Episode 187: Ginny Fuchs on Boxing and OCD

American flyweight boxer Ginny Fuchs joins us to tell us more about how Olympic boxing works. Ginny also copes with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and as May is Mental Health Awareness Month, she tells us how OCD manifests for her and the work she does to better manage it. Plus, Book Club Claire chats with rugby coach and author Ben Ryan on our latest Book Club pick, "Sevens Heaven: The Beautiful Chaos of Fiji's Olympic Dream." Also, Tokyo 2020 announced the winners of its recipe contest! Read More

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Episode 188: Paralympian Sydney Collier on Para Dressage

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Episode 186: Book Club Claire and Jason Bryant on “Foxcatcher”

Book 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 joins us to give context to the story and how it affected the wrestling community. Plus, we've got new Tokyo 2020 Playbooks, news on the torch relay, an Atlanta 1996 story and the International Olympic Committee's announcement about its virtual sports event.Read more
April 29, 2021
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Episode 183: Olympian Evan Dunfee on Race Walking – Part 1

When 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.Read more
April 8, 2021
Headshot of Laura Berg, the most decorated softball Olympian. 4 Olympics, 4 medals. She now is on the coaching staff of Team USA for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo courtesy of Laura Berg.

Episode 182: Olympian and Coach Laura Berg on Softball

Legendary 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.Read more
April 1, 2021

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