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In this episode of The Jason Hassett Show, we conduct a forensic audit on the world’s most celebrated spectacle: The Olympic Games. We accept the narrative that the Games are a celebration of the human spirit and ancient peace, but the historical receipt reveals a structural reality of propaganda, fascist origins, and the systematic commodification of human suffering.

What happens when the "ancient traditions" we cherish were actually designed by the architects of the Holocaust?

I dig into the mechanics of the "Torch Relay"—a ritual most assume is thousands of years old, but was actually invented in 1936 by Carl Diem and funded by Joseph Goebbels to serve as a dress rehearsal for the Nazi invasion of Europe. We explore the "fascist aesthetic" codified by Leni Riefenstahl, whose visual language of "bodies as monuments" still dictates how NBC frames every athlete today.

But if the history is this dark, why do we cheer when they break?

We explain the mystery of the "Gladiator Ritual"—from the unnecessary destruction of Kerri Strug’s ankle in 1996 to the disposable "cartridge" system of Eteri Tutberidze’s Russian figure skaters. We analyze the economics of the "gold medal exchange rate," looking at State Plan 14.25 and how East Germany traded 10,000 ruined bodies for forty pieces of gold.

From there, we examine the hard truth of why we are still addicted. We look at the "Dead Internet Theory" and the modern craving for authenticity. In a world of deepfakes and algorithmic illusion, the Olympics remain the last unscripted spectacle where pain is the only verifiable proof of reality.

Is it a sporting event? Or is it a sacrifice?

Finally, we connect the dots to the present disaster of Milan-Cortina 2026. We look at the infiltration of the ’Ndrangheta mafia into Olympic construction, the environmental bypasses, and the literal disintegration of the medals themselves—the perfect metaphor for a hollow prize.

This episode isn’t just a sports story—it’s an investigation into the "Olympic Economy" and the machine that turns human bodies into national currency.

Sources & Further Reading:
"Berlin 1936: The Invention of the Torch Relay" (Historical Archives)
"The Strug Protocol: Heroism vs. Abuse" (1996 Broadcast Analysis)
"State Plan 14.25: The Doping of East Germany" (Declassified Documents)
"Milan-Cortina 2026: 'Operation Reset' & Mafia Infiltration" (Italian Anti-Mafia Commission Reports)

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