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00:00 – Show Intro: Welcome Behind the Scenes
00:21 – College & Cocktails Season Is Coming
01:00 – Last Week’s Feed Fix
01:52 – Starting with Patrick & Damian Interview Feedback
02:36 – Dutch Directness vs. Romanian Reactions
03:59 – Preview: Part 2 of the Patrick & Damian Interview (US System & Worlds)
04:24 – YouTube Feedback: Romanian Fallout
05:06 – The “Craziest” Comment From YouTube (Machine-Translated Romanian)
05:34 – Communism, Corruption & Cultural Context
07:31 – Olympic Medal Money & Coaching Incentives Abroad
08:45 – Should Coaches Be Paid When Athletes Make the Team?
09:20 – Emotional Abuse at Deva: Gina Gogean & Lucian Sandu Story
10:22 – Coaching Culture Reflections
11:00 – More Listener Thoughts on the Patrick & Damian Interview
11:58 – Coaching Worldwide: Netherlands, Egypt, Austria, Germany, Iceland & More
13:14 – Theater Brutality in the 80s vs. Coaching Brutality
16:27 – NCAA Fits for Romanian Gymnasts
17:35 – Patrick & Damian’s Legacy: Pushing College Pathways
17:53 – “Which 90s Romanians Would Go Where?” (College Assignments Game)
19:57 – Oklahoma, Utah, Georgia, UCLA — Matching Programs to 90s Icons
21:06 – College & Cocktails Prep + New Aly Raisman Interview
22:11 – Nutrition in USAG: Then vs. Now
23:05 – Hormone Testing & Athlete Health Measures
24:16 – HRT PRAISE: Jessica’s Hormone Journey
26:29 – GLP-1s & WADA Status (GLP-1 drugs NOT banned)
27:08 – Speculum Sponsorship (?!)
28:11 – Jess’s Speculum Story (Punk Show Edition)
29:30 – Medical Tools, Torture Devices & France Banning Metal Ones
30:15 – Vaginas, Witches & Weight Loss
31:09 – Ending the Gynecology Portion of the show
31:15 – Thoughts on the New USAG CEO (Non-MLM MLS)
33:03 – Grassroots Soccer vs. Gymnastics Accessibility
33:39 – LA 2028 Volunteer Applications
34:42 – Volunteering, Housing & Access Issues
35:00 – Spencer Broke His Toe (Again)
37:01 – OBI CAM update
38:00 – FEEDBACK: Refreshing College & Cocktails (More D1/D2/D3 Variety)
39:41 – Scheduling vs. Variety Problem
39:53 – “What If Worlds Were Broadcast Like NCAA?”
40:46 – Why NCAA Double-Dual Style Would Still Be Long
41:42 – Vault/Beam + Bars/Floor Pairing Explained
42:11 – Judging Delays & Why Meets Drag
42:25 – Judging Timer & Digital Input Ideas
43:14 – “Drawing” vs. Shorthand (Judges)
43:21 – New Way to Calculate Rankings (NPI System)
45:48 – Would NPI Fix NCAA Gymnastics Ranking Issues?
46:17 – Why Gymnastics *Shouldn’t* Need NPI (Because Code of Points Exists)
48:18 – Judging Problems & Yellow Card Rule Changes
48:54 – Understanding Code Hacking: Why People Don’t Do It
51:01 – Predictability vs. Bonus Risk (Why Coaches Avoid Big Connections)
52:01 – Athlete Aesthetics vs. Ugly Code Hacking
53:03 – Category 4 Judges & How Testing Works
55:05 – How Judges Move from Category 4 → 3 → 2 → 1
56:29 – Politics, Pressure & Why Category 1 Is Complicated
57:10 – How to Play Spencer’s Code Hacking Game
58:16 – Example Code Hack: Leanne Wong’s Beam Routine
59:58 – Could She Add a Switch-to-Gainer? (Connection Math)
01:00:57 – TRAVEL STORY: Jessica’s Jakarta Cigarette Bribery Plan
01:02:16 – Why Cigarettes Solve International Border Problems (Apparently)
01:03:21 – Equipment Passports, Bribes & Duty Free
01:04:14 – Cigarette Economics in Indonesia
01:04:29 – Coaches Who Smoke (Everywhere)
01:05:30 – GLP-1 Follow-Up + Why Everyone Could Get an Exemption
01:07:03 – Coming Up Next Week: Stasi Archives, Secret Police Files & Gymnastics History
01:08:33 – Mini-Commission Prompt: LA 2028 Comeback Wishes
01:09:43 – Dream Comebacks: Maroney, Hurd, Bros, Skinner, Wieber & More
01:11:03 – Live Show Update