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A Pandemic Dahhhling, Do You Know What That Means?!
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06/20/20 • 83 min
So ... anything interesting happen lately? This week, tennis has swiftly put itself back together again, introducing an ambitious summer/fall schedule that includes the US Open, Roland Garros, and smaller tournaments on three continents, with nary a week of rest in between. We discuss the risks, the stakeholder concerns, and the simple WTF of the US Open's bombastic announcement. Because it's Pride month, we also address the sorry state of content coming from the tennis institutions and how it can be done better.
2:30 US Open is going full steam ahead
11:50 USTA trusts players to be "judicious" and careful about public safety ... where is the evidence tho
22:30 Novak Djokovic continues to take L after L after L
30:00 Revised WTA and ATP schedules: Quarantine? Never heard of her
40:30 Revisiting the 2018 US Open trophy ceremony- does it read differently now?
57:10 Venus Williams turns 40! Also, what is Tennis Majors?
60:35 Tennis United and the general failure of tennis orgs to confront LGBTQ issues and racism
I Hope That Fish Eats You
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06/11/20 • 83 min
The past few weeks have felt like a watershed moment in confronting anti-black racism across the US & the world. Tennis is not impervious to this. Players like Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and Sloane Stephens have stepped forward as key leaders and activists in a moment when this sport truly needs them. Beyond tennis, we talk about the larger movement for transformative justice and the destruction of systemic racism in the U.S. The non-tennis stuff begins around the 1-hour mark.
2:40 A timeline: how did we get to the present moment?
6:45 How has tennis responded? Naomi & Coco assert themselves
15:50 Venus, Serena, and faith; Frances Tiafoe, Sloane Stephens, Sachia Vickery, Taylor Townsend
27:00 We expect a lot of black players - but what about non-black players? What say the Big 4?
36:45 Look over there! The Art of Distraction by Lisa Raymond and her side Kiick; Chanda Rubin sets her Twitter fingers to stun
44:30 An example of how to move toward allyship: is Chris Evert becoming the Jane Fonda of tennis?
48:55 What to make of Alexis Ohanian relinquishing his seat on the Reddit Board?
54:45 Our comment on Courtney Nguyen's apology for past use of transphobic language
63:50 The non-tennis section of the episode - how the current anti-racist movement is a reaction to centuries of structural & state-enforced racism in the US
70:35 What does "defund the police" mean? Well, a few different things
TBS Live: The Remix
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05/25/20 • 81 min
Welcome to our second ever Zoom session - The Remix, where we take listener questions, talk about Dominic Thiem's unfortunate comments and clarifications on those comments, and the larger inequities built into professional tennis. There's not much actual tennis news to talk about, so kick back and enjoy a much more relaxed Body Serve chat.
2:15 Catching up with player social media exploits: Venus, Naomi & Stef, Nick & Andy
7:25 The Dominic Thiem controversy - how to support lower-ranked players and how to answer this question better
11:15 The Ines Ibbou video response sheds light on the inequalities built into international tennis
18:30 This is bigger than Dominic! Bootstraps individualism and tennis' flawed governance
29:15 The WTA/ATP have announced how they will distribute player relief money
33:55 Merger updates
46:40 Please indulge us while we play a "newlywed game," guessing each other's favorite stuff & more
64:00 Live questions - which results would you reverse? Will tennis resume before a vaccine is available?
For the Quarantainment
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05/17/20 • 112 min
The Body Serve is back with a tennis-free episode meant to entertain you during these trying times. We've broken this rather long episode into three parts: 1) trending topics, in which we take up a few non-COVID-related topics that have grabbed our interest recently; 2) TV talk, which is just us having fun talking about the long list of TV series we've been watching; and finally, 3) Body Serve and Soul, our first crack at an audio advice column, answering five questions submitted by listeners. Sending everyone our best wishes and strength while we all do our best to make it through this mess.
Part One: Trending Topics
2:45 Do you remember how messed up Tyra's shows were? Twitter does
10:20 A conversation about "cancel culture," how powerful it is, and who actually deserves it
22:30 Verzuz battles: who would we pick?
29:15 What is going on with Karens and Chads across America?!
Part Two: TV Talk - *Warning: spoilers ahead for Hollywood and How to Get Away With Murder (the other series are mostly safe from spoilers)
35:00 Hollywood on Netflix
40:00 Shows we enjoy: We're Here, Normal People, Little Fires Everywhere
51:20 Real Housewives of Atlanta does its first online reunion
55:40 Insecure looks at a friendship in decline
61:40 RuPaul's Drag Race
67:00 The Good Fight, Upload, Never Have I Ever, and the finale of How To Get Away With Murder
Part Three: Body Serve and Soul, our advice column
79:40 We answer listener questions on relationships, love, social media, and quarantine issues
TBS Live!
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04/26/20 • 95 min
This week, we attempted our very first live show on Zoom. We recorded a live TBS episode covering the bizarre news of the past week or so (think vaccines, mergers, missteps), and followed that up with some games and live Q&A. Thanks to the folks who joined in, contributed to the live chat, and submitted questions. If you weren't able to make it, here's the entire session along with a quick intro.
0:30 Intro - the fandoms had quite a week, huh?
8:30 TBS Live: starting with Roger Federer's bombshell tweet on ATP/WTA merger
18:30 Billie Jean weighs in: "The WTA on its own was always Plan B"
26:05 Novak's no good very bad week
37:00 ND clarified: I said what I said
40:00 Tennis powers announce a $6 million player support fund
49:15 A live F-Marry-Kill from @SholzTalks10s
53:00 Name the Tennis Player
55:20 A live mailbag from the Zoom live chat - starting with best player social media accounts
59:30 Who benefits the most and least from the suspension of tennis?
75:30 Flukiest Slam champ of the century?
Hidden Figures in Tennis
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04/22/20 • 58 min
While tennis remains on hiatus, we're diving back into the history of tennis by highlighting some fascinating players you may not be familiar with. We look at: Ora Washington, one of the premier women athletes of the 20th century, ignored and overlooked even in her own sport; Richard Russell, Jamaican tennis icon; Ruia Morrison, the Maori trailblazer finally getting her due in her 80s; and the Amritraj tennis family, major stars in India, but who we wanted to learn more about.
0:30 Another Body Serve special presentation - what choice do we have?
3:00 Ora Washington, of whom Arthur Ashe said in 1988, "she may have been the best female athlete ever"
13:20 While dominating tennis, Washington decides to dominate basketball as well
19:30 Richard Russell puts Jamaican tennis on the map
37:50 Ruia Morrison, pioneering Maori tennis star
46:30 The Amritraj family, Indian sporting dynasty
Wiggle It Like Zina
The Body Serve
04/13/20 • 75 min
What do you know about Zina Garrison? We undertook this episode because we knew we didn’t know enough. Zina Garrison is often seen as a bridge between Althea Gibson and the Williams sisters, a trailblazer along with Lori McNeil; but, we want to spend some time highlighting her own accomplished career and electrifying game. We look at Garrison’s unique story and ask what it tells us about tennis history and where we are now. With the benefit of hindsight, how do we view Zina differently in 2020 than journalists did in 1985? How do we situate her achievements? And why doesn’t the tennis world -- including us, up until a few days ago -- know more about Zina Garrison?
0:30 What we hope to accomplish with this episode and what our reservations are
6:10 Zina’s resume - gold medal, 14 titles, Wimbledon runner-up
10:10 Zina’s origins - Houston, Texas baby
14:00 What did her game look like? The speed, volleys, slice, overhead, and the wiggle
22:15 Wimbledon 1990, a run for the ages: Zina beats Sukova, Seles, Graf and garners a million in endorsements
35:15 You can’t tell Zina Garrison’s story without Ora Washington, Althea Gibson, and of course, Lori McNeil
43:00 How Zina was covered by the 1980s/90s sports media: poverty, insularity, and underachievement
53:40 What was it like to be a black woman in the 1980s WTA?
60:45 Zina’s post-career philanthropy and activism: the Zina Garrison Academy welcomes tens of thousands of kids, free of charge
72:00 Reflecting on what we learned, and Garrison’s place in the game
Stay the F#@* at Home
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04/04/20 • 78 min
These are strange times for the world and for tennis. We look at the rolling cancellations, the narrowing possibility that tennis will be played at all this year, and the consequences for players, tournaments, and fans. James takes you through the complicated governing bodies of tennis - hopefully he's not the only one who enjoys it. Does anyone have a responsibility to support out-of-work players? We say yes, but who is in the position to help? We finish up with some fun: bored players getting creative on social media, things we like, and what's in the pipeline for us.
1:55 USTA says get off the tennis court
4:30 Wimbledon is officially cancelled in 2020, players see an opportunity for self-promotion
17:25 What are the chances we see any more tennis in 2020? What could be the impact of cancelling the 2020 season?
29:00 How can players support themselves during the shutdown? Sofia Shapatava’s petition
34:30 Let’s learn! The complicated organization structure of tennis
41:00 The national federations, governing bodies, media partners, sponsors, tournament owners. Who, if anyone, is responsible -- and who is able -- to support tennis players during this crisis?
53:20 Lightening the mood: players cut up on social media
67:00 The Thiem/Bresnik feud, Tatishvili retires
70:40 Thing we like & what’s next for The Body Serve
For Once We Do Have The Bandwidth
The Body Serve
03/27/20 • 85 min
As promised, we’re back with part two of TBS Rewind. In this iteration, we take a look at some of the more serious topics and themes we’ve covered over the years, and reflect on what we think of what we said then...now. For the most part, we’re pretty proud of the work we’ve done, but James gets something off his chest that doesn’t sit well with him. We finish up by telling y’all about a couple things that we really really like at the moment.
02:25 Our mission statement/theme for the podcast
06:43 Why Andy Murray’s feminism still matters
22:24 USO 2018: What does it take for people to see blackness at play?
34:24 Revisiting Kevin Anderson’s comments to us about gays in tennis
39:56 One of our all-time fav bits: Helen Jacobs’ love letter
48:21 James corrects his record on our Colleen segment from 3 years ago
59:16 Riffing on equal prize money in tennis
71:49 Fandom as a fetish
78:44 Ending on a moment of levity: Things We Like!
The Doughnut Chronicles
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07/02/20 • 60 min
4:00 A brief diversion to celebrate our double century, on cricket legend Brian Lara
7:00 Adria Tour results in several players testing positive for COVID-19
19:40 Fandom has made this conversation all but impossible
30:15 Blame game between players, coaches, Djokovic's dad, heads of state
32:30 Dominic Thiem, king of obliviousness
34:45 Alexander Zverev spotted acting the fool, stans jump ship
42:25 We're in trouble because managing this pandemic requires people caring about others
48:15 A dramatic reading of The Doughnut Chronicles, starring Boris Becker and Nick Kyrgios
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How many episodes does The Body Serve have?
The Body Serve currently has 302 episodes available.
What topics does The Body Serve cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Sports and Tennis.
What is the most popular episode on The Body Serve?
The episode title 'A Pandemic Dahhhling, Do You Know What That Means?!' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Body Serve?
The average episode length on The Body Serve is 69 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Body Serve released?
Episodes of The Body Serve are typically released every 8 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of The Body Serve?
The first episode of The Body Serve was released on Jan 8, 2015.
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