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2012 Summer Olympics (The Takeaway)
by GBH, PRX, WNYC Studios
Loading... About UsThe Takeaway is a daily national news program focused on you. What you know and what you share helps to shape our daily discussion. You can hear us weekdays across America (check out our station map below - all times Monday through Friday unless otherwise indicated).The Takeaway is driven by America's national conversation — if a conversation connects or you have a valuable perspective, we want you to share your experience. These contributions help us deliver fresh insights and analysis on the day’s news.Here's how you can take part:FacebookFind us on Facebook to see our latest conversations in your NewsFeed. Check out some of our photo albums and videos, or comment on a discussion thread. You can also send a message to our inbox if there is a story you want us to cover.TwitterFollow us on Twitter @TheTakeaway to get updates from the program and our guests. Have a question about something you heard? Disagree with something you heard? Keep the debate going o
Episodes
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Olympic Badminton Players Disqualified for Trying to Lose
Eight badminton players from China, Korea, and Indonesia were disqualified from Olympic competition Tuesday evening after they were caught throwing matches. The disqualifications led many to question of what exactly we expect from Olympians, and whether or not we should hold our own athletes at...
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Olympic Athletes Protest Social Media Restrictions
Several U.S. athletes are protesting the strict rules that limit what they can post on social media sites during the Olympics. They're using twitter to speak up about it, using the hashtags #Rule40 and #WeDemandChange. The International Olympics Committee’s "Rule 40" prevents athletes from...
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Sink or Swim: Everyday Americans Trying to Learn This Olympic Sport
As the U.S. swim team continues to bring home Olympic medals, The Takeaway has been looking at the more realistic side of swimming in America. Dr. Carol Irwin conducted a study that found 70 percent of African American children are unable to swim. And we’ve been hearing your stories of the...
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London Olympics Requires Massive Logistical Organization
For the many millions in London this summer, today is perhaps the first real test for the Olympic organizers. How do you move millions around an already busy, old and crowded city on a Monday morning, getting millions to their place of work and ferrying players and spectators to their various...
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Follow Friday: Aurora, Romney in London and the Olympics
For this week's Follow Friday, we look back on this week's news and cultural stories, including the response to the theater shooting in Aurora, Mitt Romney's foreign policy, President Obama in New Orleans and the beginning of the Olympics. Ron Christie is a Republican political strategist, and…
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Carrying the Olympic Torch
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorious will make history when he becomes the first double amputee to take his marks alongside Olympic athletes in London. His high-tech prosthetic limbs have given him the nickname "Blade Runner." Another amputee has already played his part in the Olympic…
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Countdown to the Olympics Opening Ceremony
Later today, the 2012 London Olympics will officially begin with the torch-lighting ceremony. Its artistic director is Danny Boyle, the English filmmaker famous for Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire. Today's spectacle, called 'Isles of Wonder,' draws inspiration from Shakespeare's "The…
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Olympic Fervor with Paddy O'Connell
As the Olympics finally open tonight in London, Paddy O'Connell, host of BBC's Broadcasting House, takes the temperature of the host city. "Londoners and British people are nervously thinking, 'Are we allowed, finally, to enjoy ourselves?'" O'Connell says. "We are preprogrammed with moaning and...
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Setting Rivalries Aside for National Unity
The 2012 Summer Olympics appears to be dominated by a narrative of rivalries. But what happens when two rivals are competing for the same team? Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, swimmers for the United States, exemplify this narrative: They are teammates but also rivals; they will work together but...
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Audio Essay: Opening the Olympics Over the Years
In the global television era, the Olympics opening ceremonies have evolved into a genre like no other: Part opera, part Disney, part Superbowl halftime show, part air show, and part fashion show. In this audio essay, John Hockenberry explores the similarities and differences of past ceremonies.
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Ambassador Louis Susman on Olympic Diplomatic Challenges
The U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Louis Susman talks about the mood in London, if the Games are a worthwhile investment, and the arrival of the First Lady and Mitt Romney in the city.
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World Peace Might Be Too Heavy for Olympians to Carry
The Olympic Games has always meant more than just athletic battles of the world's greatest and strongest. The Games often become a forum for political protest, for social change. Financially, the Olympic brand itself is currently the second largest brand, according to recent reports by CNN,...
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Audio Essay: Inverse Proportions of an Olympic Legacy
John Hockenberry reflects on what an Olympic legacy really means — and if it's worth the cost. Throughout the history of the Games, the performance of the athletes has improved as the costs of the Games creep higher. The first modern Olympic games in 1896 cost the host country Greece less than a...
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What Will Be the State of Security at the London Olympics?
With only 11 days until the Olympic Games opens in London, thousands of athletes and officials are pouring into the British capital. But there are some serious concerns about security preparations for the Games. It recently emerged that the private security firm responsible for keeping everyone...
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What's on Your Playlist for the London Olympics?
The playlist for the July 27 Olympics opening ceremony in London has been leaked. The 86-song list is the brainchild of opening ceremony director Danny Boyle, of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours fame. Although most of us are not going to win a medal in the 2012 London Olympics, we're all going…
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The Two Faces of London: John Lanchester's "Capital"
London has had plenty of reasons to celebrate lately. Last April was the Royal Wedding, and just a few weeks ago thousands commemorated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. But behind these posh events, and the billions of dollars in taxes they require, is a struggling citizenry that has been plagued by...
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Jackie Joyner Kersee on the Legacy of Title IX
Forty years ago today, Congress passed Title IX. The landmark civil rights law barred gender discrimination in the country’s schools and colleges, but it is perhaps best known for its impact on female participation on women’s high school and college sports. It's hard to believe today, given the...
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Should the Olympics Champion Gay Rights?
The Olympic Games are intended to be a celebration of athletics with politics set aside. In fact, the Olympic Charter expressly opposes the clash and politics and sport. But over the years, the Olympics have served as a political forum as much as they’ve served as an athletic arena. This year, at...
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100 Days to the Paralympic Games
Organizers are starting to talk about something that's never happened before - a sellout for the Paralympic Games. With 100 days to go before the start of the Paralympics in London, the public has a chance to see more than 4,000 elite athletes when the last remaining tickets go on sale today....
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CEO of 2012 Olympics Discusses Six Years of Preparation
While our host John Hockenberry was in London last week, he met with Paul Deighton, Chief Executive Officer of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The two discussed the planning that has gone into the Games, one of the largest events a city can host. Deighton said the project was one of…
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Women Boxing in 2012 Olympics
Boxing has been a staple of the summer Olympics since 1904. But for the first time ever, women will step into the ring and compete for the gold in this year's London games. And the lead-up to the main event promises to be just as intense: there are 24 contenders but only three spots on the U.S....
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US to Send Security Agents to 2012 Olympics
Concerns over security at the 2012 Olympics has prompted the United States to send 1,000 agents, including 500 from the FBI, to provide protection for its athletes in London. The Guardian is reporting this morning that American officials are apprehensive over British anti-terrorism laws and the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Loading... About UsThe Takeaway is a daily national news program focused on you. What you know and what you share helps to shape our daily discussion. You can hear us weekdays across America (check out our station map below - all times Monday through Friday unless otherwise indicated).The Takeaway is driven by America's national conversation — if a conversation connects or you have a valuable perspective, we want you to share your experience. These contributions help us deliver fresh insights and analysis on the day’s news.Here's how you can take part:FacebookFind us on Facebook to see our latest conversations in your NewsFeed. Check out some of our photo albums and videos, or comment on a discussion thread. You can also send a message to our inbox if there is a story you want us to cover.TwitterFollow us on Twitter @TheTakeaway to get updates from the program and our guests. Have a question about something you heard? Disagree with something you heard? Keep the debate going o
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