Podcasts by Ice Tea Podcast

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a show for figure skating enthusiasts of all skill levels, recapping current events from this competitive season

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78: The Importance of Being Ernest Young-Stripper (NHK Trophy 2023!) from 2023-12-08T18:51:22

Neda and Meghan wrap up this season's Grand Prix events with a look back at the unpredictable and exciting NHK Trophy 2023! Featuring: piggybacking, camp masculinity, ice rink backrooms, Bella...

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77: Episode 75: Flip 3 Toads (Grand Prix Espoo 2023) from 2023-11-24T21:48:42

There's girl math, boy math, and then there's GPF qualifier math. In this episode Meghan and Neda start to try to wrap their minds around numbers as they recap the Grand Prix Espoo 2023 and re...

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76: Episode 74: Junji Ito's Yuri On Ice (Cup of China 2023) from 2023-11-24T21:44:52

In this episode Meghan and Neda say the word "unhinged" even more than usual which can only mean one thing: CUP OF CHINA 2023, BABY! Featuring Boring Dorian Grey, the uncanny valley, the shrim...

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75: Episode 73: The Roast of Alois Lutz (Grand Prix de France 2023!) from 2023-11-12T19:50:06

In this episode, Meghan and Neda host the comedy roast of Alois Lutz, in honor of the Grand Prix de France 2023! Featuring: litigious Yoshi, a cool chill Earth who likes to party, The Philadel...

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74: Episode 72: Skate Canada 2023! from 2023-11-04T21:32:44

In this episode, Meghan and Neda revisit Skate Canada 2023! Featuring: science, theater reviews, car crashes (?), and fantasy sporks.

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73: Episode 71: Skate America 2023! from 2023-10-27T16:44:12

Welcome to SEASON FIVE BABY!! In this episode, Meghan and Neda kick off another Grand Prix Series by recapping the epic highs and lows of Skate America 2023. Featuring: The Space Olympics, the...

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72: Episode 70: Worlds 2023! from 2023-04-12T23:15:07

In this episode, Meghan and Neda revisit the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships! Featuring maybe the dumbest joke ever made on this podcast.

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71: Episode 69 (Nice): Four Continents 2023 Recap / World's Preview! from 2023-03-22T17:26:25

In this episode Meghan and Neda look back on Four Continents 2023 AND look ahead to Worlds 2023--in this economy!! Also it's our 69th episode and we completely fail to make any reference to t...

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70: Episode 68: Euros / US Nats 2023! from 2023-02-09T19:42:19

In this episode (recorded BEFORE it was reported that Anastasiia Gubanova might be participating in a Russian army sponsored ice show in which case, yikes!) Meghan and Neda break down 2023 Eur...

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69: Episode 67: Grand Prix Final 2022 / Japanese Nationals from 2022-12-31T02:31:18

In this final episode of 2022, Meghan and Neda reflect back on the 22-23 Grand Prix Final, 2022 Japanese Nationals, and this chaotic year as a whole. Featuring: crayons, Edea clown shoes, and ...

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68: Episode 66: Grand Prix Espoo! from 2022-12-08T04:32:10

In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap the final event of the 2022-23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Grand Prix Espoo! Featuring: Rugrats, Majorov reveals, Mrs. Shrek, French Chandeliers, F...

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67: Episode 65: NHK Trophy 2022! from 2022-11-26T00:20:21

Welcome to the Ice Tea Podcast, where we will defend to the death your right to do a cartwheel to just straight up dialogue from a movie, but god do we wish you would have some restraint. In t...

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66: Episode 64: MK John Wilson Trophy 2022! from 2022-11-20T23:55:30

In this episode, Meghan and Neda bring extreme early 00s sleepover energy to their recap of the MK John Wilson Trophy, which somehow includes Barbies, solipsistic terror, and DILFs. Also featu...

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65: Episode 63: Grand Prix de France 2022! from 2022-11-11T23:46:06

In this episode, Meghan (sick) and Neda (fresh off wisdom tooth surgery) attempt to coherently describe the Grand Prix de France 2022. Featuring: Faking your own death so James Corden doesn't ...

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64: Episode 62: Skate Canada 2022! from 2022-11-04T02:08:15

In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap Skate Canada 2022, tell body shamers EXACTLY where they can go, and spread some innocuous but fake rumors. Featuring: fever dreams, Hatsune Miku x Vivald...

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63: Episode 61: Skate America 2022! from 2022-10-29T03:02:33

A Grand Prix Event? In MEGHAN'S area? It's more common than you'd think! In this super-sized season 4 premiere, Meghan and Neda recap Skate America 2022, and discuss what it's like to see a qu...

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62: FEED DROP: Quest Laid Plans Teaser from 2022-04-22T16:42:12

Hey, Ice Tea Podcast listeners! Meghan and Neda are launching a second podcast and we wanted to share the teaser with you!

Quest Laid Plans is a D&D podcast about what ...

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61: Episode 60: Worlds 2022! from 2022-04-17T16:12:30

In this episode, Meghan and Neda round out the 21-22 skating season with a recap of the 2022 World Championships in Montpelier, France! PLUS: Stay tuned til the end for a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCE...

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60: Episode 59: The 2022 Olympics Part 3: MEN! from 2022-03-23T23:38:56

(Alternate title: Maybe Jason Brown Is My Wario)

In the thrilling conclusion to their extended Olympics recap series, Meghan and Neda relive the men's event in all its glory. Featurin...

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59: Episode 58: The 2022 Olympics Part 2: WOMEN! from 2022-03-09T17:34:13

Welcome to Whose Medal Is It Anyway? Where the rules are made up and the points don't matter! AKA The Beijing 2022 women's singles event! Meghan and Neda, fresh off their previous episode of s...

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58: Episode 57: The 2022 Olympics Part 1: SCREAMING INTO THE VOID! from 2022-02-26T17:51:40

Welcome to the official Ice Tea Pod Airing of Olympic Grievances, with Meghan and Neda. Our hosts attempt to sift through the mountains of gnarly news and discourse surrounding the 2022 Beijin...

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57: Figure Skating for Beginners Part 3: The Skaters! from 2022-02-02T19:40:53

In the third and final part of their three part special series aimed at newcomers to figure skating, Meghan and Neda give a rundown of their personal opinions on the skaters and storylines goi...

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56: Figure Skating for Beginners Part 2: The Rules! from 2022-02-01T20:14:27

In part two of their three part special series aimed at newcomers to figure skating, Meghan and Neda summarize the scoring system in the simplest possible terms, go over which rules you need t...

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55: Figure Skating for Beginners Part 1: The Basics! from 2022-02-01T20:10:16

In part one of their three part special series aimed at newcomers to figure skating, Meghan and Neda introduce themselves and give an overview of what new fans should know about the basics of ...

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54: Episode 53: One Big Estonian Fever Dream (Euros/4CC 2022) from 2022-01-29T19:40:08

::Slaps roof of Estonia:: this baby can fit so many continents in it!

In this episode Meghan and Neda speedrun the 2022 European Championships AND Four Continents, because Estonia boo...

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53: Episode 52: US Nationals 2022! from 2022-01-15T14:52:04

It's sort of our birthday! In this episode Meghan and Neda celebrate being out of the toddler years by covering all the drama that was US Nationals 2022, plus a soupçon of Canada for flavor. F...

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52: Episode 51: Rostelecom Cup 2021! from 2021-12-11T22:35:38

Welcome to the beautiful expressive boy parade! In this episode Neda and Meghan wrap up their Grand Prix Coverage by recapping the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, plus Meghan talks about this year's Prov...

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51: Episode 50: Internationaux de France 2021! from 2021-11-25T22:35:23

Zut Alors! It's our 50th episode! In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap the 2021 Internationaux de France and float another crazy scheme to fix the judging system that will never work in real...

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50: Episode 49: NHK Trophy 2021! from 2021-11-18T23:53:24

In this episode, Meghan and Neda welcome new listeners to the dysfunctional Ice Tea family, have a serious talk about patterns of injury among young athletes, and discuss the men and women's m...

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49: Episode 48: O Skate Canada! 2021 from 2021-11-06T00:49:27

In this episode, Meghan and Neda continue their Grand Prix '21 coverage with Skate Canada! Featuring: 100 triple axels, surprise pets, Neda's childhood acting career, 90s sleepover crafts, a s...

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48: Episode 47: Skate America 2021! from 2021-10-29T20:06:09

In this episode, Meghan and Neda kick off their Grand Prix '21 coverage with a recap of this year's highly eventful Skate America in Las Vegas! Featuring bisexual lizard pope, being chased off...

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47: Episode 46: The Challenger Series So Far! from 2021-10-20T20:37:07

Challenge 'er? I 'ardly know 'er!
(...I'm so sorry.)

In this episode, Meghan and Neda talk highlights from the Challenger Series events so far, with a special emphasis on Finland...

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46: Episode 45: The Cranberry Cup! from 2021-08-27T02:21:19

In this episode, Meghan and Neda ::fancy Bugs Bunny voice:: wish all listeners a very pleasant Cranberry Cup. We kick off the OLYMPIC SEASON with our recap of the extremely s...

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45: Episode 44: The Goofy Olympics from 2021-05-18T14:02:40

In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap the 2021 World Team Trophy, aka the Goofy Olympics, aka the World Flamboyance Pageant! There was an audience, and many of them were people, but some of t...

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44: Episode 43: Worlds 2021 Men! from 2021-04-14T22:41:27

In part two of their 2021 World Championships recap, Meghan and Neda look back at the top 6 men and shockingly, for once, actually disagree a little bit! (Not Clickbait) (But ok maybe yes a li...

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43: Episode 42: Worlds 2021 Ladies! from 2021-03-31T21:54:52

In part one of their 2021 World Championships recap, Meghan and Neda weigh in on the top 6 skaters in the Ladies event, from the surprises to the absolute inevitabilities and everything in bet...

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42: Episode 41: A Cold One With The Boys (US Nats '21 Pt. 2: Men) from 2021-02-14T18:34:04

In this episode, Meghan and Neda conclude their coverage of 2021 US Nationals by cracking open a cold one with the boys. Featuring athletic babies, busty clowns, wedding planning, double bro-l...

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41: Episode 40: US Nationals 2021 Part 1--Ladies! from 2021-01-28T18:58:44

In this episode, Meghan and Neda recap the ladies singles event from 2021 US Nationals, including a deep dive into the short and free events, and rundown of Worlds team assignments! Featuring:...

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40: Episode 39 with Nam Nguyen! from 2021-01-14T16:34:30

In this episode, Meghan and Neda are joined in the Metaphorical Studio by none other than 2014 World Junior Champion, 2019 Skate Canada Silver Medalist, and 2015 & 2019 Canadian National C...

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39: Episode 38: Take Me, ALF, to NHK 2020 from 2020-12-25T02:25:22

In this episode....OK you know when it's the last day of school before winter break, and everyone is hopped up on candy cane sugar and the poor teacher is trying to get in one last math lesson...

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38: Episode 37: Rostelecom 2020 from 2020-12-07T16:44:28

In this mini-episode, Meghan and Neda reflect back on the 2020 Rostelecom Cup.

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37: Episode 36: Skate America 2020 (Pt. 2: LADIES!) from 2020-12-01T20:14:03

In part two of their Skate America 2020 coverage, Meghan and Neda conclude their recap with a look back at the thrilling ladies event, and also ask themselves whether they have fed a lover fro...

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36: Episode 35: Skate America 2020 (Pt. 1: MEN!) from 2020-11-12T20:53

Well folks, it's that time again: the Grand Prix Series is back...sort of! In part one of their Skate America 2020 coverage, Meghan and Neda weigh in on the men's events and do a deep scholarl...

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35: Episode 34: Russia is Testing Us (Pt 2: Ladies) from 2020-10-09T19:41

In the much anticipated conclusion to Russian Test Skates 2020 coverage, Meghan and Neda engage in some highly risky time travel, stretching the fabric of time and space perilously thin, in a ...

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34: Episode 33: Russia is Testing Us (Pt. 1: Men) from 2020-09-25T16:32:43

In the first of an epic two-parter on the 2020 Russian Test Skates, Meghan and Neda dive headfirst into a new season of Russian drama complete with startling departures, triumphant returns, an...

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33: Episode 32: The 2020 Peggy Fleming Trophy! With Andrew Torgashev from 2020-08-17T20:26:18

Meghan and Neda emerge from their off season cocoons to cover a skating event at long last--the innovative 2020 Peggy Fleming Trophy, which took place in the coolest rink of them all: cyberspa...

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32: Episode 31: Off Season Updates: Russia! from 2020-06-24T21:17:34

In this episode recorded last month, Meghan and Neda catch up on off-season news, and try to make sense of what's going on in Russia in the wake of Sasha Trusova's coaching change.

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31: Episode 30: Open Ice! With Jordan Cowan from 2020-05-14T23:52:40

On Ice Perspectives cinematographer and friend of the pod Jordan Cowan returns to Ice Tea to chat with Meghan and Neda about co-organizing Open Ice Live with Canadian ice dance star Kaitlyn We...

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30: Episode 29: The First Annual Icie Awards from 2020-04-25T21:58:03

In this special season recap episode, Meghan and Neda take it upon themselves to personally deliver the figure skating awards show that everyone clearly wanted so badly. Featuring: Italian blo...

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29: Episode 28: 4 Continents 4 Furious (Pt. 2: Men) with Camden Pulkinen from 2020-03-15T22:43:10

Meghan and Neda conclude their coverage of the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships with a recap of the men's podium PLUS an interview with Team USA skater, 2018 U.S. Junior Natio...

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28: Episode 27: 4 Continents 4 Furious (Pt. 1: Ladies) from 2020-03-06T05:37

In the first of an exciting two-parter, Meghan Earcleaner and Neda Valkilmer begin their coverage of the 2020 Four Continents Championships with a recap of the ladies' events. Featuring: envir...

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27: Episode 26: Euros 2020! from 2020-02-14T19:34:41

Episode 26: Euros 2020!

Happy Valentines day, Ice Cubes! Neda and Meghan attempt to do an adorable cutesy itty bitty baby mini episode for you as a treat but can’t ...

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26: Episode 25: 2020 US Nationals! from 2020-02-11T03:37:34

On this VERY SPECIAL Ice Tea Podcast episode, Meghan and Neda are having major deja vu, since this is the first event we've covered TWICE! And look how far we've come--this year Meghan got to ...

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25: Episode 24: (Inter)National Recap! from 2020-01-24T21:51

In this episode, Meghan and Neda attempt to summarize an entire month's worth of national competitions in an hour and a half, and announce some exciting news!

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24: Episode 23: The Grand Prix Final Part 2: LADIES!!! from 2019-12-25T05:24:45

Should auld Grand Prix Series be forgot and never brought to mind? Neda and Meghan wrap up the first half of a truly memorable season by covering the ladies event at the Grand Prix Final. Fea...

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The Ice Tea Podcast Presents: A Visit From St. Bitcholas from 2019-12-21T00:16:03

Happy Holidays from the Ice Tea Podcast! You've ended the year on the (n)ice list, so we've prepared a special gift just for you: a summary of the recent Russian drama...IN THE FORM OF SEASONA...

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23: Episode 22: The Grand Prix Final Part 1: MEN!!! from 2019-12-13T21:46:50

Neda and Meghan embark on a fantastical journey through the men’s event at the Grand Prix Final. Featuring quaint British idioms, international conflict resolution, functional and fashionable ...

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22: Episode 21: OMG NHK! from 2019-12-05T22:40:07

Neda and Meghan reach the home stretch of their Grand Prix Series coverage with the NHK Trophy! Featuring migration patterns of fashion snakes, romantic space travel, flexing on elementary sch...

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21: Episode 20: The Rosteleklook Cup from 2019-11-22T19:34:35

Neda and Meghan’s recap of the Rostelecom Cup contains more guaranteed Klooks per minute than any other podcast, or your money back! Featuring: international mashed potato mail, choosing joy, ...

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20: Episode 19: Cup of China! from 2019-11-15T19:09:53

Meghan and Neda attempt to recap the Cup of China despite being pretty certain their brains were addled by the Glow Orbs. Featuring: the aforementioned Glow Orbs, glow ups, Dark and Edgy™ Voca...

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19: Episode 18: Internationaux de France de PARTY from 2019-11-09T01:16:36

You wanna live fancy? Live in a big mansion? PARTY IN FRANCE? You better listen to this episode…

Neda tells us all about what it was like seeing a Grand Prix event in REAL LIFE, and...

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18: Episode 17: Skate Canada, Eh? from 2019-11-01T15:51:14

Meghan and Neda continue their coverage of the Grand Prix Series with a polite and friendly recap of Skate Canada International 2019 (which might also be a hard-hitting journalistic investigat...

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17: Episode 16: Skate America! from 2019-10-25T14:00

Meghan and Neda kick off the Grand Prix Series with a recap of an extremely eventful Skate America. There was laughter. There were tears. And most importantly, there were some truly next-level...

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16: Episode 15: This One's a Challenge from 2019-10-18T14:01:03

A CHALLENGER APPROACHES! In this challenging episode, Meghan and Neda take on the challenge of recapping the Challenger Series so far, sharing which challenging moments challenged (and restore...

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15: Episode 14: Ice Tea Perspectives (with Jordan Cowan) from 2019-10-08T19:01:57

On this super special episode of the Ice Tea Podcast, Meghan and Neda interview Jordan Cowan from OnIcePerspectives! Anything you can do, he can do backwards, in skates, holding expensive came...

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14: Episode 13: Grand Prixview, ft. special guest DANIEL from 2019-09-12T07:59:27

Meghan and Neda return from the off-season with a very special guest: Daniel, a real life honest-to-God Canadian! That's right, for one night only there's a THIRD nation in the Ice Tea family'...

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13: Summer 2019 Ice Show Roundup! from 2019-07-10T03:36:31

It's the off season, our crops are withering, our children are starving, and the only thing sustaining us is bootleg video of ice shows, so that is what we will be talking about today. Featuri...

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12: SPECIAL EPISODE: Shoma Oh no!!!! from 2019-06-04T02:37:52

In this VERY SPECIAL, LIMITED EDITION, EMERGENCY BREAKING NEWS episode of the Ice Tea Podcast, Meghan and Neda spill the piping hot ice tea on Shoma Uno's shocking decision to leave his longti...

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11: Episode 10: World Team Trophy&Gala Recap from 2019-05-28T00:54:59

On this episode of the Ice Tea Podcast, Meghan and Neda cover the last and most chaotic event of the 2018-2019 competitive season: World Team Trophy, plus highlights from the WTT and Worlds ga...

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10: Episode 9: World Championships Pt. 2: Men from 2019-04-20T07:27:49

Meghan and Neda conclude their coverage on the 2019 World Championships by recapping the men's singles events, as well as exploring vampires, fake Italian history, 19th century Russian natura...

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9: Episode 8: 2019 World Championships--Ladies from 2019-04-02T21:29:30

Meghan and Neda dive head first into the drama of ladies singles at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, featuring Knife Shoe Gate, quad sals, Scrabble ethics, and the miracle of child...

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8: Episode 7: Winter Universiade / Junior Worlds 2019 from 2019-03-15T23:58:09

Meghan and Neda go back to college for the 2019 Winter Universiade, and then even further back in time to high school for the 2019 Junior World Championships! That's right, not one event, but ...

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7: Episode 6: Worlds Hopes and Dreams from 2019-03-09T06:20:58

Meghan and Neda speculate wildly about what could happen at the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships. Featuring a recap of the recent Russian drama, a lot of fantasy math, Cursed Predic...

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6: Episode 5: 2019 Four Continents Championship Pt. 2 from 2019-03-01T03:53:37

Meghan and Neda conclude their coverage of the 2019 Four Continents Championship by recapping the free skate, gala, banquet, and more. Featuring old blind ghost dogs, loin cloths, the Japanthe...

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5: Episode 4: 2019 Four Continents Championship Pt. 1 from 2019-02-25T04:47:57

Meghan and Neda spill the tea on the men's and ladies' short programs from the 2019 Four Continents Championship in Anaheim, California.

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4: Episode 3: 2019 European Championships Pt. 2 from 2019-02-14T19:04:52

In this Very Special Valentines Day Episode, Meghan and Neda continue their coverage of Euros 2019 by spilling the tea on the free skate, the gala, and more. Featuring speculation about aliens...

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3: Episode 2: 2019 European Championship Pt. 1 from 2019-02-07T15:00

Meghan and Neda discuss the men's and ladies' short programs from the 2019 European Championship in Minsk, Belarus. A chat about quadruple salchow drama, warhorses and what's worse: Phantom of...

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2: Episode 1: 2019 US Nationals from 2019-01-31T19:43:34

Meghan and Neda unpack the top six in the ladies' and men's singles events at the 2019 US Nationals at the Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, MI; discuss personal favorites, and talk about all ...

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1: Trailer from 2019-01-31T00:24:13

Neda Marie, out of context, let's go.

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