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Podcast: Ridiculous History
Episode: The US Boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and Puerto Rican Boxers Went Anyway
Description: In a response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US, along with more than 60 other countries, boycotted the Olympics. Yet three Puerto Rican boxers refused to allow politics to stand in their way of their athletic ambitions. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max welcome Bijan Stephen and Layne Gerbig, the creators of the Eclipsed podcast, to learn what led them to create this show -- and what the 1980 Olympics can teach us about the larger context of history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.