Keep the Flame Alive
426 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsKeep the Flame Alive® is the podcast for fans of the Olympics and Paralympics. Each week co-hosts Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown keep you up-to-date on the worlds of the Olympics and Paralympics through interviews with athletes, Gamesmakers, historians and more. We're the cure to your case of Olympic Fever. Give us a call: 208-FLAME-IT.
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Episode 197: "Total Olympics" Author Jeremy Fuchs
July 05, 2021 21:50 - 48 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this episode we look at great and unique Olympic moments with Jeremy Fuchs, author of the new book "Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing." We talk Olympic legends, how the Nazis used the 1936 Winter Olympics as a dress rehearsal for the Berlin Summer Olympics, and the infamous plunge for distance event. Jeremy's book is the perfect gift for the Olympics fan in your life. It's full of short articles on everything you need to know about to kno...
Episode 196: Abdi Abdirahman on Marathon Running
July 01, 2021 21:45 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBAbdi Abdirahman knows how to run for a long time. He's the only American distance runner to have qualified for 5 Olympics, 3 Games at 10000m and 2 at the marathon distance. He'll be running the marathon at Tokyo 2020, so we and Book Club Claire talked with him about how both of these races work and what's up with the controversial Nike Vaporfly road shoes. Abdi has also written a book about his life and his approach to running. Abdi's World: The Black Cactus on Life, Running, and Fun will ...
Episode 195: Olympian and Paralympian Melissa Tapper on Table Tennis
June 28, 2021 18:33 - 42 minutes - 26 MBWhat do pimples have to do with table tennis? Australian Olympian and Paralympian Melissa Tapper explains all -- and what she says about the sport will have you glued to the screen during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Follow Milly on Facebook, Twitter and Insta, and check out her website for more info. In news from TKFLASTAN, we have updates from: Lauren Gibbs Marnie McBean (check out Xander's Podcast here) Evan Dunfee Sydney Collier And news from Tokyo 2020, including a tidbit about ...
Episode 194-Seychellois Swimmer Felicity Passon
June 24, 2021 22:09 - 56 minutes - 40.4 MBAs Americans, we're used to Team USA being a major force at any Olympics, but what's it like to represent a small country? Today we're talking with swimmer Felicity Passon, who will compete for the Seychelles at the Olympics. Felicity tells us about the few resources she has access too, how her National Olympic Committee is trying to improve sport within the country, and how she hopes to make it better for the next generation of athletes. Plus, we've got a big announcement! Felicity's qual...
Episode 193: Ben Ryan on Rugby Sevens
June 17, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBRugby coach Ben Ryan led the Fiji men’s rugby sevens team to the country’s first-ever gold medal, which they earned at the sport’s Olympic debut at Rio 2016. We talked with Ben about how the sport works -- and got some sunscreen tips. Follow Ben on Twitter and Insta and check out his website. Season 2 of The Ben Ryan Podcast starts in July, so check it out. What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've got news from: Chellsie Memmel Laura Wilkinson Mallory Comerford Tom Scott ...
Episode 192: McKenna Geer on Para Shooting
June 10, 2021 21:50 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBToday we're on the shooting range with Paralympian McKenna Geer. McKenna is a Paralympic bronze medalist in the sport of rifle shooting. At Rio she competed in the R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and earned 24th place and the R5 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2, where she took home the bronze medal. We talked with McKenna about how rifle works on the Paralympic side of the sport. Follow McKenna on Facebook, Insta and Twitter - and cheer for her this week as she competes at the World Cu...
Episode 191: Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Carter on Shot Put
June 03, 2021 19:42 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThe Shot Diva is here! 3x Olympian and Rio 2016 gold medal shot putter Michelle Carter joins us this week to talk about shot put technique, her strategies for managing her ADHD and dyslexia, her Olympic experiences and how looking her best helps her achieve her best. Follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook, and check out her website for more information on her You Throw Girl sports confidence camp and other programs Michelle's created. What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've go...
Episode 190: Film Buff Fran on Foxcatcher
May 27, 2021 18:57 - 49 minutes - 35.3 MBFilm Buff Fran is back for another edition of Movie Club! On this episode we discuss "Foxcatcher," the 2014 film on the tragic story of wrestlers Dave and Mark Schultz, who coached and trained at John du Pont's Foxcatcher Farms. Steve Carell stars as du Pont, Channing Tatum plays Mark Schultz, and Mark Ruffalo plays Dave Schultz in this highly-nominated film. Did we think as highly of it? In our conversation, we do talk about the book that inspired this movie. If you missed our book club co...
Episode 189: Olympic Gold Medalist Ginny Thrasher on Rifle Shooting
May 20, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe're on the shooting range this week with Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ginny Thrasher. Ginny won gold in the 10m air rifle, and she also competes in three-position 50m small-bore rifle. Ginny talks with us about the physical and mental demands of shooting, the funky shooting jacket and shoes, and how she travels with her rifles. Follow Ginny on Facebook, Insta, Twitter and TikTok and check out her website. What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've got news from: Figure ...
Episode 188: Paralympian Sydney Collier on Para Dressage
May 14, 2021 02:20 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBPara Dressage Paralympian Sydney Collier joins us this week to explain how her sport works. From searching hundreds of horses to find one with the perfect walk, to the importance of fitness in equestrian sports, Sydney's gotten us excited to watch her event at Tokyo 2020. Follow Sydney, her horse All In One--owned by her sponsor Georgina Bloomberg--and her service dog Logan on Twitter and Insta. Also check out her website for more information about her journey. What are our TKFLASTANIs up...
Episode 187: Ginny Fuchs on Boxing and OCD
May 06, 2021 18:05 - 1 hour - 39 MBAmerican flyweight boxer Ginny Fuchs joins us to tell us more about how boxing works. Ginny is also coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and as May is Mental Health Awareness Month, she tells us how OCD manifests for her and what sort of treatments she goes through to better manage it. Follow Ginny on Facebook, Insta and Twitter, and check out her website, Ginnyfuchs.com. Book Club Claire also joins us for a preview of our next Book Club Book, Sevens Heaven: The Beautiful Chao...
Episode 186: Book Club Claire and Jason Bryant on "Foxcatcher"
April 29, 2021 17:20 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBBook Club Claire is BACK for our discussion of Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the quest for Olympic Gold by Mark Schultz with David Thomas. Bonus! The dulcet tones of Jason Bryant also join us to give some context to the story and what was going on in the wrestling community at the time. Read Claire's blog Light the Cauldron and follow her on Twitter. Listen to more of Jason's dulcet tones at Mat Talk Onlineand follow him on Twitter and Inst...
Episode 185: Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields on BMX Racing
April 23, 2021 03:54 - 54 minutes - 39.1 MBConnor Fields, reigning Olympic gold medalist in BMX racing, joins us to explain just how BMX is more organized chaos and less demolition derby. And he shares some interesting details about the BMX course we'll be watching at Tokyo 2020. Follow Connor on Twitter, Insta and Facebook, and check out his website. What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've got news from: Modern pentathlete Samantha Schultz Figure skater Meagan Duhamel Paralympic swimmer and long jumper John Register ...
Episode 184: Olympian Evan Dunfee on Race Walking Pt. 2
April 16, 2021 00:15 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBCanadian Olympic race walker Evan Dunfee is back to tell us how race walking works. Really -- we actually get into the sport this week (though don't count out novela talk)! Evan talks about the mechanics of the sport, the discrepancy between TV cameras and judges' human eyes, and possible career opportunities once he ends his pro racing career. Oh, a little Rule 50 chat, just for fun. You can follow Evan at @evandunfee on Twitter, Insta and Strava and read more about him at his website. ...
Episode 183: Evan Dunfee on Race Walking - Part 1
April 08, 2021 16:17 - 54 minutes - 35.3 MBWhen Olympic race walker Evan Dunfee joined us to talk about his sport, little did we know we were in for some maranovela talk! In part 1 of our interview with Evan, we talk about the marathon and race walks' move to Sapporo and his opinions about the switch. Plus, the controversy over his race place at Rio 2016 and how Canadians embraced their best race walker. Follow Evan on Twitter and Insta, and check out his website! What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've got news from: F...
Episode 182: Olympian and Coach Laura Berg on Softball
April 02, 2021 01:54 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBLegendary softball outfielder Laura Berg is the most decorated softball Olympian, winning 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and having played at every Olympic softball tournament ever held. She’s now head coach at Oregon State University and is extending her Olympic streak as a member of Team USA's coaching staff for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. We talked with her about the game and building a team. Follow Laura on Twitter and Insta. What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? We've got news f...
Episode 181: Olympic Equestrian Phillip Dutton on Eventing
March 25, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBBig news from Tokyo 2020 this week: No overseas fans welcome at this summer's Olympics. We talk with TKFLASTANI Ken Hanscom about the ticketing situation and what fans are feeling now that they can't go to the Games. We're also talking equestrian eventing with 6x Olympian Phillip Dutton. Remember him from one of our Atlanta moments earlier this year? He's still competing and hopes to make Tokyo his 7th Olympics. Phillip explains the sport for us and what to look for when watching it. Find...
Episode 180: Team USA's Dominique Jones on 3x3 Basketball
March 18, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB3x3 basketball is one of the new sports on the Olympic program, and NY Harlem/Team USA player Dominique Jones joins us to tell us how it works. Mark your calendars now to watch this during Tokyo 2020. We predict it'll be one of the most exciting additions to the Olympics. Jill also reports back from her Tokyo test event - i.e., the International Olympic Committee's recent marathon Session meeting. What's in store for the new Agenda 2020+5 plan, and did TBach get reelected? Follow Dominiq...
Episode 179: Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea on Olympic Sailing's 49erFX Class
March 12, 2021 04:39 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBWe're on a boat! Not really, but we're talking sailing this week. Americans Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea join us to talk about how the Olympic 49erFX class works, what the water in Tokyo is like and what it's like to try to consume five to six liters of water a day. Follow Stephanie and Maggie's endeavors on their website. On social they're on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobleSheaSailing/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/roblesheasailing/ Speaking of sailing, it's our Atl...
Episode 178: Will This Lightning Round Have Spectators?
March 04, 2021 22:44 - 33 minutes - 21.7 MBSomething big happened in TKFLASTAN this week, which led to this week's Lightning Round episode with TKFLASTANIs Stu Sheldon and Phil Andrews. We've got the details for you, plus an update on when Tokyo 2020 will release its decision on having spectators. Follow Phil on Twitter! Want bonus content? We’ve got exclusive shows just for our patrons! Become a patron today at Patreon. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & A...
Episode 177: Will Brisbane Host the 2032 Olympics?
February 26, 2021 02:02 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIt's another week with a TBach press conference, so we take the opportunity to dive into the International Olympic Committee's new five-year plan/math problem called Agenda 2020 +5. We also have a report from the IOC's Future Host Commission. Could the Olympics go back to Australia in 2032? Plus, more feelings about the International Weightlifting Federation and Tokyo 2020's new leader. Our TKFLASTANIS in the news this week include: Beach volleyball player Kelly Claes XC skier Kikkan Ra...
Episode 176: Jordan Gray on Decathlon and Heptathlon
February 18, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBThe Olympics touts its gender equity -- but that means an equal number of men and women are competing at the Games, not that they have the same sports and events. On this episode we talk with Jordan Gray, a female decathlete who's working on that latter type of equality. Only men compete in the decathlon at the Olympics now, but Jordan's working to get the women's event included at the 2024 Olympics. She tells us how the decathlon and heptathlon work, and talks about her efforts with Let Wom...
Episode 175: Film Buff Fran on "The Other Side of the Mountain"
February 12, 2021 00:43 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBGrab your popcorn - it’s Movie Club time! We welcome back Film Buff Fran to talk about our latest Movie Club selection, “The Other Side of the Mountain.” How well does this 1975 telling of Olympic ski hopeful Jill Kinmont hold up? What are our TKFLASTANIs up to this week? Giles Long and his new LEXI website Nick Cunningham coached bobsled this season Josh Williamson is an athlete to watch for Beijing 2022 Meagan Duhamel is teaching a virtual off-ice course for skaters and coache...
Episode 174: Cat Ariail on Passing the Baton
February 05, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBToday’s guest is author and historian Dr. Cat Ariail. Cat is a lecturer of history at Middle Tennessee State University and author of the new book Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity. We discuss how great female Olympic track athletes Alice Coachman, Mae Faggs, Wyomia Tius, Wilma Rudolph, Willye White, Earlene Brown changed the way society perceived Black women in the sporting world. Learn more about Cat at her website: https://catariail.com Our TKFLASTAN Upd...
Episode 173: Book Club Claire on "World Class"
January 28, 2021 15:44 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBBook Club Claire is back to discuss the book World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team by Peggy Shinn. Read Claire’s blog Light the Cauldron and follow her on Twitter. Our TKFLASTAN Update includes news from: Chloe Kim Alex Diebold Lauren Gibbs Phil Andrews Clare Egan We also have Games Updates from Tokyo 2020 - be on the lookout for "playbooks" that will guide the Organizing Committee on how they'll manage having the Games this summer (another reason t...
Episode 172: Paralympian Ness Murby on Para Discus
January 21, 2021 22:47 - 1 hour - 38 MBIn part 2 of our interview with visually impaired Paralympian Ness Murby, Ness talks with us all about how the sport of para discus works and whether his guide dog Lexington is good at fetching the discus after throws. Ness and his assistant (and wife) Eva have qualified for Tokyo via the World Champs, but they have to get through team selection and hopefully automatic selection at the Canadian nationals this summer. Follow their journey at TougherThan.com and on Twitter and Insta. Our v...
Episode 171: Paralympian Ness Murby on Competing with a Visual Impairment
January 15, 2021 01:28 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThis week visually impaired Paralympian Ness Murby is back to talk about how visual impairments work in his para athletics event, the discus. Ness told about the classification process, the importance of having a sports assistant, and who was more popular at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, him or his service dog Lexington. Ness and his assistant (and wife) Eva have qualified for Tokyo via the World Champs, but they have to get through team selection and hopefully automatic selection at the Canad...
Episode 170: Exhibit Curator Sarah Dylla on Atlanta 1996
January 07, 2021 23:24 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThis week we're kicking off our year of looking back at Atlanta 1996. Sarah Dylla is an Exhibition Curator at the Atlanta History Center, and she’s curated the museum’s new exhibit on the Atlanta Games called Atlanta ‘96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City. We talked with Sarah about the exhibit, how the Games got to Atlanta and how they affected the city….and yes, we’ve got Izzy talk too. Follow Sarah on Twitter and the Atlanta History Center on Twitter, Insta and Facebook! We also t...
Episode 169: Year-End Contributor Roundtable
December 31, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 32.7 MB2020's been a doozy for the Olympic and Paralympic world, so we put together a contributor roundtable with Book Club Claire and Superfan Sarah to talk about the biggest stories from this non-Olympic year. Read Claire's blog and follow her on Twitter. Follow Sarah on Insta and Twitter. That wraps it up for this year -- here's to hoping for a great Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Thanks so much for listening this year - we really appreciate you keeping our flame alive! *** Keep the Flam...
Episode 168: Down a River with the Lightning Round
December 24, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MBWe're on a boat! The last Lightning Round episode of the year features paddlers we've interviewed in 2020. First up is Andras Törő, 4x Olympian in sprint canoe. He's followed by kayaker Leslie Klein, who was chosen for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team and competed at the 1984 Olympics. Finally we have 3x Olympian and canoe slalom competitor Luuka Jones, who's earned the fern to compete for New Zealand in her fourth Olympics at Tokyo 2020. Follow Luuka on Twitter, Insta and Facebook. We have a n...
Episode 167: Olympipod's Ruth Fitzpatrick & Chris O'Reilly
December 17, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBEvery year we like to sprinkle in a few episodes about the history of the Olympics, and next year we’re going to focus those episodes on just one Games. We asked you on social media which Games we should cover, and to announce the winner and talk about these Games are Ruth Fitzpatrick and Chris O’Reilly from the brilliant podcast Olympipod. Find Olympipod on Insta and Twitter -- and be sure to listen to their LA 1932 Olympipod, featuring us! Another big announcement: We’re going to be rem...
Episode 166: Gender and Sport with Olympian Jackie Silva and ParalympianNess Murby
December 10, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBThis week we've got two conversations covering different elements of gender and sport. First up is Jackie Silva, 3x Olympian and gold medalist in beach volleyball, who is a driving force behind the #LetHerRun movement. This movement supports those women, including Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand, who've had their athletic careers cut short because they were deemed "not woman enough." Jackie talks with us about the irony of what these athletes would have to do in order to be allowed to compete...
Episode 165: John Register's Paralympics
December 03, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThe Velvet Voice of John Register returns, and this time we're talking about his Paralympic experiences. John tells us how he was on track to make the Olympic team until a horrific accident closed that door and opened a window into the world of the Paralympics. John talks about learning how the other half lives when experiencing the Atlanta 1996 Games, and how good hosts can create an exceptional Games, like Sydney did in 2000. Plus, an Aretha Franklin encounter! Check out John's website...
Episode 164: All-Author Lightning Round
November 26, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 20.1 MBWe're celebrating U.S. Thanksgiving with an all-author edition of our Lightning Round series. Enjoy some hot takes from Stephen Wenn and Robert Barney, David Davis and Andrew Maraniss. Stephen and Robert's book The Gold in the Rings: The People and Events that Transformed the Olympic Games is published by University of Illinois Press. Learn more about David Davis' books, including his latest: Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from WWII Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disab...
Episode 163: Film Buff Fran on "Gold"
November 20, 2020 00:32 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBFilm Buff Fran is back for the first non-English-language movie we're featuring in Movie Club: "Gold: The Dream that United Our Nation," on the 1948 Indian field hockey team that competed as an independent nation for the first time at the London 1948 Olympics. Will it move us? Will we break out into a Bollywood song and dance number? Will Alison show us her abs? You'll have to listen to find out! Our next movie will be "The Other Side of the Mountain," about skier Jill Kinmont who learns h...
Episode 162: Olympians' Circadian Rhythms with Renske Lok
November 13, 2020 03:32 - 50 minutes - 33.6 MBWhen your Olympics is halfway around the world, how does your body clock affect your performance? We talk with researcher Renske Lok about circadian rhythms and the surprising way they can affect Olympians' competitions. Read about Renske's research on Scientific Reports: Nature Research. You can follow Renske on social: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Our TKFLASTAN Update includes news from: Chellsie Memmel Tom Scott Meagan Duhamel We also have Games Updates from Tokyo...
Episode 162: Olympians' Circadian Rhythms with Renska Lok
November 13, 2020 03:32 - 50 minutes - 33.6 MBWhen your Olympics is halfway around the world, how does your body clock affect your performance? We talk with researcher Renska Lok about circadian rhythms and the surprising way they can affect Olympians' competitions. Read about Renska's research on Scientific Reports: Nature Research. You can follow Renska on social: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Our TKFLASTAN Update includes news from: Chellsie Memmel Tom Scott Meagan Duhamel We also have Games Updates from Tokyo...
Episode 161: Madeline Manning Mims' Olympics
November 05, 2020 23:14 - 1 hour - 30 MBIt's part 2 of interview with Madeline Manning Mims, the multi-medal winning Olympian and trailblazer who became an Olympic chaplain. We talk with her about her experiences at 3 Olympics and her part in the 1980 American-led boycott, all of which paved the way for her calling in her gamesmaking role. You can learn more about Madeline's organization, the United States Council for Sports Chaplaincy at https://uscsc03.com. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics a...
Episode 160: Madeline Manning Mims, Olympic Chaplain
October 28, 2020 22:17 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBLegendary Olympian Madeline Manning Mims has the distinction of being America's first (and currently still only) female athlete to win the gold medal in the 800m run, which she achieved at the Mexico City 1969 Olympics. She added a silver in the 4x400m relay at Munich 1972, competed at Montreal 1976, and was selected for the Moscow 1980 that stayed home due to the US boycott of those Games. After her competitive career, Madeline found another calling: Chaplain. She's been a volunteer chapl...
Episode 159: Book Club Claire on "A Shot at History"
October 23, 2020 03:29 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBBook Club Claire is back for a lively discussion of A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond, by Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist who competed in the sport of air rifle. Does it hit the bulls-eye as a good read, or does it miss the mark? Follow Claire on Twitter and read her blog. Our TKFLASTAN Update includes news from: (don’t forget links) John Naber Jackie Wong Chellsie Memmel The dulcet tones of Jason Bryant Meagan D...
Episode 158: Houry Gebeshian, Armenia's First Female Olympic Gymnast
October 15, 2020 22:12 - 53 minutes - 29.1 MBHoury Gebeshian not only became Armenia's first female Olympic artistic gymnast, she also got a move named after her at the Rio 2016 Olympics! We talk about how she developed the Gebeshian, an uneven bars mount, as well as how she came to represent Armenia, and what it's like to be an Olympian from a country that doesn't have a lot of resources. Follow Houry online on Insta, Twitter and Facebook. Interested in getting help with college recruiting for gymnastics? Check out Houry's business ...
Episode 157: Paralympian John Register on Running Blades
October 09, 2020 03:01 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBIn our efforts to learn more about how para sports work, we talk with 1996 and 2000 Paralympian John Register about the mechanics of running blades (aka running legs). This is (hopefully) our first interview with John, who competed at the 1996 Paralympics in swimming and the 2000 Paralympics in silver long jump (got an American record of 5.41m), and 5th in 100m and 200m. He’s currently a keynote and motivational speaker does LinkedIn Live on Thursdays at 3:12 MT. John is taking part in a ...
Episode 156: NBC's Nick Zaccardi on Sydney 2000's Magic Monday
October 02, 2020 01:14 - 57 minutes - 32.7 MBSeptember 25, 2000 is known to Olympics fans as Magic Monday, where athletics fans got to see nine finals, including Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson winning the 400m races. Nick Zaccardi, long-time Olympics editor at NBC Sports, joins us to talk about what made Magic Monday legendary. Follow Nick on Twitter and Insta, and read his many articles at NBC Olympics. What all happened on Magic Monday in Stadium Australia? Pole vault - women - inaugural competition Discus - men Triple Ju...
Episode 155: Olympian AJ Edelman on Skeleton
September 24, 2020 19:35 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBWhat's it like to become the first Olympian for your country in the sport of skeleton? Israeli athlete AJ Edelman tells us about his experiences in the sport of skeleton and his current work in building up Israel's bobsled and skeleton team in hopes of competing at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Follow AJ on Insta and Twitter! Follow the Israeli bobsled team and check out its website. TKFLASTANIS in action: Tom Scott was profiled by the World Karate Federation Marnie McBean's speaking t...
Episode 154: Athlete Branding with Vickie Saunders
September 17, 2020 20:17 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBThis week we're talking about how Olympians, Paralympians and elite athletes develop their personal brand. Athlete branding expert Vickie Saunders, president of The Brand Builders, a company that specializes in educating and training individuals and organizations about branding, takes us through how elite athletes figure out how to create a brand that's authentic to them. Follow Vickie on Insta, Facebook and LinkedIn! Our TKFLASTANI Dawn Harper Nelson has a new YouTube channel called The...
Episode 153: The Big Update Show
September 11, 2020 01:46 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBWe are back from vacation just in time to celebrate Tessa Gobbo Day. There's so much to catch up on that this week's show turned into one big update. First up, we talk about all of the Olympic and Paralympic movies we've seen during the break. The IOC Executive Board met, so there's some news from TBach and company. TKFLASTAN's been hoppin', so we've got tons of news from our Team Keep the Flame Alive and updates from Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, Paris 2024 and LA 2028. With all of this news, w...
Episode 152: Lightning Round with Joe Maloy, Dr. Claudia Reardon and Andrew Rock
September 03, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 17.6 MBIt's Labor Day weekend in the US, so we're taking a holiday this week. Never fear, we have new content for you (and even Alison) -- a Lightning Round featuring TKFLASTANIS Joe Maloy, Dr. Claudia Reardon and Andrew Rock. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!
Episode 151: Author David Davis on the History of Wheelchair Basketball
August 27, 2020 19:17 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBWe're marking one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a look at how the sport of wheelchair basketball developed. David Davis, author of the new book Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from WWII Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation, joins us to talk about the fascinating history of this sport. Follow David on Twitter and get updates and get info about his other Olympic books at his website. In our Tokyo 2020 update, we mentioned...
Episode 150: Film Buff Fran on "Without Limits" and "Prefontaine"
August 21, 2020 03:29 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBFilm Buff Fran is back for another edition of our movie club! We've got a double-feature this time, looking at two biopics on 1972 Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine. "Without Limits" stars Billy Crudup as the confident athlete, while "Prefontaine" stars Jared Leto in the same role. Which movie was more accurate? Which actor was the better Pre? Listen to find out! Our next movie will be an Indian film called "Gold: The Dream that United our Nation," about India's field hockey team at the Lon...
Episode 149: Leslie Klein on Elite Athlete Transition from Sport
August 13, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 31.4 MBIf 2020 was a normal year, we would've just said good-bye to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics--and many athletes would be making big decisions about their futures. Since many athletes retire after an Olympics, we wanted to look at how elite athletes transition out of competitive life. To help us understand this topic, we talked with Leslie Klein, an Olympian who most recently was the Director of Athlete Career and Education (ACE) at the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee until the COVID-19 pandemic ...