With Jamaican Olympians Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yona Knight-Wisdom named captains for the Paris 2024 Games, this episode of Many Notable Things celebrates Jamaica’s Olympic journey from its 1948 debut and track-and-field dominance to its ventures into bobsledding, swimming, and emerging sports.

With Jamaican Olympians Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yona Knight-Wisdom named captains for the Paris 2024 Games, this episode of Many Notable Things celebrates Jamaica’s Olympic journey from its 1948 debut and track-and-field dominance to its ventures into bobsledding, swimming, and emerging sports.

With Jamaican Olympians Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yona Knight-Wisdom named captains for the Paris 2024 Games, this episode of Many Notable Things celebrates Jamaica’s Olympic journey from its 1948 debut and track-and-field dominance to its ventures into bobsledding, swimming, and emerging sports.

S1E2: Cool Runnings: Jamaica at the Olympics

Many Notable Things is a podcast for deep thinkers who enjoy reflective takes on history, society and culture. Through a sociological lens, host Kadine Ferguson explores notable themes, events, and experiences (past and present) that shape how we understand the world and ourselves. Whether it's women at the Olympics or the quiet politics of everyday life, each episode invites you to listen, reflect, and rethink what matters.

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S1E2: Cool Runnings: Jamaica at the Olympics

S1E2: Cool Runnings: Jamaica at the Olympics