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Keep the Flame Alive

Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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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Episode 252: Athletics Lightning Round

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2022/09/01

It's time for another Lightning Round episode with some of our TKFLASTANIs - and this time, we're keeping it in the world of athletics. Runner Madeline Manninng Mims talks with us about being a Tigerbelle and just how hard training could be. Race walker Evan Dunfee shares where you can get the best doughnuts in Canada. And marathoner Abdi Abdirahman shares the secret to getting good pins for his Olympic pin collection. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Yp Thanks

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01:07:10

Episode 251: "The Magnificent Seven" Creators Gordon...

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2022/08/25

Theater collaborators Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald have brought the Olympics to the stage in the new musical "The Magnificent Seven," which tells the story of the women's team artistic gymnastics competition during the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. How did they bring this show to the stage, and just what is "sports blue"? We talked with Gordon and Julia during a limited run of the show Off Broadway that took place this past July. You can learn more about them at their website and on Insta. Find out more

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Episode 250: Film Buff Fran on "One Light, One World"

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2022/08/18

It’s time for movie club! Film Buff Fran is back with the official film of the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics “One Light One World, ” directed by Joe Jay Jalbert and R. Douglas Copsey. In our Albertville 1992 moment, Alison has part 2 of her deep dive on the women's figure skating competition. In news from TKFLASTAN we have updates from: Connor Fields' and his retirement from BMX racing Michelle Carter - Check out her new jewelry collection Retired bobsledder Lauren Gibbs Figure skater Nate

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57:44

Episode 249: Author David Maraniss on Jim Thorpe

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2022/08/11

We are so excited to have David Maraniss on today’s show to talk about his new book Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. Path Lit by Lightning came out this week, and we talked with him about the book and Thorpe, who won the pentathlon and decathlon at Stockholm 1912, but had his medals stripped because it was later discovered that he had been a professional athlete. Follow David on Facebook, Twitter and Insta! David will be on tour promoting the book from now through October. Check out

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53:48

Episode 248: Modern Pentathlon with Jo Muir

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2022/08/04

Big changes are coming to the sport of modern pentathlon for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Contributor Ben Jackson talks with Team GB Olympian Jo Muir, who breaks down what they are and how the sport will look. Also, what's hotter? Tokyo at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics or the United Kingdom in summer 2022? Follow Jo on Insta: @jomuir_194 and @poised_pilates. In our news from TKFLASTAN, we have updates from: Beach volleyball player Kelly Claes Cheng Retired luger Jayson Terdiman Superfan Sarah We also have

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01:15:20

Episode 247: George Hirthler on Pierre de Coubertin

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2022/07/29

It is two years to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics begin! To celebrate, we're talking with George Hirthler, author of The Idealist, a historical novel about this founder of the modern Olympic Movement. George was recently honored with the International Olympic Committee's Pierre de Coubertin medal for his service to the Olympic Movement. We talk with George about the baron's life and his thoughts on physical education within the French school system, along with his struggles to have it

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01:35:22

Episode 246: World Games 2022 - Week 2 Listener Call-In

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2022/07/22

We've been mesmerized by the last week of the World Games (and not just by how many American Idol contestants have come from Alabama), so we've got more of the action from Birmingham 2022, including thoughts on the artistic gymnastics disciplines we wish were in the Olympics, feed replay beefs and what could possibly be the deal with the mascot of the 2025 World Games. Plus, we open the phone lines to hear from our listeners who watched and/or went, and we learn just how hot it was in Birmingham,

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54:23

Episode 245: World Games Recap - Week 1

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2022/07/15

u5gLKIsoqxsBhrgsB1kgThe 2022 World Games are underway, and we are glued to the feeds! Today we talk about the sports we've been watching and how the World Games has made us love multi-sport events all over again. If you haven't been watching the World Games, check out the feeds at Olympics.com. It's really cool to see some sports with disciplines that aren't in the Olympics. It's also cool to get to know some new sports that aren't in the Olympics (though some are trying for LA 2028 - looking at

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01:12:31

Episode 244: World Games Medalist John Moorhead

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2022/07/07

The 2022 World Games kicks off today in Birmingham, Alabama. Why should we care about a non-Olympic or Paralympic event? The International Olympic Committee is connected to this, and we've got some details on their relationship. We're also joined by World Games medalist John Moorhead, who won bronze in American Football at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland. John tells us about his experiences and having football in a multi-sport event. Follow John on Twitter, Facebook and Insta. In our

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01:11:02

Episode 243: How Do You Start a Governing Body?

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2022/07/01

We talk a lot about more nations getting involved with sports, or smaller nations having more presence at an Olympics or Paralympics. For a nation to be at the Games, they need to have a national governing body in the sport – but what does it take to start one? On this episode we’re talking with skeleton athlete Shannon Galea, who has dual citizenship with Canada and Malta, and who founded the Maltese Bobsled and Skeleton Federation with hopes of qualifying for the Olympics. Follow Shannon on Insta,

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58:09

Episode 242: Book Club Claire on "Driven to Ride"

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2022/06/24

Book Club Claire is back for another session of book club! This time we've got our first Paralympics-related selection: "Driven to Ride: The True Story of an Elite Athlete Who Rebuilt His Leg, His Life, and His Career" by two-time Paralympic Snowboarder Mike Schultz (affiliate link). Follow Claire on Twitter and Insta, and on YouTube her channel is C Nat. Keeping with the Paralympics theme, in our Albertville 1992 history moment, Jill looks at the Tignes-Albertville Paralympics, which was the first

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01:15:21

Episode 241: Women's Nordic Combined with Annika...

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2022/06/17

Nordic Combined is the only sport on the current Olympic program that is only open to men. Many athletes are working to change that, including Team USA’s Annika Malacinski. We talk with Annika about how the sport works, which surprisingly involves a lot of body measurements (see: ski jumping suit scandal at Beijing), and we learn about one of the best winner's prizes ever. Annika gets pretty frank with us about how tough it is to not have her discipline in the Olympics. It tried to get into 2022,

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01:00:56

Episode 240: Paralympic Wheelchair Curler Steve Emt...

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2022/06/09

Wheelchair curler Steve Emt returns to talk with us about his experiences at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Follow Steve: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.emt Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/stephen.emt LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-emt And his website, steveemt.com In our Albertville 1992 moment, Jill looks at the men's ice hockey competition, notably, thoughts on hockey referee Sven-Erik Sold, who officiated a number of games at these Olympics. We also travel to TKFLASTAN

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01:11:46

Episode 239: Legacy of Olympic Venues

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2022/06/03

Olympic Host Cities usually get a reputation for spending a ton of money building venues that become white elephants, but that's not necessarily the case. The International Olympic Committee has released a report that catalogs all of the modern Olympic venues and what's happened to them. We delve into this report and examine the IOC's findings. We find some surprises--and sadly, some disappointments. Find out which cities have done it right and which ones haven't. We also have an update from

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01:07:41

Episode 238-Erin Jackson on Hear Her Sports

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2022/05/26

It's Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S., and we're breaking our tradition of publishing a Lightning Round episode to bring you an interview with Olympic speedskater Erin Jackson, one of our TKFLASTANIs who appeared on our friend Elizabeth Emery's podcast Hear Her Sports. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1SB We'll be back next week with a full dose of us. Until then, thanks so much for listening and remember to keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive:

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01:04:34

Episode 237: Paralympian and Broadcaster Rob Snoek

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2022/05/20

Today we welcome Paralympian-turned-broadcaster Rob Snoek. Rob competed in athletics at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Paralympics before transitioning to a career in sports broadcasting. Today Rob calls all sorts of sports and has worked with the CBC on their Olympics and Paralympics coverage since 2002. At Beijing 2022, Rob was the CBC's snowboard play-by-play announcer for the Olympics, commentating from Toronto. Then he traveled to Beijing to work as a sled hockey (or sledge hockey, as Rob says)

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01:24:37

Episode 236: Josh Williamson, Olympian

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2022/05/13

Josh Williamson, our very first TKFLASTANI, makes a return visit on the show. He's no longer an Olympic hopeful; he's now an actual Olympian, and we couldn't be more proud of him. Josh tells us about his experiences at Beijing 2022, which involve COVID positives, an unusual competition, lots of issues with security during the Closing Ceremonies, and a robot who said he was beautiful. In our look back at Albertville 1992, Jill has one of the many amazing stories from the speed skating oval. This one

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50:57

Episode 235: John Coates, Modern Pentathlon and Age...

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2022/05/06

John Coates has stepped down as president of the Australian Olympic Committee. UIPM, the modern pentathlon federation, has selected a sport to test to replace the horse showjumping discipline. The International Skating Union is set to vote on raising the minimum age limits for senior-level athletes. So much going on in the world of the Olympics this week! In our history moment, Alison explains the Unified Team from Albertville 1992. We also have news from TKFLASTANIs Teri Hedgpeth, Stephanie Roble,

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01:02:35

Episode 234: Author David Davis on Waterman Duke...

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2022/04/29

Author David Davis returns to the show to talk about his book Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku, about the legendary 3x Olympic medalist and surfing pioneer. David's book has been turned into a documentary that will air on PBS' American Masters in May. Duke Kahanamoku won back-to-back gold medals in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He also won silver at the 1924 Summer Olympics, just losing out to Johnny Weissmuller, in an Olympic career that spanned a

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Episode 233: Mark Edward Harris on Olympics and...

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2022/04/22

Photographer Mark Edward Harris was one of the friends we made in the Closed Loop at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. We talked with him about his craft--and his several frostbitten fingers. Learn more about Mark at his website and follow him on Insta. Plus, Alison's got a funky costume story from the Albertville 1992 Opening Ceremonies. We raved over the outfits worn by the country escorts during the Opening Ceremonies of Beijing. Alison's got the details on those from 30 years ago. We also have

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