Episode CDXLI: An Oral History of the 1984 LA Olympics

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The 1984 LA Olympics had it all. The All American Girl in gymnastics, the brash upstart in track and field, the dominate basketball team, and tons of free McDonald's. What the 1984 LA Olympics did not have was any real competition because the a bunch of world class athletes would not come due to political boycotts.

Join Ty and RD as they talk about the 1984 LA Olympics and what it means to sports today.

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Episode CXXII: Sports Hype That Turned Out to be a Sports Bust

The X Millennial has grown up in a time of many sports stories that were hyped, but in reality those stories became historic busts. Join Ty and RD as they look back at stories like Freddy Adu, the ESPN phone, the XFL, and many other hyped sports stories that turned out to be a whole lot of nothing. Download for free today.