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Podcast: The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
Episode: Encore Presentation - The Ben Johnson Story -- New Questions About The Doping Scandal
Description: Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on May 15th. A new book about the Ben Johnson story raises some interesting questions about the fairness of the way the Canadian track star was treated after he tested positive in the 1988 Olympics. Mary Ormsby, a well known and very respected sportswriter, has a new book about the controversy and today she's our featured guest on this, The Bridge's 1000th episode.