In a couple of weeks, the eyes of the sporting public around the world will look upon the city of Paris for the 33rd Summer Olympics. this much anticipated event will take place for the third time in the "City of Light".

Four years from now, in 2028, the City of Los Angeles will host it for a third time.

In this episode of the podcast, in anticipation of the Olympics, we will take a look at the games that have taken place here in the United States.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Olympic games of 1984 held in Los Angeles. In our main event segment, host Dana Auguster will highlight why the game of Los Angeles were so special for not only the "City of Angels", but also for the entire Olympic movement.

Next we highlight the other games that was held here in the states. There was the 1904 summer games in St. Louis, the game in Los Angeles in 1932 and the the most recent games taking place here on American soil, the 1996 games in Atlanta.

The centerpiece of the two games in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, wil also be a focal point of the games four year from now. Also in this episode, we will take a look that one of the most famous stadiums in America. The only stadium to host, the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the World Series.

To conclude this Olympic episode, we will send a shout out to the opening ceremonies of the 1996 games when former Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron in one of the most remarkable moments in Olympic History.

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