Rich Roll

Hey, everybody.

Today, we're going to talk about the Enhanced Games, the event that transpired in Las Vegas the other weekend.

Adam and I are going to share our thoughts on what it was, what happened, what we make of it, our perspective, the implications, both financial, cultural, ethical, et cetera, and dig into our personal opinions on it.

Does that sound good, Adam?

That sounds good, man.

You didn't bring your umbrella?

Okay.

We're going to talk about that.

But first, before we get into it, for those that don't know what the Enhanced Games are, this somehow eclipsed your radar.

The Enhanced Games is a, obviously controversial, privately funded international multi-sport event

that lacks any kind of governmental body oversight from like WADA or the International Olympic Committee.

And in this event, they don't just permit athletes to use performance enhancing drugs, they actually encourage it.

with the caveat that the use of these substances must be under medical supervision and taken through an FDA-approved regimen.

They also, at the Enhanced Games, offered significant prize money, especially if you broke a world record.

We're going to talk about that.

And this all took place the other weekend in Las Vegas.

It was...

42 athletes across three sports, swimming, track and field, and weightlifting.

And it was only a few events here and there.

I think they had aspirations that it was going to be like all sports and there were going to be hundreds of athletes, but this was the inaugural event.