Pregaming the Olympics w/ Jeremiah Coughlan & Joe Simons

2026-02-05

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Kristen Meinzer welcomes Joe Simons and Jeremiah Coughlan, hosts of Hatch’s Sleepytime Sports, to chat about the upcoming Winter Olympics.What You’ll HearOlympics, Every Two Years: Kristen shares her deep love of opening ceremonies and the sudden joy of caring deeply about sports you only watch once a quadrennial.The Snooze Pack Draft: The trio builds their ideal lineup of Winter Olympic events and athletes, from hockey showdowns and ski mountaineering to legendary broadcasters and comeback sto...

Kristen Meinzer welcomes Joe Simons and Jeremiah Coughlan, hosts of Hatch’s Sleepytime Sports, to chat about the upcoming Winter Olympics.

What You’ll Hear

Olympics, Every Two Years: Kristen shares her deep love of opening ceremonies and the sudden joy of caring deeply about sports you only watch once a quadrennial.

The Snooze Pack Draft: The trio builds their ideal lineup of Winter Olympic events and athletes, from hockey showdowns and ski mountaineering to legendary broadcasters and comeback stories.

Ageless Athletes & Iconic Skaters: From 44-year-old snowboarders to gravity-defying figure skaters, they celebrate the competitors redefining what Olympic greatness looks like.

Should Regular People Compete First?: A gentle debate on whether one average human should attempt each sport so we can truly appreciate how impossible it all is.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to the pillow fort & Olympic love

01:30 Why the Olympics hit different

02:40 Falling hard for niche sports

03:10 Biathlon explained (sort of)

04:50 Introducing Snooze Pack: Olympic edition

05:30 Hockey rivalries & Olympic drama

07:20 Ski mountaineering & skeleton relays

09:20 The 44-year-old snowboarder to root for

11:00 Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski & their fabulous commentary

13:40 Kristen’s figure skating heroes

16:40 Comebacks, balance & living a full life