Episodes
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
The 1904 Olympic Marathon: History‘s Most Ridiculous Race
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
The 1904 Olympic marathon is remembered as history’s most bizarre race. Running in tandem with the St. Louis World’s Fair, or the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 Olympics were the first games hosted by the US. Given the disorganization, poor international turnout, and competition with the World Fair’s 20 million visitors, the 1904 games were perhaps doomed before they started. But no single event would ever compare with the absurd chaos of the marathon. From wild dogs to a professional clown on performance enhancing drugs, this race had it all.
We also delve into the history of the ancient Olympic games and explore how an ancient festival honoring Zeus became a worldwide modern event.
Come hear the unbelievable true story of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon.
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
When History Falls From the Sky
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
48.5 tons of meteoric material falls onto our planet every day, which has made for some stellar history. Today we explore history that has fallen from the sky. We begin in Egypt by examining the meteorite dagger of Tutankhamun, then we travel to Sylacauga, Alabama in the year 1954 when Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges became the first documented person in history to be struck by a meteorite. After that we travel 50,000 years back in time to hear the story of the basket meteorite, a special piece of space rock that made its way to Northern Arizona’s Meteor Crater twice thanks to a yard sale and a retired Wisconsin man. Grab your space suit and tune in for an episode that’s truly out of this world.