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Olympics 2024: The cultural cache Los Angeles could gain

1991: General view of the Los Angeles Freeway in Los Angeles, California.
1991: General view of the Los Angeles Freeway in Los Angeles, California.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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If Los Angeles gets the Olympic games in 2024, many believe it would be a good thing for the city.

But would it, really? There are a number of ways to evaluate that question. You can look at the economics of it, like how much it might cost it against how many dollars it could bring in. Then there is the intangible value. How much cultural cache can the Olympics bring to a city? 

Joining Take Two to discuss:

  • Harvey Newman, professor of public management and policy at Georgia State University