by flamealivepod | Aug 5, 2026 | Blog, Olympics, Paralympics
by Alison Brown We all love the sport and the spectacle of the Olympics and Paralympics, but the greatest sports festivals in the world are big business. It takes thousands of professionals to make the Games happen. We have been lucky enough to speak to a few of these... 
by flamealivepod | Mar 6, 2026 | Blog, Paralympics, Winter Games
As we start Milano Cortina 2026, let’s look back at 50 years of the Winter Paralympic Games by Alison Brown The Winter Paralympics is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Games have come a long way from its start 50 years ago. The First Paralympic... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 24, 2025 | Para Athletics, Paralympics, Paris 2024, Podcast, Tokyo 2020
Today we are talking with 2x Paralympian Noelle Lambert who competes in the 100m and long jump. We get into the details of running blades (and how much they cost), how she improved her 100m between the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympics, and how she’s... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 17, 2025 | Podcast, Olympics, Paralympics
This week, Keep the Flame Alive is celebrating a big milestone: Our 400th regular episode! This episode is an online party with many citizens of TKFLASTAN (Team Keep the Flame Alive, which are our guests and listeners of the show), and we’re thrilled to be... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog, Paralympics, Parasports
Para sports curious? We’ve got episodes for that! by Alison Brown July is Disability Pride Month and we are certainly proud of the amazing guests we have featured from so many Paralympic sports. Did you watch the Paris 2024 Paralympics and get hooked? You aren’t... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 10, 2025 | History, Olympics, Paralympics, Podcast, Sydney 2000
We travel back to 2000 for another look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics. In this episode, Alison explores what’s considered to be the biggest Paralympic scandal of all time, Spain’s cheating in the basketball intellectual disabilities...