Biden’s Olympic Boycott
December 8, 2021
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Episode 252 · December 8, 2021
Biden’s Olympic Boycott
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Biden’s Olympic Boycott
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<p>Tommy and Ben cover the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, Biden's call with Putin and rising tensions in Ukraine, Myanmar's ousted leader being unjustifiably sentenced to prison time, Justin Bieber's shady concert for the Saudis, El Salvador's crypto game, UK Parliament's cocaine problem, and a "Mambo No. 5" performance amid Poland's deadly migrant crisis. Then Ben talks with New Yorker reporter Ian Urbina about Libya's secret migrant prisons and his time detained in one.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1AgbwgbMTg">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p> </p><p></p>
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