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Athletes: The Other Side
Idols, heroes, icons. Today, we often forget that the modern-day sportsman is so much more than an athlete. Athletes have other lives - often many other career chapters away from the sporting field – just like the rest of us. To be an athlete is just one part of who they are. In Athletes: The Other Side, host and former head of Media Relations for the World Anti-Doping Agency, Ben Nichols explores the lives and achievements of athletes away from sport so that you can learn more about the stories of these multi-faceted figures. Whether it be how they make the daunting leap into the big, wide world when their competitive career is over or how they use their personal brand to give back to the sport that has offered them so much, Athletes: The Other Side addresses the paths sportsmen and women tread in those times when they are not competing in the sporting arena, so that you will leave inspired by what these extraordinary characters have achieved in their other lives.
Episodes
15 episodes
And The Oscar Goes To - with Bryan Fogel
Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, and 2018 Academy Award Winner in the Best Documentary Feature category for his revelatory film, Icarus.Icarus was released in 2017 and achieved huge critical acclaim ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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50:03

The Many Firsts - with Katrina Adams
Player, coach, broadcaster and administrator, Katrina Adams has done it all. Adams is the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman, first former player and youngest person ever to hold the position....
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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39:08

A Trans-Atlantic Tale with Gill Donaldson
In this 13th outing, Ben speaks to his Great Aunt and former Olympic Champion Fencer, Gillian Donaldson. Now 92, Donaldson (née Sheen) is a seven-time British national fencing champion, and Olympic Gold medallist in the Foil for Great Britain a...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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27:25

In for a Penny, In for a Pound - with Dick Pound
Richard “Dick” Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.At the begin...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:19:18

Scars Along The Way - with Andrew Castle
#11 - It’s not often that a successful athlete is better known for their work after their athletic career, especially when that career involved achievements such as being the UK number 1 ranked men’s singles tennis player,...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:17:51

No Distinction - with Rebecca Smith
#010 - Rebecca Smith is a California born ex-international footballer with 74 caps for the team she captained, the New Zealand national team. She’s represented New Zealand at multiple World cups and Olympic games, and ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:00:16
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The Fifth Beatle - with Todd Martin
#009 - As the former World Number 4, Todd Martin was a proud member of the golden club of American ATP stars in his nation’s tennis heyday: the 1990s. The self-described “Fifth Beatle” was in good company during that glorious era for the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:17:49
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The Education of Life - with Christian Taylor
#008 - The GOAT (Greatest of all Time), two-time Olympic Champion and four-time World Champion in the triple jump and five-time World Athletics Diamond League Champion. What else is there you can say about Christian Taylor?Quite a lot, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:50

Free Speech Champion - with Ali Jawad
#007 – Born without legs in Lebanon, and moving to England at just six months’ old, the word ‘hardship’ doesn’t feature in Ali Jawad’s vocabulary. The Briton, who during his teens was diagnosed with uncurable Chrom’s disease has always grasped ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:06
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The Iron Man - with Dr. Matt Hanson
#006 - Our first Doctor to feature on Athletes: The Other Side, Matt Hanson is a professional triathlete and coach for triathletes, cyclists and runners. Hailing from Minnesota, Matt is one of life’s achievers and an Ironma...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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38:56
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The Athlete Entrepreneur - with Callum Skinner
#005 – If Athletes: The Other Side was tailor made for any one athlete out there, it must be Callum Skinner. The Olympic Champion, who scored his greatest success in the Rio de Janeiro Velodrome at the 2016 Games, has clocked up more '...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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54:36

Hometown Heroine - with Emma Coburn
#004 – Emma Coburn is a World Champion middle distance runner, hailing from the “Americana idyll”of Crested Butte, Colorado. As the first ever American woman to win a World Championships gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase, she is also an 8-ti...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:52

Food, Water, Shelter - with Chris Cracknell
#003 -The phrase always expect the unexpected doesn’t even start to do it justice as a motto for Chris Cracknell’s life. A former decorated rugby international, Englishman Chris captained his country’s national Sevens side, taking them to glory...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:09:09

Making Transition Worth It - with Lauryn Williams
#002 - Lauryn Williams is a financial planner, author, podcaster, motivational speaker and volunteer. But that’s not why most people recognise her name. Over a period of twelve years, she competed at the elite level in two Olympic sports – Trac...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:03:06

Bronze, Silver, Gold, Russia - with Beckie Scott
#001 - In her own words, Beckie Scott has witnessed both the light and dark sides of sport. In this first episode, host Ben Nichols talks to Beckie about how the young woman from Alberta, Canada defied the odds in the predominantly European spo...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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53:49
