#ICYMI - Winter Paralympics, with Medalists Mike Shea and Taylor Lipsett

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🗓️ 8 March 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel… Get ready for the 2018 Winter Paralympics as hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice chat with Olympic Medalists Mike Shea, Taylor Lipsett, and author Walter Thompson about the world of Paralympic athletics. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Please subscribe to our channels on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360 TuneIn: tunein.com/playingwithscience GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/winter-paralympics-with-medalists-mike-shea-and-taylor-lipsett/ Photo Credit: By popejon2 [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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0:00.0	I'm Gary O'Reilly.
0:10.0	And I'm Chuck Nice.
0:12.0	And this is playing with science.
0:16.0	The Olympics have always hogged the limelight, understandably so.
0:20.4	But the rise in prominence of the Paralympics in recent years has been stellar, showcasing
0:25.7	not just the Paralympic athlete's athletic abilities, but also the magnitude of the force within them.
0:33.5	Yes. And Dr. Walter Thompson, a professor at Georgia State University and a world leader in
0:38.3	sports medicine for parathletes and co-author of Training and Coaching, the Paralympic athlete,
0:44.8	will be joining us today, along with Paris Snowboarder and Silver Medalist Mike Shea,
0:50.0	as well as Ice Ledge, Hockey Player and Double Gold Medalist Taylor Lipset.
0:56.2	This is going to be awesome, isn't it, just.
0:58.8	So once again, another playing with science show with more precious metal than an episode of the crown.
1:04.5	So while I go and get the polish and heard the call, he's Chuck, you just introduced the first guest.
1:10.3	Back in a sec.
1:11.2	I'll be a minute.
1:13.2	That's right. Our first guest, he is a doctor. He is a professor.
1:17.6	He is professor Dr. Walter Thompson.
1:20.6	Dr. Kawaya.
1:22.4	Doing great. Thanks. How are you guys?
1:24.1	We are good, Dr. Your CV is actually 47 pages long.
1:31.8	You are an expert with a capital E.
1:34.8	It would seem.
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