880. Is Paris ready for the Olympic Games 2024? 🏊 (Article + Vocabulary)

This podcast episode explores the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, addressing concerns about the city's preparedness, security threats, potential protests, and the potential for the Games to become a stage for debates surrounding race, immigration, and national identity. The episode also discusses the challenges faced by the International Olympic Committee and the skepticism and controversy surrounding the Games.

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The Olympic Games 2024: Paris's Unpreparedness and Last-Minute Preparations

Paris Olympics 2024: Concerns and Preparations 100 Days Before the Games

Paris 2024 Olympics: Dampened Enthusiasm Amidst Identity Crisis and Race Debate

The Olympics: A Stage for Race, Immigration, and Identity Debates

The French Olympics: A Discussion of National Identity and Race

The 2024 Paris Olympics: Security Concerns and the Grandiose Opening Ceremony

Russia's Potential Disruption of the Olympics: Misinformation, Sewage Pollution, and More

Swimming in the Seine: A Health Hazard or a Pipe Dream?

The Olympics: A History of Controversy and Cynicism

The Paris Olympics: A Time for Concern or Celebration?

Vocabulary from the article: Build-up, marred, rows, lighting, light, lit, light up, lightening, lighten, lightning

A Guide to the Nuances of Lighting, Lightening, and Lightning

100 Days to the Olympics: Countdown, Kick-off, and Gloomy Mindset

The Olympics: Threats and Grandiose Ceremonies

Concerns Mount over Paris Olympics Amidst Security and Pollution Fears

Dispelling Scepticism and Addressing Unfulfilled Promises: Challenges for the Olympic Committee

Predictions of Olympics Doom: From Tarnished Games to Cyclical Buzzing Noises

Reporters' Job Description: Worrying On Schedule

French people's complicated feelings about the Olympics

880. Is Paris ready for the Olympic Games 2024? 🏊 (Article + Vocabulary)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

00:00Mint Mobile: Cutting Prices Amidst Inflation

Mint Mobile: Cutting Prices Amidst Inflation

00:51The Olympic Games 2024: Paris's Unpreparedness and Last-Minute Preparations

The Olympic Games 2024: Paris's Unpreparedness and Last-Minute Preparations

07:08Paris Olympics 2024: Concerns and Preparations 100 Days Before the Games

Paris Olympics 2024: Concerns and Preparations 100 Days Before the Games

13:25Paris 2024 Olympics: Dampened Enthusiasm Amidst Identity Crisis and Race Debate

Paris 2024 Olympics: Dampened Enthusiasm Amidst Identity Crisis and Race Debate

21:46The Olympics: A Stage for Race, Immigration, and Identity Debates

The Olympics: A Stage for Race, Immigration, and Identity Debates

27:53The French Olympics: A Discussion of National Identity and Race

The French Olympics: A Discussion of National Identity and Race

35:21The 2024 Paris Olympics: Security Concerns and the Grandiose Opening Ceremony

The 2024 Paris Olympics: Security Concerns and the Grandiose Opening Ceremony

41:11Russia's Potential Disruption of the Olympics: Misinformation, Sewage Pollution, and More

Russia's Potential Disruption of the Olympics: Misinformation, Sewage Pollution, and More

45:22Swimming in the Seine: A Health Hazard or a Pipe Dream?

Swimming in the Seine: A Health Hazard or a Pipe Dream?

49:14The Olympics: A History of Controversy and Cynicism

The Olympics: A History of Controversy and Cynicism

55:16The Paris Olympics: A Time for Concern or Celebration?

The Paris Olympics: A Time for Concern or Celebration?

1:00:55Vocabulary from the article: Build-up, marred, rows, lighting, light, lit, light up, lightening, lighten, lightning

Vocabulary from the article: Build-up, marred, rows, lighting, light, lit, light up, lightening, lighten, lightning

1:06:10A Guide to the Nuances of Lighting, Lightening, and Lightning

A Guide to the Nuances of Lighting, Lightening, and Lightning

1:11:24100 Days to the Olympics: Countdown, Kick-off, and Gloomy Mindset

100 Days to the Olympics: Countdown, Kick-off, and Gloomy Mindset

1:17:35The Olympics: Threats and Grandiose Ceremonies

The Olympics: Threats and Grandiose Ceremonies

1:23:45Concerns Mount over Paris Olympics Amidst Security and Pollution Fears

Concerns Mount over Paris Olympics Amidst Security and Pollution Fears

1:29:29Dispelling Scepticism and Addressing Unfulfilled Promises: Challenges for the Olympic Committee

Dispelling Scepticism and Addressing Unfulfilled Promises: Challenges for the Olympic Committee

1:34:13Predictions of Olympics Doom: From Tarnished Games to Cyclical Buzzing Noises

Predictions of Olympics Doom: From Tarnished Games to Cyclical Buzzing Noises

1:39:00Reporters' Job Description: Worrying On Schedule

Reporters' Job Description: Worrying On Schedule

1:44:16French people's complicated feelings about the Olympics

French people's complicated feelings about the Olympics