Personal Podiums Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/personal-podiums We explore the defining gold, silver, and bronze moments of the world's best athletes & everyday runners. These stories help us make sense of who we are as people, and in turn, who we are as a sport. Personal Podiums 444dcbf9-74f7-5cc7-9ac0-022b8a5786cd no Trailer en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:08:23 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:12:18 -0500 http://personalpodiums.com https://img.transistor.fm/Mduyahi2FEp-z3zC-0LsLffWfw-F5fPEBLmWxtxVsnI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1MDE3LzE2MzMz/NjYzNDQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Personal Podiums http://personalpodiums.com episodic Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald We explore the defining gold, silver, and bronze moments of the world's best athletes & everyday runners. These stories help us make sense of who we are as people, and in turn, who we are as a sport. We explore the defining gold, silver, and bronze moments of the world's best athletes & everyday runners. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, Personal Podiums No No your next couch to 5k plan should start with watching The FX on Hulu series The Bear. 14 14 your next couch to 5k plan should start with watching The FX on Hulu series The Bear. full 0285570c-ec5f-4b3e-9908-eb5c325db494 https://share.transistor.fm/s/49357741 Coffee shops, yoga studios, and boutique donut spots are all usually signs of a shifting neighborhood. But that's not the case for Marcus, the fictional character on the FX on Hulu series The Bear, and Zedtiwu co owner of the Black-owned vegan donut shop Cloudy Donuts in Brooklyn, New York (with two additional locations in Baltimore, Maryland). Zewditu is living in the real life world we imagine Marcus's character could arrive in. 


We talk about reimagining narratives, digging deeper into craft,  process, and passions. What does a chef on a fictional show have to do with flow state? Or an entrepreneurial journey have to do with being a good teammate? Find out on this episode of Personal Podiums.


Enjoy!


]]> Coffee shops, yoga studios, and boutique donut spots are all usually signs of a shifting neighborhood. But that's not the case for Marcus, the fictional character on the FX on Hulu series The Bear, and Zedtiwu co owner of the Black-owned vegan donut shop Cloudy Donuts in Brooklyn, New York (with two additional locations in Baltimore, Maryland). Zewditu is living in the real life world we imagine Marcus's character could arrive in. 


We talk about reimagining narratives, digging deeper into craft,  process, and passions. What does a chef on a fictional show have to do with flow state? Or an entrepreneurial journey have to do with being a good teammate? Find out on this episode of Personal Podiums.


Enjoy!


]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1576 Coffee shops, yoga studios, and boutique donut spots are all usually signs of a shifting neighborhood. But that's not the case for Marcus, the fictional character on the FX on Hulu series The Bear, and Zedtiwu co owner of the Black-owned vegan donut shop Cloudy Donuts in Brooklyn, New York (with two additional locations in Baltimore, Maryland). Zewditu is living in the real life world we imagine Marcus's character could arrive in. 


We talk about reimagining narratives, digging deeper into craft,  process, and passions. What does a chef on a fictional show have to do with flow state? Or an entrepreneurial journey have to do with being a good teammate? Find out on this episode of Personal Podiums.


Enjoy!


]]> running, track and field, personal podiums, the bear, cloudy donuts, donuts, entrepreneur No Bonus Episode: Damian Warner — How a Mother's Influence Lead to a Meteoric Rise 13 13 Bonus Episode: Damian Warner — How a Mother's Influence Lead to a Meteoric Rise full 5337181b-6b28-4773-b3a6-6550f9f262e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6bbadc4d Sun, 08 May 2022 13:54:30 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1432 Damian Warner, Olympic & World Champ, shares how his mom shaped his rise, and how Vince Carter got him into sport. Plus — his best advice for chasing greatness (or anything). Damian Warner, Olympic & World Champ, shares how his mom shaped his rise, and how Vince Carter got him into sport. Plus — his best advice for chasing greatness (or anything). Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Behind the 2021 Trials with Clayton Murphy 8 8 Behind the 2021 Trials with Clayton Murphy full 8feb9169-7f73-4994-8397-3b4409a9c9c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/60c46c00 Clayton Murphy joins us to give the background story on the week leading up to his run at the 2021 Olympic Trials in the 800. We learn that there was so much behind the show stopping races that we didn’t know as fans.

]]> Clayton Murphy joins us to give the background story on the week leading up to his run at the 2021 Olympic Trials in the 800. We learn that there was so much behind the show stopping races that we didn’t know as fans.

]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:30:42 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 581 Clayton Murphy joins us to give the background story on the week leading up to his run at the 2021 Olympic Trials in the 800. We learn that there was so much behind the show stopping races that we didn’t know as fans.

]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Greece’s Greatest Olympic Athlete 9 9 Greece’s Greatest Olympic Athlete full 7a0a3bda-3237-432e-8647-9caed9a32c19 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aff1d26c Katerina Stefanidi is one of greatest Greek Olympic athletes of all time. She’s also a great storyteller. Kat shares her athletic journey and the big lessons learned along the way. 


]]> Katerina Stefanidi is one of greatest Greek Olympic athletes of all time. She’s also a great storyteller. Kat shares her athletic journey and the big lessons learned along the way. 


]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:30:35 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1305 Katerina Stefanidi is one of greatest Greek Olympic athletes of all time. She’s also a great storyteller. Kat shares her athletic journey and the big lessons learned along the way. 


]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No The Rookie and the Vet with Moh Ahmed and Grant Fisher 10 10 The Rookie and the Vet with Moh Ahmed and Grant Fisher full 159097b5-c8fd-4ff8-859e-27df662f98d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/20f5e304 When Bowerman Track Club split into smaller groups in the early stages of the pandemic, Jerry Schumacher teamed his fittest, most experienced distance athletes, Moh Ahmed and Lopez Lomong with one of the team’s newest and most inexperienced members, Grant Fisher. What started as a lot of butt kicking ended with a magic and meteoric rise. 


]]> When Bowerman Track Club split into smaller groups in the early stages of the pandemic, Jerry Schumacher teamed his fittest, most experienced distance athletes, Moh Ahmed and Lopez Lomong with one of the team’s newest and most inexperienced members, Grant Fisher. What started as a lot of butt kicking ended with a magic and meteoric rise. 


]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:30:07 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1084 When Bowerman Track Club split into smaller groups in the early stages of the pandemic, Jerry Schumacher teamed his fittest, most experienced distance athletes, Moh Ahmed and Lopez Lomong with one of the team’s newest and most inexperienced members, Grant Fisher. What started as a lot of butt kicking ended with a magic and meteoric rise. 


]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Change and Trust with Darrell Hill 1 1 Change and Trust with Darrell Hill full 0de0aa24-5f36-494e-8e7a-1e2c7c1ba785 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a3a297c Olympian Darrell Hill sits down with us to talk about big changes in life, technical changes in sport and the importance of trusting yourself and the people around you. Our hosts share big personal and professional moments of change and trust too.


]]> Olympian Darrell Hill sits down with us to talk about big changes in life, technical changes in sport and the importance of trusting yourself and the people around you. Our hosts share big personal and professional moments of change and trust too.


]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:29:59 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1797 Olympian Darrell Hill sits down with us to talk about big changes in life, technical changes in sport and the importance of trusting yourself and the people around you. Our hosts share big personal and professional moments of change and trust too.


]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, Yes 100m Women with Javianne Oliver and Teahna Daniels 11 11 100m Women with Javianne Oliver and Teahna Daniels full b55df35e-b2ef-4eaa-a83d-2997863d5928 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ddd0dbe Two of the fastest women in American history who shared an Olympic Silver medal in the 4x100 in Tokyo share their origin stories and focus on mental health. Marielle Hall shares context about what it means to be Black woman in sport with conversation inspired by a poem she shares. 


]]> Two of the fastest women in American history who shared an Olympic Silver medal in the 4x100 in Tokyo share their origin stories and focus on mental health. Marielle Hall shares context about what it means to be Black woman in sport with conversation inspired by a poem she shares. 


]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:29:52 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1523 Two of the fastest women in American history who shared an Olympic Silver medal in the 4x100 in Tokyo share their origin stories and focus on mental health. Marielle Hall shares context about what it means to be Black woman in sport with conversation inspired by a poem she shares. 


]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Olympic Freshman with Grant Fisher and Chris Nilsen 12 12 Olympic Freshman with Grant Fisher and Chris Nilsen full 5cba6fa6-de27-4297-9fcd-6a1492c25ee4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a2bc4d2 The Olympic Games don’t technically have Freshman but if they did, they'd look a lot like Grant Fisher and Chris Nilsen in Tokyo. These two young athletes took the opportunity of a “gap year” in the form of additional time afforded by the circumstances of the pandemic it turned it into Olympic glory. Now, both are the best Americans ever in their respective disciplines (5000m/10000m and pole vault). We also talk to true freshman Ania Keenan who is moving from California to NYC to pursue collegiate athletics and journalism at NYU. 


]]> The Olympic Games don’t technically have Freshman but if they did, they'd look a lot like Grant Fisher and Chris Nilsen in Tokyo. These two young athletes took the opportunity of a “gap year” in the form of additional time afforded by the circumstances of the pandemic it turned it into Olympic glory. Now, both are the best Americans ever in their respective disciplines (5000m/10000m and pole vault). We also talk to true freshman Ania Keenan who is moving from California to NYC to pursue collegiate athletics and journalism at NYU. 


]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:29:45 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 1654 The Olympic Games don’t technically have Freshman but if they did, they'd look a lot like Grant Fisher and Chris Nilsen in Tokyo. These two young athletes took the opportunity of a “gap year” in the form of additional time afforded by the circumstances of the pandemic it turned it into Olympic glory. Now, both are the best Americans ever in their respective disciplines (5000m/10000m and pole vault). We also talk to true freshman Ania Keenan who is moving from California to NYC to pursue collegiate athletics and journalism at NYU. 


]]> Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 3 7 7 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 3 full d796d55f-9876-464c-bf77-eb5ee5ad341f https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb139e6f Sat, 09 Oct 2021 15:46:31 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 230 Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about the importance of storytelling/ how storytelling can help a stranger. Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about the importance of storytelling/ how storytelling can help a stranger. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 1 5 5 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 1 full 258a5301-9f2b-4a98-9b22-7d5694c9eaa6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f515cce Sat, 09 Oct 2021 15:46:26 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 292 Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about embracing body differences & the elegance of disability. Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about embracing body differences & the elegance of disability. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 2 6 6 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Tatyana McFadden 2 full 918841a9-f564-4f5a-a152-a0975bb9698d https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ce45b8e Sat, 09 Oct 2021 15:46:20 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 102 Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about managing expectations and combating perfectionism as an elite athlete. Chicago Sprints | Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Tatyana McFadden talks about managing expectations and combating perfectionism as an elite athlete. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 1 2 2 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 1 full 1536c40c-78ae-4570-9f31-1de9a3998a69 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a2528d1 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 01:02:28 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 153 Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Galen Rupp talks about the power of positivity in performance. Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode Galen Rupp talks about the power of positivity in performance. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 2 3 3 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 2 full d94fb618-9e2f-470a-b415-981d1386ff51 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a55af2d Sat, 09 Oct 2021 01:02:20 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 202 Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode, Galen Rupp shares one of his formative competitive experiences and how the best race plans still need to be flexible. Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode, Galen Rupp shares one of his formative competitive experiences and how the best race plans still need to be flexible. Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 3 4 4 Personal Podiums: Chicago Sprints with Galen Rupp 3 full 37386e6a-3c81-437b-9044-ef6f3bf34842 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a1060202 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 01:02:10 -0400 Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald Marielle Hall, Jarick Walker, Dan Fitzgerald 332 Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode, Galen Rupp goes deep on his marathon strategy and why it's best to be a "ghost" (for a little while, at least). Chicago Sprints| Fast takes recorded race weekend. In this episode, Galen Rupp goes deep on his marathon strategy and why it's best to be a "ghost" (for a little while, at least). Running, track and field, Olympics, marathoning, No Trailer 1 1 Trailer trailer 326e52d7-ddef-47ae-a995-9eb8ce07361c https://share.transistor.fm/s/92b54703 Coming soon. We explore the defining gold, silver, and bronze moments of the world's best athletes &
everyday runners. These stories help us make sense of who we are as people, and in turn, who we are as a sport. 

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everyday runners. These stories help us make sense of who we are as people, and in turn, who we are as a sport. 

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everyday runners. These stories help us make sense of who we are as people, and in turn, who we are as a sport. 

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