Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics & Paralympics

Episode 215: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Memories with Hannah Brown and Jacqueline Simoneau

We're excited to welcome back TKFLASTANIS Hannah Brown and Jacqueline Simoneau to hear about their experiences at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Plus, great news from TKFLASTAN, and surprise! An IOC member puts his foot in his mouth. Read More

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Flim Buff Fran leads the Keep the Flame Alive Movie Club, in which we watch movies on the Olympics and Parlympics.

Episode 214: Film Buff Fran on “I, Tonya”

It’s time for our last Movie Club of 2021! Film Buff Fran is back to discuss the 2017 movie “I, Tonya,” which is on the scandal surrounding the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan ahead of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics, which was found to be tied to her rival Tonya Harding. Will we feel sympathy for Tonya Harding after watching a film based on her side of the story?Read more
November 18, 2021
Wayne Lamarre, Clinical Professor and Director, Athletic Training Program at University of New England, as well as an athletic trainer for USA Hockey. Wayne will be traveling to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as an athlete trainer with the US Women's Ice Hockey Team. Photo courtesy of University of New England.

Episode 211: Olympic Ice Hockey Athletic Trainer Wayne Lamarre

This week we're joined by Wayne Lamarre, who will be traveling to Beijing 2022 as an athlete trainer on the team's support staff. Wayne is the is a Clinical Professor and the Director, Athletic Training Program at the University of New England. He is a Board Certified Athletic Trainer and has served on the medical staff for the U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team since 2015. Wayne talked with us about what an athletic trainer does and how their techniques have evolved in the last several years.Read more
October 28, 2021
Team USA bobsledder and "Next Olympic Hopeful" Josh Williamson in his racing suit.

Episode 210: “Next Olympic Hopeful” Bobsledder Josh Williamson Returns

All of our TKFLASTANIS are very dear to us, but Citizen #1 will have a special place in our hearts. Bobsledder Josh Williamson, winner of the first season of Team USA's "The Next Olympic Hopeful" was our first interviewee, and now he returns, on the cusp of fulfilling his "Next Olympic Hopeful" goals and making it to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.Read more
October 22, 2021

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Jill Jaracz - host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive podcast

Jill Jaracz

Host & Executive Producer
Jill Jaracz is the host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive. She doesn't understand why biathlon isn't more popular in America.
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    Alison Brown

    Alison Brown is the co-host and producer of Keep the Flame Alive. She believes there's nothing finer than a beautifully executed twizzle.

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