In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer from The Balance Beam Situation, and Jessica chat about:

• A clarification to start the year off : USA Gymnastics did not actively delete Marvin Sharp's name from Bridget Sloan's biography page, it was automatically deleted when his gym became ineligible for sanctioned competition.
• Why flamethrowers are the must-have accessory for 2016 and our favorite trends from 2015
• American Cup competitors announced while Russia names 90% of it's Olympic team and Romania announces the Rio training squad.
• Our thoughts on Shawn Johnson's new wedding-YouTube channel.
• Spencer tells us which elites are killing it in NCAA already, which freshman are on his must-watch list and we discuss our hopes and dreams for the new Greg Marsden, Sam Peszek, Alicia Sacramone commentary team.
• Lots of listener feedback about:
  • MyKayala Skinner's use of the N word on twitter
  • Do we victim blame on the show?
  • Who won Uncle Tim's Tattoo World Championships in Glasgow

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• 177: Stella Umeh
• Classic Episode 142: They Broke Bart Conner
• 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show
• 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 174: Live Show - Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 173: Women's All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 172: Men's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 171: Women's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 170: Women's Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships
• 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show
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