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Preview Paris 2024, from a Paralympic shark attack survivor to an Olympic sport rooted in hip-hop

This hour, we prepare for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. We'll hear from competitors, including a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø native who lost part of her leg in a shark attack one year ago. She will now swim for Team USA in the Paralympics. We'll also check in on the geopolitical implications of this year's Olympics and talk to , who is competing in breaking— a style of dance rooted in hip-hop culture. It is the first time that breaking will be an Olympic sport.

GUESTS:

  • Ali Truwit: swimmer from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø who will be competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games
  • Les Carpenter: Olympics writer for the Washington Post
  • Logan Edra aka "Logistx": one of the four breakers competing for Team USA in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

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Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
Wayne Edwards is a freelance producer at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø contributing to multi-platform productions, including ‘Disrupted’, ‘Where Art Thou?’, and ‘Cutline in the Community’.

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Robyn Doyon-Aitken is the Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk Shows
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Office of Film, Television and Digital Media