Episode 69: Wimbledon in a Cornfield

This is Love

Vox Media Podcast Network

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Mark Kuhn grew up in Iowa in a family of corn farmers. When he was 10 years old, he heard a BBC broadcast of the Wimbledon finals. He couldn’t stop thinking about it — he would daydream about tennis while doing his chores. And one day, he got an idea. “I’m looking at this cattle feedlot when I realized, ‘This is just about the right size for a tennis court.’” Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Lisa Ling, a journalist and host.
0:07.2	And I'm Hoon Lee, but you may know me as Chao on the Max original series War Year, based
0:11.7	on the writings of Bruce Lee.
0:13.4	After every new episode, join us here Hoon and I, and a series of special guests are
0:18.6	going to discuss how the show is made.
0:21.0	So, stream War Year season 3, starting June 29 only on Max.
0:25.5	And join us here, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:31.0	On July 21st, the cinematic experience of the summer arrives.
0:37.0	Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller about the
0:40.8	man who risked destroying the world for the one chance to save it.
0:45.0	Featuring an incredible cast, including Robert Downey Jr., Emily Bluntz, Oscar Winner's
0:48.9	Matt Damon and Kenneth Brandock, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, and Killian Murphy at
0:53.8	Jay Robert Oppenheimer.
0:55.9	Watching theaters July 21st, rated R.
1:25.9	The
1:26.9	Family Farm.
1:27.9	They came here from Germany, started out in South Dakota, dry land, wheat farmers.
1:34.7	Mark Q. and's grandparents moved to Iowa and bought a farm there.
1:39.5	Mark's father grew up farming corn and soybeans.
1:42.9	And when Mark was old enough, he began working on the farm too.
1:47.7	What was your relationship with your grandfather like?
1:51.7	By that time he had retired and lived up in Charles City.
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