Serena's final serve; plus, the Emmys in an era of too much TV

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🗓️ 9 September 2022

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Summary

Serena Williams just played her last U.S. Open. In the historic two-plus decades of her tennis career, she's won 23 Grand Slams and four Olympic gold medals — all while becoming a mother, dealing with injuries and health crises and facing more scrutiny and downright bias than her peers. Guest host Elise Hu talks to Alex Abad-Santos, senior correspondent at Vox, about her legacy in sports and beyond.

Plus, the 74th Annual Emmy Awards are on Monday, Sept. 12. In this era of so much TV, how are nominees rising to the top? And how are the different streaming services standing out in the crowd? Elise talks to TV critics Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times and Roxana Hadadi of Vulture about what to expect. They also play Who Said That.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Isabel Elise is my mom. This week on the show, looking back at Serena Williams
0:07.5	historic career. After that we talk Emmy nominations. And Emmy snubs. And Emmy snubs.
0:16.0	Alright, let's start the show.
0:20.0	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR. I'm Elise Hugh. The head of the English
0:27.9	Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II. Left this realm, her realm on Thursday.
0:33.9	The Queen passed at Belmoral Castle, ending a reign that lasted more than 70 years. And
0:39.6	no matter if you love the intrigue of royal gossip or hate the devastating impact of her
0:44.3	family's imperialism, this is a historic moment worth unpacking. And we want to unpack
0:49.4	it with you. We'll be talking about the royals in an upcoming episode. So we want to hear
0:54.1	from you. Send us a voice memo to ibam at npr.org. That's ibam at npr.org. And tell us, what does
1:03.5	the royalty mean to you? What memories? Good, bad, and bizarre. Stick out to you.
1:08.9	In the meantime, for today's episode, we're going to turn to another great with a long legacy.
1:14.3	She's been called the greatest of all time. She's the one and only Serena Williams.
1:19.7	When she announced that she will be stepping away from tennis after her last US Open this year,
1:26.9	I knew that watching tennis wouldn't be the same without her. I grew up with her. We are the same
1:33.0	age I have been watching her since I was a child. All this to say, Serena's tennis career has been
1:40.2	long, longer than most players, and so illustrious. She won her first major tournament in 1999
1:47.8	when she was just 17 years old. Later in the year 1999, you are drunk with women's singles champion,
1:57.0	Serena Williams. Over the past two plus decades, Serena has captured 23 grand slams,
2:04.2	four Olympic medals, all gold, by the way. And through all that, she became a mom, dealt with
2:09.1	injuries and health issues, and faced a lot more scrutiny and downright bias than her peers.
2:14.2	Even so, she made herself iconic. The goat and opened doors for so many more players to join this
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