An exciting episode to bring you today as we sit down and chat with one of Australia's favourite swimmers in two-time Olympian and Gold Medallist Mack Horton to chat about his incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Mack just what it was about swimming that took him to the successes he has achieved and why it was the only real sport he focused on growing up. We also learn about a chance meeting with an iconic Australian swimmer who set him on an Olympic path and just why the ...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 240
It's time to recap an epic Winter Paralympics and go over our thoughts on all the incredible moments and achievements that we just witnessed over 8 massive days of competition. We go over all the highlights from both a Canadian and Australian perspective, as well as going over some other memorable moments that stood out amongst the rest. We also talk about why the Paralympics are just so damn entertaining as well as how the coverage does differ when you move to a different country. Added to this...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 239
It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about rugby 7s on the show and today is the day we finally change that as we speak with Canadian rugby 7s player Andrew Coe about the sport in Canada and his Olympic experiences! We find out from Andrew just how playing soccer got him into the sport and what the rugby scene was like growing up for him. We also find out just what it is like facing down the All Blacks during a World Cup match, and also comparing his experiences of competing at both a Rugby Worl...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 238
It’s time to return to the sport of swimming today as we chat with Canadian two-time Olympic medallist Kayla Sanchez about the sport and her amazing journey to getting to the Olympics! We find out just why her progression in the sport meant she had to switch to competitive swimming and which other Olympic sport she very nearly could’ve competed in instead. We also learn more about joining the Canadian squad just after the team’s success in Rio and how inspiring it was to be surrounded by Olympia...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 237
After the excitement of the Beijing Olympics, we're back to bring you another interview as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic Javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber about her amazing career and amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Kelsey-Lee just how she got into the sport and why she freakin' loves it so much. We also learn about how making her first ever Australian team felt just like it was just 'business' and how her disappointment at her performance at Rio in 2016 helped spurred h...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 236
The Beijing 2022 Olympics have come to a close and we're back to give them one more episode to go over everything and anything that we feel needs to be talked about after another amazing Olympics! What does Jarrod think of the closing ceremony and is he still celebrating Slovakia winning the bronze in men's ice hockey? How will these games ultimately be remembered? Are we satisfied with the success of Australia and Canada or could there have been more? How do we feel about the stars of the Olymp...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 235
Can you believe we are here? The end of another Olympics. SAD! But don't be too sad as we are at least here to go over everything from the final day of competition and go over the closing ceremony to bring the final day of Beijing 2022 to a close in true OTP style! Are we satisfied with the closing ceremony or do we feel disappointed once again? How satisfied are we with Finland finally winning ice hockey gold? What about Canada winning one more bronze medal? What has New Zealand done again to p...
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 234
The penultimate day of Beijing 2022 is here and it's another day to celebrate medals as we go over everything that happened in more in classic Off The Podium style! Are Canada celebrating another silver in speed skating or are they disappointed that it wasn't the gold? How excited are we for Sweden sneaking a gold in the curling? Should we stop New Zealand from being good in winter sports all of a sudden? Do lucky eggs deserve a place in the Winter Olympics? And why are we starting to get a bit ...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 233
As we get closer to the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we're back to bring you another medal winning day and another day where things get entertaining for you on many different levels! Why is Canada just so nice when things don't go their way? Are Canada excited for more medals, even if they aren't gold? What do we have to talk about when it comes to Australia? Why is today the episode not to listen to if you're a Mikaela Shiffrin or Eileen Gu fan? Why is today the episode to listen to if you'...
Feb 19, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 232
It may seem like an unlucky day for some but not if you're Canadian as it's a golden day for Canada and the perfect golden day as we celebrate ice hockey gold on day 13 of Beijing 2022 in another epic daily recap! How are two Australian guys going to recap such an epic win? How are we going to celebrate Ester Ledecka once again being awesome? Is the ski cross something we are excited for or a bit upset about? Is the curling getting too exciting for us to talk about? Is having Marnie Vinall back ...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 231
A day of upsets and a day of amazing action is behind us as we are back to please Karen by speaking in our inside voice as we bring you all the action of day 12 of Beijing 2022! Will Ben get any phone calls tonight telling him to be quiet? Are we upset about the USA being eliminated in the men's ice hockey or are we happy? Why is Slovakia now our favourite country? How is Canada feeling now about the curling given they probably won't have to shut down now? What will special guest Johanna Griggs ...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 230
It's a golden day to be alive as we bring you another Beijing 2022 daily recap by celebrating Canada's return to gold on day 11 of the Winter Olympics! Just how is Canada celebrating FINALLY winning their second gold medal of the Olympics? Are they also celebrating their record breaking bronze haul? How are they feeling about the ice hockey and curling as the medals get closer? How are Australia feeling about Tess Coady once again bring in the yeeeeeeewwwwwwwwws? How proud are we still of queen ...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 229
It's a loved up day 10 of Beijing 2022 with action aplenty, medals galore and so much stuff to talk about that you should probably already be listening by the time you read this! How is Canada feeling about (technically) winning the gold in the monobob? Or are we only counting the bronze? How did Ben do in the monobob and is he pleased with his debut Olympic run by finishing 5th? Are we heartbroken over the aerials or more heartbroken over the OTP curse continuing? What noises is Colin excited t...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 228
After a history making day yesterday we're back for another day where other stuff happened as we go over everything from day 9 of Beijing 2022! Is Australia still buzzing after winning a medal in skeleton? Is Canada still buzzing after nearly getting their bronze medal record they're so desperate for? Which sport do we call out for being lazy? Which sport do we call out for being the complete opposite of lazy and one that needs more love? Are we satisfied with how Ben the bobsled went today? Why...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 227
Get yourself locked and loaded for another medal winning day as we go over everything that happened on one action packed day 8 of Beijing 2022! Why are some of us cross at the snowboard cross but some of us not cross at the snowboard cross? Does it count to lose in a group stage match in ice hockey at the Olympics? How are we feeling on Narracott night? Why is Canada so depressed about the curling? What on earth do Harley Quinn and the Joker have to do with Ice Dancing? And why does Colin love s...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 226
A massive day of Olympic action is behind us as we celebrate Australia getting back into the medals and celebrate a queen still being a queen as we recap day 7 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics! How great is it to celebrate Scotty James winning another medal and how great are we feeling that we predicted it would be silver? How are we feeling about the departure of Shaun White? Is Ester Ledecka still the queen despite not being able to back up her double double? Why is skeleton the sport that ...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 225
Another day of Beijing is in the record books and we're back to go over everything that happened and more on a day that brought multiple medals for Canada and multiple non-medals for Australia! How is Canada feeling with a couple more history breaking medals? How is Australia feeling after the disappointment of the snowboard cross? What are our actual thoughts on figure skating and does something need to change with it? Did we even need to watch the women's halfpipe when we already knew the resu...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 224
Well after a bit of a stutter with no episode yesterday (damn COVID) it's time bring you an episode worth of a double dose of action as we recap two action packed days of Beijing 2022 and be sure to crown a queen and everything else in between! Why are we just not worthy of Ester Ledecka and her amazingness? Why is it only going to get better for her and our love for her? Who else over the last two days has gotten our love worthy of queen status? Are we sick of hearing the word GOAT? What new ni...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 223
Well after a golden day for Australia yesterday it's time to celebrate a golden day for Canada as we come to you for a massive day 3 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! Does a gold for Canada today make up for the disappointment of the curling or are they still too sad to properly celebrate? How is Australia celebrating after their record breaking day yesterday? Which special guest will we have on the show today to help talk about the Olympics? Will we have much breaking news tonight and if we ...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 222
A history making day in Beijing is behind us as we come to you to celebrate medals, sport and everything else in between as we discuss everything that happened on day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympics and more! We celebrate a southern hemisphere bonanza of medals as New Zealand win their first ever Winter Olympic Gold and Australia win their first TWO medals of the Olympics. We also find out how Canada is coping after their GOAT failed to win another gold yesterday, and also try and work out what th...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 221
We are here for the first proper day of competition for Beijing 2022 and we have the whole gang together to recap one epic day! We talk about a medal winning day for Canada and find out from Colin just how he feels about their first day of success. We also get back on the commentary slopes to call some more moguls and leave some more memories that you won't soon forget. Added to this we find out just why we still love the curling, why the women's ice hockey should just be called right now, why H...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 220
The Olympics in Beijing are officially here and we're back to review the Opening Ceremony in classic Off The Podium style! Was this an opening ceremony that we can finally enjoy for once or was it once again a bit of a let down? Why did we enjoy kids falling down too much? What segment are we really starting to get sick of? What did we think of the flag bearers and why were the uniforms amazing this year? As well as the opening ceremony we also talk up some of the great events we have seen so fa...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 219
ANOTHER OLYMPICS ARE HERE! Yes that's right, it's time to get PUMPED as we move into our second Olympics in less than a year and this time get to the REAL Olympics by pumping up the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with our MASSIVE preview episode to get you fully into the winter zone! We go over all the medal hopes for both Australia and Canada and talk up just why these games look set to be so exciting for both countries. We also go over some other big names and events to keep a close eye on durin...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 218
A very special episode coming your way today as we bring you some highlights from each of the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics who have appeared on our show since PyeongChang! You will hear snippets from all 22 athletes that we have spoken to who we will be eagerly cheering on over the next 16 days to bring home Olympic glory for Australia, the US and Canada! Each clip will remind you their thoughts about competing in the games and seeing just how their mindsets are heading into the bi...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 217
It's only hours until the 2022 Beijing Olympics and we have saved our biggest interview ahead of the games till last as we speak with the most decorated US Winter Olympian of all time and one of the greatest Short Track Speed Skaters of all time Apolo Ohno about his decorated career, his new book and everything else in between! We find out from Apolo just what brought about him writing his new book and how he hopes it will inspire people moving forward. We also learn more from his perspective of...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 216
It's been a while since we've spoken to someone from the great sport of cross-country skiing and today we finally break the drought by speaking with Australian Olympian Casey Wright ahead of her second Olympics in Beijing! We find out from Casey just how she got into the sport and what other sports we could've seen her represent Australia in through her various sports she grew up playing. We also find out the insane training that goes into the sport of cross-country skiing and just what the diff...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 215
As we get closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics it's time to chat with another athlete who is set to compete at the games as we speak with Australian Skeleton racer Nick Timmings about his journey in the sport and his hopes for his first ever Olympics! We find out from Nick just how he got into the sport and how he remembers those first moments of getting on a sled and the adrenaline addiction it created for him. We also find out just what unique training he has to do in order to compete at ...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 214
It's time to return to the sport of bobsled today and speak to another Aussie in the sport as we learn more about the amazing Kiara Reddingius and her unique journey from the middle of Western Australia right through to a potential spot at the 2022 Olympics! We find out just how she got involved in the sport and how she was recruited by two former guests of this show. We also find out just how she was able to overcome the difficulty of not making the 2018 Commonwealth Games in a different sport ...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 213
Another great winter athlete interview coming your way today in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics as we chat with two-time Olympic luger from Australia Alex Ferlazzo about his amazing sport and amazing career! We find out from Alex just how his preparation is going for Beijing and why the new track is exciting him ahead of his third Olympics. We also learn about the unique way he got into the sport and how he was able to pick it up so quickly. Added to this we find out just how his close bond ...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 212
It's time to get back into snowboarding as we chat with Australia's first ever Winter Youth Olympic Gold Medallist and Beijing Olympics hopeful from the sport of Snowboard Cross Josie Baff about her incredible sport and career so far! We find out how Josie grew up competing in winter sports and how she was able to balance ski racing with snowboarding throughout her junior career. We also find out about her lifelong Olympic aspirations and just what it means to her to be the first ever Australian...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 211
