Summary
The Italian cyclist Gino Bartali could rightfully be called "the GOAT" -- the Greatest of All Time -- for his athletic achievements alone. But in this episode, we tip our hats to him as a humanitarian. During World War II, Bartali was living a double life. It involved the Catholic church, secret missions, Jewish refugees, and what may be the most honorable fake ID operation of all time.
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| 0:00.0 | Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston. |
| 0:07.0 | Emory. |
| 0:11.0 | Yes. |
| 0:13.0 | Confession time. |
| 0:14.0 | Oh, you know that Michael Jackson gif of him eating popcorn and smiling from the thriller |
| 0:20.3 | video? |
| 0:21.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:22.3 | That's me right now. |
| 0:23.3 | Oh, waiting for this confession. |
| 0:24.3 | I am not a sports junkie. |
| 0:28.1 | That's it. |
| 0:29.1 | Confession? |
| 0:30.1 | Yep. |
| 0:31.1 | That is a weak-sauce confession right there Ben. |
| 0:33.1 | I know. |
| 0:34.1 | There's a much bigger one coming just in a much later episode. |
| 0:36.6 | Oh. |
| 0:37.6 | Okay. |
| 0:38.6 | Well, listeners, I guess I should probably remind you to please subscribe because Ben might |
| 0:43.3 | actually have something to confess down the line. |
| 0:45.6 | Yeah, I might have one later, but in all seriousness, this is a real confession. |
| 0:49.2 | I am not a sports fan. |
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