662. If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying

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In sports, the rules are meant to be sacrosanct. But when it comes to performance-enhancing drugs, the slope is super-slippery. (Part one of a two-part series.)

 

  • SOURCES:
    • April Henning, associate professor of international sport management at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    • Aron D'Souza, founder of the Enhanced Games.
    • Floyd Landis, former professional cyclist, founder of Floyd's of Leadville.
    • Louisa Thomas, staff writer at The New Yorker.

 

 


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In sports, the rules are meant to be sacrosanct. But when it comes to performance-enhancing drugs, the slope is super-slippery. (Part one of a two-part series.)

 

  • SOURCES:
    • April Henning, associate professor of international sport management at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    • Aron D'Souza, founder of the Enhanced Games.
    • Floyd Landis, former professional cyclist, founder of Floyd's of Leadville.
    • Louisa Thomas, staff writer at The New Yorker.

 

 


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2026-02-06 52 min
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