Pod Laver Arena
Pod Laver Arena
Playlist by Pod Laver ArenaWhat 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. …Follow the podcast:
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MARTA KOSTYUK IN DA HOUSE
It's all fireworks here! Lizzy and Mike come to terms with some scathing feedback from Janice as they dissect the best and brightest and downright funniest stuff from Day 1's play. We interview the recently eliminated Marta Kostyuk (and make her sing, which is weird), and Lizzy drops the bombshell …
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Day 1: Alcaraz & Sabalenka lift off, vintage Venus, seeds scattered!
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka have overcome first round jitters to launch their 2026 Australian Open campaigns, while veteran wildcard Venus Williams wound back the clock to summon some of her best tennis. Brett Thomas and Alexia Mitchell unpack the night session, while AO Radio's Na…
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KASATKINA CHAOS!
The Pod gets a visit from the funny-as-hell Daria Kasatkina; a terrific tennis player who is now Aussie as! Staying with the theme of stealing the best international players, Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) ponders what the world would have been like if Roger Federer had been Australian (HINT: it would have been…
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ARYNA GLAD YOU TUNED IN?
Fridgey and The Bear are back as they tackle big topics like Frances Tiafoe's oversized drink bottle, and the correct pronunciation of Andre Agassi's name, all while recovering from a serious case of 'bench itch' (with no soothing cream in sight). We also learn you can't be racist towards Italians,…
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CRAIG TILEY IS STYLISH
What happens when our hosts Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) spend the entire day interviewing just about every single tennis player in the world? We get tired, sloppy and frankly a little bit narky. Step into the swanky padded cube that is Pod Laver Arena to find out our red-hot t…
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MILLION DOLLAR BABIES
Attention perverts! Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) reveal what atrocities they've seen in the players' gym at the Australian Open, Lizzy openly fantasises about a dream date with Roger Federer, and we analyse the Basavareddy/Ofner 'choking' incident with infra-red Hot Spot techno…
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SQUAWKING TENNIS
Hosts Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) take part in the Australian Open's $1 Million Dollar 1 Point Slam! Try to guess which pro Mike beats! HINT: It could be Novak Djokovic. Or that Zverev guy. Or Martina Navratilova's hologram. Anyway they said if they win they will give all the …
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ROD PODDING ALONG
In the early stages of the pod, Mike's brain implodes when he tries to say 'accreditation'. Luckily for him (and you, the listener) it reassembles and not only does he say the word, he says heaps more, including a savage tirade about comedian, Dave Hughes. Lizzy pricks up the ears of the DailyMail …
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THE ROD POD ARRIVETH
Hosts Mike (@comedymikegoldstein) and Lizzy (@lizzyhoo) step into Pod Laver Arena for the first time. The air is thick, and the floor is wet and sticky, as Mike dropped a Fanta in rehearsal. Today we learn about our hosts and get a general overview of whatever fresh hell this podcast is. There's te…
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