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Aug. 11, 2025

Ep 19: Keely Hodgkinson prepares for comeback in Silesia, Alex Yee im…

A ‘quiet episode’ was prepared but Hannah, Rich and Katie typically found themselves with plenty of things to say ahead of a stacked schedule in Silesia, as the Diamond League season enters the business end. The team preview ...

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Aug. 6, 2025

Ep 18: Georgia Hunter Bell

Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell joins the team to discuss the possibility of doubling up in the 800m/1500m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, how life has changed since leaving her full-tim...

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Aug. 4, 2025

Ep 17: UK Athletics Championships review & drama at US trials

Rich, Hannah and Katie wrap up a brilliant weekend at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium for the UK Athletics Championships, featuring interviews with Dina Asher-Smith, Josh Kerr, Amy Hunt, Molly Caudery, Jeremiah Azu, Neil Gourl...

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July 30, 2025

Ep 16: The UK Athletics Championships preview

Katie’s back from her Euros adventure with the Lionesses, as the team preview British Champs in Birmingham this weekend - who’s in trouble, where are the big battles and how does qualification actually work? We’ve (Hannah) ha...

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July 28, 2025

Ep 15: Nicola Olyslagers

“The biggest shift for me came when I realised fear didn’t have to be the enemy. I started asking myself — what if I can ?” The Australian high jumper and double world indoor champion joins us to discuss her career, how faith...

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July 25, 2025

BONUS: Maurten's Andy Sparks

Andy Sparks from Maurten - one of our sponsors - talks to Hannah about the science behind the company's Bicarb System, and the benefits sodium bicarbonate can have on sports endurance performance, especially in running and cy...

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July 23, 2025

Ep 14: Ryan Crouser

World record holder, 3x Olympic champion and 2 x world gold medallist Ryan Crouser joins us this week to discuss the inaugural World Shot Put Series, his injury status and hopes for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo,...

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July 21, 2025

Ep 13: London review, Chepng'etich fallout and Andreas Trajkovski

In another busy episode, Rich and Hannah (Katie is preparing for the Women’s Euros semi-finals) take a look back at the London Diamond League meeting, which featured impressive sprint results for Julien Alfred, Oblique Sevill...

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July 16, 2025

Ep 12: Jeremiah Azu

Jeremiah Azu is this week's guest, mid-way through the season of his career so far. After returning to Wales following a spell in Italy, Jeremiah became world and European indoor 60m champion shortly after becoming a dad - bu...

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July 14, 2025

Ep 11: Lyles delivers statement comeback in Monaco, Caster Semenya an…

The team look back at the Monaco Diamond League (Meeting Herculis EBS), including Noah Lyles' triumphant return to racing - beating fellow Olympic gold medallist Letsile Tebogo in the 200m - as well as Marco Arop and Emmanuel...

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July 9, 2025

Ep 10: Chase Jackson

The incredible double world shot put champion Chase Jackson is our guest on this week’s podcast - and nothing is off the table. Chase has been in brilliant form this season and even told us to hold off releasing this until sh...

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July 7, 2025

Ep 9: Prefontaine Classic review, athletics in India and Monaco previ…

The team are back together again to digest the best stories from the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field, which featured world records for Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, and brilliant match-ups. Fresh (!) off a flight f...

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July 5, 2025

BONUS: Thomas Röhler - Neeraj Chopra Classic

Ahead of the Neeraj Chopra Classic, Rich caught up with an all-time javelin great - Germany’s Rio 2016 Olympic champion Thomas Rohler, who discussed how the event is now truly global, his career and his hopes for the future. ...

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July 4, 2025

BONUS: Julius Yego - Neeraj Chopra Classic

Rich is in India to commentate on the Neeraj Chopra Classic - but we couldn't let him only do that! In the first of our bonus episodes from Bangalore, Kenya's 2015 world javelin champion Julius Yego talks about Chopra's stard...

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July 2, 2025

Ep 8: Jake Wightman

Great Britain's 2022 world 1500m champion Jake Wightman joins the Podium team to discuss his epic victory at Hayward Field almost three years ago, ahead of his return to Eugene for the Prefontaine Classic this weekend - the n...

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June 30, 2025

Ep 7: Prefontaine Classic preview, Tom Jordan and Breaking4 review

In a packed episode, the former meet director at the Prefontaine Classic, Tom Jordan, joins us to discuss the man it's named after - Steve Pretontaine - and his legacy 50 years since his death aged just 24. Tom also talks abo...

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June 25, 2025

Ep 6: Larissa Iapichino

The brilliant Larissa Iapichino is our third athlete guest, after the Italian won her first major title at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn earlier this year. Coming from sporting parents in two-time O...

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June 23, 2025

Ep 5: Breaking4 - The science of Faith Kipyegon’s history making atte…

This week, Kenya’s world record holder and 3-time Olympic gold medallist Faith Kipyegon will attempt to make history in Paris by becoming the first woman to break the four minute mile - but is it physically achievable? Dr Mar...

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June 18, 2025

Ep 4: Christian Taylor

Double Olympic and four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor joins Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith to discuss incredible career, how he strived to break Jonathan Edwards' world record, the future of fi...

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June 16, 2025

Ep 3: Grand Slam Track, Mondo does it again and Stockholm/Oslo Diamon…

Hannah, Rich and Katie discuss the future of Grand Slam Track, following its early curtailment for the 2025 season and look back at Diamond League meetings in Oslo and Stockholm, after Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault wor...

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June 11, 2025

Ep 2: Eilish McColgan

Eilish McColgan joins Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith as the first athlete guest on Podium. The Commonwealth champion discusses her London Marathon debut, the versality of her career which has seen her compete acr...

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June 9, 2025

Ep 1: We’re finally here, World Championships 2029 bid and Rome round…

After months of planning, we're finally here for episode one of Podium! World silver medallist Hannah England and fellow athletics commentators Rich Newman and Katie Smith discuss London's bid for the 2029 World Athletics Cha...

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June 1, 2025

Get to know us...

Ahead of the first episode of the series on Tuesday 10th June, get to know hosts Hannah England, Richard Newman and Katie Smith - and why they think it's the right time to launch a new athletics podcast. Hosted on Acast. See ...

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May 28, 2025

Series 1 trailer

World 1500m medallist Hannah England and commentary friends and colleagues Richard Newman and Katie Smith are launching a new athletics podcast on Tuesday 10th June. Find out what they're about, and what you can expect every ...

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