Now that we're less than a year away from the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, we're continuing to get excited by speaking with some great winter athletes on this show! And what is even better is when we bring back a former guest for another chat, as we welcome back Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist Lewis Irving to learn how his preparation is going for next year and just what we can expect from him at the 2026 Olympic Games! We learn from him how a serious crash not long after we spoke with him in 2023 has shaped his lead up to his third Olympics, and how his miraculous recovery from the crash has helped spurred him on in his performances since. We also find out about some significant Canadian Olympic history he could create next year and what it would mean to him to achieve that. Added to that we find out about the best place to eat at in Quebec, how his Italian is shaping up for next year as well as just where in the world he experienced some of the best poutine he has ever had. It's another incredible chat with Lewis that you simply can't miss! So get to listening to avoid disappointment!

We're taking a brief break from our recent winter content to go back to summer and also return to the Paralympics today as we chat with Australian paratriathlete Jeremy Peacock about his incredible career and journey in the sport as well as his Paris Paralympic experiences! We find out from Jeremy about why it took him so long to get involved in his sport as he opens up about some very raw challenges that he had to overcome in order to reach that point. We also learn more about his Paris experiences, including whether the fact that he is a Paralympian has fully hit him yet. Added to this we of course talk about poop in the Seine, all things to do with Phryge and finding out just which of his main rivals he likes to beat more than others. It's another incredible chat that will lift your spirits up higher than the Eiffel Tower today, so get to listening and get pumped!

We're now less than a year away from the 2026 Winter Olympics which means we're back to bring you our fifth LOOKING AHEAD episode where we go over all there is to look forward to about the Milano Cortina Olympics next year! We go over why these Games are set to be so unique with their geography, and whether we like just how much they are spread out or wish things were a little more compact. We also go over the new events and new sport set to take the Olympics by storm, hear the official anthem for the Games that perhaps might be better suited to another annual European music event and of course go over every aspect of the mascots of the Games and see if we can work out what on earth a stoat actually is. Added to this some extra fun shenannigans in extra fun Italian style and you won't want to miss a second of this episode! So tune in, get stoated and change your windows for another epic time!

A very special episode to close out the month today as we sit down with one of the most well known Olympic historians on the planet, Philip Barker, to learn about his career in the world of the Olympics and learn more about his very unique profession that we all pretty much dream we could have! We find out just how Philip got in to the Olympics and how that path took him towards his current profession. We also find out a vast variety of incredible Olympic stories and facts, as Philip goes over some unique insights into the Olympic bidding process and where we sit with it now, as well as the general celebration that each city has when it comes to hosting the Olympics Games. Added to this some great talk about everything from Antwerp to Brisbane, and you are in for one hell of a historical ride from one hell of a smart man. It's one of our most unique interviews ever, so get to listening to avoid disappointment!

We've never hidden our admiration for Olympic pin collecting on this show and we have always wanted to dive deeper into what is often called the unnoficial sport of the Olympic Games. Well today we are finally doing so as we bring you a very special episode on what it takes to become an avid Olympic pin collector as we are joined by German pin collector Yorick Spieker to learn more about the unique hobby and just how big of a hobby it actually is! We learn how Yorrick found himself at his first Olympics as a 19-year-old and how he was then able to acquire his first pin. We also learn how different the art of trading was 30 years ago, and how he was able to build such an extensive collection over the years having only attended two Olympics. Added to this we learn more about the etiquette of pin trading when actually at an Olympics, just why there is an endless amount of Olympic pins out there with no perfect collection ever possible and find out how asking for a certain pin in Paris could've very much led to the death of someone had they given it up. It's an amazing chat with so much to learn from, so get to listening and get more excited about Olympic pins! 

After returning to the slopes last week with a great returning winter guest, we're doing the same once more today as we welcome back Australian skeleton racer Nick Timmings to find out how he is prepping for the 2026 Olympics, how the Beijing Olympic experience was for him in 2022 and everything else in between! We hear from Nick about why his Beijing experience wasn't exactly what he was hoping it to be but how it helped spur him on in continue in the sport and track towards his second Olympics next year. We also find out how his Beijing experience enabled him to have a different Olympic experience in Paris last year and contribute to the Olympics in a much different way. Added to this we clear the air and talk about the elephant in the room when it comes to a certain co-host of this show and his comments about Nick during the 2022 Olympics, find out why Tasmania was one of the coldest places he has ever been to and cotinue our campaign to get a sliding track built in Australia for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane. It's an amazing chat that once again you won't want to miss!

After starting the year off with a bang last week, we're continuing into 2025 with another massive interview as we welcome back one of our favourite guests to the show in Canadian ski jumper Ale Loutitt to catch-up on her impressive achievements since our last chat and look ahead to what we can expect from her at the Milano Cortina Olympics next year! With a World Championship, Junior World Championship, World Cup overall bronze and a World Record being added to her resume since our last chat, just how does Ale compare each of these achievements? We find out, as well as finding out whether we are her good luck charm that she needs each time she heads into a new season. Added to this we learn about a puppet called Gary, how getting injured actually helped her towards more success and find out how even jumping 10cm could get Ben a record he would proudly own. It's another amazing chat with an amazing guest that you won't want to miss!

An absolute treat coming your way today on the show as we chat with iconic Canadian Paralympian Chantal Peticlerc to learn more about her incredible career that saw her go on to be the equal most successful Canadian Paralympian of all-time! We find out from Chantal just how hard her competitive instinct drove her across her career, including some very unique methodologies she used in order to achieve even higher standards. She also talks about the impact of THAT race in 2000 in Sydney against Australian Louise Sauvage and how that was a turning point in not only her career but also how the Paralympics were talked about globally. Added to his we learn more about her role in the Canadian Senate, work out which pieces of memorabilia mean more to her than her medals and find out just how of a direct line she has to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It's an amazing interview that you simply won't want to miss!

We're on target to break a drought on this show today as for the first time in a few years we get back to the great sport of archery! And what better way to do it than speaking with Aussie Olympian Peter Boukouvalas about his recent experiences in Paris and learning more about the great sport he competes in! We find out from Peter about which other sport he could've been an Olympian in and just what unique thing happened to get him to switch from that intro archery. We also learn about the very unique training regimes from his sport and just how intensive it actually is. Added to this we find out about his Paris experiences, his take on being involved in the Opening Ceremony and just what he has to say to the many people who doubted that he could ever make an Olympic team. It's an incredibly open and deep chat that you definitely won't want to miss!

It's been a while since we've hit the sand for beach volleyball but we're back to talk about as we sit down with Aussie Olympian Mark Nicolaidis to learn about his career and his experiences in Paris earlier this year! Mark has had a stellar rise to the top in his sport, a rise that started off on the indoor courts in Queensland and saw him become a pirate. How? Well you'll find out in this chat. You'll also find out how his partnership with Izac Carracher was able to blossom so early and bring them immediate success when they came together as a team, and how they were then able to overcome disappointment along the way to their very last minute selection for the Paris Olympics. Added to this we find out about his experiences at both ceremonies in Paris, learn more about his potential bromance with an Australian TV personality and learn which fellow Olympian could be joining him in a special coffee project moving forward. It's an incredibly entertaining chat that you won't want to miss!