To distract you all from the bizarre world in which we live, Ben introduces you to one of the more unusual characters from the tennis ecosystem: the courtsider.
(For more of an explainer on what courtsiding is, you may want to read this piece first)
Brad Hutchins, author of the book Game, Set, Cash, reminisces about his time on tour as a courtsider, the highs and lows of that job, and what it's like to be the mouse in a cat-and-mouse chase around the globe, working lawfully but against the wishes of the tennis powers that be.
He's got quite a story to tell, which makes him something of an honorary selection for the upcoming NCR Book Club, which launches next week with *two* episodes on Venus Envy by Jon Wertheim.
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Episode 292: Australian Open 2021 Draw Show
Episode 291: Stefanos Tsitsipas
Episode 290: The Complaint Department (with Reem Abulleil)
Episode 289: Locked Inside, with Taro Daniel
Episode 288: Remembering Tom Perrotta
Episode 287: Working in Tennis (With Katie Spellman)
Episode 286b: Remember When? 2020, Part 2
Episode 286a: Remember When? 2020, Part 1
Episode 285b: A 2021 Roundtable, Part 2
Episode 285a: A 2021 Roundtable, Part 1
Episode 284: What's Up Down Under: Australian Open 2021 Outlook
Episode 283: The Year in Men's Tennis (with Ricky Dimon)
Episode 282: Catching Up (With Courtney!)
Episode 281: A Woman Speaks Out; Tennis Stays Silent
Episode 280: A Bit on Bubbles
Episode 279: Does Tennis Love You Back? (With Jessica Luther & Kavitha A. Davidson)
Episode 278: Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon
Episode 277o: 2020 French Open Day 15 - Nadal Wins Easy 13th
Episode 277n: 2020 French Open Day 14 - Iga Swiatek Wins Big
Episode 277m: 2020 French Open Day 13 - Final Showdowns
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