The Olympics Podcast | Kingdumb History Ep. 15

Host's Ben, Austin, and Dave discuss the history of The Olympics.

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00:00 Intro.
05:38 Ancient Greece Olympics & Myths of the Origins.
11:02 The First Events, and getting naked.
14:50 Fighting Stops, and other events.
19:05 The combat sports.
25:00 Back to the nakedness.
28:00 Other Events & The Gods.
32:21 The Romans take over, & Nero’s antics.
37:15 Winners rewards & Antisex beds.
38:15 The Gladiator Games, and the Moon and Sphere.
42:12 The Modern Olympics are brought back.
45:40 The Weird St Louis Games.
47:30 The results of the 1st, and home country advantage.
48:44 New Events pop up & sports that are in season.
51:13 WW1 Cancellation and The first woman American Olympian.
52:43 The Winter Olympics and the economic impacts.
54:40 The Nazi Olympics & Olympics for Propaganda.
59:35 LA Olympics and country standings.
01:02:28 Notable Olympic events and Other stuff.
01:07:21 Not good for host city.
01:09:21 Protest by Poop.
01:10:50 Famous Olympic Sports & Athletes.
01:21:50 Final Thoughts and Wrap-up.