Rio 2016 Paralympic discus thrower Ness Murby and his sports assistant Eva pose with the Canadian flag. Ness talks about the processes he goes through as a visually impaired athlete on this episode of Keep the Flame Alive.

Episode 171: Paralympian Ness Murby on Competing with a Visual Impairment

This week visually impaired Paralympian Ness Murby is back to talk about how visual impairments work in his para athletics event, the discus. Ness told about the classification process, the importance of having a sports assistant, and who was more popular at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, him or his service dog Lexington. Read More
January 14, 2021
Sarah Dylla, Exhibit Curator at the Atlanta History Center. Sarah curated its new exhibit Atlanta ‘96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City and joins us on Keep the Flame Alive to talk about it.

Episode 170: Exhibit Curator Sarah Dylla on Atlanta 1996

This week we're kicking off our year of looking back at Atlanta 1996. Sarah Dylla is an Exhibition Curator at the Atlanta History Center, and she’s curated the museum’s new exhibit on the Atlanta Games called Atlanta ‘96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City. We talked with Sarah about the exhibit, how the Games got to Atlanta and how they affected the city….and yes, we’ve got Izzy talk too. Read More
January 7, 2021

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

Jill Jaracz

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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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