Scott Radley Show
Are the Olympics just about sport? How hard does an Olympic bobsledder have to work for a hundredth of a second? Highlights from the Auditor General's report and how does a murder case really get solved? Are the Blue Jays really for sale?
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- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:10:33
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Although Russia is banned by the International Olympic Committee, it's athletes are not. Something seems to have changed within the IOC because this kind of decision would have never happened before. The question does still remain, why would Russia do something like this on such a large scale for an athletics competition? Are the Olympics just about sport? Guest: Bob Barney, Founder of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at Western University-Though it's pretty much common knowledge that the IOC has banned Russia but when it was first discovered that Russia had a large scale doping program for its Olympic athletes, athletes like Jesse Lumsden were outraged and rightly so. Scott recounts his interview with Lumsden and just how much hard work Lumsden has to put in for the smallest of gains.- The Auditor General's Report has been released and it's nothing short of crazy when you hear about the things that the government has been spending your taxes on. 1 in every 6 buildings owned by the government of