Is It Time to Cancel the Olympics? Jules Boykoff

Even when the world isn’t gripped by a pandemic, staging the Olympic Games can create serious problems for local populations. So, why do cities and countries keep seeking to host them? Here to help us answer this question is Jules Boykoff. Jules is an associate professor of political science at Pacific University in Oregon, and a former member of the US Olympic Soccer team. He’s the author of NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is It Time to Cancel the Olympics? Jules Boykoff is an episode from Project Syndicate Podcasts by Project Syndicate.

This episode is 28:50 long.

This episode was published on Jul 20, 2021.

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