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Last update: February 26, 2006 - 8:00 PM

Welcome to the Daily Jay podcast (we made him name it that), where Olympic reporter Jay Weiner sends back random thoughts and insights on life on the Turin beat.

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Sunday, Feb. 26: A last look at the closing ceremonies, and then our team packs it up -- and in.

Saturday, Feb. 25: Jay and Rachel agree -- watching the curlers get their medals was a lot of fun.

Thursday, Feb. 23: Special edition: Women's figure skating finals. Don't listen if you don't want to know the results.

Thursday, Feb. 23: Jay goes where the American media aren't: Biathlon.

Wednesday, Feb. 22: Think football is tough? Take a good look at figure skating.

Tuesday, Feb. 21: A sound portrait of contrasting events.

Sunday, Feb. 19: There are more intricacies to curling than meets the eye.

Saturday, Feb. 18: Greatest athletic moment for Jay has to be Dan Jansen finally getting his medal.

Friday, Feb. 17: Jay talks to photographer Jeff Wheeler about what it takes to get Olympic photos.

Thursday, Feb. 16: Olympic heroes are rarer than you think.

Tuesday, Feb. 14: Athletes aren't the only ones that risk Olympic injury.

Tuesday, Feb. 14: The living conditions aren't glamorous, but there've been worse.

Monday, Feb. 13: Figure skating, luge, and snowmobiles

Sunday, Feb. 12: The luge setting is gorgeous, and Benshoof looks poised to win a medal.

Saturday, Feb. 11: Hanging with Laura Bush, and Rachel joins in for a review of the ceremonies.

Friday, Feb. 10: What to watch for during opening ceremonies.

Thursday, Feb. 9: Over the years, figure skating has provided a lot of drama.

Wedneday, Feb. 8: Covering the games means more than covering who wins and loses.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: First day of work at the games, and there's Minnesota news like crazy.

Monday, Feb. 6: Best games ever, Barcelona, no contest. But for the Winter Olympics? It's got to be Lillehammer.

Sunday, Feb. 5: After 13 Olympic trips, Jay's finally got the packing figured out, but it took a little help from Martin Luther King.

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