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After Madison Keys lost the bet to Jessica Pegula, the tennis world has been left asking one question, is apple pie and cheese actually as cursed as it sounds? In a bold act of podcast-on-podcast solidarity, fearless hosts Mike and Sam step up to answer it once and for all. The results will shock you. Possibly emotionally, definitely spiritually. Maddy Inglis reveals what she plans to spend her big payday on, spoiler, it’s a toaster. We debut the hottest new segment on the block, Celeb Watch (everyone's talking about it), and unpack Lorenzo Musetti’s very interesting comments ahead of his upcoming clash with Novak Djokovic. And for our mic-drop moment, we welcome the Swiss Army Knife of tennis herself, Belinda Bencic. Turns out she has a secret talent and it is hands down one of the most impressive things we’ve seen on this pod.
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When you get a message saying Craig Tiley is coming into the studio, it usually means one of two things, you’ve either been absolutely flying or you’ve messed up badly. There is no middle ground. If he’s here to fire us, at least Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) won’t mind because yes, this is her final day on the pod. A devastating day for Pod Laver Arena. But with tragedy comes opportunity. A seat has opened up and after an extensive global search (and many rejections from our top choices) we officially welcome Sam Taunton (@samtaunton) to the team. We’re told he’s funny. We’ll let you decide. And before anyone panics, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) isn’t going anywhere, the show rolls on (somehow). Beyond all that, we get stuck into the biggest stories in the tennis world and do a deep dive into Carlos Alcaraz’s attention grabbing outfit that has the tennis world in an absolute spin. Strap in for another bumper episode of PLA. Watch it or we’re telling Craig Tiley.
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It’s a sad day, everyone. Stan Wawrinka’s glorious run has come to an end and no, we’re not crying, you are. To honour the great man, we crack a few cold (lukewarm) ones and reminisce about the good old days. We dive headfirst into all the drama from the last 24 hours, including Jannik Sinner’s case of the cramps, Novak Djokovic’s very close call, and Naomi Osaka’s big announcement. Not to be outdone, Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) makes an announcement of her own and nearly brings Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) to tears. And finally, for anyone getting sick of the ridiculous run of guests we’ve been on, bad luck. We’ve got another one. The one and only Naomi Osaka.
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Love is officially in the air at the Australian Open and shockingly it is not just Lizzy’s (@lizzyhoo) Raya account. Speaking of Lizzy, we drop a massive announcement about her future with the show. Brace yourselves, hearts will be broken. Despite being a little under the weather, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) soldiers on and delivers the kind of totally hard hitting, deeply serious, stats-heavy analysis you have come to expect from him. Prepare to be blown away. Lizzy once again refers to it as a “tennis game” and finally addresses the growing speculation around her crumping ability. Bad day to be a hater. And because we like to keep things spicy around here and we do love a bad boy, today’s guest was an absolute no brainer, Thanasi Kokkinakis. We dive into his antics on and off the court and let’s just say, we have questions.
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Tennis beef is very much in vogue and frankly we want a slice. Our first target, Andy Roddick, we’re coming for you and your podcast. On today’s episode, our fearless hosts Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) dive into all the chaos from Day 5 of the AO, Stan the Man’s epic five set win and we expose the biggest liar on the tour. As a little cherry on top of the cake that is this podcast, we’ve got a player in by the name of Nick Kyrgios. You might have heard of him, no big deal. And to all the doubters out there we’ve done the impossible … we received some positive fan mail, take that Janice! POD LAVER ARENA RULES!

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