28 Jul Live Interview: How the ‘Pandemic Games’ Expose the Neoliberal Scam of Global Sporting Events
Citations Needed | July 28, 2021 | TranscriptThe group Okotowari Olympics 2020 protests at the Japan Sport Olympic Square in Tokyo. (Dave Zirin / The Nation)[embed]https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/live-interview-how-the-pandemic-games-expose-the-neoliberal-scam-of-global-sporting-events[/embed][Music]Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Nima: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on the media, power, PR and the history of bullshit. I am Nima Shirazi.Adam: I’m Adam Johnson.Nima: Thank you, everyone, for joining us today for another virtual live show. Of course you can follow the show on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your help through Patreon is so incredibly appreciated as we are 100 percent listener funded. We are joined live tonight by many of our amazing Patrons and supporters and we are so thrilled to have you with us.Adam: Yes and when you become a supporter, you’ll also get access to over 100 patron-only News Briefs, extensive show notes for every episode, our newsletter, and much more fun stuff like these live shows which we are now doing with increased frequency and we really appreciate everyone coming out....