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Keep the Flame Alive
Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz, for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes, coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games....
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Post Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics Call in show
The Milano Cortina 2026 cauldron might be out, but our community still has a lot to say about these Games! Hear what the listeners thought about a spr...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 9
The Paralympic flame has been extinguished, and sadly, the Games of Milano Cortina 2026 are over. However, there was still plenty of action on the fin...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 8
We're at the penultimate day of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, and it was our last day in Cortina. Time to say good-bye to many friends w...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 7
Coming to you from Piazza Roma in Cortina d'Ampezzo, it's Day 7 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics. Alison went to para snowboard to see TK...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics-Day 6
It's Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, and the snow is holding up for a few more competitions. Jill went to para Alpine skiing for...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics - Day 5
It's Day 5 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, and the running theme of the Games seems to be, "It's getting hot," as the snow gets slushie...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 4
It's Day 4 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics! Alison survives another Giacomo in the Morning experience to get to para Alpine skiing for...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 3
Day 3 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics was a struggle in transportation. Jill scored a massive win by getting to the para Alpine competition, bu...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 2
It's Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics, and we head back up to the mountains for the finals of para snowboard, then into Cortina for some w...
MIlano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 1
Day 1 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics starts off with a wild (and nauseating ride) that does not end well for Alison, but she does get to an ex...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day 0
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics is officially underway! We've got the scoop from the Opening Ceremony from our inadvertent live show, compl...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day -1
It's Day -1 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics, and we've made it up to the mountains! We've got the details of our trek to Cortina d'Ampezzo and...
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics: Day -2
We're back in Italy and ready for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics to start!
Between the Games, Alison went back to the States for some much...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: The Listeners Speak!
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic cauldron might be out, but we're still keeping the flame alive! We talk with listeners about their favorite moments fr...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 16
Sadly, it's time to say good-bye to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. We had a few more competitions to start the day, with Alison seeing the n...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 15
It's the penultimate day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and there's mayhem and beauty on the ice and snow. Can anyone stop...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 14
We're getting close to the end of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which, for those of us based in Milano, means there are some slim pickings...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 13
It's Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we're introduced to ski mountaineering today. What we thought, plus Alison went to women's...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 12
It's Day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and while we're coming down to the home stretch, there's still a lot of Olympics to enjoy, in...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 11
What do you do on Day 11 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics?
If you're Jill, you spend hours doing logistics. Then you go to speed skati...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 10
Curious about those On Location Olympic hospitality packages? We experience one of the suites at the figure skating pairs final competition and have t...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 9
Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics turned into a wild day on ice and snow - we've got all of the results for you! Jill gets feisty (and...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Day 8
Invariably at an Olympics, we're packing so much in that at some point we break. At Milano Cortina 2026, it's Day 8, when Alison tells Jill about a ve...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 7
Day 7 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics brought many surprises, particularly at the ice skating arena, where the men's figure skating finals...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 6
It's Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we're having new adventures! Jill learned some scary new Italian words trying to get out t...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 5
We've hit the point where we have no idea what day or date it is, but we know we're in Milano and that there's an Olympics going on, and that's all th...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 4
During Day 4 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, we check out new sports, new train stations, and new venues. Alison has become a navigating fool, wh...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 3
It's Day 3 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, and we're learning that anything can happen! Favorites go down, medals start breaking, and both of us...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 2
Day 2 of action from Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The mountain got Lindsey Vonn in a bad way, but other Olympians shined.
We've been multi-sc...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 1
It's the first full day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics! We already have our first Olympic champions, which means we...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 0
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics are officially open! We look at the competition of day, including our trip to the figure skating arena to see the wom...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics-Day -1
Jill and Alison try Milano's special cake and take a long walk to get to the women's ice hockey venue for the USA v. Czechia match.
Other actio...
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day -2
We have made it to Milano and are ready for Olympic competition to begin! We share our first impressions of the city, the Games organization and some...
Keep the Flame Alive on The Cutting Edge: A Figure Skating Podcast
We were recently on The Cutting Edge: A Figure Skating Podcast with the lovely Kim Dunaway, and we had so much fun with Kim that we wanted to share th...
Olympic Snowboard, Paralympic Snowboard and Wheelchair Curling with Team USA
One last show before we head to Milano Cortina 2026! We talk with wheelchair curling's Steve Emt and para snowboarders Mike Schultz and Noah Elliot ab...
Milano Cortina 2026: Alpine Skiing Preview with Tom Kelly
Alpine skiing expert Tom Kelly joins us to preview the competition ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. We examine men's and women's downhill, s...
Olympic Cross Country Skiing and Para Nordic with Team USA
We're prepping for cross-country skiing and para Nordic at Milano Cortina 2026! At the Team USA Media Summit in October 2026, we talked with cross-cou...
Cortina 1956: Welcome to the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics
New year, a new historical Olympics to explore! Thanks to you, our listeners, in 2026 we'll be exploring the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympic Gam...
Olympic Biathlon with Sean Doherty and Deedra Irwin
Buckle up for biathlon! We're talking with U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program members SPC Sean Doherty (3x Olympian) and SSG Deedra Irwin (2022 Oly...
Figure Skaters Amber Glenn Jason Brown and Spencer Howe
Olympic excitement is building, as more athletes qualify for Team USA! This week is the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, so to get ready to watch th...