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Keep the Flame Alive

Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You’ve found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz, for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes, coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don’t find anywhere else. Tune in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We’re your cure for your Olympics Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 8

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 8

We're at the halfway point of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and we're still trying to figure out optimal watching schedules. Don't worry though, we've seen a lot of action from the 27-sport schedule today…

00:47:21  |   Fri 30 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7

With Simone Biles out of the artistic gymnastics competition, all eyes were on the women's Olympic All-Around. What happened? What does Alison think of today's leotards? Listen to find out!

Along wit…

00:41:05  |   Thu 29 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 6

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 6

It says something when a 26-sport day feels manageable. Still, there were some amazing moments in competition on Day 6 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including:
  • 3x3 Basketball - We've got our first Oly…
00:46:58  |   Wed 28 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5

SO much action, and SO many unexpected things happened today at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Buckle up because we've got 30 sports on today's program.

In this episode we talk:

  • 3x3 Basketball
  • Artistic Gy…
00:55:59  |   Tue 27 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4

A whopping 29 sports are on today's Tokyo 2020 Olympics program. We've got the action and medal victories from:

  • 3x3 Basketball
  • Archery - Men's team competition
  • Artistic Gymnastics - Men's team compe…
00:49:37  |   Mon 26 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3

Day 3 of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics brings the debut of skateboarding and surfing as official Olympic sports. What did we think? What did the target audience think? Do we even know what w…
00:38:18  |   Sun 25 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 - Competition Begins!

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 - Competition Begins!

We jump right in to competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! Our Day 2 coverage includes 3x3, archery mixed doubles, men's road cycling, sabre and epee fencing, women's football, handball, hockey, jud…
00:39:00  |   Sat 24 Jul 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are officially open! We talk about the highlights and low moments of this incredibly unique Opening Ceremonies. Plus, scores and updates from Day -1 -- Jill already has a new …
00:31:56  |   Fri 23 Jul 2021
Pre-Tokyo Contributor Roundtable

Pre-Tokyo Contributor Roundtable

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are almost here (we hope)! We sit down with contributors Book Club Claire and Superfan Sarah to talk about what we think will happen during the Olympics.

Are you ready for Tok…

01:06:59  |   Thu 22 Jul 2021
Randal Roark and Michael Dobbins on Atlanta 1996's Legacy

Randal Roark and Michael Dobbins on Atlanta 1996's Legacy

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Atlanta 1996, so we are talking about the legacy of those Games from the city planning perspective. We’re joined by Randal Roark and Michael Dobbins, who along wit…

01:22:15  |   Tue 20 Jul 2021
SPC Alejandro Sancho on Greco-Roman Wrestling

SPC Alejandro Sancho on Greco-Roman Wrestling

One week from Tokyo 2020! Today we're learning about Greco-Roman wrestling from SPC Alejandro Sancho of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. Alejandro will be competing for Team USA at Tokyo 20…

00:45:51  |   Fri 16 Jul 2021
Tim Sherry on 3 Position Rifle Shooting

Tim Sherry on 3 Position Rifle Shooting

We're on the shooting range with SPC Tim Sherry of Team USA and the US Army Marksmanship Unit. Tim walks us through the sport of 3 Position Rifle, including how to shoot in wind and rain, dealing wit…

01:06:01  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
Historian Georgia Cervin on the Evolution of Women's Gymnastics

Historian Georgia Cervin on the Evolution of Women's Gymnastics

Women's gymnastics is one of the most popular Olympic events, but the way the sport evolved made it ripe for abuse and overtraining. Sports scholar and former international gymnast Georgia Cervin joi…

01:10:43  |   Fri 09 Jul 2021

"Total Olympics" Author Jeremy Fuchs

On 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 Ol…

00:48:37  |   Mon 05 Jul 2021
Abdi Abdirahman on Marathon Running

Abdi Abdirahman on Marathon Running

Abdi 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 marat…

00:47:28  |   Thu 01 Jul 2021
Olympian and Paralympian Melissa Tapper on Table Tennis

Olympian and Paralympian Melissa Tapper on Table Tennis

What 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 2…

00:42:08  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
Seychellois Swimmer Felicity Passon

Seychellois Swimmer Felicity Passon

As 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 S…

00:56:31  |   Thu 24 Jun 2021
Ben Ryan on Rugby Sevens

Ben Ryan on Rugby Sevens

Rugby 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 wo…

01:08:31  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
McKenna Geer on Para Shooting

McKenna Geer on Para Shooting

Today 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 S…

01:12:08  |   Thu 10 Jun 2021
Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Carter on Shot Put

Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Carter on Shot Put

The 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 Olym…

01:12:49  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
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