S2, Ep 5: Closing Ceremony
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In Episode 5, our hosts discuss the 2021 Summer Olympics and where they're at in their own re-imaginings of exceptionalism.
For more about the ritual mentioned in the episode, click below:
A RITUAL TO UNBIND AN AMERICAN’S EXCEPTIONALISM
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