When Sports Get Political: 1980 Olympic Boycott

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Sports In Society

Sports in Society

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The world of sports is a great window into our broader society. For better or worse, all our contributors are lifelong sports fans. Being such fans and caring deeply about the world we live in, we use sports as a way to better understand society and use society as a way to better understand sports.

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When Sports Get Political: 1980 Olympic Boycott

Sports In Society

59 minutes 41 seconds

5 years ago

When Sports Get Political: 1980 Olympic Boycott

This week we start by noting that the sports world was quite boring this week. Nothing grabbed our attention and maybe that's a good thing. Then we move into a discussion of The Last Dance. How do we understand Rodman in our context? How did Jordan become who he is? How valuable was Jerry Krause to this team?

Then we move into our main topic: the 1980 Olympic Boycott. How do we understand Jimmy Carter's decision to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics? How has the decision aged? How did it impact Carter's legacy? Was it effective? Could it ever happen again?

Lastly, we finish with a new trivia segment!

Music: Trad Godsey