Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Betty.

This week, why the Olympics just aren't what they used to be,

and the enduring fascination with Benefer.

All right, let's start the show.

Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Bene Minute from NPR.

I'm Sam Sanders.

So a thing you all should know about me is that growing up,

I was a big, big fan of the Olympics.

When I was a kid, the Olympics felt larger than life.

I remember every Olympics, winter and summer,

I would turn on NBC, which was channel four in South Texas back then.

And I would watch everything.

I can recall watching the USA men's basketball team in 92,

AKA the dream team.

Why are Jordan and the United States here's her?

I can recall watching Kerry Strug land her vault event

and bring it home for the US women's gymnastic team

with an injured ankle in 96.

And then, the dream team is her.

She is her family.

I remember watching Michelle Juan, Figuresgate in 98 and 02.

Ladies and gentlemen in Michelle Juan.

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