by flamealivepod | Jul 27, 2026 | Blog, History, Hockey, Moscow 1980
A new nation surprises at its first Olympics by Alison Brown This week on the podcast, author Tommy Phillips fills a big black hole in our Olympic knowledge when we discuss his book, The Moscow Olympics: A Day-by-Day History. What do you know about the boycotted Games... 
by flamealivepod | Jun 11, 2026 | History, Cortina 1956, Podcast
We’re traveling back in time to the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics to hear all about the bobsled (or bobsleigh) competition. These Games saw some big changes: New rules about weight, new types of sleds and the introduction of Italian Eugenio Monti, whose results... 
by flamealivepod | May 14, 2026 | History, Alpine Skiing, Cortina 1956, Podcast
In our year-long look back at the Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics, we take to the slopes of the Tofane in the Dolomites to explore the Alpine skiing competition. Although lack of snow was an issue for this event, competitors got to use new technology in... 
by flamealivepod | Dec 11, 2025 | History, Podcast, Sydney 2000
In our final episode on the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, we look at the Paralympic Closing Ceremonies and the legacies of these “best ever” Games. The Paralympic Closing Ceremonies Alison gets us going with the fantastic celebration that is the... 
by flamealivepod | Nov 13, 2025 | Podcast, History, Sydney 2000
We are coming to the close of our year-long look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics. 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... 
by flamealivepod | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog, History, Olympics
by Alison Brown We are a full generation, if not almost two generations, removed from the fall of the Soviet Union and collapse of the Eastern Bloc. East and West Germany reunited as one nation in 1990, yet the fallout from the police state still reverberates through...