Not all summer Olympic sports are as well known as swimming and gymnastics. How much do you know about steeplechase, the triple jump and racewalking? Not much? That's ok. This week's episode delves into the rules and history of unusual Olympic events, as well as who to watch for if they turn up on your TV. We also talk to a leather expert from Wickett & Craig tannery about keeping leather nice in wet weather, and we send our fact checker out on a run in a pair of Cole Haan dress shoes.
Keep an eye out for the subtle stage-managing of the presidential nominating conventions.
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Jul 26, 2016
Bret Stephens and Mary Kissel discuss bogus Chinese statistics, belated Iraqi offensives and baleful UNESCO acts.
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Oct 19, 2016
Virginia Heffernan speaks with Daniel Drezner about the effects of Trump's blabbing tendencies.
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May 23, 2017