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Joining the Dots with Thomas DrohanMartin Dubbey – From drug busts to the Sochi doping scandalJoin Thomas as he speaks with Martin Dubbey, a former UK drug liaison officer turned international investigator, whose career spans from narcotics investigations in Customs and Excise to exposing one of the most audacious doping scandals in modern sport. Martin shares how his transition into private investigation led him to work alongside whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov in uncovering the Russian state-sponsored doping programme during the Sochi Olympics, featured in the award-winning Netflix documentary Icarus. He details the forensic methods used to reveal tampered samples, FSB interference, and a doping scheme approved at the highest levels of government. ...2025-05-0850 min
Prazeres InterrompidosEpisódio 342 (Participação Especial de Nuno Costa) - The Rodchenkov Affair, Grigory Rodchenkov (Editora Penguin)Este episódio teve a leitura e participação especial de Nuno Costa através do Núcleo de estudantes de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Associação Académica de Coimbra.
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Scam GoddessFraud Friday: The Dopey Doper w/ Ify NwadiweIt's Friday! Privyet, con-gregation! We revisit our episode with Ify Nwadiwe to spill the Russian tea on an Olympic doping scandal that gave Russian athletes a scandalous advantage at the Sochi Games. Plus, some good old fashioned Nigerian internet scams!This was originally released on June 23, 2020.Research by Sharilyn Vera Sources:https://www.npr.org/2018/03/05/590869276/how-icarus-accidentally-exposed-a-major-ocean-s-eleven-style-doping-scheme https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/09/504937994/more-than-1-000-russian-athletes-benefited-from-doping-conspiracy-report-says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html https://www.rferl.org...2024-02-0955 min
Dishing Drama with Dana Wilkey UNCENSOREDEpisode 103 - Academy Award Winner, Bryan Fogel Stories, and The Murder and Cover-Up of Jamal KhashoggiSend us a textDana tells a romantic tale from her youth... She once dated Bryan Fogel, an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker, and human rights activist. Bryan is best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.Icarus explores doping in amateur cycling races and stumbles upon a major international doping scandal with the help of Grigory Rodchenkov, the head of the Russian anti-doping laboratory.Lance Armstrong's friendship with Matthew McConaughey... What is Dana's Album of Love??B...2022-11-0614 min
Global AthleteRussian Doping with Dr. Grigory RodchenkovDr. Grigory Rodchenkov took the world by surprise when he went public and revealed Russia’s doping practices in 2016. Dr. Rodchenkov shares his experience in the Russian doping system, what policy changes athletes worldwide still need and what the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act means for the world of international sport. In this episode, we talk about…Whether the doping system that Rodchenkov oversaw in Russia is similar to other doping systems in other countriesThe distinction of clean vs. honest athletes Rodchenkov’s opinion if top international athletes in Russia have an option not to dope How the anti-doping co...2021-09-1453 min
Bad Dads Film ReviewIcarus & Ricky ZoomYou can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!With Reegs having been thrashed by a golf ball wielded by his youngest and Sidey committing avicide earlier in the day, the stage is set for another perfect episode of Bad Dads Film Review. This week’s show sees us shamelessly cashing in on the worlds coronavirus cycling boom as we discuss the Top 5 Movie Bicycles, and as only one of us is a...2021-08-271h 29
Conspiracy TheoriesOlympics: Russian Doping ScandalAt the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov was accused of doctoring thousands of urine samples for Russian athletes. He claimed he was a pawn in a state-sponsored conspiracy. Still, the allegation shocked the sporting community and sent Dr. Rodchenkov into hiding — but not before he presented his evidence to the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-08-0443 min
Helsinki on the HillDamocles’ Sword: The Impact of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping ActThe upcoming Tokyo Olympics, slated to take place late July after a one-year postponement, will be the first international athletic event since the passage of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) in December 2020, which established criminal penalties on individuals involved in doping fraud conspiracies affecting major international competition. The law, named after Russian doping whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, empowers the U.S. Department of Justice for the first time to investigate and prosecute these rogue agents who engage in doping fraud, provide restitution to victims, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation. In his first public interview since RADA became...2021-04-0934 min
Pb Living - A daily book reviewA Book Review - The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire Book by Grigory RodchenkovPublisher: Ebury Publishing, 2020The full story behind Oscar award-winning IcarusOne of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade''The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as 'Duchesse cocktail', tampering and switching of urine samples, and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov.The Rodchenkov Affair tells the...2020-12-2005 min
Front RowViggo Mortensen, Alex Wheatle, William Hill Sports Book of the YearViggo Mortensen joins us live to talk about his new film, Falling, his debut as a director, which he also wrote. It's the story of a conservative father moving from his rural farm to live with his gay son's family in Los Angeles. We’ve been hearing from figures from the creative industries about their Lockdown Discovery, something that has given them great pleasure or solace during the two lockdowns. Today, the novelist Alex Wheatle, aka the Brixton Bard, who has been working with Steve McQueen on his Small Axe series of dramas and who is the su...2020-12-0442 min
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year PodcastWilliam Hill Sportsbook of the Year Award 2020- Winner!We have our winner! Matt Williams has all the details of the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Winner- The Rodchenkov Affair by Dr Grigory Rodchenkov. Matt chats to Drummond Moir, editor of the winning title, for a fascinating chat all about how the book was pulled together. Plus, Alyson Rudd spills all on the judges decision and looks ahead to our 2021 award...2020-12-0400 minThe William Hill Sports Book of the Year PodcastWilliam Hill Sportsbook of the Year Award 2020- Bryan Fogel & Dame Katherine GraingerIn the final episode focusing on the shortlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2020 Matt Williams is joined by Icarus director Bryan Fogel to discuss The Rodchenkov Affair by Dr Grigory Rodchenkov. Matt is also joined by Dame Katherine Grainger, a WHSBOTY judge, who talks about Sports Books & Bruce Lee!2020-11-2700 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeThe Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 by Grigory RodchenkovPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360376to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020
Author: Grigory Rodchenkov
Narrator: Andrew Byron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Release date: July 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: True Crime
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all*** One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty peop...2020-07-307h 35
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeThe Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 by GrigoryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 Author: Grigory Rodchenkov Narrator: Andrew Byron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all*** One of the Financial Times's 'Fif...2020-07-3005 minGet New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 by Grigory RodchenkovPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360376to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020
Author: Grigory Rodchenkov
Narrator: Andrew Byron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Release date: July 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. ***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all*** One of the Financial Time...2020-07-307h 35
New Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 by GrigoryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 Author: Grigory Rodchenkov Narrator: Andrew Byron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 30, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all*** One of the Fina...2020-07-3005 min
ExpressoCastEstação 17 - Expresso Cultural - ÍcaroTrapaça no esporte, uma das coisas que nos faz perder a confiança no esporte e nas pessoas que procuram a todo custo o topo deixando de lado a ética e a moral. O documentário Ícaro conta a história sobre um ciclista amador que decidiu submeter-se a um programa de doping para descobrir os efeitos das substâncias, mas no decorrer de sua jornada conhece um cientista russo chamado Grigory Rodchenkov que havia participado do programa de doping do governo russo para que tivesse melhores números nos jogos Olímpicos. Essa produção trata de temas como...2020-07-161h 00
Bloodsport8. The DuchessBloodsport is the story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state. It is the single most important sports story of our time and it reads like a Cold War thriller. The Evening Standard's sports correspondent Matt Majendie tells the whole story from 2012 till now.Revelations emerge from Grigory Rodchenkov's backstory. Plus we get one step closer to him in witness protection. For the first time, you’ll hear the whole story from 2012 to 2020 told by the people who were there. You’ll hear from Paula Radcliffe and Sebastian Coe on Lond...2020-07-1314 minBloodsport7. Dead RussiansBloodsport is the story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state. It is the single most important sports story of our time and it reads like a Cold War thriller. The Evening Standard's sports correspondent Matt Majendie tells the whole story from 2012 till now.Episode seven hears how doping mastermind, Grigory Rodchenkov, went public about Russian cheating at the London and Sochi Olympics - and swapped life in Russian for a US witness protection program. For the first time, you’ll hear the whole story from 2012 to 2020 told by the pe...2020-07-1314 minBloodsport1. Doping CentralBloodsport is the story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state, its subsequent unmasking and the ongoing fall out amidst the power play of nation against nation. The Evening Standard's sports correspondent Matt Majendie tells the whole story from 2012 till now.Episode 1 takes us inside the war between dopers and testers at the London games. We’ll also meet key whistle-blowers Vitali and Julia Stepanov - currently in hiding in the US - and we’ll get our first glimpse of the mastermind behind the whole scandal. Dr Grigory Rodchenkov. For...2020-07-0615 min
The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkierKershaw on WADA and Russia...and FISThe show notes below come from a FasterSkier article published on Dec. 10. Russia never tip-toed around its desire to dope on an industrial scale. That much has been documented in an Academy Award winning documentary and the more academic reports cataloging Russian doping misdeeds. Many have claimed Russia suffered a mere hand slap from WADA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its transgressions. When RUSADA was reinstated as compliant in September 2018, the world of clean sport made a collective eye roll. At that point, RUSADA and the Russian sport authorities had yet to comply w...2019-12-1914 min
The XC🎧 Podcast: Our Top 5 stories of the weekWe’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!Here are the links to subscribe to the pod:Topic #1: Sir Mo goes back to the trackSitting in the stands at the World Championships in Doha this past September, Mo Farah watched Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda stride...2019-12-0129 min
Nourish Balance ThriveBlood Chemistry in AthletesOver the past year, we’ve made the Blood Chemistry Calculator our primary screening and feedback tool for the athletes we work with. In that time we’ve noted some clear patterns in the effects of long-term and vigorous exercise on blood chemistry. We’ve learned that while certain tests seem to be directly affected by hard training sessions, some can also provide clues for how best to enhance athletic performance. In this podcast I’m talking with Dr Tommy Wood, MD, PhD about blood chemistry in athletes: which markers are affected by intense exercise, how to know if...2018-11-0748 minNourish Balance ThriveBlood Chemistry in AthletesOver the past year, we’ve made the Blood Chemistry Calculator our primary screening and feedback tool for the athletes we work with. In that time we’ve noted some clear patterns in the effects of long-term and vigorous exercise on blood chemistry. We’ve learned that while certain tests seem to be directly affected by hard training sessions, some can also provide clues for how best to enhance athletic performance. In this podcast I’m talking with Dr Tommy Wood, MD, PhD about blood chemistry in athletes: which markers are affected by intense exercise, how to know if...2018-11-0748 min
Radio Sport Extra TimeDavid Howman: Former WADA head slams Russia ban reversalLISTEN TO DAVID HOWMAN TALK WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVE Former World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman has lambasted the poor principles involved in the decision to usher Russia back into the WADA programme.The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia's scandal-ridden drug-fighting operation back in business Thursday, a decision designed to bring a close to one of sports' most notorious doping scandals but one bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes and described as "treachery" by the lawyer for the man who exposed the corruption.On a 9-2 vote, the executive committee took the advice of the agency's c...2018-09-2108 min
You Can’t Make This UpIcarusMax Linsky, co-host of the Longform podcast, interviews director Bryan Fogel about his Academy Award Winning documentary, Icarus. They discuss how the film has changed Byran and Grigory's lives, how it's impacted the world of sports, and the world at large.
In the Netflix Original film, filmmaker Bryan Fogel sets out to make a documentary about how athletes were getting away with doping by doping himself. He gets Grigory Rodchenkov, then director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, to help him figure out how. What unfolds, however, is an international doping scandal that shifts the worldwide dialogue for everything from the...2018-07-1147 min
You Can’t Make This UpIcarusMax Linsky, co-host of the Longform podcast, interviews director Bryan Fogel about his Academy Award Winning documentary, Icarus. They discuss how the film has changed Byran and Grigory's lives, how it's impacted the world of sports, and the world at large.
In the Netflix Original film, filmmaker Bryan Fogel sets out to make a documentary about how athletes were getting away with doping by doping himself. He gets Grigory Rodchenkov, then director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, to help him figure out how. What unfolds, however, is an international doping scandal that shifts the worldwide dialogue for everything from the...2018-07-1147 min
You Can’t Make This UpIcarusMax Linsky, co-host of the Longform podcast, interviews director Bryan Fogel about his Academy Award Winning documentary, Icarus. They discuss how the film has changed Byran and Grigory's lives, how it's impacted the world of sports, and the world at large.In the Netflix Original film, filmmaker Bryan Fogel sets out to make a documentary about how athletes were getting away with doping by doping himself. He gets Grigory Rodchenkov, then director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, to help him figure out how. What unfolds, however, is an international doping scandal that shifts the worldwide dialogue for...2018-07-1147 min
Talk Filmy to MeEPISODE 23: TOMB RADIER, ICARUS Review, Connect the Dots, News, and MoreHello Filmy People!
This week we review the reboot/remake of Tomb Raider, Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, Croft embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination. We also unvail our jingle for our new game "Connect the Dots" and we also deep dive on Icarus an American documentary film by Bryan Fogel, which chronicles Fogel exploring the option of doping to win an amateur cycling race and happening upon a major international doping scandal when he a...2018-03-2038 min
Wechselzone-Der AusdauerpodcastEpisode57 – Ikarushttp://archive.org/download/episode57-wechselzonepodcast/Episode57.mp3 Das Thema dieser Episode ist der Dokumantationsfilm Ikarus, in der es um den russischen Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov geht. Bevor wir aber darüber reden und auch eine Spoilerwarnung ausgeben, geht es um unser Training und den Ironman Neusseland. https://www.netflix.com/de/title/80168079 http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman/new-zealand.aspx#/axzz58tmaPVTp https://www.thewhizzinator.com/ Feedback, Fragen, oder Anregungen unter: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wechselzone-Der-Ausdauerpodcast-180259065779410/ Email: … Episode57 – Ikarus weiterlesen2018-03-0500 min
The Frontline ClubRussia's Olympic-sized doping scandal: Icarus Q&AFilmmaker Bryan Fogel set out on a mission to learn about performance-enhancing drugs in sports. What he ended up discovering is far bigger than anyone could have even imagined.
Fogel’s investigation into doping — the art and science of evading drug tests in global athletic competitions — leads him to Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the scientist in charge of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory. Over a year of Skype calls and visits from Moscow, Dr. Rodchenkov orchestrates a steroid regimen for Fogel designed to game the system. When news breaks of an alleged Russian plot to cheat the Olympics, Fogel discovers that Rodchenkov is in po...2018-01-3000 min
We Paid To See ThisEp 86: Icarus, The Last Jedi re-vist & A Futile and Stupid GestureIt’s the inaugural broadcast from our urine-filled, post-nuclear bunker. For those of you that have survived the aftermath, or mutated beyond the Homo sapien species, we update our thoughts on Rian Johnson’s ‘The Last Jedi’. We also review two Netflix films, the sport doping documentary, ‘Icarus’ (Bryan Fogel, Grigory Rodchenkov, Dick Pound), and the National Lampoon semi-biopic, ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ (Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, David Wain, Emmy Rossum). We question our normality, talk bird, and annoy the living hell out of each other. Please. It’s very important. Dick Pound is a real guy’s name.2018-01-301h 11
WEDŪ MEDIAEpisode 80 - Bryan Fogel - Part 1 // The Forward Podcast with Lance ArmstrongBryan Fogel joins Lance to discuss his Academy Award nominated Best Documentary, Icarus. They discuss Bryan’s original vision of the film and how that changed. Bryan goes into detail about he got to know former Russian anti doping lab director Grigory Rodchenkov. They review the doping program that Bryan was on to compete at the Haute Route. Part one concludes with Bryan elaborating on how Russia was able to circumvent the testing process during the Sochi Olympic Games.2018-01-2946 min
The ForwardBryan Fogel - Part 1Bryan Fogel joins Lance to discuss his Academy Award nominated Best Documentary, Icarus. They discuss Bryan’s original vision of the film and how that changed. Bryan goes into detail about he got to know former Russian anti doping lab director Grigory Rodchenkov. They review the doping program that Bryan was on to compete at the Haute Route. Part one concludes with Bryan elaborating on how Russia was able to circumvent the testing process during the Sochi Olympic Games. 2018-01-2946 min
Highlights from Off The BallJim Walden on Icarus, Rodchenkov, Putin and what's nextJim Walden, Grigory Rodchenkov's lawyer, joins Adrian and Eoin to talk about Rodchenkov's...2018-01-2600 min
The BusinessRevisiting Bryan Fogel and his real-life thriller ‘Icarus’Now that Russia has been banned from the upcoming Winter Olympics, we thought it would be a good time to revisit our interview with ‘Icarus’ director Bryan Fogel. We talk about his crazy journey of meeting, befriending, and then very likely saving the life of Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the architect of Russia’s state-run Olympic doping program. Plus, an all-new Banter about the effort to keep the #MeToo momentum going.2018-01-0829 min
The Rich Roll PodcastICARUS: How Bryan Fogel Exposed The Biggest Doping Scandal In Olympic HistoryLast week I sat down with Lance Armstrong to explore his competitive drive for greatness, precipitous fall from grace, and path forward. Irrespective of your opinion on Lance or that conversation, his story leaves us all with an indelible question:Just how far will we go to be considered the best?Obsessed with this inquiry, Bryan Fogel decided to answer it for himself.Struck by the fact that Lance never once failed a single drug test, the avid cyclist, playwright, and filmmaker decided to make a documentary with one goal in mind: to prov...2017-11-202h 25
播主练习生anchor#1019 - Bryan FogelBryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author and playwright. His documentary "Icarus" available now on Netflix, documents the uncovering of the Russian doping scandal. GoFundMe Page for Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov https://www.gofundme.com/how-is-grigory2017-10-052h 59
LA Review of BooksBryan Fogel’s Icarus Has the Dope on Putin; plus Tom Atwood’s LGBTQ Home PicsBryan Fogel joins co-hosts Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his astonishing new film Icarus, which belongs on a shortlist of documentaries that fortuitously captured history in the making. The film began as an expose on Fogel as a guinea pig, taking performance enhancing drugs in preparation for a major cross-country bike race. However, the specialist who is assisting Brian backs down and hands Bryan over to the head of Russia’s “anti-doping” team, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov; who is, in fact, the mastermind behind Russia’s massive national doping program. Rodchenkov decides he's had enough and turns to Bryan to prote...2017-09-0139 min
Inside Out with Paul MecurioBryan Fogel - Director of "ICARUS" on Netflix"ICARUS" is an amazing documentary about the pervasive doping that takes place in sports world wide. In this truly audacious documentary Fogel (an amateur bike racer) would dope himself, observe the changes in his performance, and see if he could evade detection. In doing so, he was connected to a renegade Russian scientist, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, a pillar of his country's "anti-doping" program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia's state-sponsored Olympic doping program. When the truth is...2017-08-211h 15The BusinessHow the doping doc 'Icarus' morphed into a real life thrillerBryan Fogel's original plan for his documentary Icarus was to investigate pervasive doping in cycling by becoming a human guinea pig. He recruited chemist Grigory Rodchenkov in Moscow to guide him. Then Rodchenkov was revealed as the architect of Russia's state-run doping program -- and he was ready to blow the whistle. Fogel helped Rodchenkov flee, and then things got really scary.2017-08-0729 min
Kickass NewsThe Other Russia Scandal w/ Filmmaker Bryan FogelFilmmaker/cyclist Bryan Fogel set out to see if he could take performance enhancing drugs and get away with it, but he soon found himself in the middle of the most notorious doping scandal in sports history as he helped scientist Grigory Rodchenkov escape Russia and expose an elaborate state-run conspiracy to dope Russia's Olympic athletes. It's all in his thrilling documentary ICARUS which is available on Netflix and in theaters starting on 8/4. Bryan Fogel discusses how he used himself as a human guinea pig to prove just how easily athletes can cheat anti-drug tests, and he shares ho...2017-08-0146 min
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastSpecial Episode #1: The Sundance London 2017The Ultimate Sundance London 2017 Lowdown! Sundance London 2017 is the Official "spin off" festival to The Sundance Festival that focuses on independent filmmakers and documentaries. The Sundance Film Festival was started by Robert Redford has been instrumental in igniting the success of then small filmmakers and their art. Directors that have achieved acclaim at The Sundance Sundance Film Festival include Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Damien Chazelle, Amma Asante for films such as Reservoir Dogs, Four Lions, Whiplash, American Psycho, Man on Wire, Moon, Four Lions and the Usual Suspects. Sundance London 2017 takes place between 1st to 4t...2017-06-1200 min