Other Interviews

Get pumped for a special Off The Podium interview with one of Australia’s most familiar Olympic faces, Johanna Griggs. In our longest chat yet, Joh opens up on her swimming career, the lessons sport taught her and how she made the transition into television. She also talks about her love of live broadcasting, ranks the seven Olympics she has covered and shares what might just be the greatest Bruce McAvaney story you’ll ever hear!

A very special interview today as GamesBids.com founder Robert Livingstone speaks to Off The Podium about his career covering Olympic bids and the ever-changing bid process. He tells us how his interest in Olympic hosting began, what it was like covering bids through the 1990s and how the system has evolved since. Livingstone also shares his thoughts on Brisbane 2032 and helps us try to make sense of what was happening with the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Author and former All-American cross country runner Pat Melgares speaks to Off The Podium about his book ‘Chasing Excellence’, a biography of renowned Olympic coach Joe Vigil. Melgares explores Vigil’s decision to pursue coaching over more prestigious opportunities, the philosophy that shaped his remarkable career and how he built one of the longest-running and most successful coaching legacies in American distance running.

A special 'vault' interview from 2010 today as we chat with the star of the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony Nikki Webster. In a fun, wide ranging interview, Nikki goes over the experiences from Sydney 2000 as well as everything else that happened since!