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Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Can We Make It The Magnificent 8? with Shannon Miller

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan does his best not to cry as he is joined by seven time olympic medalist, two-time gold medalist, and absolute icon Shannon Miller. The two discuss Shannon’s journey as a decorated gymnast, her battle with ovarian cancer, and how she is bringing a healthy lifestyle to the masses. You can follow Shannon on Twitter Follow Her on Twitter @shannonmiller96 and find more at https://shannonmiller.com/. For more information on Our Way Forward, visit https://www.ourwayforward.com Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Getting Curious. I'm Jonathan Beness and every week I sit down for a gorgeous

0:06.4

40-minute conversation with a brilliant expert, Trollin' all about something that makes me

0:10.4

curious. On today's episode, I'm trying not to cry and have an accident on myself all

0:19.0

at the same time because I'm literally joined by seven-time Olympic Nettelist, two-time

0:24.7

gold Nettelist, Shannon Literal Miller. We were discussing her journey as a decorated

0:31.1

gymnast, her battle with ovarian cancer, and how she is bringing a healthy lifestyle

0:35.2

to the masses.

0:36.9

Welcome to Getting Curious. Jonathan Beness and if you guys are driving your car or like

0:43.0

in a moving vehicle or just like I just want you to be careful because I feel like when

0:45.8

I introduce this person who is this guest on this week's episode, I feel like you might

0:49.5

freak out, so just don't be touchy on the brakes if welcome to the studio, Shannon Miller.

0:56.5

Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1:00.0

You are one of the most prolific gymnasts of all time, if not the most prolific gymnasts

1:06.3

of all time. I mean, certainly before Simone Biles broke onto the scene, honey, but in 1992,

1:11.0

you're the American with the most medals won. You're the most successful Olympian in the

1:15.2

1992 Barcelona games. Yeah, so it's just kind of crazy to think about. It's really crazy.

1:21.4

You really, really were. And see what's interesting because in 1992, see, I talk about this in

1:25.2

my standup a lot. I do. But everyone's eyes were on that Kim Zamasco honey and you were

1:31.7

like a dark horse in that 1992 because everyone thought there was going to be Kim Zamasco

1:35.2

because she won all around in 1991. She was like the first American to win like World

1:38.7

All Around the 91. And so the evidence like she was going to do it, but then she kind

1:42.0

of got a little baby bit nervous, which I cannot even imagine. I get nervous just like

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