Episode 4: A Very Special Garcetti Episode

Published: Oct. 18, 2018, 4 p.m.

b'NOlympics LA and KNOCK.LA\\u2019s 10 part podcast series on the negative effects of the LA Olympics continues with Episode 4, \\u201cThe Eric Garcetti Podcast Special.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nIn this episode, we unpack LA\\u2019s occasional Mayor, Eric Michael Garcetti, who has the worst kept secret in local politics (an upcoming presidential run), and explore MEG\\u2019s privilege, his hijacking of marginalized groups\\u2019 identities for political advancement, his fear of adversarial journalism, and what his true goals are. And we bring it all together by exploring how the Olympics is the cynical vanity project Garcetti\\u2019s using to try to make you forget he works for developers, police, and other elite interests. \\n\\nSo turn on, tune in, and drop out; it\\u2019s time for the MEGisode.'