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Edge of Sports

L.A. vs. the Olympics

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8616 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast we speak to journalist Molly Lambert and No Olympics LA organizer Anne Orchier about the forces behind the efforts to bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles and the movement to try to stop them. We also have commentary about the Golden State Warriors NBA championship victory and the trip to the White House that will never happen. In addition we have some Kaepernick watch and much more.NOLYMPICSLAhttps://www.nolympicsla.com/Molly LambertTwitter: @Mollylamberthttp://www.mtv.com/news/author/lambertm/Anne OrchierTwitter: @Body_SchemesWill the Warriors Turn Down a Trip to the White Househttps://www.thenation.com/article/will-the-warriors-turn-down-a-trip-to-the-white-house/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Thirsty - E40 | My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup | Who Got Da Props - Black Moon | Blow the Whistle - Too Short | Brooklyn - MC Lyte | Amen - The Impressions | Amen - Meek Mill | Gotta Eat - Lupe Fiasco | Dig for Fire - The Pixies | Let's Get Ready to Rumble - Jock Jams | Manute Bol, Block the Ball | The Wire Outro Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

You see, you know, Sochi and Rio and other recent Olympics have gone particularly badly, I think, for those cities.

0:08.3

So this sort of exceptionalist claim L.A. you know, L.A. bid people are making of like, will be the ones to fix it and solve it.

0:16.1

It's like, well, look at all the other problems in our city that we can't fix or solve.

0:20.4

And people aren't even attempting

0:21.9

to fix or solve because they're too preoccupied with having a big party that costs a lot of money

0:27.4

and nobody will be able to get into except rich people.

0:31.4

One day, on tomorrow I depart to that run and then no sense of the sports podcast.

0:43.9

I'm Dave Zyron.

0:44.9

This week, I am going to break down why the Golden State Warriors are almost certainly not going to visit Donald Trump's White House.

0:52.7

Also, we're going to speak to no Olympics, LA organizers, Anne Orchier, and Molly Lambert.

0:59.7

And if the name Molly Lambert sounds familiar, she's also a journalist for MTV News, formerly with Grantland,

1:05.4

and really one of the best nonfiction writers that I know.

1:09.7

And so so excited to talk to Anne and Molly about why they're organizing against the Olympic bid.

1:15.6

Also, I got to just stand up and just sit your ass down awards.

1:19.9

So happy to give them both this week as you will hear.

1:23.1

People I really want to raise up and someone I really want to smack down.

1:26.8

I also got some words about the Connor McGregor Floyd Mayweather fight because of course I do,

1:31.5

because I'm almost required legally to have a take on that.

1:35.7

And I got a special question for listeners at the very end.

1:39.1

But first and foremost, let's talk some warriors.

1:52.0

Music foremost, let's talk some warriors. And now I've got some choice words about the Golden State Warriors and the possibility

1:57.2

or probability that they will not visit the Trump White House now that they are the

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