February 11, 2026
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#1312 The Most Political Olympics Ever?
Playing rules-based games at the end of the rules-based order. 
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Kattie Laur
Producer
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

With the heated rivalry between the US and Canada, athletes speaking out against ICE, and the rupture of old world order in the background, the Olympics are especially political this time around.

 

Where do politics fit into the winter games and how did hockey become a symbol of geopolitical conflict? 

 

Rahim Mohamed of the National Post gets “Canada Down” with Noor Azrieh.  

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Masteringr), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Rahim Mohamed

 

 

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