Rings of Hell V: A History of Olympic Grift
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English - February 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 137 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Rings of Hell I: 1984, The Olympic Legacy of Denial
Next Episode: Weekly News Update for March 2, 2021
For this episode @nolympicsla invited scholar and former Olympic athlete Jules Boykoff to call in and give us a broad look at how the modern Olympics came into being, how their power is structured, and how they’ve evolved over the decades, growing more insidious at every turn. The Olympic machine has been around since the late 1800s and operated as a sort of sideshow. To this day the IOC still feels like it’s being led by carnival barkers trying to hook the next gullible sucker, and this conversation tracks how they’ve managed to stay alive and where they’re potentially vulnerable. To learn more about Jules Boykoff check out julesboykoff.org. ‘Rings of Hell’ segment originally produced with @knockdotla: 10/23/18