It's time for the Winter Olympics! The lighting ceremony has a lot more ceremony than you think...

The 4 Most Unusual Torch Lightings in Olympic History (Jenny Cohen, Feb 3, 2026)

5 of the most memorable cauldron lightings in opening ceremony Olympic history (Keith Dunlap, KSAT (dot) com, Jul 18, 2024)

Throwback Thursday: Spain's Antonio Rebollo (International Paralympic Committee, Jun 23, 2016)

Olympic flame (Wikipedia, accessed Feb 5, 2026)

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*This episode was recorded in a cruise ship cabin.