Chaos Agent John Daly- Part One – Sports Bizarre

As the World Hockey Association approached its first season, things were getting tense with the NHL. Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz described the battle thus: “The war with the WHA was the third-bloodiest war in history, behind the Civil War and the Peloponnesian War.” The WHA was more worried about having arenas where the ice didn't have hills. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets Aside from contemporary newspaper reports and research I’d done for my book The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport, for those interested in this story, there is one great book, Ed Willes’ The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Touko 40min

Titus is joined by friend of the show Adam Rozenbachs to discuss operating on cats, and the source of the best animal stories. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Touko 31min

In the 1970s, with the National Hockey League reigning supreme, two Californians who knew nothing about ice hockey decided to start a rival league. It would be called the World Hockey Association and would kick off a wild ride that would change the face of ice hockey. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets Aside from contemporary newspaper reports and research I’d done for my book The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport, for those interested in this story, there is one great book, Ed Willes’ The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Huhti 52min

Some say Philadelphia's sports fans are the worst in the United States, while others say they are the worst in the world. But is the reputation justified, or are they just misunderstood? If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Huhti 43min

Mick and Titus learn a surprising fact about octopuses and discuss what is the sexiest animal. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Huhti 34min

Russell Stephen King managed to own a bank, buy English soccer side Notts County and launch a takeover of Formula One team BMW Sauber. There was one small problem, he was a complete fraud, but that didn't stop some powerful people from falling for his scams. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Huhti 44min

In the final of our series on Rube Waddell, the great man keeps up the antics, and Connie Mack goes to greater lengths to keep him on track. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets There were numerous sources for Rube’s story, he’s now one of the most written about baseball stars of that era. THe bible on his life however is Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist by Alan H. Levy. It’s well worth a read.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Huhti 42min

Titus is joined again by Adam Rozenbachs and they discuss anxiety turtles at Pilates and an increase in penguin divorce rates. Grab tickets to Adam’s Melbourne International Comedy show Warm Regards below! https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1316921 If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Huhti 38min