Keep the Flame Alive

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are here! We're back with our daily coverage of all of the action, starting with today's Opening Ceremonies. Was there a performance? Did it make sense? Did it tug at our heartstrings? How were the Parade of Nations uniforms? And how many tissues does it take to get through a cauldron lighting? All this and more!

Join in the fun at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Thank you to our ongoing contributors at our Patreon campaign! Want to support the show on an ongoing basis? Learn more here.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are over, but they can live on in our hearts and memories! Contributors Superfan Sarah and Book Club Claire join us to talk about our Top 5 Tokyo Olympic moments and what we're looking forward to watching during the Paralympics.

We also have a "Where's Marnie?" update. Marnie McBean - Chef du Mission for life!

And we have one final installment of "What's Up with Mike and Maya," where finally figure out whether Mike and Maya actually do go to the dance.

In news from TKFLASTAN, we have word on:

• DeAnna Price
• Connor Fields
• Randal Roark and Michael Dobbins - check out their talk at the Atlanta History Center.
• The dulcet tones of Jason Bryant
• Shiva Keshavan - a biopic in the making?!

Shout out to our Patreon patrons - we've got a big announcement about new features coming due to their financial support. Join them with your ongoing contribution today!

Prefer a one-time donation? Support our Kickstarter that will help us cover costs as we provide on-the-ground coverage at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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In as big of a celebration as you can have during a pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics came to a close, and the flame has been extinguished. We've got the details on the ceremony and the handover to Paris 2024.

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• Fantasy League/Brackets Final Update
• The penultimate installment of "What's Up with Mike and Maya?"

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. We're a third of the way toward our goal, so please help make this a reality. Thank you for your support!

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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Day 17. It's the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. On this episode we look at the final day of competition, including the dramatic conclusion to the maranovela.

Programming note: We'll cover the Closing Ceremonies in a separate episode coming out tomorrow.

Today's coverage includes:

• Athletics - men's marathon
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cycling - Track
• Handball
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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It's the penultimate day of competition, which means many sports are wrapping up their tournaments and crowning Olympic champions. Or, in some sports, they're protesting their scores and making commentators work overtime. Plus, it's a hot morning up in Sapporo (surprise!), which means a tough episode of our maranovela.

Today's competition includes:

• Artistic Swimming - With TKFLASTANI Jacqueline Simoneau and Team. Canada
• Athletics
• Baseball - We think this tournament is over.
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing
• Canoe Sprint
• Cycling Track
• Diving
• Equestrian
• Football
• Golf
• Handball
• Karate
• Modern Pentathlon
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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It was a banner day for TKFLASTAN as we had many Team Keep the Flame Alive athletes competing.....all at the same time. This made for a hectic, but fun day of viewing. And, Alison's shopping for feed bags!

Today's coverage includes:

• Artistic Swimming - with TKFLASTANI Jacqueline Simoneau
• Athletics - with TKFLASTANI Evan Dunfee
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing
• Canoe Sprint
• Cycling - Track
• Diving
• Equestrian
• Football
• Golf
• Handball
• Hockey
• Karate - with TKFLASTANI Tom Scott
• Modern Pentathlon - with TKFLASTANI Samantha Schultz
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Sport Climbing
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

***

Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are starting to wind down, but our TKFLASTANIs in competition are just starting to heat up!

Along with results for the day's 21-sport program, we are also very concerned about the age of some women (really girls) competing in diving and skateboarding. And we interrupt our results for a major rant about NBC's coverage and programming decisions, spurred when the feed cut out on the men's bronze medal hockey game with about five minutes to go.

Today's sports program includes:

• Athletics
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing
• Canoe Sprint
• Cycling - Track
• Diving
• Football
• Golf
• Handball
• Hockey
• Karate
• Marathon Swimming
• Modern Pentathlon
• Skateboarding
• Sport Climbing
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling.

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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Is the 400m hurdles the event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, or what?!? We got to see another great day of competition, both with monumental victories and heartbreaking losses.

Today's coverage includes:

• Artistic Swimming - TKF Jacqueline Simoneau showed how the Olympics isn't necessarily about winning medals; it's about doing your best.
• Athletics - Whoa. Just whoa.
• Baseball - We still don't understand this tournament.
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing
• Cycling - Track
• Diving
• Equestrian - The course that spooked the horses.
• Golf
• Handball
• Hockey
• Marathon Swimming - Where feeding is....interesting.
• Sailing
• Skateboarding
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

***

Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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Day 12 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics turned out to be the day where Jill and Alison lost it. So much Olympic action, so much lost sleep, so many names to try to pronounce! That said, Day 12 also features the race of the Games: 400m hurdles. Do yourself a favor and watch it (maybe again) before the show.

We've also got action in:

• Artistic Gymnastics - Last day of competition, and Simone Biles is back!
• Athletics - TKFLASTANI DeAnna Price competed!
• Baseball - We realize we don't understand the tournament structure.
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball - A major upset!
• Boxing
• Canoe Sprint
• Cycling - Track
• Diving - With the Russian Viking
• Equestrian
• Football
• Handball
• Hockey
• Sailing
• Sport Climbing - Jill's vote for best new sport on the Olympic program
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya? - Could this guy be Maya's dad?

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

***

Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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For "only" 21 sports on the agenda, today had an incredible amount of action! Especially from Cuba! And there was a podium protest!

Today's recap includes:

• Artistic Gymnastics - in which mistakes actually cost you
• Artistic Swimming - with TKFLASTANI Jacqueline Simoneau
• Athletics - and an interesting bit about Najma Parveen, a sprinter you may not know
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Canoe Sprint
• Track Cycling - WITH SPECTATORS!
• Equestrian - TKFLASTANI Phillip Dutton finishes competition
• Football - a shocker for the USWNT
• Handball
• Hockey - a stunning shootout
• Shooting
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling - a 4-peat! Repeat, a 4-PEAT!

Plus, our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating/Volunteer Roles Would We Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update
• What's Up with Mike and Maya?

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

Text us/Leave us a VM! 208-FLAME-IT (208) 352-6348.

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

***

Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

Support the show:

Tell a friend: http://flamealivepod.com

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