Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast
Oct 7, 2026 · 32 min · 10 segments
Another special bonus episode coming through your speakers today as we take you right into the heart of Brisbane for the official reveal of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems! We bring…
Ben WaterworthHostNoah GrovesHost
Taymon Kenton-SmithGuest
Lucky PattersonGuest
Arisa TrewGuest
One thing I wanted to touch on though, quickly, um, before we go and sort of, uh, just to close up talking on the emblem, when we did our episode the other day, that was just a leak, of course.
We only had a few notes to go off on the ag- the exact design about the official, uh, I guess, the, the details.
And, and as you heard, obviously, in those chats there, I, I'm a big fan of how the more and more you stare at these emblems, you're able to see a lot more of the design.
So the official sort of wording that Brisbane 2032 have since released, and they put out a great reveal video if you haven't seen it, voiced by Libby Trickett, legend of Australian Olympics, uh, check that out right now.
But with the two variations that we've got for the Olympics and the Paralympics, so they are in relation to an Australian native bird, the pink cockatoo, which, uh, if anybody outside of Australia isn't familiar with the pink cockatoo, it's a variation of cockatoo.
We love the cockatoos here in Australia, and a pink cockatoo is a variation of that.
Uh, so it's a, a, a variation of two birds, the pink cockatoo and the sulfur-crested cockatoo, which is the Paralympic Games theme.
They're known for their cheeky, inquisitive, and playful nature, synonymous with Queenslanders and Australians.
The one that picked up on, on Saturday when we talked with Brendan, which has obviously come out, that the shape of Queensland, so the cockatoo crest essentially forms the shape of the state of Queensland, which is very smart.
And sort of come out in the media too, and a few other interviews across the way, that a, an initial design was set to feature the, uh, Story Bridge and the Brisbane River, which, uh, if people know the city of Brisbane, very synonymous with that city.
Not quite Sydney Opera House level, uh, sorry, Sydney Harbour Bridge levels of famous, but still a very beautiful bridge and the Brisbane River.
But that was sort of squashed because they wanted this to incorporate more of the state of Queensland, which is why this, I think, works really, really well.
Which again, I, I'm still very surprised that we never got this renamed as Queensland 2032, but hey, we're here now, we've got Brisbane 2032.
Uh, the other part too here is the fact, obviously, it's very flame heavy, so the Olympic and Paralympic flames are sort of represented within this crest of the cockatoo, uh, a universally recognized symbol of unity, hope, and inspiration.
And the one here that I actually really love, which was sort of revealed in the video, is that you have a group of three and a group of two feathers on a cockatoo's crest, a subtle nod to the games in '32, which I think is very smart.
So going on what I was saying in the interviews there is that the more and more you look at it, the more and more you see, and I think the symbolism there really, really works.
So while I'm not still absolutely blown away by this emblem, it's not my favorite, and if I was to go over and rank logos like we did, and maybe we can do a redux of that at some point in the future now that we've got a few more logos to add.
But I mean, right now, off the top of my head, I could easily rank, you know, a solid group ahead of this one.
One thing I wanted to touch on though, quickly, um, before we go and sort of, uh, just to close up talking on the emblem, when we did our episode the other day, that was just a leak, of course.
We only had a few notes to go off on the ag- the exact design about the official, uh, I guess, the, the details.
And, and as you heard, obviously, in those chats there, I, I'm a big fan of how the more and more you stare at these emblems, you're able to see a lot more of the design.
So the official sort of wording that Brisbane 2032 have since released, and they put out a great reveal video if you haven't seen it, voiced by Libby Trickett, legend of Australian Olympics, uh, check that out right now.
But with the two variations that we've got for the Olympics and the Paralympics, so they are in relation to an Australian native bird, the pink cockatoo, which, uh, if anybody outside of Australia isn't familiar with the pink cockatoo, it's a variation of cockatoo.
We love the cockatoos here in Australia, and a pink cockatoo is a variation of that.
Uh, so it's a, a, a variation of two birds, the pink cockatoo and the sulfur-crested cockatoo, which is the Paralympic Games theme.
They're known for their cheeky, inquisitive, and playful nature, synonymous with Queenslanders and Australians.
The one that picked up on, on Saturday when we talked with Brendan, which has obviously come out, that the shape of Queensland, so the cockatoo crest essentially forms the shape of the state of Queensland, which is very smart.
And sort of come out in the media too, and a few other interviews across the way, that a, an initial design was set to feature the, uh, Story Bridge and the Brisbane River, which, uh, if people know the city of Brisbane, very synonymous with that city.
Not quite Sydney Opera House level, uh, sorry, Sydney Harbour Bridge levels of famous, but still a very beautiful bridge and the Brisbane River.
But that was sort of squashed because they wanted this to incorporate more of the state of Queensland, which is why this, I think, works really, really well.
Which again, I, I'm still very surprised that we never got this renamed as Queensland 2032, but hey, we're here now, we've got Brisbane 2032.
Uh, the other part too here is the fact, obviously, it's very flame heavy, so the Olympic and Paralympic flames are sort of represented within this crest of the cockatoo, uh, a universally recognized symbol of unity, hope, and inspiration.
And the one here that I actually really love, which was sort of revealed in the video, is that you have a group of three and a group of two feathers on a cockatoo's crest, a subtle nod to the games in '32, which I think is very smart.
So going on what I was saying in the interviews there is that the more and more you look at it, the more and more you see, and I think the symbolism there really, really works.
So while I'm not still absolutely blown away by this emblem, it's not my favorite, and if I was to go over and rank logos like we did, and maybe we can do a redux of that at some point in the future now that we've got a few more logos to add.
But I mean, right now, off the top of my head, I could easily rank, you know, a solid group ahead of this one.
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