OFH Throwback - Episode #71 - Who Invented Your Favourite Sport?

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 28 July 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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On this OFH Throwback we return to an episode from two summers ago called "Who Invented Your Favourite Sport?" This re-release is being done in honour of the postponed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which should have started this past Friday. The original episode was recorded in the wake of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Back then the mythology of sport was on my mind, and in particular the fake history associated with the origins of sports. So even though you can't watch the Olympics right now, you can enjoy me nerding out on some weird sports lore. I hope in 2021 when the world finally comes together for the Olympics we will not only be celebrating athletic greatness, but we will also be celebrating the end of a pandemic, and the doctors, nurses, and scientists that helped us get there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Sebastian here, and welcome to a new experiment on our fake history that
0:06.5	we are calling the OFH Throwback.
0:10.9	Now I know what some of you are thinking.
0:13.7	Hey Sebastian, isn't that just a fancy name for a rerun?
0:18.5	And yeah, you know you might be right.
0:21.0	But unlike most reruns, these episodes have been very carefully chosen by yours truly,
0:27.4	and they will always include a special new intro message like the one you're hearing
0:32.4	right now.
0:33.6	So think of it like a rerun with a little bit of class.
0:39.5	This week's Throwback episode is being re-released in honor of a few recent events, and,
0:45.6	well, non-events, if I can be honest.
0:49.6	The event is the return of Baseball, albeit two empty stadiums.
0:54.8	Still, it's nice to have Baseball back, Go J's Go.
1:00.5	The non-event I'm speaking of is the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics that were supposed to happen
1:07.7	in Tokyo, Japan.
1:10.0	If our world had not been rattled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Olympics would have
1:15.5	kicked off on Friday, June 24th.
1:19.6	In a parallel universe right now, billions of people would be tuning in to watch the
1:24.8	world's greatest athletes compete in the storied competition that is the Olympics.
1:32.1	Now admit it, missing the Olympics has kinda got to me.
1:36.5	Guys, no joke, I actually really love the Olympics.
1:42.2	When the games are on, I am usually glued to them.
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