When Sport Crosses the Line (ft. James Witts, Author of DOPE)
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When Sport Crosses the Line (ft. James Witts, Author of DOPE)
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Summary
What separates the athlete who cheats from the one who doesn't? And is the answer as simple as character — or is something else going on entirely?
This week, Damian sits down with sports journalist James Witts, author of Dope, a book that goes deep into the culture surrounding elite sport and the forces that push athletes across the line.
They get into the Enhanced Games arriving in Las Vegas, the staggering gap between how many athletes self-report doping versus how many ever test positive, and why doping in a contact sport like boxing is a fundamentally different moral question to doping on a bike.
Jake and Damian also bring in archive clips from legends Usain Bolt and Michael Johnson — two athletes who faced the question head-on, and answered it differently. Plus: your questions from the comments, what Jake and Damian have been watching and reading this week.
Dope by James Witts is out now.
Listen to full episodes:
Usain Bolt https://pod.fo/e/279623
Michael Johnson https://pod.fo/e/254ca8
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