It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 484 - Oddities at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

As the Olympic Games are ready to start in Paris, the podcast will devote the next two episodes to happenings in previous years.  We start where each Olympics start--the opening ceremonies.  Each Olympic host city has their idea of what would be the perfect opening ceremony.  In retrospect, those ideas, while good in theory, were not for one reason or another.  The ceremonies also gather attention for who participated, and is amplified due to social media, see one specific Tongan athlete who stole the hearts of millions of women.