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Ridiculous History

The 1904 St. Louis Marathon Was Absolutely Bonkers

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It's no secret that the Olympics have evolved over time, and met with their fair share of controversy over the years -- but the 1904 Olympic marathon remains a tale of ridiculousness for the ages. In today's episode, Ben and Max dive into a madcap series of bizarre events, brazen cheating, and more in the humid heart of brutal St. Louis weather. Taking a cue from their pals at Ridiculous Crime, the guys want you to know everyone in this episode makes it out... OK. 

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0:26.6

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0:28.4

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0:58.4

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1:19.4

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1:32.9

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1:39.4

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2:07.4

Welcome back to the show, Radiculous historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in before we begin this marathon. Let's give it up for the man, the myth, the legend, the one and only Super producer, Mr. Max Williams.

2:23.4

They call me Ben our good friend, Ryder die better half of the show, Mr. Noel Brown is returning very soon and sends his regards in the meantime.

2:37.4

We have a special event here in today's episode we are talking Olympics, we are talking the history what went right what went wrong we're we're drilling down into something specific and ridiculous we're not doing this alone.

2:56.4

Hello Radiculous historians please join me in welcoming our special guest a world renowned expert on the 1904 Olympics, Mr. Max Williams.

3:26.4

Howdy howdy howdy howdy I am here.

3:31.4

Yes, a stu a stu historians you may recognize this voice this is the guy who produces this show this is also the guy who helps some notable episodes of one of my favorite podcast of femoral max can you tell can tell any of the un initiated a little bit about a femoral.

3:55.4

Yeah, femoral is a story where we kind of just try to dig into you know stories that aren't told enough so femoral it's definition kind of means this is a bad scrapping of it but.

4:07.4

Like things that are lost or are easy to be lost so easiest direct comparison to be like fleeting so what we try to do is.

4:17.4

Give stories that can be fleeting or easily lost to history some life and some longevity because you know that is the beauty of podcasting is it's you know in its digital form it is easy to be up but then you know that brings a whole other debate about how femoral our podcast we don't know that yet we are still in the early stages of the life cycle of podcasts so we won't know that for a while.

4:40.4

Full disclosure folks at no and I both play a little bit of a role in the show of femoral I think it is fascinating and I think you nailed the definition max if you if you have ever farted by yourself and asked whether a fart that no one hears is natural part.

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