Anne Keothavong

Olympic Outrage: Why So Many Empty Seats?

Global Politics

Host Aaron Schachter has been watching the Olympic coverage and is troubled by one thing: “Why are there so many empty seats?” Aaron talks with Mihir Bose who’s covering the Olympics for the Evening Standard.

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