As the 2024 Summer Olympics gets set to begin in Paris, I got together with Professor Alan to talk about our Olympics fandom. Join us as we discuss our love of the Games, my favorite moments, and what makes them so great.
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Here are a couple of extras …
Fallen Walls, Open Curtains Episode 5, which covers The Olympics in the Cold War
A blog post about the documentary 16 Days of Glory
“Summon The Heroes” by John Williams from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (used in the show’s opening)
“Olympic Fanfare and Theme” from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, also by John Williams (played at the end of the episode):
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