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Flashdance Has A Redemption Arc
“Nine out of ten dentists agree that does not belong at a baptism.”
A listener's reading of Flashdance as a full redemption arc, and it may be better than the one we did on the commission.
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The U.S. Draw Is A Built-In Excuse
The U.S. women drew the first subdivision, starting on floor. Built-in excuse.
Spencer on whether the Worlds draw still matters. Mostly it doesn't — but it's the first thing anyone reaches for when the execution scores come in.
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NCAA Routines Now Start At 9.2
College routines now start from a 9.2.
The new NCAA rules are out. The base start value drops again, you're chasing 0.6 in bonus, and there's a new 0.2 in composition credit — an idea Spencer likes that he thinks got watered down.
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She Could Have Fallen And Still Made It
She could have fallen and still made the final.
Kaylia Nemour went 15.65 on bars at the Mediterranean Games — a 7.1 difficulty and an 8.55 execution. The margin is absurd.
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Nemour Does It For No Value
Kaylia Nemour does a half turn worth exactly zero. On purpose.
The judges downgraded those half turns to nothing, so it gains her no value at all. She does it anyway, purely to face the right direction — which Spencer says is the whole benefit of being that good at bars.
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Who's Bringing Upgrades To Camp?
Who's bringing upgrades to Worlds training camp?
Jade Carey, Skye Blakely on beam, Claire Pease giving a Cheng a shot into the pit, and Jayla Hang adding events. Jessica will be there to report it live.
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Explain A Movie You've Never Seen
“You put a horse head in someone's bed, and then you just kill everybody.”
Spencer has never seen The Godfather. Or Star Wars. His plot summaries, assembled entirely from cultural osmosis, are a public service.
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Theophilus Thistle, From Memory
Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter.
Spencer performs the entire tongue twister cold, from memory, as a vocal warm-up. On a gymnastics podcast.
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The U.S. women drew the first subdivision, starting on floor. Built-in excuse.
Spencer on whether the Worlds draw still matters. Mostly it doesn`t — but it`s the first thing anyone reaches for when the execution scores come in.
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College routines now start from a 9.2.
The new NCAA rules are out. The base start value drops again, you`re chasing 0.6 in bonus, and there`s a new 0.2 in composition credit — an idea Spencer likes that he thinks got watered down.
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She could have fallen and still made the final.
Kaylia Nemour went 15.65 on bars at the Mediterranean Games — a 7.1 difficulty and an 8.55 execution. The margin is absurd.
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🤸 Andrew Chupp — coach, queer adult gymnast, creator and joy distributor — joins us to talk about making gymnastics your own. From Britney Spears floor choreography to competing on beam, Andrew shares how returning to the sport brought him community and creative freedom.
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01:42 Adult Meets & Inclusive Competition
05:01 A Different Kind of All-Around
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25:28 Coaching Adults & Starting Small
33:19 Rethinking Deductions
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57:57 Courage, Accountability & Growth
1:00:58 What’s Next for Andrew
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