Episode 11: Athens 1906: Flagpole Climber
A slightly delayed but extra large episode about the one and only Intercalated Games. Learn about how many of the Olympic traditions started, from national teams to the Olympic village to ridiculous a...
8 Jun 20181h 39min
Episode 10: St. Louis 1904, Pt 3: The Next One Will Be Better
In our last episode about St. Louis we cover the track and field events. Features include a bizarrely truncated schedule despite the fact that they had months to compete in, George Poage breaking a ra...
23 Mai 201857min
Episode 9: St. Louis 1904, Pt. 2: What Killed the Dinosaurs
The slog through St. Louis continues, this time with thrilling tales of cyclist Crash McCrea, whatever roque was, and the dangers of inadequate aquatic facilities. Bridget's promises of finishing St. ...
9 Mai 201854min
Episode 8: St. Louis 1904, Part 1: German, There's No Need to Feel Down
Part one of our series on the disastrous 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. Here we talk about how the Olympics were stolen from Chicago, the most disgraceful event presented by something called "The Departm...
26 Apr 20181h 4min
Episode 7: Paris, 1900 Part 2 - Punch Your Teammate
We conclude our series on the 1900 Paris Olympics with thrilling tales of games gone bad, including accusations of cheating in the marathon, nobody taking polo seriously, street urchins recruited onto...
11 Apr 20181h 11min
Episode 6: Paris, 1900 Part 1 - Good French Bread
Part one of our series on the mess that was the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Good news? Women snuck in! Bridget's new favorite Cuban fencer, Ramón Fonst made his gold medal debut at the age of 16! Bad news...
28 Mar 20181h
Episode 5: Athens, 1896 - My What a Guy That Launceston
Back to business with the story of the first Olympics of the modern Olympiad, which took place in Athens, Greece in 1896. The Germans dominated gymnastics! Americans dominated shooting! Launceston Ell...
14 Mar 20181h 16min
Episode 4: Olympic Dog Sledding
The final special bonus episode about the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, in which we discuss the problem with ice dancing siblings, the mysteries of ice, and finally explain where the points come f...
28 Feb 20181h 12min
