Pod Laver Arena
Pod Laver Arena
What happens when tennis and fun collide at high speeds? The answer is: Pod Laver Arena. It’s tennis news, hot gossip and a bevy of unforced errors, hosted by comedians Mike Goldstein and Lizzy Hoo. We chat to the world’s best players, explore the AO with an ‘all access pass’, and probably get into shouting matches with fans. So talc up your thighs and charge into the net, this is Pod Laver Arena…Social links:
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IS THIS THING ON?
Hey we're back! And where did everybody go? Seriously... it's like a ghost town around here. No one. Nothing. Not even one Shake Shack. Anyway, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) were clearly up all night partying with Kyrgios because they are dusty and barely making sense. There's t…
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CLOSING TIME
And just like that, it’s over. We’re not crying, you are. But fear not, because we’re here to unpack absolutely everything from the men’s final, from the match itself right through to an unexpected but forensic audit of Rafa’s hair. In a welcome surprise to us, it looks like Novak Djokovic is bring…
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Day 15: Alcaraz dethrones the king! Djokovic's last AO? Big call on Rybakina
A new era! Carlos Alcaraz has rewritten the history books as the youngest man to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the first person to defeat Novak Djokovic in an Australian Open final. Alexia Mitchell and Brett Thomas are joined by tennis commentator Peter Marcato to unpack the historic match, an…
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PAT TO THE RAFTERS
You turn your back for one second, and M&Ms mascots come into the studio and mess up the place. But the boys recover to talk smack about Elena Rybakina's victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the women's final. Great match, good times, subdued celebration. Not that Sam would know much about it - he was e…
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Day 14: Rybakina reigns in Melbourne, stage set for Alcaraz v Djokovic showdown
Elena Rybakina has outgunned two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka to score her first Australian Open crown and her second major title. Tennis Australia’s head of game analysis Simon Rea joins Brett Thomas and Jon Hoevenaars to pick apart Rybakina’s performance and diagnose what went wrong for Sabalenk…
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GUZZLE THIS
Imagine Rod Laver dripping beads in a sauna, because we talk about that AND MORE. Yes, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and co-host Sam (@samtaunton) snuck into the Alcaraz v Zverev semifinal yesterday and are still giddy as schoolgirls about it! And Mike stayed up until 3am watching the Novak beat Jann…
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Day 13: Best ever? Djokovic schools Sinner, Alcaraz outlasts Zverev, women’s final preview
The 2026 Australian Open has delivered! Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic created even more history in a five-set epic against defending champion Jannik Sinner. And Carlos Alcaraz has earned a shot at a career grand slam outlasting Alexander Zverev in a marathon match for the ages. Alexia Mitchell a…
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SLURP IT UP, SLURP IT DOWN!
Podcasting from deep within the bowels of Tennis HQ, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Sam (@samtaunton) — resplendent in their finery — talk absolute garbage about the epic event that is the Australian Open. It's funny garbage, though. The lads analyse Sabalenka and Svitolina's non-handshake, the Gr…
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Day 12: Rybakina survives, Sabalenka soars into Final, Men’s SF preview
Elena Rybakina has survived a late surge from Jessica Pegula to book her place in Saturday's Women’s Final. Alexia Mitchell and Brett Thomas unpack the rollercoaster match and are joined by tennis commentator Jill Craybas to recap Aryna Sabalenka’s near-perfect win over Elina Svitolina. We cast our…
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GIMME SHELTON
Every day we turn up and, to our amazement, our passes still work. It's only a matter of time before we're turned away, possibly by Wally Masur himself. In this scintillating and erotic new episode, Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and blow-in host Sam Taunton (@samtaunton) trade barbs and Australian Op…
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