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The Ringer Guide to the Summer Games
Hosted by The Ringer · EN
Short-form daily podcast that breaks down all the ways the Olympics are the most fascinating sporting event on the planet, with insight, humor, and commentary from the athletes.
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Flag Football Could Be Coming to the Olympics. Yes, Really.
Aug 6, 202100:12:18Tap to summarizeThe idea of flag football in the Summer Games may seem completely absurd. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen. The push to get this version of the sport in the 2028 Olympic program has already begun. What will determine its success or failure?Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Richard MacLeanAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal, Megan SchusterFact Checker: Kellen BecoatsTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Karate Is Now an Olympic Sport. It’s Not What You Think.
Aug 5, 202100:09:39Tap to summarizeThere will be 60 gold medals awarded in fighting events in Tokyo. But only one of these events features competitors who fight against nobody. It’s time to familiarize yourself with kata—and with a group of Olympians who put the art into martial arts.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Ariel TorresAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal, Megan SchusterFact Checker: Mike ItchueTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Meet the Most Unlikely Two-Sport Athlete in Olympic History
Aug 4, 202100:10:52Tap to summarizeThere are a few select athletes who’ve gone pro in both football and baseball. There’s a small group of Olympians who’ve competed in both the Summer and Winter Games. But there’s never been anybody like Eddy Alvarez, the speedskating second baseman. And he’s about to forever cement his place in Olympic lore. Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Eddy Alvarez Associate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Julianna RessTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Greatest Dynasty You Don’t Know Could Soon Get Even Better
Aug 3, 202100:10:21Tap to summarizeThe Olympics features plenty of remarkable teams, but Team USA women’s water polo might just be the best of them. Its success stretches the limits of what’s possible … and it could be only the beginning.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Maggie SteffensAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Kellen BecoatsTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →How U.S. Women’s Basketball Became a Dream Team Like No Other
Aug 2, 202100:10:02Tap to summarizeWhat does it look like when all of the best players in a sport are on the same team? Team USA women’s hoops can help answer that question. Its dominance is more than just breathtaking. It’s a glimpse of a striking reality.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Jordan LigonsAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Kellen BecoatsTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Give Olympic Horses Their Damn Medals Already
Aug 1, 202100:10:25Tap to summarizeThe Olympics are all about celebrating athletic greatness. But that doesn’t extend to equestrian events. It’s time to fix an egregious mistake and give the majestic horses in Tokyo the medals they deserve.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Boyd MartinAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Kellen BecoatsTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →One Small Step for Mankind. Two Giant Jumps for JuVaughn Harrison.
Jul 31, 202100:10:17Tap to summarizeNo man has represented Team USA in both the high jump and the long jump since Jim Thorpe in 1912. But that’s exactly what JuVaughn Harrison will do in Tokyo. He’s not only defying a century of Olympic convention—he’s making it seem routine.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: JuVaughn HarrisonAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Daniel ChinTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →One Weight Lifter’s Transformative Journey to Achieving Her Olympic Quest
Jul 30, 202100:10:10Tap to summarizeIn 2018, weight lifter Mattie Rogers found out that her weight class wouldn’t be part of the Tokyo Games. To chase her Olympic dream, she had to go to extraordinary lengths. Here’s her story.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Mattie RogersAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Dan ComerTalent Booker: Allyson Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The Simone Biles Story and Why the “Twisties” Are So Dangerous
Jul 29, 202100:17:48Tap to summarizeSimone Biles withdrew from both the team and individual all-around competitions in the Summer Olympics, telling reporters that she has the “twisties.” What does that mean? We brought on Emily Giambalvo, who’s covering gymnastics in Tokyo for The Washington Post, to explain.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Emily GiambalvoAssociate Producer: Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →How to Win an Olympic Medal Without World-Class Athletic Skills
Jul 28, 202100:11:28Tap to summarizeThe rowers who don’t row may seem like the least impressive athletes at the Olympics. But one could be the key to preserving a Team USA dynasty. Welcome to the strange world of coxswains.Host: Rodger ShermanGuest: Katelin GuregianAssociate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna RamgopalFact Checker: Julianna Ress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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