Wimbledon Aftermath: Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogynoir

In Episode 16, we're grappling with some of the social and cultural issues that popped up during Wimbledon. Specifically: the controversial New York Times piece on body image in women's tennis; Stakhovsky's homophobic comments and the ATP's role in dealing with them; and the circus surrounding Nick Kyrgios.

2:30 NY Times story on body image in women's tennis

18:00 Rothenberg's response to the controversy

32:45 Sergiy Stakhovsky's homophobia

37:30 The ATP's responsibility

44:30 The Nick Kyrgios Show (and our evolving views on it)

49:00 Kyrgios and race (and blackface)

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Ben Rothenberg

Dave Zirin