Podcast Episodes

Team USA Olympic Speed Skaters Erin Jackson and Corinne Stoddard

Episode 420

On this episode of Keep the Flame Alive, we have conversations with Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson and Olympic short track skater Corinne Stoddard that we had at the Team USA Media Summit.

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Published on 3 hours ago

Book Club Claire on A Team of Their Own

Episode 419

Book Club Claire joins us for a discussion of Seth Berkman's 2019 book A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History, about the 2018 Winter Olympic Korean women's unified …

Published on 1 week ago

Olympic and Paralympic Ice Hockey Slaps!

Episode 418

We're exploring the worlds of Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey this week! First, the women's Rivalry Series between Team USA and Team Canada came through Cleveland. Jill got to attend a practice and…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Sydney 2000: Rowing and Olympic Closing Ceremonies

Episode 417

In our penultimate episode of our Sydney 2000 Games history series, Jill takes a look at the Olympic rowing competition, specifically the women's coxless pairs race, which featured Missy Schwen-Ryan …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Keep the Flame Alive 2025 trailer

Introducing your favorite Olympic Aunties Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown! If you're obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics or just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work, you've found…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Olympic Luge with Ashley Farquharson, Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby

Episode 416

We are sliding down the luge track in this episode, interviewing three women from Team USA's luge team, who are vying to compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.

First up, singles luger and 2022 …

Published on 4 weeks ago

100 Days until the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

Episode 415

It's 100 days to go until the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics! We have all the latest on these Games from the Team USA Media Summit in New York City (aka our test event) including podiums, more t…

Published on 1 month ago

Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington on Kayaking and Kiwis

Episode 414

Paddler Dame Lisa Carrington, New Zealand's most decorated Olympian, joins us to talk about kayaking and how the sport varies from solo races to doubles and fours. We also discuss her children's boo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Author Doug Levy on Unknown Olympic Heroes

Episode 413

We are excited to talk with Doug Levy, author of the book Hero Redefined: Profiles of Olympic Athletes Under the Radar. The book contains amazing stories you may not have known – or athletes who for …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sydney 2000: Paralympic Football 7-a-Side and Olympic Television Advertising

Episode 412

It's the latest installment of our retrospective on the 25th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics! Jill looks at the Paralympic Football 7-a-Side competition, while Alison explores…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago