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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How Russia fooled the world and corrupted the Olympics

    Bryan Fogel wanted to find out how Lance Armstrong never failed a drug test despite doping. He found a Russian scientist who told him how to do it to himself. Then he helped reveal a massive doping scandal. He tells the story in a new first-person documentary called “Icarus.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 11, 2017 • 1 min read

    Bryan Fogel wanted to find out how Lance Armstrong never failed a drug test despite doping. He found a Russian scientist who told him how to do it to himself. Then he helped reveal a massive doping scandal. He tells the story in a new first-person documentary called “Icarus.”

    Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov (left) comes to LA to collect Fogel's

    urine samples to bring back to Russia, to make sure they're tested clean in his lab.

    Bryan Fogel experiments with doping.

    Bryan Fogel trains for an amateur bike race.

    Photos courtesy of Netflix

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Gina Pollack

      Producer

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Bryan Fogel

      director of “The Dissident”

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How an amateur cyclist uncovered Russia's massive doping scheme
    1. 0:00Does tech have a tolerance problem?
    2. 11:47How Russia fooled the world and corrupted the OlympicsYou’re reading this
    3. 28:56Does 'The Glass Castle' film adaptation live up to the memoir?
    4. 41:10Who really supplies the products at Trader Joe's?
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