Gist: Russia's Lab Rat




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Summary: Filmmaker <a href="https://twitter.com/bryanfogel">Bryan Fogel</a> had a simple hypothesis: The worldwide anti-doping system is a joke. To test his theory, Fogel wanted to dope himself and evade detection. A Russian anti-doping lab director agreed to help. Months later, Fogel’s personal doping coach was blowing the whistle on Russia’s piss-swapping scam to get around anti-doping rules. Fogel’s documentary, <a href="http://www.icarus.film/"><em>Icarus</em></a>, is available on Netflix. <br><br>In the Spiel: The Instagram drama of Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.