It's the latest installment of our retrospective on the 25th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics! Jill looks at the Paralympic Football 7-a-Side competition, while Alison explores the Olympic television advertising campaigns in the U.S.

Playlist of ads referenced in this episode:

Nike slasher ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXTBrRjb4Zg

McDonald's ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4El7e4YwyTA

Coke ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXddSktwMcQ&t=1s

Adidas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q16WeQGTv_E

Buick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1T35mZ3KO0

Visa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o894b4gX-es

Also, we announce which Games you, the listeners, have selected for us to cover in 2026!

For a complete list of sources used in this episode, visit: https://tinyurl.com/sydney2000sources.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

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

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