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Sep 24, 2021

Book Club Claire is back to discuss our latest selection: Sevens Heaven by Ben Ryan. As you may remember from Episode 193, Ben coached the Fijian men's rugby sevens team to (spoiler alert) win Fiji's first-ever Olympic gold medal. His book is the story of all of the work that went into achieving that victory. Haven't...


Sep 17, 2021

Surprise! The world did not stop while the Olympics and Paralympics were going on, so there is a ton of news to catch up on!

We've got the latest International Olympic Committee dealings with AIBA, the international boxing association (still a testy relationship), as well as the International Paralympic...


Sep 10, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are over, but boy, did they have an impact on us!  Contributors Superfan Sarah and Book Club Claire join us to talk about our Top 5 Tokyo Paralympic moments, what we can do to further support para sports and our Paralympics montage.

Thanks to everyone who supported our Kickstarter project....


Sep 5, 2021

Sigh. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic cauldron has been extinguished - but not before some last thrilling competitions take place!

Today's program includes the final medals being awarded in:

  • Athletics - marathon
  • Badminton
  • Shooting
  • Sitting Volleyball
  • Wheelchair Basketball

Plus, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee put...


Sep 4, 2021

It's the penultimate day of our Tokyo 2020 coverage, and the Paralympics are going out with some incredible competitions and match-ups, particularly in Athletics, Football Five-a-Side, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, Badminton, Canoe....well, pretty much the entire day was fantastic to watch!

Plus, we've got...