With only a couple of weeks to go until we're seeing the flame lit to start the Paris Olympics, we're back with another epic interview as we get back into field hockey by speaking with one of Australia's leading players Greta Hayes about her amazing career and what we can expect from her and the Hockeyroos at the 2024 Olympics! We learn from Greta just what made her take the field hockey path and why she fell in love with it at such an early age. We also hear about her Olympic ambitions and expe...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 390
IT'S OFFICIALLY PARIS OLYMPICS MONTH! And what better way to get pumped an excited than with our latest Newscast episode, as we are once again joined by Jamie Lyko to bring you all the latest Olympic news in another busy week of action! We go over all the big news from the US track trials and also go over the US gymnastics trials, as well as touching on some Michael Phelps news during the week and some interesting developments coming from the Paris Olympic village and their food options for the ...
Jun 30, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 389
An epic chat coming your way today as we speak with triple Olympian and triple Olympic medallist Shane Rose from Australia about his incredible Olympic journey in the sport of equestrian and his fight right now to be fit enough to make it to his fourth Olympics in a matter of weeks in Paris. We learn from Shane just what brought him into the sport and how he was able to make it to the very top and have such success on the world stage. We also learn about his terrible fall earlier this year and j...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 388
A massive interview coming down your speakers today as we speak to a true Olympic icon and one of the greatest field hockey players of all time, Eddie Ockenden, about his extraordinary journey in the sport and his Olympic career that has seen him take home three Olympic medals along the way. We find out from Eddie just what drew him into the sport and his rise through the ranks from Hobart to the very top of his sport. We also learn about how he overcame the heartbreak of missing out on that elu...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 387
With a month to go until the Paris Olympics and off the back of International Olympic Day, what better way to celebrate than bring you our latest Newscast episode! And in what has been a massive Olympics week, we're bringing back Patrick Riley to go over everything that has happened in the last seven days and more! We find out direct from Patrick just how the US is reacting to their swimming trials and how he thinks their team will go against Australia in Paris. We also get the latest from the o...
Jun 24, 2024•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 386
Get ready to lift yourself into an almighty episode as we return to the great sport of weightlifting and speak with Aussie Paris Olympian Kyle Bruce about his extraordinary rise in the sport and his hopes ahead of his Olympic debut in just a few weeks time! We learn about his beginnings in weightlifting and how a very unique set of circumstances led him into the sport and away from another that he was rising through the ranks in. We also learn more about the brutal nature of weightlifting and th...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 385
We're returning to the sport of shooting today to catch up with one of our favourite guests from the past in Sergei Evglevski to hear how he has been going since we last spoke to him in 2021 and also find out just how he is tracking towards Paris. We learn about the success Sergei has had since our last chat and how that is spurring him on towards his second Olympics. We also find out just why meat pies are all of a sudden a big thing for him heading into the Olympics and just why that might be ...
Jun 18, 2024•59 min•Ep. 384
It's been a massive week in the world of the Olympics and we're back to talk about it in our latest Newscast episode, and this week we welcome US superfan Jamie Lyko to the podcast to help us is digesting everything Olympics related! We bring you all the news from both the Australian and the US swim trials and find out just how they are positioning both nations when it comes to the Paris Olympics. We also find out more about the big news coming from Switzerland during the week about a couple of ...
Jun 17, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 383
We're heading back into the ring today for another closer look at boxing as we chat with an Australian boxer set to make her debut in Paris, Monique Suraci, to learn more about her incredible career and path to the Olympic Games! We find out just what got her into the sport and how a simple lie about her age helped get her involved! We also learn about her overcoming missing the 2020 Olympics and 2022 Commonwealth Games and how she was able to use that to help her finally punch her ticket to Par...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 382
We're excited to get back into the sport of wrestling today by bringing back a guest we first had on the show three years ago in Jayden Lawrence to learn about his recent qualification for the Paris Olympics and his incredible performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games! We find out from Jayden about his breakthrough qualification for the Olympics and just what it means to him after coming so close on three previous occasions. We also learn about why he is going out of his way to go to the openin...
Jun 11, 2024•42 min•Ep. 381
Another week and another Newscast for you to enjoy as we welcome special guest Raphael Spaeth direct from Germany to fill us in on all things German ahead of the Paris Olympics! We learn from Raphael just how Germany is feeling heading into the Olympics and just how generally an Olympics is covered and digested in his country. We also go over the latest Olympic news, covering everything from Tom Cruise and Vegemite right through to the latest selection news from Australia, Canada and beyond! Add...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 380
We are sailing right down your speakers today by returning to the sport of sailing as we chat to Aussie Grae Morris who is set to make his Olympic debut in Paris in the brand new IQFOiL category of windsurfing! We learn from Grae all about this unique new category in the sport and just why we should be so excited to watch it. We also learn from him about his incredible rise through the sport and just why we could've been seeing him not only compete in a different sport at the Olympics but also f...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 379
It has been over four years since we properly sat down and talked water polo on the show and today we are finally rectifying that in the best possible way as we speak with co-captain of the Aussie Sharks and Olympian Blake Edwards about his extraordinary career and just what we can expect from the Aussies come the Paris Olympics! Blake goes over his journey in the sport and just how he chose the path to become one of Australia's best water polo players not only down under but across the world. W...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 378
It's time for our latest Newscast as we get closer and closer to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and this week it's time to get a bit British as we venture to the motherland and are joined by the host of the 'Fantasy Five Rings' podcast Alex Loveless to talk all the latest news in the world of the Olympic Games! We find out from Alex a bit more about his love of the Olympics, as well as the current mood about the Olympics in Britain and how Team GB is tracking ahead of Paris. We also learn about his...
Jun 02, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 377
We're jumping right back into the sport of equestrian today as we speak with one of Australia's top showjumpers leading into the Paris Olympics, Hilary Scott, about her incredible career and her Olympic aspirations! We find out from Hilary just what led her into a career in the sport and how she was able to progress up the ranks to be on the cusp of her first Olympic appearance. We also learn about the unique aspects around showjumping and just what training is required in order to be the best i...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 376
It's time to jump back on your bike here on Off The Podium as we return to the sport of cycling by speaking with Aussie track cyclist Kristina Clonan about her incredible career and hopes for the Olympics in Paris! We learn from Kristina just how she went from a promising young track & field star into endurance cycling and how then that brought about a switch to her current discipline of sprint cycling. We also learn just how the disappointment of not making the Tokyo Olympics helped spur he...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 375
We're back for our latest newscast and it's a big one this week as we're joined by the hosts of the Olympics Podcast 'Sitting on Our Rings', Brendan Low & Trent Hawkins, to talk all things to do with the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and the most recent developments around the bid! We find out direct from the city itself just what on earth is happening, how we have ended up in an embarrassing new situation and whether we could be at risk of losing the Olympics altogether. We also bring you the late...
May 26, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 374
We're super pumped to bring you another CROSSOVER SPECIAL EPISODE with our good friends over at the Keep The Flame Alive podcast to talk all things Paris 2024 on both sides of the Pacific and give our unique insights into the world of the Olympics! We're once again joined by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown from the show to hear just how they are preparing for Paris and what unique coverage they have been doing in the lead up to the Olympics. We also find out just how their preparation is going fo...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 373
We're super pumped to bring back one of our favourite guests on Off The Podium as we catch up with Aussie breaker Rachael Gunn ahead of her Olympic debut in Paris in two months time! We find out just what the feeling of officially stamping her tickets to Paris was like since we last spoke to Rachael and just how it has been a whirlwind for her since that moment. We also learn about her preparation ahead of the Olympics and what she hopes to achieve in Paris. Added to this we learn more about the...
May 21, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 372
It's that time of the week for our weekly news episode and this week we're joined by another American Olympic superfan in Connor Bunnell to go over all the latest Olympic news and bring you some epic sports previews! We go over the first ever Olympic Qualifier Series from Shanghai to see what we think of the event and whether or not it's something we should be seeing more of in the future. We also go over some 2036 bid news and have a look forward to just where we think those Olympics could be h...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 371
It's time to get back to the sport of boxing with an incredible talk with the Australian super heavyweight representative in Paris, Teremoana Jr Teremoana, about his rise through the sport and hopes at the Olympics in July! We learn what unique viewpoint he has of his sport and just why his family is so critical to why he does what he does. We also find out about the world of super heavyweight boxing and all the incredible intricacies that come around how it is done at the highest level. Added t...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 370
It's time to get back on your horse today as we move back to the sport of equestrian and once again learn more about dressage as we chat to one of Australia's best dressage riders Jemma Heran about her amazing career and Paris prospects! He discover just how Jemma got into the sport and what it was about dressage that tickled her fancy. We also learn more about the dressage discipline to try and understand it more and why we should be getting more excited about it for Paris. Added to this Jemma ...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 369
We're back for another NEWSCAST as we bring you all the latest Olympic news you want and need with special guest, Olympic superfan Patrick Riley! We talk about the excitement of the Olympic flame hitting French soil for the first time and the epic ceremony that came with it. We also discuss our thoughts on the new theme for the Olympics and just who might be in line to light the cauldron in a couple of months time. We also bring you the latest qualification news from around the world and find ou...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 368
We're pumped to bring back the great sport of artistic swimming through your speakers today as we sit down with two Australian Olympians in Kiera Gazzard & Rayna Buckle to learn about their respective journeys in the sport as well as their Olympic experiences in Tokyo and hopes heading into Paris! We find out from both of them just how they got involved in the sport and their unique journeys that saw them become teammates in 2021 at the Olympics. We also find out just why artistic swimming m...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 367
It's time to get back into the sport of cycling today as we chat with Australian Tokyo Olympian and multiple World Championship medallist Grace Brown about her amazing career and hopes for Paris! We find out from Grace how a promising running career transitioned into an even more promising cycling career and how she was able to adapt to the sport so quick that she went from picking up the sport to representing Australian within three years. We also find out about her narrowly missing out on a me...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 366
It's been a long time coming but finally we are here to bring you our first ever news episode on Off The Podium with the debut of our weekly Newscast! That's right, after many years of teasing we would bring you a dedicated news episode, we're delivering on our promise with a news episode every week in the lead up to the Paris Olympics! And what a way to begin, as we welcome to the show for the first time American Olympics expert and NBC researcher Hallie Carmen to give her take on all things Ol...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 365
It's a sport that we love but a sport we've somehow barely covered, but today we go about fixing that as not only do we bring equestrian back to 'Off The Podium', we bring for the first time the discipline of dressage to the show as we speak with one of Australia's best riders in the sport Jessica Dertell about her career, Paris prospects and also to learn more about just what dressage is! We find out from Jess how she got involved in the sport and just what it was about dressage in particular t...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 364
We're excited to get back into the great sport of triathlon today as we speak with Aussie triathlete Natalie Van Coevorden ahead of her push towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! We find out from Natalie about her quick progression in the sport, from being poached at a young age right through to finding herself on the very competitive World Triathlon Series. We also find out just what happened around her Tokyo qualification and why she wasn't selected and how she is using that disappointment tow...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 363
An absolutely massive chat coming down your speakers today as we speak with an athlete who not only owns a piece of history, but is set to take the reigns of one of the biggest teams at the Paris Olympics. Anthony Nesty is a swimmer from Suriname who in 1988 created history by winning Suriname's first (and only) Olympic gold medal in the 100m butterfly, and further added to this tally by taking bronze in Barcelona in the same event. And if that wasn't enough for Anthony he is only months away fr...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 362
Our latest episode in our classic Olympic Opening Ceremony series is here as we once again go over an Opening Ceremony we have already covered in looking at the 2018 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony from PyeongChang in South Korea! Has this Opening Ceremony actually improved since we watched it six years ago? How excited are we to have so much mascot interaction in this ceremony? Why are we still disappointed by the lack of Psy, even though there is technically Psy in it? Are we in awe of the sop...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 361
