In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer from The Balance Beam Situation, and Jessica chat about:

A clarification to start the year off : USA Gymnastics did not actively delete Marvin Sharp's name from Bridget Sloan's biography page, it was automatically deleted when his gym became ineligible for sanctioned competition. 
Why flamethrowers are the must-have accessory for 2016 and our favorite trends from 2015
American Cup competitors announced while Russia names 90% of it's Olympic team and Romania announces the Rio training squad. 
Our thoughts on Shawn Johnson's new wedding-YouTube channel. 
Spencer tells us which elites are killing it in NCAA already, which freshman are on his must-watch list and we discuss our hopes and dreams for the new Greg Marsden, Sam Peszek, Alicia Sacramone commentary team. 
Lots of listener feedback about:

MyKayala Skinner's use of the N word on twitter
Do we victim blame on the show? 
Who won Uncle Tim's Tattoo World Championships in Glasgow



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179: Aliya's Ink
178: Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens
177: Stella Umeh
Classic Episode 142: They Broke Bart Conner
176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show
175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships
174: Live Show - Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships
173: Women's All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
172: Men's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
171: Women's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
170: Women's Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships
169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show
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