brings you the in-depth coverage about Venus Williams you’ve come to expect. We also pick up stories on Frances’ gallon-a-day habit and nonfiction reading schedule, Naomi’s break with Evolve, Novak’s split with the PTPA, and the PR moment That Guy couldn’t have scripted better himself. 2:10 Upsets and injuries: Knowing too much about Flavio 8:20 Other highlights from the first few days 15:50 Venus Williams is always learning 27:40 But why nonfiction? 33:15 My people are not sending their strongest soldiers 43:25 Australian Open our favorite TV viewing Slam? 49:40 Tennis Australian settles with the PTPA
Transcribe →He Knows His Angles: Australian Open Preview
Jan 1601:03:23Tap to summarizeWho, if anyone, will challenge Aryna? Will the Alcaraz-Sinner machine make it nine in a row? What's Craig Tiley up to this year? We're dusting off the cobwebs to bring you our Australian Open preview, complete with draw analysis (if you want to call it that), major storylines, and a quick review of the “Opening Week” and the successful 1 Point Slam. Tune in to find out the new hottest man in the ATP and who Jonathan thinks might have a career resurgence this year (there's two). 2:30 Catching up with this week’s results 8:45 The 1 Point Slam: success! 16:50 This year’s (and last year’s) major questions 27:25 Women’s draw: “… or Mboko!” 38:15 Men’s draw: will Novak slice through his section? 54:15 Qualifying intrigue: Nishesh and the choking gesture
Transcribe →I Don't Watch Stuff Like That
Jan 1301:20:40Tap to summarizeWe’re back from break with season 12 of The Body Serve! The off-season didn’t let up for a second, with its fair share of surprising breakups: Carlos and Juan Carlos, Naomi and Evolve, and Novak splitting from the players’ organization he co-founded. We also cover Potapova’s copypasta, Venus’ wedding, the ESPN commentary reshuffle, Iga’s viewing habits, and more off-season stuff. We look ahead to the coming season with our usual breakout picks – no ADF this time – plus we recap the opening week Down Under, as Bencic leads her team to the final while Poland snatches their first United Cup. 3:25 Alcaraz and Ferrero split 10:35 Naomi Evolves away from the agency she co-founded 15:10 Djokovic quits the PTPA 22:10 Other off-season stuff: Iga didn’t watch, ATP rolls out safeguarding program, Next Gen Finals, Venus at the altar! 35:30 Looking ahead: our breakout picks for 2026 45:30 Changes to the ESPN commentary lineup 51:50 United Cup highlights: Hubie, Belinda, Zizou 60:00 Titles for Sabalenka, Svitolina, Medvedev, Bublik 65:35 The podcast landscape
Transcribe →I Said No
Dec 1601:14:21Tap to summarizeFor our last episode of 2025, we each wrote our own separate agendas with the plan to just chat and see what happens. There’s some tennis, mostly not -- but we do cover that crass spectacle Evolve has been stumping over on right-wing media. We’ve got quick-fire complaints (It is that deep! Bring back gatekeeping in restaurant criticism!), favorite TV series of 2025, server rants, movie etiquette, and Mariah. Timestamps seemed against the more chaotic spirit of this episode, so just jump in and enjoy. Thanks for a great season - see you in 2026!
Transcribe →ATP Thirst: Full Release
Dec 901:23:43Tap to summarizeAt long last, our ATP “hot list,” in our signature TBS style. Our mission: have fun, be sex-positive, not put anyone down, and marvel at how subjective and silly all this is. We talk about the ethics of objectifying men, the male gaze and male gays, and the “structures of looking” from Laura Mulvey on into the 21st century. After that bit of (hopefully interesting) table-setting, we get right into our categories of hotness (brains, aura, and ass are a few key examples). Finally, each of us share our hot lists of both active and retired players. Stay tuned for a few embarrassing crushes and lots of Rafa/Bjorn/Grigor mentions; and remember, with men the ick is always just around the corner. 4:05 Is objectifying men ok? 14:00 The straight male gaze, the straight woman gaze, and the gay gaze 19:20 “The male figure cannot bear the burden of sexual objectification” (Mulvey, 1975) 27:25 So why are we doing this? Well, first of all, it’s fun 32:55 Categories that make up hotness, starting with Aura 38:05 A key category: slutty shorts 56:00 The daddy archetype and faces that belong on a coin 60:15 Our lists 68:40 Embarrassing or disavowed crushes: we all have them 73:30 The retired players who would have made the list
Transcribe →The Corporate Sleaze
Sep 1001:17:34Tap to summarizeThanks for your patience as we finished up our US Open wrap! One of our birthdays coincided with Rolex inviting a certain president to the tournament, and we conscientiously objected. Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are your winners (for the first time together). The tournament was a barnburner on the women’s side, a fantastic cap to a year which saw four different Slam winners and a few players rewriting their own stories. On the men’s side, Alcaraz faced only 10 break points (a record) and pushed a dominant Sinner into rethinking his own game. As is our wont, we talk extensively about other things … including using Mary Carillo’s commentary as an example of the necessary risk of expanding sports commentary into something more worldly and immediate. 01:46 Aryna Sabalenka wins with smarts and steadiness 08:56 Animisova-Osaka, now that was a moment 18:27 The Townsend-Krejcikova match was a stunner 21:31 Mary Carillo and the risk of telling the truth 35:47 Carlos figures out Jannik (7 of the last 8 times) 42:19 Thanks, Rolex! The USTA makes a problem worse 50:34 Breaking down the prize money increase 55:45 Allez Félix! 64:50 Novak and everyone else 71:11 Duchess of Kent, Wimbledon icon, dies at 92
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