Tech Chairs - The Sports Technology Podcast
If you are a sports fan, work in sports or are someone who is ‘tech curious’, then Tech Chairs is the podcast for you.
In the first series, sports presenter, John Inverdale and sports entrepreneur, Rebecca Hopkins, take a look at how technology has shaped modern sport. They talk to experts in all walks of sport as well as champion athletes, including Sir Ben Ainslie and Chris Boardman. If you have ever wondered how Hawkeye was developed, how much your DNA influences which sport you should choose, or how to make a bike go faster, tune into Tech Chairs.
Website - www.techchairs.co
Episodes
11 episodes
So Why Are Your Bikes’ Handlebars 42”?
No sport, competitively or recreationally, has changed more in the past 30 years than cycling. At the heart of this has been an Olympic champion, technical wizard, entrepreneur and campaigner. Chris Boardman is Rebecca and John’s guest on this ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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17:21
When Did Sailing Become F1 On Sea?
Ben Ainslie, is more than Britain’s greatest ever competitive sailor. His trophy cabinet might be huge but his thirst for technology-driven success is boundless. Ben talks Rebecca and John through his career through the lens of technology, from...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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17:34
F1 – Driving to Survive The Technology?
Widely regarded as the most tech-forward of all popular sports, F1 has technology running through its DNA. This time, John and Rebecca are joined by Simon Taylor, a man who for 50 years has scrutinized every car, driver, race and designer in mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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16:12
Sports Broadcast – When Did One Screen Stop Being Enough?
Today there are countless ways and formats for watching sport – but how did this happen? Rebecca and John talk to two of the men directly responsible. Paul Davies is a leading figure from TV and determines Wimbledon’s annual broadcast, while Da...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:06
From the Track to the High Street: How Sports Apparel Is Big Business
Say ‘sports technology’ to most people and they think ‘wearables’ but how did we get to this point – and what is that market worth? John and Rebecca talking through this multi-billion-dollar market with two experts with vastly different backgro...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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19:17
Athlete Genetic Mapping with Andrew Steele
This episode of Tech Chairs takes us into the DNA of elite athletes – literally! Rebecca and John hear Andy Steele’s story. Andy was an Olympic athlete who wanted to know why he...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:36
How Series One Sizzles…
Anyone who is a self-proclaimed ‘sports nut’ probably thinks they know how sports works.Think again.Tech Chairs is the podcast that lifts the lid on how elite sport is getting faster, stronger...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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1:54
How Hawk-Eye Happened
For many, Hawk-Eye IS sports technology and this edition of Tech Chairs, John and Rebecca are joined by ‘The Godfather of Sports Technology’, Paul Hawkins. Paul shares his story...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:16
How Tech Snuck Up on Sport (Part Two)
This is part two of our brief history of the relationship between sport and technology. In this show we look at the tech-led revolution of the past two decades, as data, new realities and wearable tech shapes how we train, view and engage with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:14
How Tech Snuck Up on Sport (Part One)
Tech Chairs is a new podcast exploring the many ways technology drives sport. In the first episode, sports presenter, John Inverdale and sports tech entrepreneur, Rebecca Hopkin...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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13:32
Tech Chairs - The Sports Technology Podcast
Technology is changing each aspect of every sport we all love … and Tech Chairs explains how.Tech Chairs is a new sports podcast which is presented by broadcaster, John Inverdale and sports tech entrepreneur, Rebecca Hopkins. Each week,...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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