The Mid-Week Missive

Welcome to the Mid-Week dear subscribers. This week is one of those crazy weeks where I’m trying to get everything done in the lead up to school holidays.

Mostly, our first episode of Paddock to Paris with the divine Laura Gourley has been taking up my time. She was officially announced in the Olympic team this week. (Seriously, can you imagine) and is now on her way to Paris. Her journey as a Rower has been full of up’s and downs - injury and then Covid - but now she’s made it and will row in the Womens Quad Skull for Australia! There’s more on this below. But also I’ve been and co-ordinating interviews other Olympians (Meg Harris, Swimming, Jack O’Brien, Rowing, Pat Tiernan, Marathon) at odd times of the day to make up for the time differences for these athletes who are mostly not in Australia right now.

My sincere hope for this podcast is that it makes you really excited and invested in these athletes - and that once you listen, you will make sure you are watching thier heat, semi-…