Today we’re talking with Josh Williamson, one of the bobsled winners of the NBCSN show “Scouting Camp: The Next Olympic Hopeful.” Josh tells us what the competition was like and what his current plan is for his career as a bobsledder.Read more
We're podcasting from Lake Placid, home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games!!! Jill and Alison talk about their adventures (maybe geek out a little) and discuss Lake Placid as an Olympic Host City. Also, trivia, and we say good-bye to a pairs figure skating legend.Read more
Today we look at the Olympic Games bidding process--namely, the fact that once again, Olympic bid cities have been dropping like flies. It's eerily similar to the bidding process for the 1984 Olympics, when Los Angeles was the only city to host.Read more
One important element of an Olympic Games is its mascot. We're right in the middle of the mascot contest for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, so we wanted to explore the concept of the Olympic mascot. We look at how mascots came to be and why they're so important to an Olympic city.Read more
Hosts
Jill Jaracz
Host & Executive ProducerJill Jaracz is the host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive. She doesn't understand why biathlon isn't more popular in America.
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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