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Back to EpisodesWORLD CUP ETC - SPECIAL INTERVIEW: "In Canada, Curling is Bigger than Jesus" - Unpicking the Winter Olympics, with Jules Boykoff
Published 4 months ago
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Jon Bonfiglio speaks to writer, academic Jules Boykoff about the events - and the implications of - the Winter Olympics of Milan Cortina.
Jules Boykoff is an American academic, author, and former professional soccer player. His research focuses on the politics of the Olympic Games, social movements, the suppression of dissent, and the role of the mass media in US politics, especially regarding coverage of climate change issues.
For more information on the work of Jules Boykoff: https://julesboykoff.org/
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