The Podium

The Podium

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The Podium episodes

  • Birmingham 2022: Day 10

    Cyclist Aaron Gate makes history with his fourth gold medal of the games, the first kiwi athlete to notch up that milestone. Joelle King and Paul Coll are bringing home gold from the mixed doubles squash and the White Ferns and the Silver Ferns both upset the home teams to bring home bronze in cricket and netball. 

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    14 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 9

    More medals overnight including a silver for defending hammer throw champ Julia Ratcliffe. The Silver Ferns endure a pasting at the hands of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, while the All Blacks are served a hefty loss by the Springboks in Mbombela.

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    17 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 8

    Gold and silver in the men's shot put, but it'll be bronze at best for the Black Sticks women. We take a quick trip to South Africa as the All Blacks label tomorrow's test a "turning point", and find out what Sports Minister Grant Robertson thinks will be his next athletic endeavour.

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    16 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 7

    Another bronze on the bike amid the prospect of medals at the athletics stadium. Our reporters offer navigation help to bus drivers, and personal hygiene tips in the media centre. Plus, ‘The Podium’ takes a break from the Commonwealth Games, crossing to Mbombela in South Africa where the All Blacks gear up to take on the world champion Springboks. 

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    12 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 6

    Medals galore for kiwis in Birmingham, but heartbreak for a fan favourite at the squash. Transport woes continue across the city, and we take a very simplified look at the science behind running really fast.



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    12 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 5

    Medals at lawn bowls and pole vault overnight, but one of our great hopes misses the chance to go for gold in squash. Plus, Ian Anderson now thinks he’s friends with royalty, and find out why there was pole dancing at the beach volleyball.

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    14 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 4

    Ellesse Andrews wins three golds at a single Commonwealth Games … but she’s not our only medallist overnight. We find out why Metallica could be the secret weapon for one the kiwi team’s new swimming stars, and tap into some outrage over parking tickets being dished out around venues.



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    11 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 3

    Medals galore for the kiwi team in the pool! But both sevens teams are now in bounceback mode as they try to summon the energy for the bronze medal playoffs., and games organisers are off side with locals after a blunder during the opening ceremony. The state of the food at some venues has social media anger at boiling point - how much is too much for a dodgy snarler and some undercooked chips?



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    11 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 2

    Another protest could be coming for the kiwi team after one of medal winning cyclists was denied her medal, and then fined! Plus, is a love triangle about to derail the Aussie swim team?

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    15 min
  • Birmingham 2022: Day 1

    New Zealand's on the medal table, with gold and silver at the velodrome, while triathlete Hayden Wilde is protesting a time penalty as he claimed silver. Plus, what's going on with Birmingham's transport during the games, and why Australia's throwing shade at our opening ceremony uniforms.

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    10 min

About The Podium

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Everything you need to know about the on field action, and the off field drama that makes sport so interesting. Hosted by Zoë George, with Stuff sport reporters and special guests.