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Speaker 1: are the Olympic Games?

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Speaker 2: One week to go?

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Speaker 1: One week left of watching athletic elite performance. Stunning stuff

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Speaker 1: But one of my favorite things to watch is the

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Speaker 3: There's so many different emotions crossing their faces. You can

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Speaker 2: It's like they're in a roller coaster ride.

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Speaker 1: particularly useful audio, but this just gives you a sense

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Speaker 1: It's so aspirational, it's so exciting. And when they have

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Speaker 1: So today's podcast is all about what do we do

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