Hey sidedoor listeners, we are officially between seasons right now, but we have a little

bonus for you.

Last summer, we reported a story about skateboarding, one of my favorites, actually.

And this summer, for the first time ever, skateboarding is an Olympic sport.

So we wanted to play that skateboarding story for you now, because speaking for myself,

I think it's always more exciting to watch a competition when you know the story behind

it.

And this is a good story.

But before we play that episode, I wanted to get a little Olympic preview from one of

the experts about what we can expect to see at the games.

And she told me, I don't know what, I don't really know what's going to happen, you

know.

It's going to be interesting to see how it plays out.

Jane Rogers is a curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

And I kind of specialize in action extreme sports, snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing,

that kind of thing.

So okay, this summer, skateboarding will be broadcast as an Olympic sport for the first

time ever.

Yes.

Why is this a big deal?

It's a big deal because, you know, the Olympics validates kind of validates sport.

So, you know, if this is going to be a competitive sport, being in the Olympics is where you want

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