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This week on Behind The Scenes, Jessica and Spencer cover everything from surprise cases of dysentery pre adult gymnastics nationals to Amanda Borden’s NCAA alternate-universe career, the shrinking elite pipeline and inspiring ideas to fix gymnastics.. Plus: graduation chaos, airport Brie smuggling, notebook obsession, starting a menopause celebration traditions, and the latest resistance news. It’s the usual mix of gymnastics analysis, life updates, and complete conversational detours that somehow all make sense.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Cat Sitting, Early Wake-Ups & Chae Live Show Last Call
03:24 – Memorial Day, Illness & Possible COVID
04:36 – W.E.B. Du Bois Documentary Discussion
08:04 – Recovery & Generation Kill (HBO)
12:26 – Throne of Glass, Lego Batman & Revolution Stories
14:56 – Best Medicine the Doc Martin Remake
16:51 – GymCastic listener in Boston & Club Referral Program
18:13 – GymCastic Games Update
18:48 – Adult Gymnastics Nationals and Dysentery
21:53 – Graduation Disaster and Amanda Borden Debate
23:19 – Is the Elite Pipeline Shrinking?
24:05 – Amanda Borden’s Hypothetical NCAA Career
29:19 – Why Athletes Choose NCAA Over Elite
29:47 – What Causes Dysentery?
32:18 – Airport Security, TSA and Travel Frustrations
35:17 – Tennis Inspiration and How to Fix Gymnastics
37:33 – What Other Sports Does Better Than Gymnastics
39:22 – Notebook Obsessions and Stationery Talk
44:40 – Beam Turns, Skills Removed from the Code
48:12 – Inventing New Turns for Gymnastics
52:17 – Finding Gym Nerd Friends in North Carolina
53:10 – Mixed Team Format and Specialist Debate
56:53 – Grace McCallum, Coaching and Athlete Transitions
57:30 – Menopause Questions and Celebratory Tradition Ideas
01:03:52 – Mascots, Banana Slugs and Elephants
01:07:54 – Resistance News and Activism Updates
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