Your daily Olympics recap, in 20 minutes or less. Besties Mark and Jem go behind-the-scenes bringing you the wins, losses, and hot goss from the Athlete's Village. They’ve got next-level access to Paris 2024 so you never have FOMO (fear of missing Olympics) again.
C’est fini! Mark and Jem share their favourite moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics from Celine to Andre. They are joined by comedian Trixx who shares his thoughts on the games.
10 Aug 2024
“Canada who?”
Canada stuns with gold in the mens 4x100m, and Mark and Jem discuss how Andre De Grasse has now tied Penny Oleksiak as Canada's most decorated Olympian. They also chat with taekwondo bronze medallist Skylar Park and catch up with Olympian Perdita Felician on trash talk and the stars of the games — women!
9 Aug 2024
The kids and seniors of Paris 2024
Track analyst Anson Henry discusses the 200m men's final — including Noah Lyle’s getting bronze before revealing he has COVID. Then Mark and Jem discuss the Olympic age gap about the oldest and youngest athletes. Plus, they talk to DJ Skratch Bastid about breaking in the Olympics.
8 Aug 2024
High jumps and hard falls
Canada continues to shine in track and field with Alysha Newman adding a bronze in pole vault! Mark and Jem chat with Camryn Rogers about her gold in hammer throw. Then, they get reactions from rapper Haviah Mighty on Snoop Dogg and Flavor Flav.
7 Aug 2024
New Heights
Mark and Jem celebrate Camryn Roger’s historic gold in hammer throw, marking a Canadian sweep in hammer. Then they get reactions to the women's 200m final from track analyst Jasmine Todd. Plus, reggae star Mr. Vegas shares his take on the best Olympic moments so far — including a spectacular pole vault for the ages.
6 Aug 2024
How much is a medal worth?
Mark and Jem speak to Canada's Thor, Ethan Katzberg, about his historic hammer throw gold. Then they discuss what some Olympic athletes are earning at the Games. Afro beats star Kizz Daniel chats about stylish Olympians.
5 Aug 2024
Canada's Thor
Mark and Jem celebrate Ethan Katzberg's gold in hammer throw and chat with Jamaican analyst Leighton Levy about the race that made everyone do a double-take: Noah Lyles' photo finish 100m win. And then comedian White Yardie shares his love for track and field.
4 Aug 2024
The 100m Upset
A stunning finish in the women’s 100m wins one country their first ever Olympic medal, and Mark and Jem chat with Canadian rap and R&B star Tobi about why he loves this event so much. Also, we update you on the greatest swimming day for Canada in Olympics history (!).
3 Aug 2024
Future track stars and Olympic village food reviews
Who will win gold in the women's 100m? Mark and Jem chat with Jamaican commentator Ricardo Chambers about his track predictions…and then they’re joined by celebrity chef Roger Mooking to talk food reviews from the Olympic village.
2 Aug 2024
Summer and Simone hit the gold mine
Simone Biles battles haters left and right and still manages to score gold, and a Turkish sharp shooter goes viral for his hitman vibes. Mark and Jem talk with Soca queen and legend Alison Hinds about her favourite Olympic sport. And it continues to be ‘Summer time’ — with McIntosh taking home another gold, and her third medal of the Games.
1 Aug 2024
Silencing the buzz of dronegate
Could a podium selfie end a decades-long war? A 1-0 win against Colombia advances the Canadian women's soccer team to the quarterfinals despite a 6-point deduction. Kardinal Offishal talks Jamaican track stars and shares his celebrity relay race team picks, plus Mark and Jem get French lessons from content creator Tresor.
31 Jul 2024
Snoop's side quests and Silver 7s
Snoop Dogg’s Olympic Summer Camp is in full swing, and Mark and Jem talk with the basketball aficionados from the Hello and Welcome podcast about the Canadian men's basketball team's victory against Australia. Plus, they chat about the Canadian women’s spectacular show in rugby sevens.
30 Jul 2024
Canada's Golden Girls
Canadian women bring home the GOLD! Mark and Jem chat with Christa Deguchi, who just won Canada’s first ever Olympic medal in judo, and celebrate swimmer Summer McIntosh’s landslide win in the women’s 400m individual medley. Next up they discuss important Olympic goss, like: Did Lady Gaga just soft-launch her fiancé? And why is rapper Flava Flav an honorary member of the U.S. women’s water polo? Then they chat with singer Shawn Desman about what it takes to overcome adversity, like Simone Biles’ legendary comeback.
29 Jul 2024
Unplanned Swims & Unfair Bans
Was dronegate good for Canada? CBC Sports' Shireen Ahmed drops by to talk about the women’s soccer team’s overtime win. Oh and did you know France has a hijab ban? Mark and Jem learn what it’s meant for athletes competing in Paris. And then hip-hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes gets all nostalgic about his favourite Olympic sprints.
28 Jul 2024
First Wins & Wedding Rings
Canada’s first Paris Olympic win! Plus, we get the play-by-play from Toronto Raptors legend Jerome Williams on the men's basketball team’s first game against Greece. And then Mark and Jem get a call from Canada Olympic House, and chat with singer-songwriter Jully Black about Olympic rings—but not the ones you think.
27 Jul 2024
Celine soars! And so do the drones...
The Paris Olympics are on and we’re talking about all the boats and Illuminati horses that went down the Seine last night. Mark and Jem chat with Olympian Phylicia George and Poet Randell Adjei about The Gold Within (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6460079)--their beautiful spoken word piece that opened the Canadian coverage.
18 Jul 2024
Introducing Olympic FOMO
We live, breathe and sleep Olympics so you don't have to. Mark and Jem will make sure you never miss a moment of Paris 2024.
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