The Podium podcast

The Podium

The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the run-up to the Opening Ceremony, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you'll be hard-pressed to forget.

The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the run-up to the Opening Ceremony, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you'll be hard-pressed to forget.

 

#127

Paralympics: Closing Time with Amanda McGrory and Michelle Konkoly

Amanda McGrory and Michelle Konkoly, 7x and 4x Paralympic medalists respectively and Paris... more

08 Sep 2024

41 MINS

41:21

08 Sep 2024


#126

Paralympics: Superpowers with Ryan Medrano

In this episode, Paralympian Ryan Medrano opens up about living with cerebral palsy and th... more

05 Sep 2024

28 MINS

28:06

05 Sep 2024


#125

Paralympics: Running The Table with Ian Seidenfeld

In this episode, we chat with Tokyo Paralympic champion Ian Seidenfeld, who shares his jou... more

02 Sep 2024

24 MINS

24:19

02 Sep 2024


#124

Paralympics: Prosthetic Pit Stops with Ottobock’s Jeff Waldmuller

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes to the Paralympics' prosthetic pit with Jef... more

31 Aug 2024

38 MINS

38:15

31 Aug 2024


#123

Paralympics: Goalball - The Greatest Sport You’ve Never Seen with Calahan Young

In this kick-off episode of the Paris Paralympics, we sit down with Calahan Young, a stand... more

28 Aug 2024

21 MINS

21:11

28 Aug 2024


#122

The Podium Returns for the 2024 Paris Paralympics

The Podium is back for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Join host, Chris Waddell for fresh pers... more

21 Aug 2024

01 MINS

01:04

21 Aug 2024


#121

Day 16: Set to Finish - Kevin Barnett

While the closing ceremony is only hours away, Volleyball analyst Kevin Barnett previews o... more

11 Aug 2024

14 MINS

14:04

11 Aug 2024


#120

Day 15: Making the Break - Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner’s gold medal in the cycling road race, Team USA’s first in 40 years, isn’... more

10 Aug 2024

11 MINS

11:56

10 Aug 2024


#119

Day 14: 1500m of Story - Cole Hocker

How long does it take to tell a story? The kind of story that has ups and downs, heroes an... more

09 Aug 2024

14 MINS

14:49

09 Aug 2024


#118

Day 13: Flight Protocols - Valarie Allman & Sam Kendricks

Discus thrower Valarie Allman and pole vaulter Sam Kendricks earned gold and silver, respe... more

08 Aug 2024

15 MINS

15:13

08 Aug 2024


#117

Day 12: Red Means Slow, Purple Means Go - Tennis and Track & Field

Epic Olympic performances are said to be built “from the ground up” but in Paris, historic... more

07 Aug 2024

07 MINS

07:43

07 Aug 2024


#116

Day 11: Going with the Flow - Evy Leibfarth

Canoe Slalom bronze medalist Evy Leibfarth tells the podium why becoming one with the flow... more

06 Aug 2024

11 MINS

11:09

06 Aug 2024


#115

Day 10: Historic Duels - Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Jackie Dubrovich & Maia Weintraub

Fencing at the Grand Palais is already grandiose, but the athlete presentation for finals ... more

05 Aug 2024

12 MINS

12:15

05 Aug 2024


#114

Day 9: Olympic Spectacles - Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney & Duan Asemota

Track sprinters Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney and Duan Asemota help us see all the facet... more

04 Aug 2024

12 MINS

12:46

04 Aug 2024


#113

Day 8: Tour de Force - Matteo Jorgenson

Matteo Jorgenson is a road cyclist, a sport that every four years demands its best to jugg... more

03 Aug 2024

12 MINS

12:15

03 Aug 2024


#112

Day 7: Surface Tension - Nevin Harrison, Aaron Small, Jonas Ecker & Shelley Oats-Wilding

Nevin Harrison, Aaron Small and Jonas Ecker are masters at building and releasing tension ... more

02 Aug 2024

14 MINS

14:40

02 Aug 2024


#111

Day 6: Up and Down Racing - Savilia Blunk

The Olympic mountain bike course in Elancourt Hill, about 25 miles outside of Paris, is de... more

01 Aug 2024

21 MINS

21:32

01 Aug 2024


#110

Day 5: Launch Interrupted - Chloe Dygert

In Cycling’s time trial event, everything is planned. So when rain and a crash unexpectedl... more

31 Jul 2024

12 MINS

12:33

31 Jul 2024


#109

Day 4: Hear Badminton Roar - Vincent Chiu & Howard Shu

On today's episode of the podium, we take you inside an Olympic badminton match and how pe... more

30 Jul 2024

09 MINS

09:08

30 Jul 2024


#108

Day 3: Better Together - Kassidy Cook & Sarah Bacon

Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon have woken up Team USA’s medal count by having a perfectly in... more

29 Jul 2024

09 MINS

09:34

29 Jul 2024


#107

Day 2: History, Horses, Versailles - David O'Connor

Is there a more regal Olympic sport than equestrian? Well for 2024 the venue is literally ... more

28 Jul 2024

12 MINS

12:00

28 Jul 2024


#106

Day 1: Paris from the Streets - Nyjah Huston & Jagger Eaton

When Olympic skateboarders Nyjah Huston and Jagger Eaton touched down as part of only the ... more

27 Jul 2024

07 MINS

07:47

27 Jul 2024


#105

Unwheeldy

With full speed hits, trash talking and uncompromising competitiveness, Team USA’s Sarah A... more

24 Jul 2024

22 MINS

22:05

24 Jul 2024


#104

Trials and Tribulations

Arguably the world’s most competitive swim meet, the US Olympic Swimming Trials are integr... more

17 Jul 2024

32 MINS

32:04

17 Jul 2024


#103

Standing Since ‘88

What do Jackie Joyner Kersee and Gustave Eiffel have in common? Both made something in’88 ... more

10 Jul 2024

17 MINS

17:59

10 Jul 2024


#102

The Grit & Glamour of Artistic Swimming

Anita Alvarez and Bill May take us beneath the surface and into the Grit and the Glamour r... more

03 Jul 2024

24 MINS

24:35

03 Jul 2024


#101

Pre-Games Bonus: Never Before Seine

Excited for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games? You’re not alone. We’re starting off the season ... more

26 Jun 2024

09 MINS

09:13

26 Jun 2024