Episode 5: A History of Olympic Grift
b"For this episode, we invited Olympic author and expert 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. \\n\\nTo read more by Jules Boykoff: http://julesboykoff.org/"