Rings of Hell VI: The Humiliation of the Will
Episode 6: \u201cRings of Hell VI: The Humiliation of the Will\u201d -- Hitler didn\u2019t want the Olympics until Goebbels convinced him the 1936 Berlin Games could be a massive boom for Nazi propaganda. Then the Olympic torch relay was born. In this episode @nolympicsla explore how fascists have co-opted and manipulated the platform of mega sports through the annals of history \u2013 whether it\u2019s Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco with soccer and the Olympics \u2013 or more recent despots or power-hungry individuals who use the games to enhance their power. It turns out the pageantry and bright shiny object-ness of mega sport gives bad people a tremendous amount of cover. \u2018Rings of Hell\u2019 segment originally produced with @knockdotla: 10/31/18