Best Florent Podcasts (2024)

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How Sprint Star Florent Manaudou Medaled in the 50 Free at 4 Different Olympic Games 1:06:16

3h ago1:06:16

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Florent Manaudou has medaled in the last 4 Olympic 50 Freestyles, winning gold in 2012, silver in 2016 and 2020, and now bronze at his home Olympics in Paris. It hasn't been an easy path for the sprint legend though. Florent starts by speaking honestly about his emotional highs and lows coming off of the Olympics. He is already back in the pool tra…

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#12 - Benjamin Zeitoun, Matteo Peraldo and Florent Francois - Starburst Ventures, Alix Partners and C-981: Transforming commercial aviation supply chain 49:42

21d ago49:42

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In this episode we welcome Benjamin Zeitoun, partner at Starburst Ventures alongside Matteo Peraldo, partner at Alix Partners and Florent Francois, CEO and founder of C-981. Today's commercial aviation supply chain sees big players relying on an intricate network of small and medium-sized suppliers. It has in recent times proved resilient, but this…

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Todd DeSorbo Reflects on Time as US Olympic Head Coach, Preview 2025 Virginia NCAA Season 34:09

1h ago34:09

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Todd DeSorbo is fresh off serving as Team USA's head women's coach for swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The UVA head coach reflects on training camp, the Olympic Village, and the Games themselves, happy with the overall performance of the team and himself. DeSorbo also discusses the NCAA realm, including how he's navigating recruiting i…

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Encore: Potassium fertilization with Phoebe Gordon 15:23

2h ago15:23

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Phoebe breaks down the importance and best practices surrounding potassium nutrition in orchard crops. Phoebe and Franz Niederholzer wrote an excellent article on K nutrition CDFA – FREP Fertilization Guidelines Sign up for the 2024 Pistachio Short Course here: Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kin…

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How Mollie O'Callaghan Transitioned from Sprint Backstroker to 200 Free Olympic Champion 1:12:29

1h ago1:12:29

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After only swimming in relay prelims at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Mollie O'Callaghan has been on an absolute warpath on the international swim stage since, capping it off by winning individual gold in the 200 free and relay gold in the 4x100 and 4x200 free relays in Paris. Just before Tokyo in 2019, O'Callaghan had considered herself primarily a bac…

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Katharine Berkoff on Bronze in Paris, Backstroke Starts, and Getting Olympic Rings Tattoo with Dad 57:51

1h ago57:51

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Katharine Berkoff secured her spot in Olympic history by contributing to a USA 2-3 finish in the women's 100 back, earning a bronze medal with her third-place finish. The 25x NCAA All-American also earned Olympic gold as a member of the 400 medley relay prelims team. For Katharine, making her first Olympic team was a generational accomplishment, as…

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Isaya Kisekka on passive plant water status measurement devices 27:17

1h ago27:17

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Measuring plant water status is a critical but underused tool in irrigation management. It allows us to determine whether plants actually need water, but is time consuming, done during the hottest portion of the day, and difficult to do at a large scale. Commercial devices to measure plant water status are a fairly recent addition to the agricultur…

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Carson Foster Loving New-Look Bowman Texas Training Group Coming Off Olympic Success in Paris 1:17:39

23h ago1:17:39

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Carson Foster finished his summer as a first-time Olympian and a 2x Olympic medalist. Returning to Austin this fall, Foster is going through a ton of change. His longtime coaches at Texas, Eddie Reese and Wyatt Collins, are now replaced by Bob Bowman and his staff. In his personal life, Foster just married his longtime partner, Meredith, and is now…

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Torri Huske on Winning Gold, Relay Starts, and The Public Under-appreciating Silver/Bronze 52:47

2h ago52:47

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Torri Huske finished 4th in the 100 fly at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. A year later, she won the world title in the same event. At the next year's world championships after taking on an extreme course load at Stanford, still managed a bronze in the event. And finally, in Paris, Huske topped the podium once again... plus much, much more. It's n…

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Lydia Jacoby Looking Forward to Opportunities Presented by Going Pro, Focusing on LCM 25:35

2h ago25:35

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Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby recently announced her decision to forego her remaining 2 years of NCAA eligibility and transition to being a professional athlete. Jacoby will continue to pursue her degree in fashion at Texas and for the time being, train in Austin. However, this will allow her more flexibility to travel, rest in the fall, and compet…

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506 | Niels Jorgensen | Retired FDNY | 9/11 1:31:10

6h ago1:31:10

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Send us a text The memory of September 11, 2001 must never fade. We owe it to future generations to preserve the truth of that day - unfiltered and uncensored. They need to know about the brave protectors who, without hesitation, ran towards danger. These heroes - firefighters, police officers, and ordinary citizens - embodied the very best of huma…

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How Sweden's Antonio Lutula Helped Guide Sarah Sjostrom to 50/100 Free Gold in Paris 48:57

4d ago48:57

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Antonio Lutula has been the head coach at the Swedish National Centre in Stockholm since January 2022 and has already accomplished what many coaches wait a lifetime for. He led sprinting superstar Sarah Sjostrom to Olympic gold in both the 50 and 100 freestyle in Paris, her first Olympic titles in both events. Lutula discusses what coaching at the …

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#14 - Ronnie Fahy - Xplorate: Breaking 500km 32:37

8d ago32:37

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In this episode we welcome back Ronnie Fahy, CEO of Australian aerial intelligence firm Xplorate. Fresh off the back of gaining approval to inspect a full pipeline (550km) entirely beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Queensland, Fahy tells us how the team got there and what it means to do so. We also look ahead at what's next for Xplorate from d…

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Martin Schori: The AI Hub Powering Innovation at Sweden’s Aftonbladet 46:57

18h ago46:57

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Martin Schori, Deputy Managing Editor and Associate Publisher at Aftonbladet, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss how Sweden’s largest newsroom built an AI hub, developing a wide range of innovative editorial tools, including a suite of AI-powered tools for the newsroom and a chatbot for the EU elections. As the Program Lead for the AI Hub, Schori sha…

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Despite Surprise Bowman Departure, 2x Bronze Medalist Ilya Kharun is Thriving at Arizona State 45:32

12d ago45:32

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Fresh off of leading Arizona State to its first NCAA team title in program history, Bob Bowman announced he would be leaving to head up the swim and dive program at Texas. A number of athletes left Arizona State following this announcement, either to follow Bob Bowman to Austin or pursue their swimming at other programs. One athlete who had trained…

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505 | D.J. Williams | On Storytelling, Publishing Trends, and Engaging Audiences 54:53

3d ago54:53

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Send us a text DJ Williams, a thriller writer, shares his journey from a Hong Kong childhood to a successful writing career, highlighting how global experiences and work in unscripted television shaped his unique storytelling style. He discusses his transition from being a fan of authors like John Grisham to creating his own narratives, and offers …

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Hunter Armstrong Describes Overcoming Losing Loved Ones & Depression to Win Gold in Paris 1:28:57

3d ago1:28:57

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Hunter Armstrong was one of the more surprising narratives from Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games. While the former world record holder in the 50 back narrowly missed the final of the 100 back, his freestyle seemed to more than make up for it. He split 46.7 to help the men win the 400 free relay then was given anchor duty on the 400 medley relay, …

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Ben Proud Breaks Down Intricacies of Sprinting, Winning Olympic Silver in the 50 Free 58:33

4d ago58:33

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Ben Proud had won every accolade out there in the 50m free: LCM World title, SCM world title, Commonwealth champion, European champion. But in Paris, he finally earned an individual Olympic medal, touching second for silver. Ironically, it came at a point in his career when he wasn't focused on the result of the race. After Tokyo, Proud almost step…

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#13 - Paul Briggs - Bird & Bird: A legal look at sustainable aviation 46:21

9d ago46:21

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In this episode we welcome Paul Briggs, Of Counsel at London-based law firm Bird & Bird. Paul has nearly four decades of experience in aviation law, including 17 years of being Joint Head of the International Aviation & Aerospace Sector Group at Bird & Bird. Now leading the firm’s efforts in sustainability, covering everything from SAF to eVTOLs, t…

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Hubi Kos Explains How Training with Bob Bowman Made the Olympics Easy 58:01

21d ago58:01

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In just 12 months, Hubi Kos became a world champion, NCAA champion, European champion, and finally Olympic champion, taking gold in Paris in the men's 200 back. With Leon Marchand as his training partner and Bob Bowman as his coach, Kos has made great strides in the pool over the last 18 months since he's lived in the US. Kos explains that Bowman o…

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The Bachelorette's Thomas Nguyen Discusses Discusses Experience with Reality TV, Pro Swimming 15:21

15d ago15:21

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Thomas Nguyen is best known now for being a contestant on the 21st season of The Bachelorette. But before that, he was an NCAA DII All-American for Florida Southern and trained with SwimAtlanta in hopes of representing Vietnam in the 2016 Olympic Games. Listen to what Nguyen has to say about his experience in the dating and swimming pools over the …

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Your Questions Answered: A Live Q&A Session in Collaboration with the Online News Association 53:58

21d ago53:58

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In this special episode of Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy steps into the spotlight to answer your pressing questions about AI. Recorded during a session with the Online News Association (ONA), this episode covers a range of topics, from ethical considerations in AI-generated content to practical tools that can elevate your work. AI Tools Mentione…

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Siobhan Haughey on Being a Hong Kong Icon, Partnership with Chanel, & Uncertain Future in Swim 42:25

23d ago42:25

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Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey showed out in Paris, winning bronze medals in the 100 and 200 freestyles, both of which were the fastest fields in history. That put Haughey's overall Olympic medal count at 4 (after winning double silver in Tokyo), making her the most decorated Olympian in Hong Kong's history. The world champion and NCAA All-American jo…

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A Constraints-Led Approach to Swimming with Andrew Sheaff 31:45

13d ago31:45

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"It’s extremely challenging to help swimmers develop skills that win races. It’s overwhelming trying to teach skills to each and every athlete, particularly when it seems like no one is listening. And everything that’s learned seems to disappear once it’s time to start training, or when it really counts in championship races that matter. The soluti…

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Rebuilding InfluxDB with Rust with Andrew Lamb 1:00:03

13d ago1:00:03

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Allen Wyma talks with Andrew Lamb about InfluxDB’s rewrite. InfluxDB is an open-source time series database. As a Staff Engineer at InfluxData, he works on InfluxDB 3.0, a new time series database written in Rust, focusing on query processing and the Apache Arrow DataFusion and Apache Arrow ecosystems. In that capacity, he is a member and past chai…

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10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games 1:13:23

27d ago1:13:23

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10-time Olympic swimming medalist Caeleb Dressel is happy to be back on his Florida farm after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. His results were mixed. He knows that. He knows he fought hard, and he didn't exactly have the Olympic Games he wanted. At a minimum, he's just glad he did it, went to Paris, because there were two moments when he thought he …

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504 | Tim Meleski & Trisha Houghton | Reimagining Mental Health Care for Veterans 1:04:54

14d ago1:04:54

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Send us a text Ever wondered why seeking mental health support is often stigmatized in military communities? Join us as Marine Corps veteran Tim Meleski and mental health expert Trisha Houghton tackle these pressing issues head-on. Tim bravely recounts his struggles with PTSD and anger management, sharing the challenges he faced seeking help withou…

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Sprint Queen Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Down 50/100 Free OLYMPIC SWEEP 31:16

15d ago31:16

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Sarah Sjostrom dreamt of winning Olympic gold in the 100 free. Literally. She had a dream about herself winning a gold medal in the 100 free. Then did it. Sjostrom, the world record holder in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, had achieved everything in the sport there is to achieve in both events outside of individual Olympic titles in both. Coming in…

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Kate Douglass Reminisces on First Olympic Gold Medal, Looks Forward to SCM Racing in Fall 44:19

16d ago44:19

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Heading into 2024, Kate Douglass had pretty much everything one could have on a swimming resume: NCAA champion, American record holder, and world champion. In Paris last month, she added Olympic champion to that list. When the competition was over, Douglass walked away from the 2024 Olympic Games with 4 medals, 2 from Team USA relays (gold, silver)…

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Olympic Champion Regan Smith Opens Up About Mindset Shift That Saved Her Swimming Career 1:24:07

21d ago1:24:07

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Heading into the 2024, Regan Smith had been one Olympics, won 3 medals there, won 9 world championship medals, won an NCAA title, and set 3 world records. But none of it was enough to make Smith feel good about her accomplishments in the pool. Since the 2022 season, Smith has been slowly working on changing how she views her swimming and the succes…

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4x Olympic Swimming Medalist Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her First Olympic Games Experience In Paris 39:02

23d ago39:02

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Gretchen Walsh barely missed making the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team in Tokyo, but she made up for it at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, winning four medals. Gretchen had a lot of naysayers from outside of the United States. Swim fans knew she was great based on her 2024 NCAA DI Championships performance, clearly the greatest in history. Many critics felt …

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SwimSwam Talks to "The Muffin Man" of Paris: Norway's Henrik Christiansen 30:25

20d ago30:25

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Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen came into his 3rd Olympic Games looking for memories in the pool but left with much, much more. After going viral during the Games on TikTok for a video featuring one of the Village's chocolate muffins, Christiansen ran with it and soon became known as the Olympic Muffin Man. Listen to what inspires Christianse…

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Kaylee McKeown Gives Candid Look into 5-Medal Paris Performance, Struggles with Confidence 47:12

27d ago47:12

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At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Kaylee McKeown became the first woman to ever win back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 100 and 200 backstroke. She also became Australia's most successful individual medalist with 4 golds. And surprisingly, she's just as human as the rest of us. From how she reflects on Paris, you wouldn't immediately realize her…

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Rebel with a Cause: How Cam McEvoy Rejected Traditional Swim Training and Won Olympic Gold 1:26:08

28d ago1:26:08

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After his 3rd Olympics in 2021, Cam McEvoy was burnt out with swimming and retired, thinking that was it for his swimming career. After 2 years of studying high performance within weight lifting, track, and cycling, McEvoy wondered if principles from each sport could be applied to swimming. The sprint star decided to give swimming one last chance, …

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503 | M.P Woodward |From Naval Intelligence to Penning Tom Clancy's SHADOW STATE 31:18

22d ago31:18

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Send us a text Ever wondered how a childhood love for military history can shape a remarkable career in naval intelligence? Join us as we sit down with MP Woodward to trace his journey from naval intelligence to authoring the newest Tom Clancy novel. Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo…

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#11 - Blain Newton - BETA Technologies: Transitions, type certifying and transformative disruption 34:45

25d ago34:45

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In this episode we welcome on our first all-electric aircraft OEM and our first eVTOL developer, BETA Technologies. BETA is a Vermont-based company developing two aircraft — an eVTOL it calls Alia or A250 and a conventional takeoff variant dubbed CX300 — and supporting electric charging infrastructure. To date the firm has raised over $1bn on its j…

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5x Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy Unpacks His Experience in Paris 27:26

24d ago27:26

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9-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy unpacks the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Murphy takes us inside the Olympic Trials to the Olympic Games process, sharing insights, stressors, and the mood as Team USA worked through the grueling 9-day event. Murphy details his 100 back, mix medley leadoff, and the 4x100 medley leadoff. Murphy also digs into the 200 …

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502 | Sean Curtis | Pew Pew Tactical | On Law Enforcement, Writing, and Firearms Training 58:34

24d ago58:34

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Send us a text What happens when you hang up the badge and try to start anew? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Sean Curtis, who shares his deeply personal journey of transitioning from a law enforcement career. We tackle the financial and emotional challenges officers face when they leave the force, including the struggle to redefine on…

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How Bob Bowman Guided Leon Marchand to 4 GOLD MEDALS at the Paris Olympics 50:52

25d ago50:52

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French Swimmer Leon Marchand won 4 Gold Medals at the Paris Olympics, going a perfect 4-for-4 in his individual events. Marchand was coached by Bob Bowman leading into the Olympics, the same man who helped Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Bowman takes us into the Olympic Games and shares behind-the-scenes stories of…

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10k Silver Medalist Moesha Johnson on Going Viral in TikTok, Swimming in Seine River 53:37

1M ago53:37

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After missing Olympic qualification for Tokyo in the pool, Moesha Johnson decided to dip her toes into open water racing. In 2 short years she became a world champion, and one year after that she won her first Olympic medal, a silver in the 10k. From strategizing how to race in the Seine River to going viral in TikTok during the Games, Johnson reca…

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What's it Like Being a Photographer at the Olympics? 43:15

1M ago43:15

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SwimSwam photographer extraordinaire Jack Spitser has documented swimming at the highest level for years and is just coming off of his biggest competition yet: the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Spitser recalls the ups and downs of travel, work/life balance (aka all work and no life), and navigating unexpected road bumps during an Olympics Games. Betwee…

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Notre Dame Men's Swimming Team Suspended 1 Year for GAMBLING 11:59

1M ago11:59

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The Notre Dame men’s swimming program has been suspended for a minimum of one academic year after an investigation into potential gambling. The men’s swimming and diving programs are coming off their best combined finish at NCAAs in school history as they were 10th at the 2024 NCAA Championships. Just after U.S. Olympic Trials in June, the school a…

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Olympic Champion Dan Wiffen Breaks Down Epic Win in 800 Free 52:00

1M ago52:00

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At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Dan Wiffen became the first Irish swimmer to win a gold medal in swimming since 1996. After winning double distance gold at the 2024 World Championships earlier this year, the Loughborough resident swam a gutsy race in the 800 free and came out on top ahead of USA's defending champion, Bobby Finke. Wiffen explains t…

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Olympic Champion, World Record Holder Bobby Finke Wants More Distance Swimming Events 57:57

1M ago57:57

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Bobby Finke walked away from the Paris Olympic Games as the back-to-back champion in the 1500 free, the world record holder in the same event, and USA's only individual male gold medalist in swimming. The distance phenom walks us through his experience in Paris, from the bittersweet feeling of earning silver in the 800 to topping the podium on the …

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501 | Taylor Moore | Former CIA | Author | Narrating Real Life and Fiction 49:42

1M ago49:42

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Send us a text What drives someone to join the CIA after 9/11, and how does their sense of duty shape their journey? Tune in as we welcome back author Taylor Moore to the Protectors Podcast, with co-host Gene O'Neill. We uncover the fascinating motivations and impactful experiences behind joining such an agency, sharing emotional reflections and hi…

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Alex Shackell on Winning Olympic Gold in Paris 1 Week Before Starting Senior Year of High School 28:20

1M ago28:20

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17-year-old Alex Shackell just finished what has been, in her words, the best month of her life. This whirlwind started when she made the US Olympic team alongside her brother, Aaron, in their hometown of Indianapolis. After experiencing training camp in beautiful Croatia with Team USA, Shackell headed to Paris, where she made her first individual …

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9x Olympic Medalist Kyle Chalmers Debriefs Paris Olympic Games, Looking Toward LA28 47:42

1M ago47:42

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Kyle Chalmers is an Olympic champion and after Paris, a 9x Olympic medalist, winning two silvers and a bronze at these most recent games. The Australian swimming legend logged a 47.xx (flat start and relays) seven times throughout the 9-day meet, with his only 100 free swim not in that category coming in his prelims 100 free, where he was 48.0. Cha…

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Exploring Fiberplane's 3-Year Rust Journey, with Benno van den Berg 36:25

1M ago36:25

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Benno van der Berg, Principal Software Engineer at Fiberplane, sits down with Luca Palmieri. They discuss Fiberplane’s 3-years long journey with Rust, building an interactive observability notebook. They touch on Benno’s experience switching from .NET to Rust and share insights on using Rust for a commercial product, including the reasons behind Fi…

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Congresswoman Anna Eshoo: Shaping the Future of AI Policy 11:42

1M ago11:42

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Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), co-chair of the U.S. Congressional AI Caucus and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in AI, shares her perspective on the opportunities and risks of AI with host Nikita Roy. With over three decades of experience in the U.S. House of Representatives representing parts of Silicon Valley, Rep. Eshoo has been …

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#10 - Kolin Schunck - Lufthansa Innovation Hub: Identifying investment opportunities in AAM 49:43

1M ago49:43

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In this episode we welcome Kolin Schunck, senior manager of Strategic Innovation & Intelligence at Lufthansa’s Innovation Hub. There he focuses on all things sustainable aviation including sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen and electric aviation and advanced air mobility. Lufthansa's Innovation Hub this week announced its Startup Gate Program (see…

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