Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti talks to reporters at a press conference about the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, on January 25, 2017.(Reuters / Lucy Nicholson)
This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast we speak to journalist Molly Lambert and NOlympics LA organizer Anne Orchier about the forces behind the efforts to bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles and the movement to try to stop them.
We also have commentary about the Golden State Warriors NBA championship victory and the trip to the White House that will never happen. Plus, Kaepernick Watch and much more.
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Anne Orchier Twitter: @Body_Schemes
Dave Zirin Will the Warriors Turn Down a Trip to the White House
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.