Olympics are over if you want it. Pod’d some thoughts with Vancouver journalist Bob Mackin a few days ago about the lay of the land here in Japan and the cognitive dissonance between Tokyo2020 Olympics on TV and for the people hosting / paying for it. this photo has nothing to do with the post but it is a baseball game at the Olympics on teevee jus…

Get your ears on and listen to Tokyo Olympics “scene report” chat with Jody Vance on Vancouver news/talk radio 980AM from July 12th afternoon PST, July 13th 9-ish AM JST. A few notes to go with: Covered a lot of ground but so much more. Looking forward to keeping you up-to-date from regular folks’ point of view as #Tokyo2020 gets underway. Tokyo 20…

a lonely Tokyo Olympic sign spotted in a library Aug 2020 theBreaker.news Podcast: Five-ring circus controversy in Japan and China https://episodes.castos.com/theBreaker-Podcast/theBreaker.news-Podcast-188.m4a I talked about the Tokyo Olympics with Bob Mackin – who I first connected with leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics when he did an arti…

Oh listen… i talked about Tokyo Olympics and various conundrums with Jody Vance on CKNW AM Radio in Vancouver. Wanted to share the feelings of deceit and frustration the the residents of Japan are feeling with IOC’s demands for “sacrifice”, more doctors, volunteers and threats of penalties if cancelled/delayed. Suggestions: delay until Oct or later…

Leading up to the 1 year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, I appeared in a short segment on a Vancouver radio station News 1130 for an Olympic flashback series to examine the legacies + discussed social media as a whole and covering the Games. https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/feasthouse-Dave-Olson-talks-Olympics-on-News-1130.mp3 …

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/feasthouse-olympic-outsider-Citizen-Journalism-2010-Olympics-CBC.mp3 Bring your own mic for: Citizen Media Making at Vancouver Olympics – Dave on CBC Radio One – Olympic Outsider #29 (.mp3, 5:40) On a busy night during the Olympics, i headed over to Canada North hospitality house with a group of True North …

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/28-Olympic-Outsider-Singing-Goose-Canads-North.mp3 Listen: Singing Goose from Canada’s North – Olympic Outsider #28 (.mp3, 8:40) At Canada’s Northern House, Dave gets schooled on life in Inuvut NWT by singer Leanne Goose including igloo church, endless days and night, Muktuk and Mukluks plus schools, stores…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/27-Olympic-Outsider-Legend-Muk-Muk-Mr-Mann.mp3 Don’t believe everything you hear: Legend of Muk Muk with Mr. Mann – Olympic Outsider #26 (.mp3, 4:20) At Canada’s Northern House, Dave enjoys Boris Mann’s annotations about the legendary delicacy of muk muk and thoughts about flying Saskatchewanians, neglected…

Photo of Dustin Quasar at Gold Medal Hockey game by KK https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/26-Olympic-Outsider-Gold-Medal-Sunday-Morning.mp3 Wake up early for beer and gold: Gold Medal Sunday Morning – Olympic Outsider #26 (.mp3, 7:22) On the final official day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Dave steps outside during the 2nd interm…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/25-Olympic-Outsider-Final-Lap-Ozone.mp3 Take a Lap for: Final Olympic Lap from the Ozone – Olympic Outsider #25 (.mp3, 8:50) From the Richmond Ozone after a stint at the Heineken Holland House, Dave recaps Canada’s huge medal haul with @theWoodduck in between sets by The Dudes and The Stills. Topics include…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/24-Olympic-Outsider-Olympics-Economics-Goodtimes-Hammer.mp3 Cross the inlet for: Oly-nomics and Goodtimes w/ Hammer Bob – Olympic Outsider #24 (.mp3, 14:06) On the Seabus, Dave talks with accredited reporter and Olympic veteran Bob “The Hammer” Mackin about narrative around the Games, controversy about cost…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/23-Olympic-Outsider-Share-Land-Survive-Slovakians.mp3 Survive the experience: Share the Land and Survive the Slovakians – Olympic Outsider #23 (.mp3, 8:31) With scant days remaining, Dave takes a break in the 2nd intermission of Canada vs Slovakia to recap a perfect 24 hours of hockey, perogies, medals, bob…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/festive-bunting-and-white-tents-a-lost-preview-olympic-outsider-22.mp3 Be your own media: Festive Bunting and White Tents (lost preview) – Olympic Outsider #22 Streetside observations before the Olympics started including documentation of street art, city changes, graphic design and hospitality under constr…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/21-Olympic-Outsider-Interviewed-JMV-Flickr-meetup.mp3 Be a guest for: Interviewed by JMV at Flickr meetup – Olympic Outsider #21 (.mp3, 3:30) Transit and craft enthusiast Jason Vanderhill interviews Dave O at the Flickr/Yahoo meetup at the Mini building in Yaletown and they discuss highlights, hockey, hospi…

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/20-Olympic-Outsider-Blondes-Viking-Helmets.mp3 Choose your Viking for: Blondes in Viking Helmets etc. – Olympic Outsider #20 (.mp3, 9:04) An update at the end of Super Sunday from the noisy concourse of Canada Hockey Place in the 2nd intermission of Sweden vs Finland hockey game. Topics include hockey, regr…