Show notes
In our second annual Q&A episode, we answer listener submitted questions about the upcoming Olympic season, our all-time favorite programs, the origin story of the podcast, and lots more. The off-season can feel LONG… especially the off-season before the Olympic season! This is why it was especially fun to dive into some "what if" scenarios, skating nostalgia, and even a few messy predictions for the coming year. We also dig into a few more serious topics, including the pros and cons of getting into the figure skating creator space, why big success for the U.S. in women's figure skating always seems to be the barometer for its popularity, and even a little bit more discussion on "comebacks". Without getting into spoilers, the links below are all relevant to our discussion — so either consider them teasers or listen first and come back to enjoy them! Lastly, thank you to everyone who took the time to send us questions. We appreciate it immensely, and appreciate you all for listening! Mai Mihara's "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" https://youtu.be/YhJYbUwJxCI?si=469oxBFYHdOtF5m5 — alt link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClZHvu2JmTI/ Jason Brown's "Melancholy" https://youtu.be/Qf2EX0TGugk?si=IzO7uHTfWFMaxbia Brandi Carlile's "The Joke" at the Grammy's https://youtu.be/KJqL1yIm9e0?si=dJoZMFt0wRcISe97 Dee-Lite "Groove is in the Heart" https://youtu.be/etviGf1uWlg?si=iVec8zvt0goHQWeZ Sneaker Pimps "Six Underground" https://youtu.be/Wuwfe3DRJzE?si=YYbREsQmYkZcVU1y Duran Duran "Out of my Mind" https://youtu.be/daZCDGYKi74?si=JdH69p68ERtlMAMB U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" https://youtu.be/eIdTNyJp38A?si=nlOrbCiowFXmzFlI Seal "Kiss From a Rose" https://youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?si=5f8yKkXzA5-1EFHI Yelim Kim's "A Thousand Years" https://youtu.be/8htyCI7JSiQ?si=5btBBXYbFsrGZOLv Papadakis and Cizeron 2022 Rhythm Dance https://youtu.be/Tbv1a5vYI24?si=PKMqA9i7CUFCpZjD Shoma Uno 2023 Worlds https://youtu.be/FsaGAYkNEwA?si=Okl8nAg_bgePlKRa Nathan Chen's 2022 Olympic Short https://youtu.be/EY5EsGlKHmk?si=ZyBAEUMrzNMNbxVH Kurt Browning 1993 Worlds "Casablanca" https://youtu.be/1BXXk5r_5sA?si=SolQyTbnK4CLb8tp Chapters 0:00 — Intro and previous episode reactions 2:21 — Thoughts on Figure Skating Critique 7:44 — Q: Who would you choose for Olympic teams? 16:13 — Q: One program to watch on a moonlight lake? 17:46 — Q: Programs/music you'd like to see this next season? 20:50 — Q: 90s theme for the Rhythm Dance, and AI music? 25:48 — Q: Should any piece of music be banned? 27:14 — Q: What do we think about Adelia Petrosian? 31:33 — Q: 5 performances you rewatch all the time? 35:34 — Q: Why is the Free Skate order random sometimes? 39:27 — Q: Why did we start a FS podcast? 43:50 — Q: Have you ever taken skating lessons? 45:36 — Q: Have you watched roller skating competitions? 46:58 — Q: Why don't we appear on video? 51:50 — Q: Advice for FS content creators? 56:20 — Q: What has changed the most about FS? 1:02:07 — Q: Skaters that revolutionized the sport? 1:07:40 — Q: Waning US popularity and focus on the Women's discipline 1:25:36 — Wrap-Up
