Today's guest is author and historian Dr. Cat Ariail. Cat is a lecturer of history at Middle Tennessee State University and author of the new book Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity. We discuss how great female Olympic track athletes Alice Coachman, Mae Faggs, Wyomia Tius, Wilma Rudolph, Willye White, Earlene Brown changed the way society perceived Black women in the sporting world.

Learn more about Cat at her website: https://catariail.com

Our TKFLASTAN Update includes news from:

• Kim Rhode
• Andrew Maraniss
• Ken Hanscom
• Brianna Decker
• Erin Jackson
• Chloe Kim
• Clare Egan

Throughout 2021 we're revisiting great stories from Atlanta 1996! For our Atlanta 1996 moment this week, we relive the incredible story of the Australian Eventing Team during the Equestrian competition.

We also have Games Updates from Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, and Milan-Cortina 2026.

Photo courtesy of Cat Ariail.

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