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506. What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?

Freakonomics Radio

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Is Cutter Not the Best Candidate?

Sports washing has been going on for centuries. Bribery has as well. But here's the thing about sports, it's supposed to be on its entertainment. When there is a world cup or an olympic held in a place like russia or china, most of us. are sombre with a lot of hand ringing. Once they start going television executives made the conclusion that the audience doesn't want to hear about that other stuff. So what do you say to the sports fan who is like, you know, i just want to watch the game? I don't want to make sports political. Like sports is the one place i have, it's not political. Well

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