261: Winning In Sport & Politics with Dr. Edwin Moses
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
Politicon
4.6 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Al and James salute Kamala’s VP selection of Governor Walz, explore his background, highlight his strengths, and explain how to counter the expected Republican attacks against him before welcoming Olympic legend Dr. Edwin Moses. They discuss the 2024 games and what events they’re looking forward to, the role past Olympics and their athletes have historically played as a force for social justice, how he used calculus to revolutionize the 400m hurdles and look ahead to his film ‘Moses - 13 Steps’.
‘Moses - 13 Steps’ is a powerful exploration of the life and legacy of Edwin Moses, an unparalleled athlete and visionary, whose triumphs on and off the track catalyzed significant social and scientific change, inspiring generations to hurdle over barriers of all kinds.
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| 1:03.0 | All right. Hello and I'm Alheim. |
| 1:23.8 | This week our guest is Olympic gold medalist, |
| 1:26.3 | former world record holder in the 400 meters |
| 1:29.8 | and chairman of the International Larias Sport for Good Foundation, Edwin Moses, one of the greatest of all times. |
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