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Match Point CanadaEpisode 18 - French Open Recap with Ben RothenbergThe 2025 French Open is in the books! Journalist and author Ben Rothenberg joins host Ben Lewis to recap the extraordinary title from Carlos Alcaraz as he overcame Jannik Sinner in one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all time! They breakdown the ebbs and flows of the final and where it ranks. Meanwhile, they discuss a second career major title from Coco Gauff, why defence is a winning formula, and Aryna Sabalenka's disappointing press conference. All of that and more on the latest episode of Match Point Canada! 2025-06-1150 min

Baring It All with Call Me AdamSeason 5: Episode 14: Dan Watt Interview: An Entrepreneur Having EVERYBODY DANCEThis season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.Today I am speaking with Emmy Winning Producer Dan Watt, whose Emmy Winning documentary EVERYBODY DANCE is a heartfelt trip inside the everyday challenges and blessings of kids living with neurological disabilities, following 5 kids, their families and dance teacher on a journey through life and toward their dance recital.After 10 years of working for Columbia Pictures and Simon Cowell, at 45-years-old, Dan Watt left his corporate job and jumped into entrepreneurship, starting his own independent production company, Danci...2025-05-2941 min

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]First-Third WTA Storylines FT. Ben RothenbergBounces Author and No Challenges Remaining Host Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap the biggest storylines through the first-third of the 2025 WTA Season. They offer their thoughts on the rise of Mirra Andreeva, the healthy state of the top of the game, a strong start for the American Women, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: The Rise of Mirra Andreeva...2025-04-091h 30

The Craig Shapiro Tennis PodcastBen Rothenberg Discusses The Australian Open with Craig ShapiroG'Day My Friends, We are in Melbourne, it's day 4 of the Australian Open, and Ben Rothenberg and I sat down at The Collins Hotel to discuss the fortunes of Naomi Osaka, the plight of Nick Kyrgios, the rise of Joao Fonseca, the Elena Rybakina controversy, the issue of the positive tests of Swiatek and Sinner, the impending sale of Tennis Channel, and the latest on the Saudi takeover of tennis. It is everything you need. Recorded and Released on 1.15Subscribe to Ben's substack BOUNCES The Craig Shapiro...2025-01-1533 min

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Predicting the Top 10 American Men of 2025 ft. Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Writer/Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their predictions for who will finish 2025 as the Top 10 American Men. They discuss their expectations for the group entering the season, then breakdown their Top 10 selections.Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on...2024-12-281h 05

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Predicting the Top 10 American Women of 2025 ft. Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Writer/Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their predictions for who will finish 2025 as the Top 10 American Women. They discuss their expectations for the group entering the season, then breakdown their Top 10 selections.Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on...2024-12-281h 01

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]American Men’s Tennis Year in Review ft. Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Men's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Men.Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Episode Bookmarks:State of "Tennis" in America - 2:45Overall Grade - 12:44Grading th...2024-12-111h 28

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]American Women’s Tennis Year in Review ft. Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Women's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Women.Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Episode Bookmarks:- Opening Tangent: Ben launches a substack- Overall Grade for the Amer...2024-12-101h 42

The Slice Tennis PodcastBen Rothenberg on Zverev trial, Osaka book, and tennis softnessIf you're on Tennis Twitter, you know the name Ben Rothenberg. Today, he joins Stephen Boughton (https://x.com/theslicestephen) and J.P. Hovey (https://x.com/jhovey34) on the Slice.JOIN OUR PATREON: / theslicetennis MORE FROM THE SLICE: https://linktr.ee/thesliceMERCH: https://www.theslicetennis.com/shopFOLLOW►Instagram: / theslicetennis 🔹 Twitter: / theslicetennis ►Website: https://www.theslicetennis.com/SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS Betway - https://betway.com/bwp/theslice/en-ca/Offer not available in Ontario. Must be 18+. Please pl...2024-10-221h 35

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Another Standout Performance for the World #1s + ITF Delivers ft. Ben Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Bounces Author Ben Rothenberg joins Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their thoughts on an exceptional weekend of action in the Pro Tennis World. They breakdown another marquee Sinner victory and a signature weekend from Sabalenka, plus Gruskin shares his takes on a few notable lower-level Pro Tour results.Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Episode Bookmarks:WTA Wuh...2024-10-151h 29

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Top 5 Post-US Open ATP Storylines ft. Ben RothenbergAuthor of Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice and No Challenges Remaining Host Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to name their biggest Post-US Open storylines for the 2024 ATP homestretch. The guys talk Alcaraz vs. Sinner, the future of the original #NextGenATP Crew, Djokovic/Nadal moving forward, and so much more!!Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Episode Bookmarks:Do...2024-09-1957 min

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]2024 Olympic Games Men’s Preview ft. Ben RothenbergNo Challenges Remaining Host and Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2024 Olympic Men’s Singles and Doubles Competitions. Alex also went on Ben’s show to preview the Women’s events. Make sure to checkout the No Challenges Remaining Podcast to hear their thoughts on everything else to come in Paris!!Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Episode Bookmarks:Do the...2024-07-2645 min

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Wimbledon Top 10 Women’s Power Rankings ft. Ben RothenbergAurthor and NYT writer Ben Rothenberg joins host Alex Gruskin to name their Top 10 Contenders for the 2024 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title. They break down their Tiers of players, makes the case for each women, and so much more!!Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks:Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay curre...2024-06-271h 31

Chatter on BooksBen Rothenberg – “Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice”“Revealing” Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and Torie’s sister from another mother Liz Clarke. They do email (keep them coming!), share “worst ever injuries,” and marvel at the late great, Bill Walton’s Grateful Dead obsession. Bill Gates’ summer reading list has few takers; Torie’s most into “The Women,” historical fiction by Kristin Hannah. Multi-talented and trivia superstar Ben Rothenberg zooms in with “Naomi Osaka,” his remarkably revealing bio of a superstar tennis talent whose influence went well beyond the courts on which she played. 2024-06-0552 min

Tennis Traverse: Exploring the GameA Deep Dive into the Journey of a Sports Journalist: Insights from Ben RothenbergWelcome to Tennis Traverse! I HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THIS EPISODE! He is someone that I have been truly looking up to for a long time! He is one of the podcast co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a sports journalist publishing for The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, etc. AND the author of Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power! Please welcome Ben Rothenberg! Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (02:28) - What inspired Ben (05:34) - Obstacles in a journalist's career (07:25) - Reality of Being a Sports Journalist (14:56) - Misconceptions about Journalists (17:03) - Ben's story about Wimbledon and the...2024-03-1843 min

New Books in Japanese StudiesBen Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024)In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports.Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She’s not just an athlete: She’s a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media.J...2024-03-0743 min

New Books in SportsBen Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024)In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports.Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She’s not just an athlete: She’s a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media.J...2024-03-0743 min

Asian Review of BooksBen Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024)In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports.Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She’s not just an athlete: She’s a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media.J...2024-03-0743 min $New Books in Women\'s History$ New Books in Women's HistoryBen Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024)In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports.Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She’s not just an athlete: She’s a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media.J...2024-03-0743 min

New Books in BiographyBen Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024)In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports.Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She’s not just an athlete: She’s a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media.J...2024-03-0743 min

The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]Saudi Arabia’s PIF Invests in the ATP Tour ft. Ben RothenbergWriter and Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their thoughts on the announcement of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Firm’s investment into the ATP Tour + some of the other storylines that have emerged from the first two months of the 2024 season.Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!This episode brought to you by:Tennis Poin...2024-02-291h 01

Tennis Traverse: Exploring the GameTennis Traverse Episode 24- Book Review of Naomi Osaka by Ben RothenbergWelcome to Tennis Traverse! In my 24th episode, I will be doing a book review on Naomi Osaka's biography by Ben Rothenberg. I started with general compliments and specific details I LOVED about the book. I then talked about some things I didn't enjoy and gave my overall rating to this book! LISTEN TO FIND OUT! Links Mentioned: Naomi Osaka Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593472438?nodl=1&tag=randohouseinc7986-20&dplnkId=de338e4c-2a28-44c8-9880-67783b432536 Ben Rothenberg Podcast: https://nochallengesremaining.podbean.com/ 2024-02-0524 min

Media in MinutesBen Rothenberg: Professional Tennis Writer with Special Host, Megan FernandezSend us a textGuest host, Megan Fernandez catches up with Ben Rothenberg in today’s episode. Ben shares about his career covering tennis and the release of his upcoming unauthorized biography, Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice.To review Megan’s original episode, please visit: https://communicationsredefined.com/megan-fernandez Follow Ben’s life and work here:Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benrothenbergwrites/?hl=enNo Challenges Remaining: https://nochallengesremaining.podbean.com/ I Later Learned podcast: https://podcasts.apple.co...2024-01-2551 min