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Oct 2024
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Why Egypt Built an Olympic City Without ...

The B1M
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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why Egypt Built an Olympic City Without the Olympics". Egypt is building a huge Olympic City in the desert, hoping to be the first African Olympic Host. This construction project is beyond huge.


Later in the episode, we cover:


We end the show with an email from Ryan Fisch and an Apple Podcasts review from Abe from the U.S.


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