Nice Point Podcast

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Hot Sauce & Mustard 12:29 - The Life of Michael Dukes feat. West Village Rooftops & Zany 80s Doubles Duos 50:08 - Hardcourt Tour Updates feat. Victoria Mboko's Nice Point Nod! and Ben Shelton/Alex De Minaur's Tuesday in Grit-Off in Toronto

Joe & Joe celebrate Summer Break - specifically, the one week in the tennis season with no tournaments above the 250 level, during which star players gallivant with their gallivant with their equally-famous-and-beautiful romantic partners (Trinity Rodman, Natalia Zabiiako), sit front row at palaces of popular culture (Cowboy Carter, New York Liberty), and maybe even drink beer (Tommy Paul you&...

0:00 - Men's Final Reactions feat. The Sinner-Alcaraz Dynamic for The Foreseeable Future + Matthew McConaughey 9:55 - Women's Final Reactions feat. Rosemary Olive Oil & Sabalenka Chief of Etiquette Police 25:50 - Ad Break / Washington Post Clapback on Behalf of Johnny Mac! 40:00 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Darren "Killer" Cahill, Brits Galore, and Sonay "Doll" Kart...

This freewheeling, 90+ degree episode includes references to Nico Jarry's nasal strip, Ben Shelton's future Father-in-Law Dennis Rodman, both Olivia Rodrigo and Real Madrid, Nick Kyrgios' future tell-all, the nuts on Aryna Sabalenka, the antics of Laura Siegemund, and the future all-time biggest server in tennis: Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard

0:00 - Intro & Warm Up Rally feat. Our mate from North of London 12:58 - Gentlemen's & Ladies Pentazone feat. Carlosumpremacy Alcaraz 22:50 - Gentlemen's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. The U.K.s Key Colonial-Era Property, Scotland 44:48 - Ladies Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Decision Disarray & More Pod Love for Czechia

2:28 - Warm Up Rally feat. F*ck/Marry/Kill Andrea Bocelli, Stephen Malkmus, and Ben Shelton 13:44 - Discussion of the Sellout of the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Draw 29:49 - Grass Tournament Results feat. Random German Cities and Taylor Fritz / BOSS Triumph 37:16 - The Countries Challenge feat. Vladimir Putin, Injured Babes, and $100 on the board

0:26 - Men's Final Reactions feat. One of the Greatest All Time Tennis Matches 26:07 - Women's Final Reactions feat. Spike Lee, Tyler The Creator, and Coco Gauff Interlude: TNT's Journey of the Self in Paris 50:14 - French Open Week 2 Roundtable feat. Lorenzo Musetti, Lois Boisson, and Ben Shelton 01:01:18 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Nike All-In On 2000s Campus Jock Looks

0:31 - Men's French Open Week 1 feat. Matthew McConaughey, a Shelton/Alcaraz Masterclass in Class, and the best shots of the tournament so far 25:20 - Women's French Open Week 1 feat. Hailey Baptiste!, among others37:02 - French Open Viewing Experience on TNT (as well as TruTV and Max) 45:05 - Women's Week 2 Preview feat. Iga Swiatek vs. The Field 51:51 - Men's Week 2 Preview feat....

0:00 - Memorial Day Catchup on American & More Contenders Live From "The Mac Zone: 15:29 - Men's & Women's Pentazone feat. Joe H. more confident than ever in Men's / completely disregarding The Queen of Clay 24:34 - Women's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Foxy Superstars Paula Badosa & Daria Kasatkina 33:57 - Men's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Paula Badosa's Boyfrien...

Jen & Jane join Joe & Joe to talk raising podcasters in the Midwest

Last Spring, movie theaters welcomed Tashi Duncan, Art Donaldson, and Patrick Zweig into their hallowed, historic halls. In the remainder of 2024, a better movie was not released than Challengers . But of course, in our twisted sicko times, the film was not showered with trophies come award season and remains underseen. So here we are re-sharing two hours of our spirited conversation about this st...

This episode, recorded on the open road and edited from a redeye cross country flight, captures a conversation with Tennis Coach Jeff Harst; Discussed: What Separates Players, Intersection of Game Logistics and Culture, & Irrigation

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Joe Hallman Monte Carlo Roll-up Fits 9:38 - Joe vs. Joe Ranking Challenge Game! What player will climb the farthest in five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand & six hundred minutes? 44:14 - Tight Five on Monte Carlo Masters 2025 (Congrats to Carlos Alcaraz; WTFYD Zverev)

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Sabalenka on Societal Tussles, Shelton on Contact Sports, & The Heartland Beyond! 18:40 - Michael Costello's Tennis Tales from Cleveland, Atlanta, & Charleston + A Look at Houston Results (Congrats to Baylor's Jenson Brooksby) 48:41 - The Joint Nice Point State of the Union Address: We elaborate on which Americans can win a Slam (Since Serena we've ha...

0:00 - Cold Open & Warm Up Rally 5:45 - 2025 Miami Open feat. Andreeva/Anisimova Controversy and The Capital of Latin America 17:18 - Nice Point Podcast Welcomes Lawyer & Golf Aficionado Andy Meinert; This conversation covers fandom and revenue opportunities in both of these niche, solo sports, Saudi Arabia's LIV, the success of the inaugural season of TGL, social media and sponsorship...

0:00 - Cold Open / Ad Break 1:15 - Updates to WTA Maternity Benefits & First MLTBHACO Nominee Belinda Bencic 6:08 - Nice Point Podcast Hands Out the Nice Look Award, Nice Match Award, and Most Likely To Be Having A Cold One Award

0:00 - Cold Open 0:55 - Net Intros, Warm Up Rally, and What It's Like at Indian Wells w/ My Brother's Girlfriend & California's Captain Caitie 36:51 - BNP Paribas 2025 Women's Recap feat. The Mental Fortitude of a Teenage Girl 51:44 - BNP Paribas 2025 Men's Recap feat. A Debate About Rune's Rizz

0:00 - Cold Open 1:19 - Warm Up Rally feat. Emma Raducanu, Adrien Brody, and Tom Izzo 10:52 - Indian Wells 2025 Men's Draw So Far feat. A Hot Dutchman 36:57 - Indian Wells 2025 Women's Draw So Far feat. The table being served for Great 2nd Week matchups

1:30 - Warm Up Rally feat. Hard Hitting News like Sinner Doping and Rybakina Psychological Torture 38:00 - Indian Wells Preview feat. American Women (Welcome, Amanda Anisimova!)

4:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Major Jannik Sinner Updates 25:57 - US Presidents X Tennis Connections feat. The Garfield Assassination, Ford's National Tennis Week, & Melania's Pavilion Addition

In this episode, Joe & Joe highlight some of the great one-time Slam winners in tennis history like Michael Chang & Juan Martín del Potro and wonder if "so far" better applies to active players like Daniil Medvedev

1:37 - AO25 Women's Singles Recap feat. Power Hitters Keys, Sabalenka, Stephens, Ostapenko, Rybakina, Osaka, & Hallman! 22:41 - AO25 Men's Singles Recap feat. Untouchable Sinner & Sneaky GOAT Djokovic

2:51 - Week 1 Upsets feat. An Apology, Learner Tien's Romp, and João Fonseca's Nice Point Nod 25:03 - USA Check In feat. Vomit and Joe A's Carousel Theory

0:00 - Prologue: Danielle Collins vs. Australian Fans 6:25 - Joe A Attends Australian Open Days 1 & 2 feat. Rain, Naomi Osaka, & The Greatest Day of Nishesh Basavareddy's Life 27:30 - Joe A's Australian Open Takeaway 31:03 - Week 2 Preview feat. The WTA Triumvirate & Shelton's Muscles vs. a Non Seeded Bracket Section

0:00 - Warm Up Rally w/ Joe A in Melbourne & Major AO Narratives (Djokovic Legacy) 15:54 - Men's Draw Week 1 Matchups & Bets feat. Friendly Fire, The Return of Kyrgios, and Jannik Sinner Dominance 38:16 - Women's Draw Week 1 feat. Aussie Women Woes & Wildcard Teens and All Bets On Qinwen Zheng