GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

The Three-Headed USAG

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

USAG has named the three-member coalition that will lead the US women's program: Alicia Sacramone-Quinn, Chellsie Memmel, and Dan Baker. We discuss ...

Uncle Tim's Mythbusters

25 May 2022

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MYTHBUSTERS Today, Uncle Tim makes his triumphant return to the podcast to deliver a cornucopia of busted myths and preposterous facts that he has un...

Athletistry

17 May 2022

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The competitions we have to look forward to this summer, and why this year is different from all other years SEA Games: Rifda Irfanaluthfi won the al...

GYMKATA

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

03 May 2022

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The Leotard Episode

27 Apr 2022

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An episode all about the glorious leotard! Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about leos leos leos; biggest leotard fails, the most patriotic, custom t...

NCAA Championships: A Victory for Execution (and Curses)

19 Apr 2022

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NCAA Gymnastics Championships We discuss Suni's interview about whether (and how long) she's going to stay at Auburn Oklahoma is the national champio...

NCAA Preview & Jesolo Mime Recap

11 Apr 2022

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Jessica, Spencer, and the 1997 U.S. national all-around champion VANESSA ATLER will recap the 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Semifinals an...

Are You In (Bounds) or Out?

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live Show Jessica, Spencer, and the 1997 U.S. national all-around champion VANESSA ATLER will recap the 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Sem...

36 Enter, 8 Leave: The 2022 Regionals Preview

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

USAG has announced that it will not hire a new women's high performance director but will instead split the position into three equal roles, one in c...

It's Just a Buckeye Leaf!

23 Mar 2022

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College Gymnastics The regionals draw is out! We discuss who is going where and the juiciest matchups and potential upsets The Airing of Grievances: ...

Chief Director of Drama and Chaos

15 Mar 2022

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College Gymnastics Is there a favorite for the title? Who is it? Who would be a surprising winner? Lexy Ramler did two bars routines in the same rota...

The 198 Era

08 Mar 2022

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The Russia Situation The FIG has now followed the IOC's "recommendation" and banned all athletes, coaches, and judges from Russia and Belarus from co...

2022 Winter Cup Recap: Russian Invasion Bunker Edition

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Russia Situation The IOC has "recommended" that sport federations bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions. What shoul...

Nile Wilson Interview plus Winter Cup Preview

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Winter Cup Women's Preview We preview this weekend's Winter Cup women's competition: what team selection is at stake, which gymnasts we're most looki...

National Collegiate Achilles Apocalypse

15 Feb 2022

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Important Updates Konnor McClain's former coaches respond to her accusations of racism Fisk University will launch the first HBCU college gymnastics ...

Masterful, Exceptional, Perfection

08 Feb 2022

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Important Updates We discuss the Peggy Liddick suspension (read the full tribunal decision here), Konnor McClain's allegations against her former ...

You Can't Sit on Two Chairs

01 Feb 2022

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Important Updates USAG compliance investigator job Welcome to Beijing: The Song! Calling for an NCAA-funded study on Achilles tears in college gymnas...

Blame It on the Ectoplasm

25 Jan 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES The unitard revolution comes to college gymnastics from Naimah Muhammad. Jade Carey sets an Oregon State all-around record while Jord...

Equality and...Not Equality

18 Jan 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a "Must Do Better" update on racism in gymnastics Thoughts on Florida's Equality Meet on ABC,...

The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time

11 Jan 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES Why Jessica has already declared Michigan the repeat national champion, and why all the cool kids are talking about San Jose State Ho...

Cocktails and College: NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show

08 Jan 2022

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Wendy Bruce Martin on 1992 Barcelona Olympics Recap

31 Dec 2021

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Dr. Uncle Tim PhD, Spencer,  Jessica and very special guest, 1992 U.S. Olympic medalist, Wendy Bruce Martin chat about the 1992 Olympics Games in B...

Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

GYMTERNET NEWS in 2022, USAG will hold women's camps at Stars in Katy TX, the gym owned by current developmental program coordinator Dan Baker. Is th...

Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)

15 Dec 2021

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SPITFIRE This episode has been commissioned by Cathleen, who told us we could do whatever we wanted, so obviously...it's Spitfire time. We recap the 1...

The Best College Gymnasts You're Not Watching (Commissioned)

08 Dec 2021

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This episode has been commissioned by the Courtney Bumpers Fan Club, where we discuss the college gymnastics things we don't talk enough—past, prese...

The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned)

01 Dec 2021

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Carly Patterson's Album Interpreted and Dr. Dave Tilley PT Gymnastics Myth Busters

24 Nov 2021

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CARLY PATTERSON'S ALBUM: BACK TO THE BEGINNING This episode has been commissioned by "Just an Ordinary Girl Putting Up a Fight to Get Out of This Tem...

Tenths Don't Matter

16 Nov 2021

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THE TOM INTERVIEW Nicole Langevin interviewed Tom Forster, and Tom's performance left us...scratching our heads. We discuss: How he obviously hates t...

Nadia: The Movie (Commission)

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

THE NADIA MOVIE Lies, lies, and more lies! For today's commissioned episode, we watched the 1984 made-for-TV movie Nadia, a Very Highly Extremely Unau...

So Bad You Can't Look Away

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

MINI-COMMISSIONS HALL OF FAME Erin has commissioned us to bring back fluff pieces and reimagine the non-racist, non-condescending, non-awful versions...

2021 World Championships, Event Finals Day 2

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, our immediate reactions after watching the final competition at the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships including beam and women's flo...

2021 World Championships, Day 1 of Event Finals

23 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching: Rebeca Andrade (BRA) Battle Pommel with Alec Yoder, Stephen Nedoroscik Elza Geurts (NED)!!!!! World Al...

2021 World Championships, Men's All Around Final

22 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching: Tokyo Olympic Champion Hashimoto Daiki (JPN) falls to new all-around world champion, snubbed Chinese O...

2021 World Championships, Women's All Around Final

21 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching: Olympic all-around bronze medalist, Angelina Melnikova (RUS) USA's Leanne Wong and Kayla diCello Khork...

2021 World Championships, Qualification Day 3

20 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching Japan's two Olympic Champions King Uchimura Kohei and Hashimoto Daiki compete in front of a sold out hom...

2021 World Championships, Qualification Day 2

19 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching the end of women's qualifications with Andrade and Melnikova plus the beginning of men's qualifications!...

2021 World Championships, Women's Qualification -Day 1

18 Oct 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching the first day of women's qualifications, including China, Great Britain and Becky Downie's revenge tour,...

2021 World Championships, Podium Training - Day 3

17 Oct 2021

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Today, our instant takes immediately after watching day the third day of podium training, including the Japanese men, Carlos Yulo, USA and the three g...

2021 Worlds Championships in Kitakyushu Podium Training, Day 2

16 Oct 2021

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Today, our instant takes immediately after watching day the second day of podium training, which featured Andrade, Russia's Olympic Champion women's t...

2021 Worlds Championships in Kitakyushu - Podium Training, Day 1

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, our instant takes from watching day the first day of podium training, which featured USA, Romania, Japan, Ukraine, Germany BONUS CONTENT! BTS i...

2021 World Championships Preview

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

US WOMEN'S SELECTION PREVIEW First, we preview the US women's team camp, are disgusted by the selection criteria,  and make the case for each of th...

NIL: Olivia Dunne and Katelyn Ohashi Interview plus Simone's GOAT Tour Review

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Tour Spencer has now seen the Simone's Gold Over America Tour (GOATour )and he and Jessica have an...um, well...let's say difference of opinion a...

Congressional Hearings and GOAT Tour Preview

21 Sep 2021

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2000 Olympic Trials (Group Commission)

14 Sep 2021

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This week, we have a group commission from Brianna, Stephanie, Atwood, Laura, Karla, and Emma, all about [deep breath] the collective nightmare that w...

The History of US Olympic Trials Controversies (Commissioned)

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

OLYMPIC TRIALS CONTROVERSIES This week, we have a commission from Club Gym Nerd member Jasmine, who asked for an episode on the history of US Olympic...

How to Stage a Gymnastics Protest

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

MINI-COMMISSIONS From Jay: A mini-commission on America's most enduring gymnast of the 1980-1984 era: Julianne McNamara. We discuss her status as t...

Tokyo Olympics Recap

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

OLYMPIC RECAP BREAKING NEWS:  Uncle Tim PhD has a new website gymnastics-history where he uncovered the truth about Petrik and Caslavska score cha...

A Quitter's Try - The CNN Parkettes Documentary

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode has been commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Taylor, Princess of Sexy Data, who requested a deep dive into the infamous CNN Parkettes do...

Best of GymCastic: 80s Fight!

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The greatest rivalries of the 1980s! This week, we have a commissioned episode from Club Gym Nerd member Kimo, who asked for an episode all about the ...

Tokyo Olympics Event Finals Day 3: Beam, High Bar, PBars

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simone returned to the podium and didn't die on her beam dismount; Chenchen remained the beam queen, historic medal for Turkey on Pbars from Arican, ...

Tokyo Olympics: Event Finals Day Two

02 Aug 2021

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Jade Carey is an Olympic Champion!  The first Olympic medal for Vanessa Ferrari, 2006 World AA Champion and FOUR time Olympian! Second Olympic meda...

Tokyo Olympics: Event Finals Day One

01 Aug 2021

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First Olympic Champion in gymnastics for Israel - Dolgypyat on floor! Brazil's first ever Olympic Champion in women's  gymnastics, Rebeca Andrade ...

Tokyo Olympics: Women's All Around Final

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All the details you didn't see on tv, direct from Tokyo. Sunisa Lee almost flew off bars but WISELY changed both her floor and beam routines to become...

Tokyo Olympics: Mens AA Final

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Details from the last dramatic rotation, the surprise .3 neutral deduction for Xiao Ruoteng, what Nagorny said about his third place place finish and ...

Tokyo Olympics: Women's Gymnastics Team Final

27 Jul 2021

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Historic moment when Simone scratched for mental health reasons Russia winning team gold for the first time EVER! British winning bronze for the firs...

Tokyo Olympics: Men's Team Final

26 Jul 2021

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Tokyo Olympics: Women's Qualifying

25 Jul 2021

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Our instant reactions after watching a full day of the women's gymnastics qualifying round at the Tokyo Olympics: Simone didn't have her best competi...

Tokyo Olympics: Men's Gymnastics Qualifications

24 Jul 2021

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Men's qualifications: our instant take after watching a day full of heartbreak (Kohei), triumph (Japan, Yoder, Rhys and Dalaloyan) and amazing careers...

Tokyo Olympics: WAG Podium Training

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Olympic gymnast, Luciana Alvarado from Costa Rica kneels for Black Lives Matter during the choreography for her floor routine. This it the first known...

Tokyo 2020: MAG Podium Training

21 Jul 2021

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Kara Eaker and the case of the positive alternate test. Did British Gymnastics break the rules? Dalaloyan did vault and floor three months post-op on ...

Olympic Preview Part 2; Justice for Bower and Juda

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

US Men's National Team: A Never-ending Controversy Neither Paul Juda—who earned the US an Olympic +1 spot—nor Olympic alternate Allan Bower were ...

Tokyo Olympics Women's Gymnastics Team Preview

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

OLYMPIC PREVIEW PART 1: Teams Today, we preview the 12 teams qualified to the women's competition at the Olympics: who's on them, expectations, story...

Olympic Trials Party and Postmortem

30 Jun 2021

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OLYMPIC TRIALS The Olympic team has been named The 4th spot: Why "going by the scores" and "going by the all-around standings" are NOT the same thin...

We Have Olympic Teams

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Behind The Scenes! (COMING SUNDAY) Day 1 Coverage of Men & Women Here Tonight we will discuss the Olympics Teams for Tokyo! This is our ins...

Olympic Trials Day One

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are live from St Louis at Olympic Trials. Our immediate reactions to night one of the women's and men's Olympic Trials including: the top scoring t...

31 Olympics Gymternet News Minisode

22 Jun 2021

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GYMTERNET NEWS Be sure to check out our US Olympic Trials Preview, where we make the case for every athlete Canada named its Olympic team, and it ma...

Olympic Trials Preview: The Case for Every Athlete

20 Jun 2021

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OLYMPIC TRIALS PREVIEW The Favorites Simone Biles and the biggest question we have about her heading into trials Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles Who g...

Gymnastics International: It's Not Nabs!

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BUT FIRST Updates on the US trials petition drama and the statement from USAG saying Tom Forster "misspoke" which only provoke more questions A palat...

2021 US Nationals Recap, Starring Petition Drama

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

US NATIONALS Morgan Hurd was not advanced to Olympic Trials. We discuss what Tom Forster said to the press about it, the confusion USAG fully brought...

Day Two Women's Gymnastics Championships 2021

07 Jun 2021

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Day One Women's Gymnastics Championships 2021

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the results, the history makers this week from Jade Carey's triple twisting double layout to Olivierias arabian double pike out at Pan Ams;...

Don't Sign National Team Agreement Until You Listen

02 Jun 2021

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USAG National Team Agreement The USAG National Team Agreement as long been a point of contention for athletes and parents. On the eve of US Championsh...

U.S. Nationals Preview plus Kyle Shewfelt on his new book, Make It Happen

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

NATIONALS PREVIEW The biggest questions we have heading into nationals—featuring Konnor McClain's sudden gym move, Riley McCusker's injury status, ...

Simone Biles Yurchenko Double Pike Has Landed and US Classic Review

25 May 2021

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US CLASSIC Simone Biles officially debuted the Yurchenko double pike. We discuss how awesome it is, and Spencer has 84 things to say about the D scor...

US Classic Preview Starring Chellsie and Simone

18 May 2021

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US CLASSIC PREVIEW Schedule change, plus how to watch Important PSA re: chilling out. It's not the end of the world if your favorite makes a mistake....

Chinese Champs plus Project K Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HEADLINES British Gymnastics Olympic Trials: Updates on the Downies' personal tragedy and the British trials bars controversy. Georgia-Mae Fenton and...

Jessica Bendinger Interview

06 May 2021

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Jessica Bendinger Interview What got cut from the movie. Scary NYC punk shows in the 1980's and of course legendary punk band, Bad Brains who get a n...

Unitard Revolution

27 Apr 2021

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Four more Olympic spots have been clinched, including by Larisa Iordache (ROM)! We discuss her valiant triumph over kidney inf...

NCAA Championships Recap and Jaime Santos Esq explains the NCAA case before the Supreme Court

20 Apr 2021

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BREAKING NEWS We reached out to USAG about Jade Carey's Olympic spot, whether she's going to compete at Trials, and whether she'll be considered for ...

Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned)

13 Apr 2021

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Club Gym Nerd member Casey has commissioned an episode all about the greats of Soviet Gymnastics, and how they weren't exactly the "specter of evil" t...

2021 NCAA Championship Preview

13 Apr 2021

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THIS WEEK NCAA Nationals are here. We preview the action, with expectations for each teams and key gymnasts to watch. SEMIFINAL I: Florida, Michigan...

Regionals Got Weird

06 Apr 2021

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All About Aly (Commissioned)

30 Mar 2021

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Conference Championship of Upsets

24 Mar 2021

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Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned)

18 Mar 2021

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Gymnastics International 5: 2021 Russian Championships

15 Mar 2021

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Everyone Should Get a 5 Except Lexy Ramler

09 Mar 2021

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Would You Say That to a Russian's Face? Winter Cup Review

02 Mar 2021

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Winter Cup Preview: NOW with women

23 Feb 2021

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WINTER CUP It's coming. This weekend. We preview the women's competition...and then later in the episode actually get the real roster...don't worry a...

Celery Beam

15 Feb 2021

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Gym Nerd School 102: College Gymnastics

10 Feb 2021

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Kyla 'The Boss' Ross Interview

02 Feb 2021

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The Gympocalypse

25 Jan 2021

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Kneeling for Justice (and Vault)

18 Jan 2021

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COVID or Correct

13 Jan 2021

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454: It's the Olympic Year. Again.

06 Jan 2021

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HEADLINES MyKayla Skinner's adventures with COVID and pneumonia and Oleg Verniaiev's provisional suspension by the FIG lead our news discussion this w...

453: European Championships of Feelings with Olly Hogben

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olly Hogben is with us this week to discuss everything that happened at European Championships last weekend including ...

452: A Beam REVELATION

16 Dec 2020

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451: Caring Too Much

09 Dec 2020

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