Keep the Flame Alive

By: Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
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  • Keep the Flame Alive® is the podcast for fans of the Olympics and Paralympics. Each week co-hosts Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown keep you up-to-date on the worlds of the Olympics and Paralympics through interviews with athletes, Gamesmakers, historians and more. We're the cure to your case of Olympic Fever. Give us a call: 208-FLAME-IT.
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  • Paris 2024 Paralympic Gold Medalist Samantha Bosco

    Paris 2024 Paralympic Gold Medalist Samantha Bosco
    Oct 31 2024
    Both Alison and Jill are experiencing some post-Paris 2024 blues, and they share what they're doing to combat it--you'll have to figure out whether Alison is being a 90-year-old or not, and you can do so while listening to our Paris 2024 playlist. Another way to combat it is to talk with someone who's been there. We're excited to welcome para cyclist Samantha Bosco back onto the show. Samantha competed in both para track and road cycling at Paris–and won gold in the road race time trial, which was the event she most wanted to win. She tells us all about that gold-medal race and more! You can learn more about Samantha at her website and follow her on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also check out her lightning round with us! In Paris 2024 news, the French economy improved, in part due to the Olympics, but the bills are starting to come in the Opening Ceremonies. Plus, seven people have been charged with cyberbullying Ceremonies director Thomas Jolly, a crime that comes with some pretty heavy penalties if found guilty. One institution that's also done well in the Paris 2024 department is the Olympic Museum. We've got a rundown of some of the 200-plus artifacts they got from athletes and organizers. How they got them is worth a read. In our visit to TKFLASTAN, we hear from Team Keep the Flame Alive members: Sled hockey player Monica QuimbyAuthor Warren PerrinArtistic swimmer Jacqueline SimoneauCurler John Shuster We'll be at Olympin in Atlanta next week, November 8-10! Find out more about location and hours here. Special thanks to our Patron of the Week Lorry Luscri, who keeps our flame alive with financial support throughout the year. If you'd like to support the show, please check out all of the options here. For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thank you so much for listening–and until next time, keep the flame alive. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed. Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/ee507102fbf7/flamealivepod VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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    57 mins
  • Swimming Pretty with Author Vicki Valosik

    Swimming Pretty with Author Vicki Valosik
    Oct 24 2024
    For some sports on the Olympic program, it's easy to understand how they evolved: Swim fast, run fast, jump high, score a goal. But sports like artistic swimming? Where did that come from? On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Vicki Valosik, author of Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water, who delved deep in to the world of synchronized swimming to discover its roots--and along the way, she found much more. The book is a treasure trove of rabbit holes, from the connection Benjamin Franklin had to the sport, to water-based lifesaving techniques used by the military. Vicki dives into the lives of the sport's pioneer Annette Kellerman and movie star Esther Williams as she traces the history of the sport from its earliest days to the Olympic stage. You can find out more about Vicki Valosik at her website. Follow her on Insta, Facebook, and X! Also on today's episode, Zeus the horse from the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony is now at Versailles for an exhibit. In Melbourne, someone's created another statue--of infamous breaking athlete Raygun. It's just 500 days to go until the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympics! In other Milan-Cortina 2026 news, Poste Italliane has signed on as a sponsor, and the organizing committee announced the producers of the ceremonies and torch relay. Plus, LA 2028 may be more of a US Games than we thought, and there's some cool legacy news out of Tokyo. Milan-Cortina will be a regional Games, and LA 2028 may turn out to be that way too. We already know that softball and canoe slalom will be held in Oklahoma City, and now cricket may also take place outside of Southern California. We also have updates from TKFLASTANIs: Para triathlete Grace NormanSprinter Kenny BednarekSled hockey player Monica QuimbyPara swimmer Olivia ChambersRace walker Evan Dunfee We'll be at the Olympin show in Atlanta on November 8-10. Stop by the Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center and see us! For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thank you to our ongoing contributors and patrons! This show thrives because of our listeners. Want to give back? Learn more here. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Note: Where possible, we use affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may earn a commission. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed. Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/ee507102fbf7/flamealivepod VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Paris 2024 Gold Medalists Brian Bell and Noelle Malkamaki

    Paris 2024 Gold Medalists Brian Bell and Noelle Malkamaki
    Oct 17 2024

    It's been a little over a month since the Paris 2024 Paralympics ended. How does that expereience resonate with our TKFLASTANIs once real life has settled back in? Wheelchair basketball gold medalist Brian Bell and para shot put gold medalist Noelle Malkamaki return to tell us how the Games were for them and what's next (or not) in their lives.

    Follow Brian and Noelle on Insta!

    We also have some news from other TKFLASTANIs, including:

    • Sled hockey player Monica Quimby -- learn more about her post-Hurricane Milton GoFundMe here.
    • Wheelchair racer Daniel Romanchuk
    • Listener Lorry
    • Rugby sevens player Perry Baker
    • Swimmer John Naber
    • Rower Kristi Wagner

    If you haven't checked out Book Club Claire's Paris travelogues, do so now! You might see Alison in them!

    Also, we will have a table at the Olympin show in Atlanta! The show takes place November 8-10 and is free to attend. Come by, say hello and check out all the cool Olympic memorabilia!

    For a transcript of this episode and expanded show notes, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

    Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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    Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed.

    Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support

    Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod

    Hang out with us online:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod

    Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod

    Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod

    Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod

    Newsletter: Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/ee507102fbf7/flamealivepod

    VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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    51 mins

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