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Episode 69 - Climate Change, the Saudi Golf takeover, and Sportswashing for authoritarians
Episode 69 - Climate Change, the Saudi Golf takeover, and Sportswashing for authoritarians
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33 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
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The one where we talk about the toxic air quality, climate change denial, Saudi Arabia's buyout of the entire sport of Golf, and how authoritarian states "Sportswash" their human rights violations.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:The PGA Tour Shamelessly Sells Out for Saudi Blood Moneyhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/the-pga-tour-shamelessly-sells-out-for-saudi-blood-money?ref=authorJust How Bad Was the Pollution in New York?https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/08/upshot/new-york-city-smoke.htmlWhy Canada’s wildfires are extreme and getting worse, in 4 chartshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/12/canada-record-wildfire-season-statistics/THE FUTURE OF GOLF IN A WORLD OF CLIMATE CHANGEhttps://fansided.com/2022/09/27/golf-future-climate-change/#:~:text=As%20the%20climate%20becomes%20more,water%20and%20harming%20natural%20ecosystems.What is sportswashing? PGA Tour-LIV golf merger latest attempt by Saudi Arabia to become global sports leaderhttps://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/sportswashing-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-saudi-arabia/ztq8cmgar21l3e3yt9ueer4dThis is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff Get full access to Did Nothing Wrong at www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
Format:
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