Day 16: Closing time
All good things come to an end. Through delay, innumerable challenges in just putting on the games and the actual sporting competition itself, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and all involved have excell...
8 Aug 202119min
Day 15: Waiting Game
The sting of missing out on Olympic glory can be a hurdle to overcome as well as a fuel for future success. Ultimately, delayed gratification may just be the ultimate prize. We speak with the second A...
7 Aug 202114min
Bonus: Speaking Without Words
From using your podium performance to speak for a wider group or simply turning your chopsticks around for a shared platter, gestures big and small are a defining feature of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Gam...
7 Aug 202122min
Day 14: Over Rivers and Fences
Running from steeple to steeple in the Irish countryside, over fences and through streams might seem like a task far removed from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. And yet 2 events, run on 2 or 4 legs, re...
6 Aug 202119min
Day 13: Masters of Chaos
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games feature the most sports and events in any modern Olympics. Organizing and participating, notably, in Track and Field and Water Polo, involves mastering a lot of pandemoniu...
5 Aug 202113min
Day 12: Change your Mind - Mental Health at the Olympics
Athletes prioritizing their health and wellbeing has been a through line in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. And while that may sound like a given considering these are the highest performing physical sp...
4 Aug 202127min
Day 11: In The Village - From One Katie (Ledecky) to Another
A few days ago, we referenced our sister podcast, In the Village, hosted by Elizabeth Beisel. Her recent interview with Katie Ledecky was so insightful and fun that we wanted to share it to The Podium...
3 Aug 202113min
Day 10: It's in the Name
When you win a medal at the Olympic Games, your names is etched in history and plastered all over the ticker tape. Sometimes, the names of our Olympic champions fit just a little too well and lead us ...
2 Aug 202121min
