Paris is about to play host to the 2024 Summer Olympics. But nearly a decade ago, Boston's top power players were behind a bid to bring the 2024 games to Boston. So why didn't it happen? The people behind No Boston Olympics - Kelly Gossett, Liam Kerr and Chris Dempsey - joined GBH's Boston Public Radio to talk about why they worked to stop Boston from hosting the Olympics.
1:15 How Boston's anti-Olympic movement began
3:30 Multi-billion dollar hangover
4:48 Would the Olympics have helped Boston?
6:50 More housing and a better MBTA?
10:00 How public opinion changed
15:00 World's expert on the cost of Olympics
16:20 Boston Globe's 2015 Bostonians of the year
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