Hear Me Out: The Olympics Are a Tool of Oppression
On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out: opening ceremonies (and a can of worms).\n\nWe come to you midway through the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. But amid the patriotism, athletic prowess, and sheer spectacle of these games \u2014 the most watched and streamed to date, by some measures \u2014 there\u2019s also concerns about geopolitical power, human rights abuses, and the facilitation of facism.\xa0\xa0\n\nMacIntosh Ross of Windsor University joins us to talk about the uglier facets of the Olympic Games.\n\n\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\n\nWant more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/hearmeoutplus to get access wherever you listen.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices