We're back for Episode 56, talking about the busy autumn swing in Asia. Since we haven't been around for a minute, there's also lots of chit-chat about happenings in the news, doping drama, Black Lives Matter, and a reprise of one of our favorite Mariah covers.
0:40 Welcome and odds and ends: halftime show performer, hunty, Jenners, etc.
8:00 Petra Kvitova's slayful and savage run to the Wuhan title
15:00 Wozniacki's career resuscitation
18:45 Naomi Osaka has a huge week in Tokyo
23:00 Lepchenko's statement on meldonium use, and what it has to do with Maria
28:45 Therapeutic Use Exemptions - Serena, Venus, Rafa, and Simone Biles
33:15 The case of Bethanie Mattek-Sands ....
36:30 Serena making headlines even when she's not playing
38:00 Taking up Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, Venus, and the project to silence anti-racist movements
45:45 WTA CEO Steve Simon drops a bombshell: shortening women's tennis matches? (Plus some talk about cricket!)
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