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Leading

Michael Johnson: Politics, protest, and sport

Leading

Goalhanger Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Do athletes now have a responsibility to use their platform to promote political change? Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson sits down with Alastair to discuss the future of athletics, drugs in sport, political polarisation, and recovering from a stroke that doctors feared could stop him from ever walking again. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive a weekly newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Email: [email protected] Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:01.3

Welcome to another episode of the Restisted Politics Leading and I am absolutely thrilled

1:09.2

with the guest in front of me right here in his brother splendid studio in London.

1:15.2

Rory is not with us but then again given that the person I have in the studio with me

1:21.2

I don't know if Rory would even know who you were, Mike. He's fair to say he's not the

1:27.7

biggest sports fan in the world okay. So I've given you two clues people. He's a sports guy

1:33.2

and his name is Michael and I'll fill in the gaps. He shares a name if on me just very briefly

1:39.6

stay on politics. He shares a surname with the worst prime minister this company has ever had.

1:45.5

Welcome Michael Johnson. Good to be here. Good to see you. And as Rory would say for those who

1:54.6

haven't been following the Michael Johnson story as close to the as Alistair has,

1:58.7

Michael is without doubt one of the greatest athletes ever held the 200 meter and 400 meter

2:06.8

records for a very very very long time. But I want to start off Michael by talking about something

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