In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the controversy over tennis champion Naomi Osaka’s decision not to participate in post-match press conferences.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
- Citing mental health concerns, tennis champion Naomi Osaka decided not to participate in post-match press conferences at the French Open. Natalia referred to this history at Forbesof how the press conference supplanted locker room interviews. Neil drew on this three-part series on the history of sports journalism.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
- Natalia recommended Lyz Lenz’ Substack, “A Grown-Ass Woman”.
- Neil discussed the new FX documentary series, Pride.
- Niki talked about what the “post-pandemic” period might mean.
