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Morning News: Tokyo Olympics Controversies, V.P. Politics & Freedom

The Olympics are less than three weeks away and over this past weekend we saw three big headlines, all having to do with restrictions that have primarily affected women of color and intersex people. 

And it’s left many fans wondering who these Olympic rules are actually serving.

  • And, infighting in the Vice President’s office.
  • Plus, Noah Feldman — and you — on what freedom means in America now.

Guests: Axios’ Ina Fried, Margaret Talev and Harvard University constitutional law professor Noah Feldman.

Pandemic Podcasts: ‘The NBA Bubble And Covid-19’

The Los Angeles Lakers took home the NBA championship this week. But the close of the season also marked a big victory for the league itself. The NBA played its finals in a unique environment that came to be known as the bubble.

Players were frequently tested and social distancing was heavily enforced. And, the experiment worked. The NBA did not report a single positive coronavirus case from players or staff. Reporters Emma Court and Brandon Kochkodin describe how the league did it, and whether other organizations can replicate its success.