Episode 12: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is

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Episode 12: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part..." The IOC and the Olympic Games

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For Episode 12, YDKH is talking the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and the Olympic Games! I'm joined by Dr. Johanna Mellis (@JohannaMellis) of Ursinus University and a specialist in the interactions between Hungarian athletes, socialist sports leaders, and the IOC as a microcosm of relations between society, the socialist state, and international organizations during the Cold War; and in between teaching history and conducting her own research, she is also the co-host of the "End of Sport" podcast! We talk about the the Olympic Games and why they have such a hold on the world, what it was like for a Hungarian athlete during the Cold War period, the hypocrisy of the IOC, and cementing a new pod rule: while the IOC sucks, Olympic athletes rock!

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