The Olympics are here whether anybody’s ready or not and Drew Lawrence of The Guardian (and several other publications) stops by to talk about them. Why are they happening? Why are they playing softball on a toxic waste site? The guys try to come up with a better way to pick the men’s basketball team, wonder what Mary Carrillo is going to get to make fun of, and a couple of athletes and events you should be paying attention to. Andy suggests moving Hockey to the Summer Games. Drew has an incredible story about the ludicrous 1904 Olympics in St. Louis that you have to hear to believe. And then, they talk about the Bears, because the Bears finally have a quarterback and it’s impossible to talk about that too much.
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Read Drew’s article on the 1904 St. Louis Olympics (it’s incredible)
Here’s Mary Carrillo on badminton
Mary Carrillo on the Olympic Zamboni driver