358 - The 1908 New York City to Paris Motor Race

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 236 minutes

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Summary

After the success of the 1907 Peking to Paris Race (discussed in episode 348) an even more outrageous car race was organised, this is the wild story of the 1908 New York City to Paris Motor Race! We are joined by Sanspants Radio's Cass Paige and Joel Duscher!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

‘Race of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race’ by Julie M Fenster

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/paris-or-bust-the-great-new-york-to-paris-auto-race-of-1908-116784616/

https://www.thegreatautorace.com/race.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/automobiles/10RACE.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132033&page=1

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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.
0:13.1	Gonna be a lot of fun and you can get tickets at doogawonpod.com, use the code Christmas
0:18.8	for 20% off.
0:32.4	Hello and welcome to another episode of doogawon.com.
0:35.4	My name is Jess Perkins and there's always a here with Matt Stewart, hello Matt.
0:40.0	Hey Jess, so good to be here.
0:41.7	Obviously Dave is still missing.
0:45.3	We continue our half-hearted search to find him and we wish him well, we're free.
0:51.9	Oh, we wish him all the best.
0:54.0	All the best.
0:55.0	Dave, if you listen and get in touch little buddy, say if you want to.
0:58.9	If you want to.
0:59.9	No pressure.
1:00.9	And also remember to get me a magnet from wherever you are.
1:02.6	That's fantastic.
1:03.6	That's the rule.
1:04.6	But Matt, we are not alone.
1:05.6	Thank God.
1:06.6	Because that would end so badly.
1:08.1	Dave left his two tiny shoes here and we've got, because they're tiny in size, but they're
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