What happens when a world-stage marathon is staged like a dare? We head back to the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis and trace a course lined with heat, dust, and a shocking lack of common sense. With temperatures near 90 degrees, one lonely water stop, and cars belching dust into runners’ faces, the race becomes a case study in how bad science and thin rules can turn sport into survival. We break down the pivotal moments that made this marathon infamous: Fred Lorz riding in a car for miles, then ...
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What happens when a world-stage marathon is staged like a dare? We head back to the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis and trace a course lined with heat, dust, and a shocking lack of common sense. With temperatures near 90 degrees, one lonely water stop, and cars belching dust into runners’ faces, the race becomes a case study in how bad science and thin rules can turn sport into survival. We break down the pivotal moments that made this marathon infamous: Fred Lorz riding in a car for miles, then ...
Stuck 100-plus miles off Hawaii with dead engines and a silent radio, a 1919 submarine shouldn’t have had a chance. Ours did. We walk through the improbable rescue of USS R-14—how a small crew turned hammocks into sails, bunk bed frames into a mast, and a steel cigar into a wind-powered lifeboat. From the first gust that nudged them to one knot, to the clever moment they used spinning propellers to charge their batteries, this is grit and creativity at sea, told with a cold beer in hand. We ...
History Buffoons Podcast
What happens when a world-stage marathon is staged like a dare? We head back to the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis and trace a course lined with heat, dust, and a shocking lack of common sense. With temperatures near 90 degrees, one lonely water stop, and cars belching dust into runners’ faces, the race becomes a case study in how bad science and thin rules can turn sport into survival. We break down the pivotal moments that made this marathon infamous: Fred Lorz riding in a car for miles, then ...
