Did you like when Nick Kyrgios interviewed Novak Djokovic? Then watch 'Good Trouble'

Today marks the debut of a new video-podcast series, Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios. In it, the inimitable Australian sits down with notables from athletics, entertainment, media, lifestyle, arts and beyond—guests include Frances Tiafoe, Naomi Osaka, Rainn Wilson, Gary Vaynerchuk and Mike Tyson, among others—for wide-ranging conversations about how they, not unlike Kyrgios, disrupted their worlds in the pursuit of success.

Kyrgios has always been a must-watch interview when he's the one answering the questions. But as we saw following Novak Djokovic's quarterfinal victory at the Australian Open, Kyrgios can captivate as a host or emcee, as well:

It's almost jarring to watch Kyrgios play (for the most part) the straight man in this exchange. But keep in mind that these two tennis stars had only limited time on the mic. That's not the case in Good Trouble, where the 28-year-old chats for roughly a half-hour with other giants in their particular fields.

With ample time to explore each guest's personality and history—while flexing his own vocal muscle—Kyrgios gives viewers a bit of everything in each episode. It's the way he approaches his sport and his life, and that authenticity serves as the foundation for his newest venture.

You can see that clearly in Episode 1 with his first guest, the acclaimed chef and restauranteur Gordon Ramsay.

"I've had my fair share of profanity and swear words," Kyrgios says in a question to Ramsay, whose coarse-as-sea-salt tongue can sometimes make Nick blush.

"I think it's an industry language," Ramsay says of cursing. "In many ways it looks iike you're flippant, slightly arrogant, but it's not—it's just defense. Because you've taken so much shit to get where you have."

"Yup," a smiling Kyrgios replies. "Learned all about that."

The stripped-down set of Good Trouble adds to the show's no-holds-barred vibe. Each episode is segmented into chapters, intervals akin to sets of tennis. Each has its own direction and feel. Kyrgios goes back and forth with Ramsay in a good-natured but compelling and spirited exchange—sounds a lot like some of the best matches he's played.

In Chapter 1, Influences, Ramsay recalls his time staging in a Parisian restaurant—a rite of passage for young chefs looking to make it big in the cutthroat culinary world.

"Twenty-two years of age, on my ass, in the middle of Paris," Ramsay recalls. "I was dropped in the deep end.

"The turning point for me was becoming French. You go to hell and back to understand what makes the French work so brilliantly."

Kyrgios, in turn, describes his "light-bulb moment": beating Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2014.

I was just a skinny 19-year-old from Canberra. Your chef at that time was pushing you because he saw potential. That was just my parents. Nick Kyrgios to Gordon Ramsay

It's been ten years ago since Kyrgios' breakthrough moment at the All England Club. He still rocks Nikes and jewelry. His personality is as magnetic as ever. His playing career hasn't followed convention, but his growth is undeniable. Good Trouble is the latest evidence of that.

"I never understood people that say, Oh, he's taking it too far,'" Kyrgios tells Ramsay while discussing the Brit's hit reality show, Kitchen Nightmares. "I'm just passionate about what I do."

You might call it Kyrgios' version of good trouble.

Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios on Tennis Channel’s T2 (all times 7 p.m. ET)

• Wednesday, Jan. 24: Chef Gordon Ramsay
• Wednesday, Feb. 7: Journalist Jamele Hill
• Wednesday, Feb. 21: Author Jay Shetty
• Wednesday, March 4: Frances Tiafoe
• Wednesday, March 18: Naomi Osaka
• Wednesday, April 3: Actor-comedian Rainn Wilson
• Wednesday, April 17: Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk
• Wednesday, May 1: Boxing champion Mike Tyson