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London Prepares for the Olympics
London last hosted the Olympics in 1948 amid austerity in the aftermath of World War II. Amateur athletes slept on cots and brought their own towels. This year, the Games are a $15 billion spectacle -- ostensibly in peacetime, but protected by warships in the River Thames, missile-launchers on rooftops and 35,000 police and military personnel.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLondon last hosted the Olympics in 1948 amid austerity in the aftermath of World War II. Amateur athletes slept on cots and brought their own towels. This year, the Games are a $15 billion spectacle -- ostensibly in peacetime, but protected by warships in the River Thames, missile-launchers on rooftops and 35,000 police and military personnel. We hear how Londoners are preparing, for better or worse.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Lata Pandya
Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Vanessa Kortekaas
Financial Times
Anna Minton
author and journalist
Will Jennings
University of Southampton
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