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Behind the Bastards
Part One: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics
Jun 25, 2024
Professional Olympics nerd, Matt Lieb, discusses Avery Brundage's controversial role in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Topics include the evolution of the modern Olympics, ancient Greek origins, amateurism in sports, risks of data breaches, financial struggles, mistreatment of athletes, and the complexities of navigating political ideologies within the games.
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- The origins of Olympics aimed to redefine amateurism to exclude working-class athletes.
- Avery Brundage's transition from working-class background to model amateur athlete mirrors belief in capitalism.
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Origins and Revival of the Olympics
The podcast delves into the origins of the Olympics, highlighting how the first Olympics in 1896 aimed to redefine amateurism to exclude working-class athletes. It discusses Pierre de Coubertin's belief in the power of sports to end global conflicts and the evolution of amateurism rules to limit athletes from profiting from sports, focusing more on fair play and sportsmanship.
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