Two Guys, Five Rings: Looking Ahead to LA 2028

Summary

Podcast Summary: Las Culturistas – "Two Guys, Five Rings: Looking Ahead to LA 2028"

Hosts: Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Network: Big Money Players Network & iHeartPodcasts
Release Date: March 28, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively and wide-ranging season finale of "Two Guys, Five Rings" (Las Culturistas’ Olympics-focused miniseries), culture consultants Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang recap their Olympic podcast adventures, reflect on Winter Games memories, and enthusiastically preview the highly anticipated 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Mixing playful banter, pop culture, and actual sports knowledge, Matt and Bowen break down what makes the LA Games unique, the challenges and quirks ahead, as well as the athletes and spectacles that will define the next Olympic chapter.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Reflecting on the Winter Olympics Experience

Timestamps: 02:19–07:16

• Matt and Bowen open by joking about whether they've "earned" the chance to cover the LA 2028 Olympics, humorously rating their own performance.
  • Quote: “We succeed just under expectation.” — Bowen (03:13)
• They discuss how watching the Olympics turns average viewers (and themselves) into "experts."
  • Quote: “We come into it not knowing much and we leave being experts.” — Matt (03:26)
• Bowen shares a memorable run-in with gold medalist Amber Glenn at the GLAAD Awards, and both reminisce about cheering athletes from the stands.
  • Quote: “She says, ‘Oh my God, Alyssa, Leo and I freaked out when we saw you guys in the stands on the podium.’” — Bowen (06:40)
  • They express a new appreciation for the sheer scale and logistically impressive nature of the Winter Games.

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2. Anticipating the LA 2028 Summer Olympics

Timestamps: 07:16–12:00, 15:08–41:00

Logistical Curiosities and LA’s Infrastructure

• Matt describes the moment he looked out the plane and finally felt LA could “actually pull this off.”
  • Quote: “I looked down and I saw Sofi and I saw the Forum...and I said, you know what? I see how we could do it.” — Matt (08:13)
• Bowen’s skepticism about LA's notorious traffic (“good luck” with mass transit).
  • Quote: “We are not the people to really get into this. We have no knowledge of urban planning and none. Or Olympic planning, for that matter.” — Bowen (09:22)
• Running joke about whether Kate Hudson’s prominence in the Olympic hype video bodes well for LA.
  • Quote: “Kate Hudson should be performing every night. Okay.” — Matt (10:19)

LA’s Olympic Heritage and Venue Breakdown

• LA joins London and Paris as a three-time Olympic host (1932, 1984, 2028).
  • Stat: No new permanent venues—every event leverages existing infrastructure, a first in 80 years. (25:38)
• Exclamation over just how sprawling the LA Games will be, from Oklahoma to San Diego to New York for preliminary events.
  • Quote: “Let’s just call this Olympics America, why don’t we?” — Matt (26:54)
• Humor around “meme speak” and the role of pop culture (and maybe memes) in LA’s Olympic culture.
• Kate Hudson’s video of “California Dreamin’” as the Games’ teaser is hilariously dissected.

New Sports and Event Changes

• Olympic Firsts and Returns:
  • Flag Football debuts (with NFL stars eligible).
    • Quote: “This is huge for your good girlfriend’s husband who does this on Sundays...” — Matt (19:31)
  • Baseball/Softball return; Cricket and Lacrosse (in a sixes format) make comebacks after over a century.
  • Squash joins as a new medal sport; equestrian drops from modern pentathlon for new “obstacle racing.”
  • Coastal rowing and beach sprints are new event variants.
  • Stafford and Mahomes “expressed interest” in Olympic flag football.
    • Quote: “Time's a ticking, boys. You got… You can’t be on the fence about this.” — Bowen (21:12)

Quirky Musings on Reality TV as an Olympic Sport

• Matt and Bowen propose reality TV (like "The Traitors" or "Survivor") as an Olympic event, joking about the blurred line between spectacle and sport.
  • Quote: “When are we brave enough to include reality television and say it's here, it's on the Olympic level?” — Matt (24:31)

Venue Highlights and LA Culture

• Opening Ceremony at SoFi Stadium (Inglewood); Closing Ceremony at LA Memorial Coliseum.
• Venues covered:
  • Downtown LA: LA Convention Center, Peacock Theater, Crypto.com Arena for gymnastics and basketball.
  • Pacific Palisades: Riviera Country Club for golf.
  • Arcadia: Santa Anita Park for equestrian.
  • Venice Beach Boardwalk: Marathons and cycling.
  • Long Beach: Aquatic sports and beach volleyball.
  • Oklahoma City: Softball and canoe slalom (!)
  • Other cities: Soccer matches in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Jose.

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3. Athletes to Watch in 2028

Timestamps: 33:26–36:33

• Caitlin Clark: The rising face of WNBA and a Team USA hopeful.
  • Quote: “She’s the most decorated female US Olympian—get into it…” — Matt (36:25)
• Anthony Edwards: Seen as the immediate future of USA men's basketball post-LeBron era.
• Victor Wembanyama: The towering French superstar.
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: Track and field legend.
• Noah Lyles: The “fastest man alive,” expected back after illness cut short his Paris performance.
• Mondo Duplantis: Pole vault star for Sweden.
• Katie Ledecky: Back for more gold.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We succeed just under expectation.” — Bowen (03:13)
• “Unless you have plans on becoming the Surrey Fields of the Olympics… then quiet!” — Bowen (04:15)
• “When are we brave enough to include reality television and say it's here, it's on the Olympic level?” — Matt (24:31)
• “Let's just call this Olympics America, why don't we?” — Matt (26:54)
• “Revenge is the best medicine.” — Matt (39:48)
  • This misquote spawns several minutes of wordplay and laughter

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Classic Las Culturistas Tone & Banter

• Frequent self-deprecating humor about their level of sports expertise versus their cultural commentary skills.
• Playful bickering and running inside jokes (e.g., Matt's repeatedly contradicted assertion he’d avoid LA during the Olympics, "meme speak" about SoFi Stadium, the concept of "judging" Olympic ice dancing for revenge).
• Celebration of team members, with mock-"gold medals" and emotional farewells at the end of the episode. (38:15)
• Anti-advice about podcast feedback: “Tell us in the comments if you think we should come back. Just kidding.” (40:46)

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Episode Structure, Timestamps, and Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamps | Key Points / Highlights | |------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | Winter Olympics Recap | 02:19–07:16 | Watching as fans, learning the lingo, meeting Amber Glenn | | LA 2028 Preview: Hopes & Concerns | 07:16–12:00 | LA’s capacity, Kate Hudson, venue logistics | | LA Olympic Trivia & Legacy | 15:08–18:39 | Host city history, opening/closing ceremony venues | | New/Returning Sports | 19:15–25:12 | Flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse, squash | | Olympic Spectacle & Venues Tour | 25:28–31:41 | Regional spread, sustainability, highlights of main venues | | Athletes to Watch | 33:26–36:33 | Caitlin Clark, Anthony Edwards, Wembanyama, Ledecky, etc. | | Finale: Olympic Dreams & Farewell | 37:22–40:59 | LA hype, gratitude, jokes about "revenge" in sport |

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Closing Thoughts

Matt and Bowen bring their trademark wit and infectious energy to their Olympics sign-off, weaving together LA nostalgia, real sports facts, inside pop references, and speculative hope for the future of both the Games and their own podcasting adventures. They end with gratitude, both to their production team and the listeners, as they tease the possibilities of their own return.

“Revenge is the best medicine.” — Matt (39:48), as the guys end on a deliriously silly note about what truly inspires Olympic greatness.

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For Listeners New and Old

This episode is a quintessential Las Culturistas experience: culture-forward, sports-adjacent, playful, and always brimming with both heart and humor. Whether you’re an Olympic buff, a fan of the LA scene, or just here for the culture, this is a hype-inducing, laughter-packed journey to LA 2028.

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[Matt Rogers]

Ring ring ring ring Ring r Ring. It's the sound of the last episode ringing. Can't believe it.

[Bowen Yang]

They say you can't unring the bell, but that's what we're doing for these rings and these bells, you and I. I mean, they must stop a chime

[Matt Rogers]

in for two years because it is then that we will. Well, I don't know. Will we be back? Let's actually, let's do that thing where we assess our own performance this year, did we earn la? Should they have us back to do this?

[Bowen Yang]

Still up to the IOC.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah.

[Bowen Yang]

NBC, iHeartRadio, Sesame Street, Sesame Street, YouTube. People really underwrite us in the most generous way. And we. I think we always go just below the target. We succeed just under expectation.

[Matt Rogers]

You know what? I think we are like so many people out there when it comes to the Winter Olympics in that we come into it not knowing much and we leave being experts. Everyone watching Olympics at home now is sort of saying, well, you know, so and so. Let's just say Amber Glenn, because she didn't land on her skate in the right way.

[Bowen Yang]

She.

[Matt Rogers]

She got some deductions. You know what I mean? Like, people at home now have a know how about how to judge these Winter Olympic sports, and so do.

[Bowen Yang]

Don't talk about Amber Glenn that way. You have no idea what that girl is made of.

[Matt Rogers]

And I feel sorry even for bringing it up.

[Bowen Yang]

No, no, no, no, no. Oh, you were doing it rhetorically. I'm just saying the people at home.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah, you stop it.

[Bowen Yang]

Unless you. Unless you are. Have plans on becoming the Surrey Fields of the Olympics, where you got off the. Like, I'm gonna do that instead of just commentating from the comfort of my own home. I'm gonna get in there then quiet and quiet.

[Matt Rogers]

Do you think that there's a Surrey Fields out there for the Olympics, la 2028? That we are inspiring right now to start to get in the race and that we're gonna find out, like, when the LA 2028 Olympics roll around and they. They're asked the question that all us Olympians are asked. So what inspired you to do the Olympics? And they say, I was a Two Guys Five Rings fan and I decided to put on some sneaks. I decided to get off the couch where everyone listens to podcasts, sitting on the couch, put on some sneaks and start running.

[Bowen Yang]

And also, I was five years old when I started listening to two Guys Five Rings. And I live in, you know, Anchorage, Alaska, and there's nothing to do there but skate around.

[Matt Rogers]

Do you like my impression of her reporter? So what inspired you?

[Bowen Yang]

But this is. Here's what I will say.

[Matt Rogers]

That's recording.

[Bowen Yang]

Get us on the field, get us on the ground. You know, they had us very sequestered away. You know, we didn't talk to any of the athletes.

[Matt Rogers]

You're literally missing out on opportunities for us to ask questions like, so what inspired you to start running? Wait, can I.

[Bowen Yang]

Not to. Not to take away from your amazing timbre and register of that impression. I did have the pleasure of meeting Amber Glenn last week at the GLAAD Awards.

[Matt Rogers]

I know I must have turned my back at the wrong moment, because you had this moment.

[Bowen Yang]

Well, I was staying at the hotel where the event was held. Yes. And so I get. So we celebrate your birthday at our favorite restaurant of ours in Los Angeles. More on LA later.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah. So much more of LA to come

[Bowen Yang]

in this one, in this. Can't get enough of that town. But we. I went back to the hotel, and that's where the sort of after party was happening at the roof. And I was like, I'll go up. And our friend Andrew was there, and I went up and I was in my outfit change in my civili. I was in my civvies. I looked terrible. Tap on the shoulder. I turn around, it's gold medalist Amber Glenn.

[Matt Rogers]

Unbelievable. Wow.

[Bowen Yang]

We share a lovely moment. And she says, oh, my God, Alyssa, Leo and I freaked out when we saw you guys in the stands on

[Matt Rogers]

the podium, because I. I didn't. When you say that, it makes. It warms my heart because I remember, like, looking, we were in the front row cheering for them. We were cheering loud and screaming, and they were sort of being very Olympian about it. And, like, we were in the stands, like, what inspired you? And they were, like, waving like Olympians. And I was like, oh, I don't think they're clocking Bowen. But now I'm finding out they did. They were just being stoic Olympians.

[Bowen Yang]

They were being. I mean, we can't even get into it. You're right. Just to go back to this occasion for the last episode of the season, the sort of thing that we come away with is, oh, my God, Winter Olympics rock.

[Matt Rogers]

I now have an appreciation for it that obviously no one would ever have. Unless you go. If you. Once you see what's being pulled off here. And every single way, not just the athletes, but also everyone running the events, everyone working so hard to make sure the Olympics goes off without a hitch. And it was an extremely successful Olympic Games, A dramatic Olympic Games. Olympic Games with many highs and lows. And we are now looking forward to a new one in 2028 in LA, the Summer Olympics. And I think the question has been, for such a. A large amount of people, especially those who live in and around la, is how the hell are they gonna do this? But I will say, flying into LA the other day, I had a window seat and I looked down and I saw Sofi and I saw the Forum, and I saw a lot of the Areas and the stadiums and, you know, venues where these things are gonna be taking place. And I said, you know what? I see how we could do it. I really do.

[Bowen Yang]

Where gonna make it after. You always go in a different key. No, you always go in a different key.

[Matt Rogers]

That wasn't a different key.

[Bowen Yang]

I don't think this is working.

[Matt Rogers]

It was a different emotion. I sang with. Oh, you really. So.

[Bowen Yang]

So all it took for you to think this is gonna be okay was just seeing the venues.

[Matt Rogers]

I looked out the window and I was like, no, there's lots of room. Look at all that. Look at all that down there.

[Bowen Yang]

I don't think the room is the issue. I think there's a lot of things. What's that at another highway? Well, okay, so they've walked back. No cars, Olympics or whatever the heck Ms. Karen Bass was saying.

[Matt Rogers]

Oh, golly.

[Bowen Yang]

So now they're like, well, we're just going to encourage people to use mass transit. And it's like, all right, good luck. We can't get. Listen, we privilege. We are not. We are not the people to really get into this. We have no knowledge of urban planning and none. Or Olympic planning, for that matter. But it's. That's the question in everyone's minds. And we're. But let's read the script that our wonderful team wrote for us. And I will miss them very much, very dearly.

[Matt Rogers]

I will say one thing, which is. And we're going to get to it, she's the first name bolded in this document, and I think that's a sign of good things to come, because the fact that Kate Hudson was part of the whole thing at the closing ceremony I think means they know exactly how to represent la. Like, Kate Hudson should be performing every night. Okay.

[Bowen Yang]

But Matt, if you. So you've been on record as saying that you will not be anywhere near the city of Los Angeles when the Olympics happen. Can we say that? Can we put that out there?

[Matt Rogers]

I guess I have said that before. I've said so many things that come back to haunt.

[Bowen Yang]

Well, no, no, no, no, no. But I have a question to pose to you.

[Matt Rogers]

Okay.

[Bowen Yang]

If you star in, like, an Almost Famous or Songsung Blue type film, God willing, in the years between now and 2028, which is two. And you get nominated for an Oscar, Jeez. And you become such a cultural fixture that it's like, well, it wouldn't be a Los Angeles Olympics without Matt Rogers in the stands or even singing at the ceremony. Singing.

[Matt Rogers]

Your only hope.

[Bowen Yang]

You wouldn't turn that down, would you.

[Matt Rogers]

No, no, no. I'll say this. I really was nervous about going to the LA Olympics in 2028 because of all these traffic concerns. I was. It sort of haunts me to think how this is going to happen. But I will say this again. Seeing how they pulled off Milan Cortina, maybe this will also be more widespread than we thought.

[Bowen Yang]

You know, it is very right spray. We're getting into it. Some of these venues aren't even in the damn state of California.

[Matt Rogers]

You know what? Let's stop asking questions and let's start getting some answers. Okay? Please. Which is really what this podcast is all about. It's about getting to the truth.

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[Bowen Yang]

Let's get down to Brass Tax finally, the Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics in 2028 will take take place July 14th through 30th for the Olympics and August 15th to 27th for the Paralympics.

[Matt Rogers]

Yep, the last time the Olympics took place in the United States was the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

[Bowen Yang]

We all remember Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney, of course.

[Matt Rogers]

Very Mitt Romney coded. And this will be the first Summer Olympics in the U.S. since the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

[Bowen Yang]

I was not in the United States when Atlanta happened and I was up on my perch in Montreal going, seems fun down there. Maybe I'll take a visit.

[Matt Rogers]

And now you frequent Atlanta all the time.

[Bowen Yang]

I do.

[Matt Rogers]

Or were you talking about America?

[Bowen Yang]

Both. I frequent America quite often. And Atlanta.

[Matt Rogers]

You were sort of Ariel, the Little Mermaid looking down in America being like, I wanna be part of the world. The famous way the song goes, I want to be part of the world.

[Bowen Yang]

This will be the third time that LA serves as the host city of the Olympic Games. The last times were of course, 1932 and 1984. It joins London and Paris is the only three time hosts. Does it deserve to be in the trifecta specta of London and Paris, two of the greatest cities in history?

[Matt Rogers]

Well, whenever I say London and then Paris, you know the third thing I want to say? Tell me, maybe Tokyo, because it's Hilary Duff. But you know, if I had to say something instead of Tokyo, it would be LA. In a video hyping the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that debuted during the closing ceremony, actress, singer, Academy Award nominated Legend Kate Hudson, AKA my favorite celebrity, delivered a modern take of the classic 1966 song by the Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming. The video was filmed in well known spots around California including downtown LA, Venice beach, the 6th Street Bridge and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

[Bowen Yang]

Do you think we'll see a hologram of Mama cast at the Olympics?

[Matt Rogers]

Honey, are all the leaves brown and the sky is gray?

[Bowen Yang]

I think so.

[Matt Rogers]

Well then, then there's your answer. We think so.

[Bowen Yang]

We think so.

[Matt Rogers]

We reached out to Team Mama Cass said, what happened to that hologram of Big Mama?

[Bowen Yang]

I would love to see that. I remember when hologram seemed to be like the way of the future. Anyway, yes, in their entirety, the 2020 LA Olympics and Paralympics will feature more than 800 events across more than 50 total sports. This, I start to break out in a stress hive.

[Matt Rogers]

Don't do that thinking of it. Just those, that's.

[Bowen Yang]

Those are big numbers. And la, it's a big town, but you think of one event and you start to go, oh God, I gotta go to the Forum in Los Angeles. The opening ceremony is expected to take place in inglewood at the 2028 Stadium, home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers. The LA Memorial Coliseum will host the closing ceremony.

[Matt Rogers]

Now, excuse me, is this happening at SOFI Stadium? Barb, do we know the answer to that question? Because this just says in Englewood at the 2028 Stadium. Is this SOFI Stadium?

[Bowen Yang]

I don't think they're building another stadium in Inglewood, are they?

[Matt Rogers]

That would simply be crazy because of the perfectly good one they have right there which has held, you know, many a concert which we've seen.

[Bowen Yang]

We have an opening ceremony venue at home. I'm kind of using meme speak.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah, meme speak. Well, I think the 2028 LA Olympics are going to be about memes. Many. Well, Hollywood is now getting smaller and smaller and I do mean the smaller and smaller screen. Wait, what's Barb saying? Yes, the stadium for the opening ceremony

[Bowen Yang]

is SoFi, where Taylor Swift and Beyonce have performed.

[Matt Rogers]

Among many others.

[Bowen Yang]

Among many others. But there are very fun new sports that are making their debuts that we'll get to later. But several new sports. Here we go. And by later I mean now. Flag football will be making its Olympic debut in LA two years from now.

[Matt Rogers]

Instead of tackling defenders stopped the play by pulling a flag from the ball carriers belt, making the sport non contact faster and easier to play internationally. Both men's and women's tournaments will be included. Wow. So like this is huge. For, like, your good girlfriend's husband, who does this on Sundays to get away from, you know, the family. You know what I mean? This is. This is very huge. I have a girlfriend whose husband does this in the park on Sundays. It's his time with his friends, culture, flag football.

[Bowen Yang]

And America's friend Travis Kelce, should he be in the NFL in 2028, will be permitted to play in the Olympic Games.

[Matt Rogers]

Do you think he'll hold on two more years to make sure that he gets to be an Olympian?

[Bowen Yang]

I'm not a fortune teller, but I think that's a question to ask a fortune teller. Were you gonna ask Barb, Matt, if. If Travis Kelsey is expected to stay in the NFL?

[Matt Rogers]

I wasn't gonna ask her that because I feel like I can answer that question myself. Not that I know, but I feel like he's gonna do one more year of football. Right. Wasn't that announced? Like, I feel like there were some trade stories that were, like, Travis Kelce's comeback for one year to football at,

[Bowen Yang]

like, Taylor Swift's urging, and Mama Kelsey's home renovation is going swimmingly. These are the tabloid. This is the tabloid fodder that I genuinely am, like, this is what it should be.

[Matt Rogers]

A hundred percent.

[Bowen Yang]

I don't care. Okay. But following unanimous approval by team owners in May of 2025, stars like Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes and Justin Jefferson have expressed interest. Wow. Expressed interest. Time's a ticking, boys. You gotta. You got.

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[Bowen Yang]

You can't be on the fence about this. It's the Olympic Games. It's in less than two years. I'm sorry about two years.

[Matt Rogers]

But so different than what they're used to, though. They're used to tackling each other to the ground, giving each other head bumps. This is flag football. This is a gentleman's sport. This is different. They're gonna have to go to etiquette class.

[Bowen Yang]

Of course.

[Matt Rogers]

We're gonna have to get them. You know, we're gonna have to get them together before they take the field. And I want to see it. But moving on. Baseball and softball have been a part of several Olympic games, most recently at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Baseball made seven appearances at the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1900-1912-1936-1956, 1964, 1984, and 1988. Before earning metal sports status in 1992,

[Bowen Yang]

they really tried it with baseball and softball in Paris. They went, no, no, no, no. I don't know. I don't know. Why are there no baseball venues, diamonds in France. Instead you do the boulangerie, the patisserie, the fromagerie.

[Matt Rogers]

It's an, the American pastime, Japanese pastime,

[Bowen Yang]

a pastime the world over.

[Matt Rogers]

I don't know.

[Bowen Yang]

I, I, I, I was, I did raise my eyebrow at Paris. I was like why did y' all cut out baseball? But cricket makes a second Olympic appearance, returning after an absence of 128 years. This is just this. Sometimes I'm like, oh, Australia. I don't identify at all with anything Australian and I am looking forward to it. But cricket is something that I never could never be peaked. For me it's Australian culture, it's New Zealand culture, it's, it's below the equator culture.

[Matt Rogers]

It can't be peaked. What can be peaked? Lacrosse or sixes. Similar to cricket, lacrosse returns to the Olympics after more than a century, but this time in a faster paced sixes format on a smaller field. I guess this is akin to rugby sevens.

[Bowen Yang]

Lacrosse actually rules. And this is me in my Colorado culture speaking.

[Matt Rogers]

Lacrosse was big Long island culture too, of course.

[Bowen Yang]

And the boys in high school playing the gross cuties.

[Matt Rogers]

Definitely the hot boys played legross for sure. For sure, for sure, for sure. I mean this is the sport we're watching

[Bowen Yang]

to say the least.

[Matt Rogers]

What inspired you to watch the Games?

[Bowen Yang]

Dar Squash will also be making its Olympic debut in LA. Although squash was a demonstration sport in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos

[Matt Rogers]

Aires, Argentina, at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, medals will be awarded in 44 sports. In addition to new sports, some new events will be on the Olympic program such as coastal rowing, beach sprint format. Meanwhile, the modern pentathlon events will no longer include, sorry the equestrian discipline and instead feature obstacle racing. Give the horses a break and a chance.

[Bowen Yang]

Absolutely. This is, that feels very traitors to me. Traitors Challenge Survivor.

[Matt Rogers]

When are we going to get a reality competition program as an Olympic sport? When are we going to run Traders alongside the winter or summer Olympics and say we are including this as a Olympic event in its own right? This year it's just taking place elsewhere in Scotland. Like when are we brave enough? I'm getting upset suddenly sometimes this is just what happens. When are we brave enough to include reality television and say it's here, it's on the Olympic level. I'm sorry that I got upset because

[Bowen Yang]

really if you think about it, I think anything with an audience now is a sport. We all root for certain people to win.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah.

[Bowen Yang]

And we, it's everyone's the emperor in the Colosseum, watching the gladiators fight.

[Matt Rogers]

And you know, Coliseum is a large umbrella term for all the venues that we're going to be filling up.

[Bowen Yang]

Great segue.

[Matt Rogers]

Spectate the venues. Let's talk about a Ms. Olympics. Spreads events throughout the city to highlight LA's culture, beaches and the entertainment industry. Of course.

[Bowen Yang]

Well, all three of those things are

[Matt Rogers]

slowly going away, honey. Eroding. These games will be the first in 80 years in which no new permanent venues will be built. In total, more than 40 venues across the city of Los Angeles, Southern California and a handful of across other states all will be utilized. How interesting is that?

[Bowen Yang]

So I'm saying, when did Oklahoma get in the mix?

[Matt Rogers]

Certainly not L A, unless you take out the O, the K, the H, the O, the M and the other A, then there's a little LA in there.

[Bowen Yang]

If you take out the OK home, then it's L A. OK home. In a move to limit costs and meet sustainability targets. We love that. It was announced that the softball and canoe slalom competitions will take place In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1300 miles from Southern California. So we're acknowledging it. So we're acknowledging it.

[Matt Rogers]

Widespread. Additionally, preliminary and knockout round soccer matches will be held in, get this, New York, New York, Columbus, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee, St. Louis, Missouri, San Jose, California and San Diego, California. Okay, those, those two, they. I get it. But the other ones, I mean, let's just call this Olympics America, why don't we?

[Bowen Yang]

One significant change includes a revision to the traditional Olympic calendar in which the swimming events take place the first week of the Games with track and field competition closing out the schedule in week two.

[Matt Rogers]

Can't wait. Can I say this change is necessitated by the fact that the home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers in Englewood will host the Olympic swimming competition in addition to the Olympic Games opening ceremony. So again, we can say this is SoFi Stadium. I've had it with calling it, you know, that stadium in Englewood.

[Bowen Yang]

So they can't just have him at the same time. I don't know anything about event planning or large venues.

[Matt Rogers]

Clearly.

[Bowen Yang]

Excuse you.

[Matt Rogers]

Excuse your mouth.

[Bowen Yang]

Excuse your mouth. Okay. More notable venues, the recently refurbished LA Memorial Coliseum. Oh, I do love that place. Will host the track and field competition at both the Olympics and Paralympics as well as the closing ceremony.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah. The home of the NBA's LA Lakers, WNBA Sparks and the NHL's Kings in downtown LA will serve as the host of the gymnastics and wheelchair basketball competitions.

[Bowen Yang]

The LA Clippers new stadium will be the site of the men and women's basketball competitions.

[Matt Rogers]

The LA Convention center in downtown LA will be the site of five Olympic sports fencing, judo, as in judo chop, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling. Or as some other guys say it, wrasslin'. Weightlifting and goalball will take place across the street in the Peacock Theater.

[Bowen Yang]

LA Convention Center Memories there, Matt. I went to DragCon there one year and Peacock Theater is where they have your award shows every now and then. Your Emmys, your Yes, things of this nature.

[Matt Rogers]

Well, the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of LA will be the site of the golfing competition and

[Bowen Yang]

the equestrian events for the Olympics and Paralympics will take place in Santa Anita park in Arcadia, about 20 miles northeast of downtown LA.

[Matt Rogers]

Arcadia. It's a Lana Del Rey song. It's a pretty song, beautifully written.

[Bowen Yang]

The famed Rose Bowl Football Stadium will host the final rounds of soccer and the adjacent Rose Bowl Aquatic center will host the diving competition. Ooh, I love the diving competition.

[Matt Rogers]

The Venice Beach Boardwalk will host the starts of the men's and women's marathons and men's and women's cycling road races.

[Bowen Yang]

The USC Sports center, home of the University of Southern California's basketball and volleyball teams, will host rhythmic gymnastics, my favorite. And badminton during the 2028 Olympic La Olympics.

[Matt Rogers]

The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the San Fernando Valley will host BMX cycling

[Bowen Yang]

and skateboarding, the home of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Carson, California will host Olympic track, cycling, field hockey, rugby, sevens, archery and tennis, as well as Paralympic track, cycling, para archery and wheelchair tennis.

[Matt Rogers]

And finally artistic swimming, beach volleyball, water polo and open water swimming events. All will be held in Long beach, which is a little south of Carson, 125 miles south of downtown LA.

[Bowen Yang]

Widespread.

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[Matt Rogers]

So the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics could see a true changing of the guard. We got a whole bunch of new faces coming back, or rather, you know, looking to make a big splash for the first real time in the air Olympics, especially in gymnastics and swimming. And adding new events like flag football, lacrosse and cricket leaves more room for elite stars to make a name for themselves and their country. Including the stars and the Stripes, baby.

[Bowen Yang]

As we transition towards Los Angeles hype, here are some of the top athletes to watch in the 2028 Olympics.

[Matt Rogers]

We got Caitlin Clark. We sure do. Take it away Bo.

[Bowen Yang]

We've got Caitlin Clark. That queen. The former number one overall WNBA draft pick missed out on the Paris Olympics team narrowly despite being fresh out of college. Having a little pro basketball experience under her belt.

[Matt Rogers]

That's what we forget.

[Bowen Yang]

I feel like she's been such a star for a while that like you're like oh right, she is technically not been pro for that long.

[Matt Rogers]

Right.

[Bowen Yang]

But she is now the face of the league, becoming it arguably. Whatever you want to say, I think she's a damn star and for women's sports as a whole and has her track for a spot on the 2020 roster.

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[Matt Rogers]

I'm not talking about the actor from ER when I say Anthony Edwards. Listen up. The Paris Games felt like a farewell tour for the LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant era. If Team USA is turning the page, this 24 year old Edwards looks like the centerpiece of the next chapter. Keep an eye on them.

[Bowen Yang]

Let's get French Victor Wembanyama was instrumental in taking his home country France all the way to a silver medal at the Paris Games. Would be no surprise for France to make another deep run with him leading the charge. And of course why wouldn't he? He's 7 foot 3.5 inches.

[Matt Rogers]

My Lord. Sydney McLachlan. Levroni. Gold medals and Sydney have become basically synonymous. Already one of the most dominant track athletes of her generation.

[Bowen Yang]

We have a name that sounds like an actor from the pit, but not. Noah Lyles had a shortened time in Paris because he contracted the disease known as COVID 19. But he still won two medals. He won gold in the 100 meter and bronze in the 200. He is on track to once again prove he's indeed the fastest man alive.

[Matt Rogers]

And I'm going to change my name to Mondo Duplantis. A two time Olympic gold medalist turned pole vault into a primetime event. And why should we not expect it to happen again in 2028? Representing Sweden, Duplantis is one of the many international athletes ready to bring their flair to the US movement. To start calling Sweden Sweeten. Sweeten from Sweden.

[Bowen Yang]

I have a cousin who lives in

[Matt Rogers]

Sweden and you know who's back and pretty much the face of the games. Bow. That's Katie Ledecky. Uh huh. That's right. Oh yeah. With 14 Olympic medals, nine of which are gold, four of them silver and one bronze. But we don't talk about her. We're looking to add to that total. She's truly, truly, truly coming for it again. She's the most decorated female US Olympian get into it all our cousins from around the world will be gathering in the summer of 2028 for the Olympic Games. Beau. This time under that California sun.

[Bowen Yang]

And they'll all be fist fighting a Waymo. Because that's la.

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah. Everyone's gonna be in the Waymos on the way to the stadium. Like, it's just gonna be a total breakdown.

[Bowen Yang]

Oh, God. Either you're fist fighting the Waymo from within or you're in front of it just punching the glass.

[Matt Rogers]

Not good. None of it.

[Bowen Yang]

Not good.

[Matt Rogers]

So we look ahead to July 2028. Los Angeles will finish preparing, the Olympic stage will be set, and the Olympic flame will once again light up the City of Angels. And with that bow, looks like we reached the end of season two of two, guys. Five rings. Do you have any final words, final thoughts?

[Bowen Yang]

I do. I am so grateful that we got to do this again. First time around felt like a wonderful, beautiful way in for the Olympics with us. We have an amazing team who really, they are remarkable in not making us feel like the idiots we are when it comes to sports and many other knowledge areas in this world.

[Matt Rogers]

In fact, we just want to announce that they all get gold medals. So thank you, Barb. Thank you, Sean. Thank you, Vince. Thank you, Jason. Thank you, Kurt. Gold medals all. And gold medal to you, Beau.

[Bowen Yang]

Gold medal to you, Matt.

[Matt Rogers]

Thanks. And

[Bowen Yang]

I'm excited to see what the next Winter Olympics even have in store in the French Alps in 2030. Now, what about you, Matt? Any closing thoughts?

[Matt Rogers]

I just really so grateful to be able to have done this and to have gotten to go to the Olympics themselves. A true experience of a lifetime I will never forget. And. And I do feel comfortable judging ice dancing now. So I do want to say, like, unless we do this podcast again and we're super, super busy, I am available to be a judge and I will look at that French judge in her eyes and I will say, I see you, mama.

[Bowen Yang]

To avenge Madison and Evan. You could say that. That's a perfectly ignoble cause. So that when someone asks what inspired you to judge with the ISU inspired

[Matt Rogers]

you to judge, I'll say revenge. Revenge, Lily, I've been looking for revenge. Those aren't the words.

[Bowen Yang]

It's a wonderful motivation to get in the rings. To get you the five rings.

[Matt Rogers]

Revenge is the best medicine.

[Bowen Yang]

I'll show him. Revenge is the best medicine. You wanted to say revenge is the best revenge. I think.

[Matt Rogers]

Revenge is. Revenge is the best medicine.

[Bowen Yang]

Laughter is the best medicine. And like, like a good life or something. Is the best revenge or whatever. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Like there's a lot revenge and medicine and laughter all sort of dance around each other.

[Matt Rogers]

So. But I've made something new when I say revenge is the best medicine.

[Bowen Yang]

It's not a common expression, but I think you're just combining two other common ones. And I really celebrate your alchemy.

[Matt Rogers]

The alchemy. All right, thank you all for listening

[Bowen Yang]

and maybe we'll see you next time. Who knows? We'll see where the state of podcasting is until two years.

[Matt Rogers]

Tell us in the comments if you think we should come back. Just kidding.

[Bowen Yang]

Don't, don't, don't.

[Matt Rogers]

We.

[Bowen Yang]

We've heard your cries of protest. Well, signing off, this is Bowen Yang

[Matt Rogers]

and Matt Rogers, and we end every episode with that familiar old song. Yeah, what? Inspired Just kidding.

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