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In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women's tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following the birth of her child. She's not just an athlete: She's a media entrepreneur, venture investor, and mental health advocate—with that latter label coming with difficult conversations about the wellbeing of high-performance athletes, and their obligations to the media. Just in time for her comeback tour, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg is here with a new biography of the tennis star: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice (Dutton, 2024). Ben Rothenberg is a sportswriter from Washington, D.C. who has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014, both in print for The New York Times—for which he covered tennis from 2011-2022—and on his podcast, No Challenges Remaining. His longform writing has been published in outlets including Slate and Racquet. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Naomi Osaka. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Our guest this week is the athlete, make-up artist and BDA Dyslexia & Dementia Ambassador Adelle Tracey. She has represented GB at different age levels for more than a decade and is the current 800m national champion. And since the recording of this episode Adelle has now officially become a Jamaican athlete - many congratulations to her! A torchbearer at the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony she was picked by Kelly Holmes to light the Olympic Cauldron. This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Community fund and EPIC Projects or Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation EPIC is a USA-based, non-profit organization. EPIC creates bonds among caring people devoted to solving global challenges of poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, human rights, and making peace. Go to their website epicprojects.org Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

Tonight, they'll relight the Olympic Cauldron in Salt Lake City. The one that was lit 20 years ago today to launch the 2002 Winter Olympics in SLC.  Amanda Dickson, Host of Utah's Morning News joins the show to reflect on the Olympics 20 years ago  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 15: Paul Dornian and spectacle of the Olympics   As he exits his role at the Calgary Philharmonic, Paul Dornian chats with me about his life and career. Also    LINKS “Rhapsody in Blue” from the 1984 Olympic opening ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylUF32pwvtI Premiere of John Williams “Olympic Fanfare and theme” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0fEAFBOoM&t=168s Lighting the 1984 Olympic Cauldron, featuring music by Philip Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbbVk3AGVhE   “The Raven Conspiracy” by Carmen Braden, performed by members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iphtKI_Mg6M&t=135s   The Edmonton Symphony returns to perform in Symphony under the sky https://www.winspearcentre.com/more/visit/symphony-under-the-sky/   Paul Dornian has been CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic since 2015 https://calgaryphil.com In August 2021, the Calgary Philharmonic announced March Stevens would be its new CEO https://calgaryphil.com/portfolio-items/marc-stevens/   Carmen Braden is an award-winning composer/performer from Yellowknife, NWT https://www.carmenbraden.com   Paul Dornian mentioned the CalgaryPhil Project “an Orchestra Adventure with Maestro Karl and friends” https://calgaryphil.com/kids-project/   support the podcast at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culturemonster Published August 2021

In a special edition of iconic designs, Colin is joined by Jonathan for a chat about Olympic cauldron design and the symbolic use of fire.

The Tokyo Sprint is a quick-fire daily Olympics news update that covers the big moments, key events coming up andthe medal tally.Drones!Follow Sport Today on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first Olympic Games in Japan were held in 1964, less than 20 years after the country lost the Second World War. The bombed-out centre of Tokyo had been virtually rebuilt following the Allied Occupation, and the Japanese took the opportunity to showcase new technology such as the Bullet Train and colour TV broadcasts. Ashley Byrne talks to wrestling gold medallist, Yojiro Uetake, about his memories of the games. The programme is a Made In Manchester Production. PHOTO: Japanese student Yoshinori Sakai about to light the Olympic Cauldron in October 1964 (Keystone/Getty Images)

Designing people-centric, purpose driven events. SITE global. Writer, speaker, connector, collaborator speaks to Jason Allan Scott    Season 3 of Smarter Events Planning  THE EVENT HEROES SEASON   Specialties: Wrestling alligators - the more complicated the event seems, the more useful I will be to you! Developing events for our industry peers allows me to bring creative energy to events and use the combination of ubiquitous technology and human nature to create relevance for our participants. With our partners, I love working to bring brands to life through appropriate and engaging environments and thoughtful, relevant experiences. Oh, and I like to have fun through it all!   Effective organizations understand the power of meetings and events to enhance loyalty, educate, inspire and as the most effective tool to build and strengthen connections. Her mission in this age of digital disruption is to create environments which act as an incubator where creativity and innovation can percolate.   EXPERIENCE From groups of 14 to 15,000... producing the welcome reception for 2,500 Meeting Professionals at MPI WEC Vancouver 2010; Opening the Fairview Container Port Terminal in the very remote Prince Rupert for 700 VIPs from two continents and 4,000 from this wonderful small town for a festival; Olympic and Paralympic Games (Beijing and Vancouver/Whistler), from ballrooms to glaciers, rain forests to the Olympic Cauldron plaza and on three continents (so far!) I have had fantastic opportunities to both lead and be part of amazing teams to design and deliver an incredible range of events.   She wakes up every day knowing she is a part of a vital industry full of amazing people who shares the same goals as she does - to surprise, inspire and excite audiences and guests, and to share her enthusiasm makes her feel lucky. Having a family that supports this while fitting in their sports, school, music and friends makes me even more fortunate!    Tahira Endean can be reached through various platforms, but start with  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahira-endean-cmp-des-ced-918a868/   Sponsors   https://asemblr.com/   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher |     Killer Resources!   1) Hey, don't miss out on a free webinar! Learn about how to launch a profitable podcast in just 60 days! https://www.apodcastcompany.com/webinar-registration35642385   2) Take your podcast from idea to execution in just 6 weeks! https://www.apodcastmasterclass.com/podcast-launchpad   3) Join our Exclusive Facebook group to Make Money Podcasting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PodcastPeople/     A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Timestamps 0:35 - MBB Road Trip Recap - What went wrong? 18:00 - Georgia Southern Preview 27:29 - Questions 27:32 - FlyingZ77: Should GSU/Sun Belt broadcast Spring Games on ESPN+? 30:46 - Mike from Marietta: Thoughts on Georgia State re-lighting the Olympic Cauldron this Saturday for the Olympic trials? 33:30 - Extra podcast coming this week due to timing of the Little Rock game

Join legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Peter Read Miller and me as we take a deep dive into his iconic shot of a flaming arrow lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Join legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Peter Read Miller and me as we take a deep dive into his iconic shot of a flaming arrow lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

On this weeks episode the guys talk about Dollarama’s new online store (05:10). The gang also discusses the long overdue changes to Canada’s Food Guide (08:29). The guys weigh in with their thoughts on Will Baker a.k.a Vince Li getting released from prison (17:46). There’s an Airpods meeting happening March 30, 2019, at the Olympic Cauldron (20:30). The old Granville 7 theatre spot has been bought by Cineplex and will be turned into a new theatre! The guys talk about their favourite theatres in the city (23:45). They then talk about their favourite Monopoly strategies (30.30).

Designer Thomas Heatherwick speaks to the RA’s Head of Architecture Kate Goodwin at the RA Festival of Ideas, about some of his most celebrated architectural projects, including the Rolling Bridge in London, the 2012 Olympic Cauldron and the newly opened Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross. Look out for details of the next Festival of Ideas line-up, coming soon: https://roy.ac/FOI2019

Mike Eruzione served as the enthusiastic captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team to its gold medal victory. He scored the winning goal against the Russians in the second-to-last game—the goal and game that stunned the world. He was presented the Shaeffer Pen Award by the New England Hockey Writers in 1981 for his outstanding contribution to hockey. Mike is a motivational speaker, director of Development for Boston University Athletics and a proud father of three.   Listen to Mike's episode and learn: Mike’s Miracle Shot on ice that led the team to a Gold Medal What it’s like to light the Olympic Cauldron at the Olympics What Olympic Athlete inspires Mike the most How Mike made it on the 1980 Olympic team Why a hole-in-one became the next biggest miracle in Mike’s life How Mike’s athletic achievements impacted his life

Nothing is more frustrating and heartbreaking than hearing your child shout, "I can't do this!". And it's not just about the sentence. It's what they are continually instilling deep within their own core foundation; their inner self, their authentic self. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    We start with the Olympic Cauldron. This enormous belief torch we all start with. We carry the invincible belief torch. But as we get older, our belief torch can begin to shrink, one failure at a time; eventually becoming the size of a match. Unfortunately, some are left with only ashes. You are not immune to it either. "I can't do this!" Maybe you recently shrugged off this statement spoken by your child, mumbled to yourself. Or maybe it's been a fleeting thought like a fallen autumn leaf blowing across the field. Every time you say "I can't do this!", or paraphrase it a little differently, you are shrinking your belief torch. As your belief torch fades, so does your dreams and your passion. You don't want to diminish your belief torch. You want to build it up. As a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a woman... We need to keep it ignited. It only takes a spark! "A fire ignited by a spark of belief can burn down a forest of doubts." How do you continue to build your belief torch for your child, for you, and make it shine brighter? The K.I.S.S. ~ Train up your child! "Train up your child where he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." ~ Proverbs 22:6 INSPIRE - Encourage greatness by expanding expectations. Raise the ceiling! HOPE - Keep the little light shining bright. "Mark your moments by the little smiles." LOVE - Love unconditionally. For the moms or women who consider themselves damaged property or a fading belief torch, surround yourself with women to love you where you're at!  Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     MINDSET: If you are ready to create impact, let's start with your STORIES, your WHY, your CHANGE. What do you need to move you forward so you can take that next step. BREAKTHROUGH! This is a FREE 20-minute call where you discuss a part of your story, discover your WHY and answer the questions "Is the gain worth the change?". We will break it down and focus on 3 fast action strategies that will springboard you. Let's do this together! You were created on purpose, for a purpose. Stand up, and be STRONG! Be the Woman of IMPACT God created in you!    If you would like to go deeper and explore this further, let's get on a DISCOVERY CALL. Go to createyournow.com. This is free for you and for those serious about working with me! 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The best Athletes in the world are now gathered in Rio. What does it take to be at the top of your game to not only be there, but to deliver in that moment? We know The Mojo Radio Show audience loves to hear about Olympic Thinking. Our best feedback comes when we interview those athletes who have been there and delivered in the Olympic Cauldron. This show is the GOLD from shows we have previously recorded with the Olympians.... it's a highlights package of the stuff we thought was Gold, the stuff we use personally in and out of work to get our Mojo working, to be our best! It's a Mojo Radio Show special edition.       The Mojo Radio Show copyright Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson

Libby Purves meets designer Thomas Heatherwick; chef Michel Roux Jr; entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and pilot Dorothy Saul-Pooley. Dr Sarah Beynon is an entomologist who has just opened Grub Kitchen, a restaurant with insect dishes on the menu. Based at her bug farm in Pembrokeshire, Grub Kitchen features such delights as cricket falafels and mealworm hummus. Sarah's fascination with the natural world started in childhood - at five she was given her first 'bug box'. In the course of her research she has studied insects around the world including Zambia, Indonesia, Bolivia and Honduras. Grub Kitchen is at Lower Harglodd Farm, Pembrokeshire in Wales. Chef Michel Roux Jr has spent many years working with organisations helping young people to find employment. In the series Kitchen Impossible he puts eight trainees with disabilities through an intensive four week introduction course to catering. The trainees are people who have been "written off" by employers because of their disabilities. Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr is broadcast on Channel 4. Thomas Heatherwick is a designer whose studio was behind projects such as the UK Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, the Olympic Cauldron for the 2012 London Olympic Games and the design of the New Bus for London. The studio is currently working on the capital's Garden Bridge which will span the Thames between the South Bank and Temple. The bridge, which has aroused much controversy, will serve as a free public space, featuring trees, shrubs, climbing plants, hedges and flowers. Dorothy Saul-Pooley is Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots - the first woman to head the organisation in its 85-year history. A lawyer turned pilot and flying instructor, she fell in love with flying at an early age but didn't take her first flying lesson until she reached her early thirties. In 2006 she qualified as a helicopter instructor and her logbook currently records over 9,500 flying hours at the controls of over 85 different types including fixed wing and rotary, piston, jet, glider and microlight aircraft. Producer: Paula McGinley.

The Olympic Cauldron designer Thomas Heatherwick talks about the importance of 'making', getting your hands dirty and asking the right questions when designing a project. Recorded in partnership with RIBA.

Desiree Henry, who is part of the #SPAR Sprint Star programme which offers advice and support to the next generation of young athletes, says she's seen her life change since the London 2012 Games. The 200m World Youth champion may have caught your attention at the opening of the #Olympics as she was chosen by Daley Thompson to be one of the seven youngsters to light the Olympic Cauldron. Now the 17-year old says she's fully concentrating on her training as she bids to progress as an athlete. http://www.spar.co.uk

With Mark Lawson. Jonathan Pryce tackles the title role of Shakespeare's King Lear for the first time, in Michael Attenborough's new production at the Almeida Theatre in London. Novelist Kamila Shamsie reviews. Thomas Heatherwick reflects on his design for the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron. Unveiled at the climax of the opening ceremony in July, its 204 copper petals were carried into the stadium by competing teams to join up into one flame which burned throughout the Olympics and Paralympics. As it is dismantled, each country is taking home one of the petals. The contenders for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for album of the year are revealed today. Chair of Judges Simon Frith discusses the 12 acts in the running, which range from guitar bands to folk and rap acts. Last year's winner was P J Harvey, who is the only artist to have won twice. Producer Nicki Paxman.

In a week where Olympic excitement finally arrived in Great Britain, we hear from a gripped BBC Devon as the Olympic cauldron is lit for the first time in Plymouth. BMX champion Liam Phillips speaks about his return to the sport on the eve of the World BMX Championships in Birmingham. South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius tells 5 Live's Shelagh Fogarty about his extraordinary efforts to qualify for both the Paralympic and the Olympics. BBC Ulster's science programme “What Next?” looks at mental preparation for the Games while former British champion, Hollie Avil, reveals how an eating disorder has prompted her to retire from elite sport. Diver Tom Daley sends a message to his Chinese rival Qu Bo after winning European Gold. And American John Carlos recalls his black power salute at the 1968 Olympics which sent shockwaves around the world.