What Comes After Gold, With Olympian Missy Franklin

07/01/24 • 33 min

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Swimmer Missy Franklin won four gold medals at her first Olympics. But as she trained for her second trip to the world stage, her mental health began to crumble. With so much to defend, the pool suddenly felt like a pressure cooker. She talks with Maya about coping with defeat and how she learned to value her identity outside of sports.

To hear more from Missy, listen to her podcast with Katie Hoff, Unfiltered Waters.

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To hear more from Missy, listen to her podcast with Katie Hoff, Unfiltered Waters.

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Hitler’s Olympics from Revisionist History

Adolf Hitler swept to power in Germany in the early 1930s and soon set out to stage the most extravagant and spectacular summer Olympics yet: the 1936 Berlin Games. And countries around the world dutifully put together their teams and made the trip to Germany. Why?
In a new series from Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell and Ben Naddaff-Hafrey explore the games behind the Games, the most consequential Olympics in history. Along the way, they meet a collection of the world’s daffiest aristocrats. A couple of American construction moguls. A legendary triple-jumper. And one discerning journalist.
Heroes and villains. The clear-eyed and the deluded. All of them going to Hitler’s Olympics.
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Pushkin Goes to the Olympics

Legends are made at the Olympics and this summer shows across the Pushkin network are bringing their unique takes to Olympic stories. This special episode includes excerpts from a few: a Cautionary Tale about underestimating female marathoners, a Jesse Owens story from Revisionist History’s series on Hitler’s Olympics, and—from What’s Your Problem—the new technology that’s helping Olympic athletes get stronger.

Check out other show feeds as well, the Happiness Lab and A Slight Change of Plans are also going to the Games.

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Hitler’s Olympics from Revisionist History

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Transcript

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Hey, slight changers. This summer, Pushkin is going to the Olympics. Our friends across the Pushkin network are sharing all sorts of stories about one of the world's biggest sporting events. They're talking to a coach who counsels all the Olympic coaches. They're diving deep into the latest sports science, and they're sharing the origin story of brands like Puma and Adidas. Here at a slight change of plans. For the next few weeks, we're going to