The Olympics and the Battle for Rio's Future

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This is the Olympics edition of the Edge of Sports podcast, and it is a news making edition of the show. I am just back from Rio de Janeiro snd the show reflects this in rather dramatic fashion. I sat down face to face with the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes for a no holds barred discussion about the Olympics, displacement, and corruption and whether Rio is ready to host the games. Then, I sit down with Rio-based activist Theresa Williamson from Catalytic Communities. Theresa does a point-by-point rebuttal to Mayor Paes. Then I have some 'Choice Words' about the Zika virus and the removal of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. And lastly, the 'Just Stand Up Award' goes to the independent journalists of RioOnWatch.org.Eduardo Paes: http://fb.com/eduardopaesRJ | http://twitter.com/eduardopaes_ Theresa Williamson: http://twitter.com/greencitiesRio On Watch: http://RioOnWatch.org | http://twitter.com/rioonwatch Catalytic Communities: http://catcomm.org | http://twitter.com/catcommColumn: Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them http://thenation.com/article/dont-move-the-olympics-protest-themSee more videos from Dave in Brazil: http://fb.com/edgeofsportspodMusic by Onias Comenda ‘Berimbau’ https://soundcloud.com/boebis2 Ocupa Carnaval ‘Bandeira Branca,’ ’Mascara Negra’ http://soundcloud.com/ocupa-carnaval Beat Box - Dj Perera 2016 http://soundcloud.com/bruninho-do-funk—http://edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | email us: [email protected] photo: Tasso Marcelo (AFP) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:56.1	Welcome to Edge of Sports, the podcast.
0:58.8	I'm Dave Ziren and I am back from Rio de Janeiro, site of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
1:04.6	And this week's show reflects that in rather dramatic fashion.
1:12.4	This is a protest right behind me against the
1:15.8	workers' party President Dilma Rousseff.
1:19.8	The Senate vote is tomorrow.
1:21.6	If you look at the Gulpé signs, you'll notice Gulpé means cool.
1:26.6	And the sign in the O is the sign for the global news network
1:30.6	what is effectively the Fox News of Brazil although Fox News was like the only station in an entire country
1:37.5	that's what's happening behind me he's absolutely stunned up here at Villa atodromo four years ago
1:44.0	there were 800 families here who were in danger of being removed for the Olympic Games.
1:50.0	It's now down to 20 families.
1:56.3	We have a very special show this week, a newsmaking show, a show that will be of interest to
2:02.7	journalists from Toronto to Puerto Allegre. I sat down with the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paix,
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