Olympics update: the opening ceremony, the security, and the sports that kick it all off
It’s hard to make a city like Paris, France any more of a spectacle than it already is. But tonight, at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic games, it will attract billions of viewers from around the world, and millions of in-person spectators. Behind the scenes, barricades and checkpoints have turned the city into a fortress as the city prepares for an Olympic first – an opening ceremony unfolding outside the security of a stadium. Joining us today on AirTalk is Chris Bumbaca, USA Today sports reporter following the Olympics; he’s at the games in Paris.
What are your favorite Olympic memories? We ask AirTalk listeners!
The Olympic games date back 3,000 years to Ancient Greece, with the first broadcast beginning in 1936 for the Berlin games. Ever since, the global sporting event has created moments that have lodged themselves in our collective memory. Like during the 2008 games when Michael Phelps took home the most gold medals in Olympic history, or in 1996 when Muhammad Ali, despite having Parkinson’s, carried the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony, or when Florence Griffith Joyner, aka "Flo-Jo," dominated the 100 and 200 meters sprints at the 1988 Summer Games and set a record that still stands day. Today on AirTalk, we’re asking listeners which Olympics moments do you remember? Maybe it’s one from childhood or maybe it was the last Summer games. Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
There’s nothing more quintessentially LA than a breakfast burrito
When you think of breakfast in L.A., it’s usually one of two things: avocado toast or the breakfast burrito. Today on Food Friday we’re choosing the breakfast burrito, arguably the most efficient way to eat a meal. Warm tortilla. Scrambled eggs. Your choice of sausage or bacon or chorizo. And if you want to get fancy, maybe some potatoes or hashbrowns stuffed in for good measure. With something so versatile, it's easy for anyone to put their own spin on it.
Today on AirTalk, we’re joined by co-founders and co-owners of Cofax, Jason Bernstein and Nick Starr, to share their take on the endlessly modifiable breakfast burrito.
FilmWeek: ‘Dìdi (弟弟),’ ‘Great Absence,’ 'Starve Acre' And More
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” Wide Release
“Dìdi (弟弟)” In Select Theaters
“The Fabulous Four” Laemmle Newhall | Laemmle Town Center 5 | Laemmle Claremont 5
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” In Select Theaters | Streaming on Netflix July 31
“Great Absence” Laemmle Glendale | Laemmle Monica Film Center
“Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” Landmark Nuart Theater | Laemmle NoHo 7 | Laemmle Glendale | Laemmle Town Center 5
“The Last Breath” In Select Theaters | Available on VOD
“Starve Acre” Available on VOD
Larry sits down with ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’ writer-director Sean Wang & star Izaac Wang
It’s certainly a challenge to hit all the right notes for a coming-of-the-age film, but new films certainly have had issues in the past with folding in our new virtual-savvy lives; however Sean Wang’s feature directorial debut “Dìdi (弟弟)” manages this through inventive visuals and a great performance from the film’s teenage lead Izaac Wang. Set in the Bay Area during the late aughts, “Dìdi” follows its teenage protagonist, Chris, as he works through his growing pains as a child of immigrant parents. Joining us to discuss this seemingly personal story, and the production that went into developing it, is writer-director Sean Wang and the film’s star, Izaac Wang.
