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Episode 26. The Olympics

Episode 26. The Olympics

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 Happy Olympics! Get ready to learn a TON of ruinous stuff about the games, from the unpleasant inventor of the torch relay to how the 1984 games changed the way Los Angeles was policed. Washington Whistles Network: https://linktr.ee/wa.whistlesSupport legal aid in Minnesota: https://legalrightscenter.org/Support the Peoples’ Bail Fund of Minnesota: https://pbfmn.org/Support the ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/nowMinneapolis Mutual Aid Linktree with tons more places to give: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaidFollow Lee Stedman: https://www.instagram.com/ghost_lee19/Follow John Carlos: https://www.instagram.com/johncarlos1968/?hl=enReferenceshttps://hmh.org/event/the-impact-of-racist-ideologies-jim-crow-and-the-nuremberg-laws/https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model?srsltid=AfmBOopIJ8XgP5D-qsXzbdgv5Txx5QWVIMW6PY6vhZ-DGrQ9IKisoXHnBombing of Prague/Challenger Explosionhttps://english.radio.cz/80-years-ago-american-bombs-fell-prague-8842882https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/valentines-day-horrible-historical-eventsHistory of the Olympic Gameshttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/faq/history-and-origin-of-the-games/what-is-the-origin-of-the-olympic-gameshttps://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Gameshttps://www.britannica.com/event/Classical-antiquityhttps://researchguides.cpcc.edu/his111-112/world-timelinehttps://www.britannica.com/sports/Pythian-Gameshttp://britannica.com/sports/pentathlonhttps://www.suu.edu/blog/2016/08/naked-athletes-olympic-history.htmlhttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-gameshttps://www.metmuseum.org/essays/roman-copies-of-greek-statueshttps://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/nero.htmlhttps://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/nero-olympics/?srsltid=AfmBOoolsB8Q-kP0EylmFHnvmXcnwDvcwEddg8XdqrcZFkZ6hRNh3COdhttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/ioc-overview/ioc-history/ancient-olympics/the-end-of-the-ancient-gameshttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/faq/history-and-origin-of-the-games/when-were-the-first-olympic-winter-games-heldhttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/paris-1894-olympic-congresshttps://www.3wiresports.com/articles/2025/3/20/the-iocs-first-female-and-first-african-president-kirsty-coventryhttps://www.olympics.com/ioc/mrs-kirsty-coventryhttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/sports-and-leisure/salt-lake-city-olympics-bid-scandalElitism/Racism in the Olympicshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350617301282https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/interactive-wealth-equality-and-olympic-successhttps://thecrimsonwhite.com/94225/opinion/the-olympics-reveals-inequalities-in-sports/https://theconversation.com/why-some-college-sports-are-often-out-of-reach-for-students-from-low-income-families-167334https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/special-admission/9781978821200https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-of-olympic-athletes-have-these-3-traits-in-common-2021-8https://fox59.com/2024-olympics/do-olympic-medalists-get-paid-it-depends/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentives_for_Olympic_medalists_by_countryhttps://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/norway-support-lower-profile-wintersport-nationshttps://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47618178/norway-coaches-banned-18-months-ski-jumping-suit-scandalhttps://nypost.com/2026/01/17/world-news/ski-jumping-rocked-by-penis-gate-claims-athletes-manipulated-genitals-for-aerodynamic-edge/https://www.usopc.org/us-olympic-and-paralympic-foundationhttps://www.dorfonlaw.org/2016/08/the-olympics-amateurism-and-american.htmlhttps://usopm.org/jim-thorpe/https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/jim-thorpe-backlash-olympic-medals-debacle-and-demise-carlislehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stripped_Olympic_medalshttps://www.them.us/story/history-of-racism-at-the-olympic-gameshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/worlds-fairhttps://www.scribd.com/document/298308484/The-1904-Anthropology-Days-and-Olimpic-Gameshttps://www.npr.org/2004/05/31/1909651/living-exhibits-at-1904-worlds-fair-revisitedhttps://asianamericanedu.org/1904-worlds-fair-exhibition-of-the-igorot-filipino-people.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16295827https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/https://www.olympics.com/en/news/the-strange-case-of-the-st-louis-1904-marathonhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-olympic-torch-relays_b_96648https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-olympics-berlin-1936https://jesseowens.com/​​https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/MAHATEIMPCTDC0319https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/jesse-owens-and-the-greatest-45-minutes-in-sporthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brundagehttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231011-in-history-how-tommie-smith-and-john-carloss-protest-at-the-1968-mexico-city-olympics-shook-the-worldhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Moscow-1980-Olympic-Gameshttps://www.aaihs.org/black-los-angeles-and-the-lapd-in-the-early-1960s/https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/26/492848045/-...
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