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Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball

Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

iHeartPodcasts and OZY

Society & Culture, History

4.6818 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Michael Jordan’s famous sabbatical from professional basketball might have lasted much longer had Major League Baseball not experienced the worst strike in its history.

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A special shout out this week to our listener, Ruby Two Shoes, who got last week's pop quiz correct.

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The question was, what 1995 event helped lead to billions in extra revenue for the NBA?

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And you're all about to find that out.

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In the meantime, do you think you're getting the hang of history's unintended consequences?

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What chronic physical ailment did Adolf Hitler suffer from that led him to seek some rather unorthodox and highly consequential medical treatment?

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