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OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 16It's the final day of the #Paris2024 Olympic Games! Chris is in the heart of the Games, Lille, and Ruth is back in Paris.We cover the Breaking news of the last 2 days, and make predictions for this evening's Closing Ceremony.2024-08-1119 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 13Ruth joins us from Olympisme, A History of the World and takes us on a journey to the past, present and future of the games, while we also discuss naughty Australians, a Tahitian hero, dramatic handball, squeeky clean Chinese medals and new entries to the Olympibook.2024-08-0834 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 10Ruth has made it to Paris, so it's a walk-and-talk episode around La Concorde as we reflect on her whirlwind 36 hours, the Olympibook and other ramblings.2024-08-0521 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 8Does Ruth have a passport? Yes. Can you pole vault over a giraffe? Maybe. Will we talk about the last time Ireland's experienced such a successful Olympics? No.Chris reports from Paris. Ruth reports from Dublin. It's Day 8(ish) of the #Paris2024 Olympic Games.2024-08-0431 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 6It's day 6 of the #Paris2024 Games. AND CLONMEL IS ON THE MEDAL TABLE.Ruth reports live from the official County Town of the Olympipod, and Chris reports the other place.2024-08-0110 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 3Day 2.5 of the #Paris2024 Games, and the Olympipod have ANOTHER bonus pod out??? It's a true quadrennial sporting event miracle. Ruth names more small towns in Ireland, and Chris keeps it international.We have three cancellations, and a callback to St. Louis 1904 Games.2024-07-2923 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day 1Day 1 of the #Paris2024 Games draws to a close, but the unofficial Olympic Podcast of Records was there to save it for posterity. Chris is in Paris, Ruth is in Clonmel. It's time to Olympipod.2024-07-2828 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII - #Paris2024 Day -2ishThe Olympics hasn't begun! Or hasn't it?? There's only one thing that is for certain - the Olympipod can't be stopped, and that we'll never not have opinions on dressage.2024-07-2520 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXI - Montreal 1976We delve into the impending financial ruin of one of North America's finest cities, erotic Olympic film sequences, Jenner's decathlon domination, East German doping, Nadia's perfect 10s, boycotts and broken knees - all in an hour's work in your latest Olympipod.2024-07-181h 02OlympipodOlympipod XX - Munich 1972The Olympipod arrives to Munich, for what was promised to be "the cheerful Games". These Games, however, would be remembered not for its cheerfulness, but by a horrific terrorist attack that shook the world.Chris tactfully covers the important events, and Ruth brings stories of dachshunds, drug -takers, and the "Twitch TV".2024-07-111h 05OlympipodOlympipod XIX - Mexico City 1968The latest and most glorious season of the Olympipod has returned! And what a return – Ruth carries an injury into the recording, and has mislayed her notes. Chris brings facts and a chance meeting with an anti-doping officer. There's flops, Swedish beer bans, dislocated knees, and civil rights protests. And just how far can a tortoise jump? Not as far as a man.Welcome back, to the Olympipod.2024-03-2958 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXIII – Paris 2024 Day -504With just 504 short days left until the Opening Ceremony of the 33rd Olympiad, Ruth and Chris reflect on the tickets they've already nabbed, and whether they can fit surfing into their schedules. Also! Chris thinks it's a good idea to review each and every Paris Olympic Pictogram! It makes truly riveting listening. Play along on the Paris Pictogram page.2023-03-1044 min
OlympipodIntercalated Olympipod II – Clonmel/Gothenburg 2023THE OLYMPIPOD IS BACK! After an unannounced and unexpected 10-month haitus, Ruth and Chris have months of out-dated news, misremembered facts, and vague recollections of previously strongly-held beliefs to catch up on.Will an obstacle course be punched in Paris? Should you arm roller police? How many events could you fit in a pool? All this and more in our second ever Intercalated Olympipod.2023-01-2042 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 14/15Delivering yesterday's news, today! Also huge pretzels, curling, and ice tug-of-war.2022-02-1926 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 13Statements are retracted about, curling is curled, and Chris runs to catch a train. 2022-02-1717 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 11She's back from audio quarantine and now Ruth has opinions about ice hockey and Chris's professional skiing career. Also - what makes a Bøathlon a Bøathlon? 2022-02-1524 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 7/8Beijing 2022 is officially the most Olympipod-y of any Winter Olympics.The scandals keep on rolling, and the characters keep on being characters. Also, Ruth and Chris invent some new sports! 2022-02-1228 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 6(ish)A day later than planned, but still incredibly relevant.Especially as the Olympipod remains the only podcast brave enough to discuss Lugenga. 2022-02-1132 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 5Are there too few people on a curling team? Or too many? How many people could you pile on a luge?Does Ruth have covid?It must be another Olympipod bonus.2022-02-0928 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 4Day 4 of the Beijing Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, but Ruth and Chris are here to keep you up-to-date on some of the latest - and late - stories from the slopes, as well as some "live" commentary on the eagerly anticipated Group B clash in the women's ice hockey between Sweden and Denmark.2022-02-0824 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 3Later than expected due to an unanticipated SPILL! in the recording room, the Olympipod is back. Canada had a great day. Flags did not. People jumped off big hills, and Ruth and Chris question the wisdom of excluding demonstration events from the Winter Games.2022-02-0827 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 2No one could have predicted it... The Olympipod is back for day 2 of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games! New Zealand made history with their first winter gold, the Norwegians were just their asses, and Ruth and Chris wonder if road bowling has made it to Australia. If not, why not?2022-02-0620 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXIV - #Beijing2022 Day 1(ish)Beijing 2022 is upon us and the Olympipod is back! And we're asking all the important questions. When is a cauldron not a cauldron? What makes a Moose Biathlon a Moose Biathlon? What kind of oil did American Samoa's flagbearer use to protect him from the cold? We also get round to talking about some sport.2022-02-0633 min
OlympipodWinter Olympipod IV - St Moritz 1948Despite last week's predictions that we would surely find ourselves in Liverpool for 1948... we're back in St Moritz! And there's more controversy than you can throw an icestock at. Shootings, spills, a controversial film - it has it all.2022-01-1447 min
OlympipodWinter Olympipod IV - Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936Not even Covid can keep Chris down as the Winter Olympipod breathlessly - more so than usual - takes a deepish dive into Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936. There's beer gardens aplenty, a ballet, and - of course - even more spills. Plus: Liechtenstein gets its first mention! 2022-01-061h 00
OlympipodWinter Olympipod III - Lake Pacid 1932More bobsleigh spills than you can shake a stick at, speed skating drama and dogs as the Winter Olympics heads to the USA for the first time.2021-12-2347 min
OlympipodWinter Olympipod II - St Moritz 1928Bobsleigh returns to its ancestral homeland, horses pull skis, and Canada dominates on the water polo pool. Welcome to the slushy fields of St Moritz, 1928.2021-11-2553 min
OlympipodWinter Olympipod I - Chamonix 1924Ruth and Chris whoosh back into your ears and brings you all the way back to the slopes of Chamonix for the very first Winter Olympipod. And this season looks like it will be an exciting one, with nordic cold shoulders, controversies on the rink, and a real-time discovery on the origins of the bobsled.2021-10-2848 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 RecapTwo weeks after the Games concluded, Ruth and Chris sat down to talk about the most memorable moments of Tokyo 2020ne. And two weeks after that... we published our musings for all to hear! We revisit the very best and the very worst people and stories, and even give a little teaser as to what's to come over the next few months for the Olympipod2021-09-0354 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 16It's over! It's all over! Tokyo 2020 is over! Ruth and Chris attempt to struggle through their emotions and talk about giant motorised baseball mitts, marathon mischief, large moths, and much much more.2021-08-0823 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 15It's the penultimate Olympipod daily bonuses and Ruth has survived her Pfizer. Also: punching horses is bad. Denmark are sad. And some other Olympics happened too.2021-08-0718 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 14Day 14 of #Tokyo2020 has drawn to a close, but there's still plenty to discuss: long walks, disgruntled horses, imaginary sports. While Chris takes the reigns of the minipod, when Ruth was found sleeping on the job.2021-08-0620 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 13Day 13 of Tokyo 2020 will go down in the history books as the day the Olympipod officially became 75% vaccinated. And other stuff happened too! Stuff at the Olympics!2021-08-0518 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 12Day 12! Ruth is excited! She's found some new sports! Also, it was the first day of the multi-discipline events, and the Olympipod is delighted.2021-08-0425 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 11Day 11 of #Toyko2020 and it was a day for the history books. Records were smashed. Real Cycling was cycled. Tiny cars went beep beep. And Chris dropped a bombshell.2021-08-0317 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 10Day 10 of #Tokyo2020 has been and gone. The Cuban anthem was jaunty. The Greco-Roman existed. And we had some very tragic news from Tokyo.2021-08-0206 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 9Day 9 has come to a close, and what a Day 9! Chris - AND Ruth - take the most unbrief of brief look backs at the triumphs and the tragedies of the days events at #Tokyo2020.2021-08-0128 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 8We've reached the halfway point, and it turns out Ruth's viewing of BMX freestyle was simply an Olympic fever dream. But mixed relays were not, and she's a big fan. Also - Chris!2021-07-3119 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 7Where's the last week gone? To #Tokyo2020, that's where! And to celebrate, Ruth has been left - some might say inadvisably - unsupervised to share some of her thoughts on day 7 of the Olympic Games.2021-07-3008 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 6The Microstates shall inherit the earth. Or, at the very least, a couple of Olympic medals. Also - IRELAND WINS GOLD IRELAND WINS GOLD IRELAND WINS GOLD. It all happened on Day 6 of #Tokyo20202021-07-2915 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 5Today Mega-Host Chris is joined by Ruth. She claims it's day 6. It isn't. It's day 5. She's just gone quite mad. It's the Olympics. But she still loves weightlifting, and thinks the 1500m freestyle is too long. 2021-07-2916 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 4Olympipod's very own Chris joins Ruth to catch up on all the day's action, including horse frolicking, wave riding, and some gigantic tumbles.2021-07-2712 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 3Ruth had a sleep. Denmark won gold. People lifted heavy things. Breaststroke is very old. It all happened on Day 3 (ish) of the Games, and Ruth has all (some) of the facts. 2021-07-2606 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 2(ish)Nobody has slept. There's just too much sport. And Ruth has opinions. On the butterfly, knitting, and the Danes.2021-07-2408 min
OlympipodOlympipod XXXII - #Tokyo2020 Day 1364 days delayed, Tokyo 2020ne is finally here. Joined by a very special guest - Chris - Ruth takes a look back at Day 1 of the XXXIIth Olympiad, and a look forward to an action-packed Day 2. Big thanks to our wonderful guest sound editor, Tony Groves. Make sure to check out tortoiseshack.ie and their amazing selection of podcasts. And don't forget to subscribe to their patreon for extra episodes and content patreon.com/tortoiseshack 2021-07-2308 minOlympipodOlympipod XVIII - Tokyo 1964After three attempts, four recording sessions, and multiple creative directors' dismissals, Olympipod XVIII - Tokyo 1964 is finally here. And with heartthrobs, sailing millionaires, weddings, shearings, and murder soccer to look forward to - it was well worth the wait!2021-07-2253 minOlympipodOlympipod XVII - Rome 1960Did Rome 1960 change the world? Probably not, though it did give us plenty to talk about with amazing athletes, fierce rivalries and death, played out in a sizzling Italian summer.2021-06-181h 00OlympipodOlympipod XVI - Melbourne 1956Just how friendly were Melbourne's friendly games? Among the blood in the water, cold war antics and torch shenanigans, we find love, legendary athletes and lounging Liberians.2021-05-221h 01OlympipodOlympipod XV - Helsinki 1952 Part 2Ready for more from Helsinki? After a fierce rivalry on the football pitch and pure flames on the torch relay, James Ward makes his long-awaited change to the Olympic programme!2021-04-0147 minOlympipodOlympipod XV - Helsinki 1952 Part 1The Soviets are here, the arts are gone and superfan James Ward joins us for our longest episode to date. In fact, it was so long and so full of fun, that we decided to split it into two episodes!2021-03-251h 05OlympipodOlympipod XIV - London 1948Olympic diving finalist Oliver Dingley joins us to share his personal Olympic tales and delve into the first games after World War II, featuring the 'Flying Housewife', the arts competitions' last hurrah and a terrifically terrible basketball team.2021-02-251h 12OlympipodOlympipod XII/XIII - CancelledWhile World War II tore the 1940 and 1944 games asunder, two prisoner-of-war camps in Germany kept the Olympic spirit alive with their own games behind the Nazi barbed wire.2021-02-0432 minOlympipodOlympipod XI - Berlin 1936We're off to Hitler's Olympics in 1936, the scene Jesse Owen's brilliance and an unlikely friendship, more dodgy refereeing and a festival of nudity on film.2021-01-1453 min
Keep the Flame AliveOlympipod's Ruth Fitzpatrick & Chris O'ReillyEvery year we like to sprinkle in a few episodes about the history of the Olympics, and next year we’re going to focus those episodes on just one Games. We asked you on social media which Games we should cover, and to announce the winner and talk about these Games are Ruth Fitzpatrick and Chris O’Reilly from the brilliant podcast Olympipod. Find Olympipod on Insta and Twitter -- and be sure to listen to their LA 1932 Olympipod, featuring us! Another big announcement: We’re going to be removing our PyeongChang daily wrap-ups and bonus...2020-12-171h 01OlympipodOlympipod X - Los Angeles 1932Jill and Alison from the brilliant Keep the Flame Alive podcast join us to talk all things Los Angeles 1932, the games which was well ahead of its time and brought a surprising amount of glamour given it took place in the depths of the Great Depression.Catch our lovely guests every Thursday on https://flamealivepod.com/2020-11-201h 01OlympipodOlympipod IX - Amsterdam 1928Women finally get a shot on the track, it's a swansong for previous heroes while India begin their rise to power in hockey. We have sinking pools, dodgy judging and much more in Amsterdam 19282020-11-0549 minOlympipodOlympipod VIII - Paris 192424 years after it first hosted the games, the Olympics actually caught the imagination of Paris this time. With flying Finns, angry Rugby crowds and swimming sensations, there is no shortage of fun tales to discover from 1924.2020-10-221h 14OlympipodOlympipod VII - Antwerp 1920Hero among Olympics nerds and leading authority on the games' history, Bill Mallon, joins us to look back at the most interesting stories from the games organised in a hurry after WWI.2020-10-011h 16OlympipodOlympipod VI - Berlin 1916Neither global conflict nor pandemic can stop the Olympipod. The same, unfortunately, can't be said for the Olympics. Ruth and Chris scrape the barrel for facts about the Games that never were, a War Championship which may have been a lie, and an Inter-Allied Games with baseball and grenades.2020-09-1741 minOlympipodOlympipod V - Stockholm 1912It’s the summer of 1912 - the sun is shining, the ladies are wearing see-through tops, and the Games have never looked so sleek. With us this week is international Judoka and member of the IOC Sport and Active Society Committee, Laura-Marie Tiidla, who helps us delve into some of the more delectable stories of this thankfully brief Stockholm Olympics.2020-09-031h 07OlympipodOlympipod IV - London 1908The Magnificent David O'Doherty joins us to share his unique insights and sporting philosophy as we look back at the 1908 Olympics in London, featuring a trans-Atlantic rivalry, our first truly heroic loser and even more odd events.2020-08-201h 14OlympipodIntercalated Olympipod - Athens 1906It may not have remained in the record books, but we're giving the 1906 Intercalated Olympic Games just treatment with a full episode, delving into sexy Danes, sneaky walkers, proud pole climbers, the original 'ballers' and mismatched wrestlers.2020-08-1346 minOlympipodOlympipod III - St. Louis 1904Ultrarunner and lacrosse international Paddy O'Leary is our very first guest on the Olympipod, joining us to speak about St. Louis in 1904, an infamous Olympics best known for its torturous marathon.Among the dreadful moments, we do shine a light on some of the happier stories, while Paddy makes his sport swap - here's the video he spoke about: https://youtu.be/AaXum47XJxs2020-08-071h 00OlympipodOlympipod II - Paris 1900“It was the worst of games, and – the worst of games”Five months of random sports, swimming in the Seine, athletes not knowing what they were competing in and women! Was this even an Olympic Games? Ruth and Chris investigate.2020-07-2750 minOlympipodOlympipod I - Athens 1896Ruth and Chris begin their journey back through Olympic history with the first modern games in Athens, delving into the stories and sports which made the 1896 games so unique.2020-07-2358 min