Mayor Eric Garcetti and Casey Wasserman on Landing the 2028 Summer Olympics (Ep. 243)

Mayor Eric Garcetti and Casey Wasserman on Landing the 2028 Summer Olympics (Ep. 243)

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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports media mogul Casey Wasserman to discuss L.A.’s Olympic bid (5:00), modernizing the Coliseum (11:00), the biggest Olympic concerns (17:00), L.A.’s underdog status with the IOC (25:00), Trump’s involvement in the bid (34:00), connected car-share technology (40:00), and L.A.’s Olympics legacy (44:00). Then, The Ringer’s Jason Concepcion joins to give his thoughts on Kyrie’s trade request (1:01:00) and NBA players determining their own destinies (1:11:00).