The Inventor of the Saxophone Had Some of the World's Worst Luck

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today the saxophone is a well-known musical instrument, popular across the planet. But, when you learn the story of its inventor Adolphe Sax, you quickly learn it's amazing he survived long enough to invent the saxophone in the first place. In today's episode, Ben, Max and returning special guest Lauren Vogelbaum dive deep into Sax's bizarre -- dare we say ridiculous -- habit of repeatedly injuring himself and almost dying due to any number of nearly-unbelievable accidents.

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0:00.0	I'm Theosa, and I'm Mala.
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0:31.2	They say history is written by the victors, but you know what?
0:35.0	They've left out a hell of a lot of juicy stuff.
0:38.5	Ah, we all know who invented that, right?
0:41.0	We'll think again.
0:42.2	Truth is, Alexander Graham Bell stole the idea for the telephone,
0:46.3	and then claimed it is his own.
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1:01.4	This is the story of a man who's fascinated me.
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