Foul Puck Pod

Manage to catch some of the Olympic diving that's been all over the airwaves the past week or so? Rebecca explains how on earth the scoring for that works, as well as the different kinds of dives and ...

8 Aug 202120min

Rebecca fills us in on the differences between track cycling and road cycling, the peloton and the velodrome, and explains how a sport that awards medals to individuals is still, somehow, a team sport...

5 Aug 202130min

Ever wondered whether you'd perform better in the kata or kumite Olympic Karate competitions? Or what the difference is between a sport-based vs event-based approach to the Olympics? We have the answe...

3 Aug 202118min

How do you have surfing as a competition in a land-locked host city? and other questions, answered by Rachel! If you enjoy this podcast, please go give us a 5-star rating on iTunes or the platform of...

31 Jul 202116min

Ever wondered about the correct technique for putting your shot? Or how we ended up with such an event in the first place? Rebecca reveals all in our latest primer! If you enjoy this podcast, please ...

28 Jul 202116min

An exploration of types of Olympic swimming, past and present, including vocabulary terms and event descriptions for multiple swimming events, as well as who to watch! If you enjoy this podcast, plea...

27 Jul 202119min

If you watched the opening ceremonies, you saw the little montage of athletes working out and practicing while in pandemic lockdown. This episode is about the person climbing their fireplace (and all ...

24 Jul 202119min

Presenting the fourth of our Summer Olympics Sports Primers! In this episode, host Rachel takes us through some of the differences between fast-pitch softball and baseball and tells us how to watch so...

20 Jul 202119min