Ep.36 – The Bummer Games

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss the sordid journey to Tokyo 2020.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS:

* 00:02:10 - Opinion Polls [https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/2020-summer-olympics-perceptions]
* 00:07:12 - State of Emergency [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/japan-olympics-committee-bans-spectators-following-state-of-emergency.html]
* 00:10:33 - National [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35158004] Stadium [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_National_Stadium]
* 00:12:19 - Logo Plagiarism [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34115750]
* 00:13:33 - Tsunekazu Takeda Resigns [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/business/japan-olympics-bribery-corruption.html]
* 00:15:29 - Yoshiro Mori [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments] Resigns [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56109579]
* 00:21:12 - Events Moved From Tokyo [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/01/2020-olympics-tokyo-accepts-painful-decision-to-move-marathon-to-sapporo] to Sapporo [https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3136732/tokyo-olympics-sapporo-struggling-stage-marathon-coronavirus]
* 00:22:28 - Hiroshi Sasaki Resigns [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/18/national/sasaki-olympics-gaffe/]
* 00:24:21 - Keigo Oyamada [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/20/sport/keigo-oyamada-resigns-bullying-remarks-intl/index.html] aka Cornelius [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/19/tokyo-olympics-composer-keigo-oyamada-resigns-after-admitting-bullying-disabled-classmates] Resigns [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a961f6c987ac5c9659f40204d993b440293811c8]
* 00:30:35 - Child Spectators [https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210720/p2a/00m/0na/007000c]
* 00:34:05 - Toyota Ads [https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/business/toyota-japan-tokyo-olympics-commercials-intl-hnk/index.html]
* 00:36:15 - Village Beds [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/19/sport/athletes-arrive-olympic-village-sex-beds-spt-intl/index.html]
* 00:39:24 - Not Enough [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/18/tokyo-2020-olympic-athletes-160000-free-condoms] Condoms [https://www.newsweek.com/tokyo-olympics-will-give-out-150000-condoms-athletes-not-use-1600614#:~:text=Olympic%20organizers%20have%20given%20condoms,medical%20crisis%2C%20which%20is%20COVID.]
* 00:46:23 - Plague of Oysters [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57883922]
* 00:50:00 - Bear Hunt [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/21/bear-enters-softball-olympics-tokyo/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter]
* 00:53:55 - Ugandan Weightlifter [https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-ugandan-weightlifter-julius-ssekitoleko-left-note-saying-he-wants-to-live-in-tokyo]
* 00:58:33 - Music Recommendations and Bonus Topics

EPISODE 36 PLAYLIST:

* ADS: Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning [https://youtu.be/ejorQVy3m8E]
* WAX: John Williams - Summon the Heroes Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5zQ1xNekgouyCeihpZrO0_K3dpxDssJ]
* PROD. KEITH: Bea Miller & Jessie Reyez - Feels Like Home [https://youtu.be/CekbqdmY1dM]