344 - Abebe Bikila and the 1960 Rome Olympics

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Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

This week we look at the historic 1960 Rome Olympics, as well as the incredible life of Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila - who seemingly came from no where to win the Olympic marathon barefoot.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/abebe-bikila

https://www.olympics.com.au/games/rome-1960/

https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1047557/trailblazer-bikila-opened-the-way-for-african-marathon-runners

https://www.thoughtco.com/1960-olympics-in-rome-1779605

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Summer_Olympics#Highlights

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abebe-Bikila

http://www.ethiopians.com/abebe.htm

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, just a few letting you know that I'm doing a live book cheat podcast in Melbourne
0:05.3	this Saturday, December 10, 2022.
0:08.7	It's our Christmas special with special guests Nick Mason and Naomi Higgins.
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0:34.6	Hello and welcome to another episode of doogawon.
0:38.1	My name is Dave Waterkey and as always I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins.
0:42.3	Hello David, hello Matt.
0:44.6	Hello Jess and hello Dave.
0:47.7	Hello Jess and Jess's cat.
0:49.7	I don't have a cat.
0:51.9	My cat is dead.
0:52.9	How do you?
0:53.9	I always bring it up.
0:54.9	I love to bring up people's dead pets.
0:56.8	Yeah you always, you're like hey Jess how's Archie, your bird that died when you were 17.
1:01.8	Dave the pet cemetery warner key.
1:03.9	I finally got the nickname.
1:05.4	It makes sense now.
1:06.9	I just love to break the ice.
1:08.6	Okay well do you want to break the ice on this show by explaining to new listeners how
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