Light The Flame: An Olympics Podcast

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Your favorite Underground Sports Philadelphia personalities come together to discuss, banter, and break down the Olympic Games.

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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Fast, specific Paris recaps pair medal results with fan-level reaction and a sharp eye for the day's defining performances.

Light The Flame: An Olympics Podcast turns each Paris competition day into a broad scoreboard with personality. KB leads the recaps, sometimes solo and sometimes alongside Casey, with Stephen McAvoy joining the final-day discussion.

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One foot on the line, and suddenly you need the whole final day in Paris explained.

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  • to catch up on medal results without pretending you watched every event
  • to hear why Embiid's Olympic gold felt personal to a Sixers fan
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16. Recapping All The Action From Day 15 Of The Paris Olympic GamesAug 11, 2024

A loud, fast-moving Paris Olympics recap that turns major medal moments into energized fan coverage.

This episode reads as a celebratory sweep through the Paris Games' penultimate day, moving from the U.S. women's soccer gold-medal win over Brazil to U.S. men's basketball, Lydia Ko's third Olympic medal, track and field, and women's bouldering.

14. Recapping All The Action From Day 13 Of The Paris Olympic GamesAug 9, 2024

A lively Day 13 recap with Embiid at the center and plenty of personality.

Day 13 of the Paris Olympics lands as a brisk, funny recap, with Joel Embiid at the center and the hosts riding the energy of the moment. The best stretch comes when the discussion keeps sliding from the competition into fan reaction, from Embiid feeding off boos to the…

17. Recapping All The Action From Day 16 Of The Paris Olympic Games

A conversational closing-day Olympics recap focused on the women's basketball finish and men's water polo bronze.

PlayNext's closing-day Olympics recap keeps a clear, conversational pace and gives the most room to the women's basketball finish to France and the men's water polo bronze.

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Episodes

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    17. Recapping All The Action From Day 16 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Hidden gem

    Light the Flame closes out the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a final-day recap full of disbelief, relief, and one last burst of sports drama.

    ·1h 5m·2 clips
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    18. LIVE Reaction To The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies

    Light The Flame: An Olympics Podcast closes the 2024 Paris Games with KB, Christian, and later DJ reacting live to the ceremonies and Team USA's medal-count victory by tiebreaker.

    ·1h 43m·5 clips
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    16. Recapping All The Action From Day 15 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    KB recaps Day 15 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, highlighting U.S.

    Aug 11, 2024·31m·2 clips
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    15. Recapping All The Action From Day 14 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    KB recaps Day 14 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, covering historic moments like breaking's debut with Ami winning gold, Team USA's women's relay victory and men's relay failure, Olivia Reeves's weightlifting gold after 24 years, Spain's extra-time soccer win over France, and an update on the medal count with China tying the U.S.

    Aug 10, 2024·22m·2 clips
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    14. Recapping All The Action From Day 13 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Hosts KB and Casey recap Day 13 of the Paris Olympics, covering standout performances like Sidney McLaughlin-Levrone's world record, Team USA basketball's win led by Joel Embiid, and Noah Lyles' COVID situation.

    Aug 9, 2024·57m·5 clips
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    13. Recapping All The Action From Day 12 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Quincy Hall won the men's 400m gold with a 43.40 lifetime best, beating Matthew Hudson Smith by 0.04 seconds, while Nina Kennedy cleared 4.90 meters to win pole vault gold over defending champion Katie Moon.

    Aug 8, 2024·25m·2 clips
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    12. Recapping All The Action From Day 11 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Cole Hawker won the men's 1500m in an Olympic-record 3:27.65 after being fourth at the bell lap, and Yared Nuguse's bronze gave the U.S.

    Aug 7, 2024·25m·1 clip
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    11. Recapping All The Action From Day 10 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    KB's Light The Flame: An Olympics Podcast recaps Paris 2024 Day 10, August 5, including gymnastics, surfing, and track and field.

    Aug 6, 2024·36m·2 clips
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    10. Recapping All The Action From Day 9 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    KB recaps Paris Olympics Day 9, August 4, with Noah Lyles winning the 100-meter gold by five thousandths of a second.

    Aug 5, 2024·31m·2 clips
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    9. Recapping All The Action From Day 8 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Aug 4, 2024·18m
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    8. Recapping All The Action From Day 7 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Aug 3, 2024·28m
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    7. Recapping All The Action From Day 6 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Aug 2, 2024·1h 4m
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    6. Recapping All The Action From Day 5 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Aug 1, 2024·1h 15m
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    5. Recapping All The Action From Day 4 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Jul 31, 2024·1h
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    4. Recapping All The Action From Day 3 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Jul 30, 2024·21m
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    3. Recapping All The Action From Day 2 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Jul 29, 2024·46m
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    2. Recapping All The Action From Day 1 Of The Paris Olympic Games

    Jul 28, 2024·16m
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    1. LIVE Reaction To The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies

    Jul 27, 2024·3h 38m
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    Light The Flame: An Olympics Podcast Trailer

    Jun 24, 2024·1m