Welcome Back! 

This week, we celebrate KT's birthday around the smoke circle as she tells us about the history of Halloween and its traditions.  After that, Laurel takes us to 19th century America and recounts the long-standing vampire panic that pervaded the rural areas of New England for about 100 years!  

Grab your cocktail, your bud, or a nice cozy cup of tea or hot chocolate and cozy up!

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The Socials!

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Mentioned In The Stories:

Food for the Dead: On The Trail of New England's Vampires by Michael Bell

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Source Material:

The History of Halloween--

“15 Spooky Halloween Traditions and Their Origins.” Mental Floss, 15 Oct. 2014, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58341/origins-15-spooky-halloween-traditions.

“Druid.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/Druid.

“Halloween 2021.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween.

“Halloween.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

New England Vampire Scare--

Carr, Marial, and Rigoberto Hernandez. “Distillations/‘Vampire Panic.’” Vampire Panic, created by Alexis Pedrick, and Elisabeth Berry Drago, episode 276, Distillations/Science History Institute , 29 June 2021.

New England Historical Society. “Did Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?” New England Historical Society, 6 Oct. 2021, https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/did-vampires-really-stalk-new-england-farm-families/.

Ponti, Crystal. “When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 Oct. 2019, https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england.

Tucker, Abigail. “The Great New England Vampire Panic.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Oct. 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/.

Welcome back! Episode 13 is here and it is a spooky one! 

After changing the rules from rock, paper, scissor to bottle, (cannabis) leaf and grinder, KT starts us out with the original werewolf tale: The Beast of Gévaudan which takes place in France in the 1760s.  Laurel follows it up with a listener voted topic of stories from "cursed" movie sets.  Do you think they are actually cursed or is it just a series of unfortunate coincidences?

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The Socials!

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Sources:

The Beast of Gévaudan--

“Beast of Gévaudan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan

Crispin Andrews | Published in History Today Volume 63 Issue 7 July 2013, and Crispin Andrews is a freelance writer who has written on history and natural history. “Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of Gevaudan.” History Today, https://www.historytoday.com/archive/sherlock-holmes-and-beast-gevaudan

“How an Ancient Volcano Helped a Man-Eating Wolf Terrorize 18th Century France.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/06/28/terror-and-geology-the-beast-of-gevaudan/amp/

Magazine, Smithsonian. “When the Beast of Gévaudan Terrorized France.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 26 June 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/

“What Was the Beast of Gévaudan?” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/beast-gevaudan-france-theories

Cursed Movies--

Petty, Amber. “Movie Sets That Were Completely Cursed.” Looper.com, Looper, 29 Mar. 2018, https://www.looper.com/47711/movie-sets-completely-cursed-2/.

Fiduccia, Christopher. “10 Horror Movies That Actually Had Haunted Sets.” ScreenRant, 2 Oct. 2019, https://screenrant.com/haunted-horror-movie-sets/.

Garey, Juliann. “Disasters Plague the Set of ''the Crow''.” EW.com, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 1993, https://ew.com/article/1993/04/02/disasters-plague-set-crow/.

Vancheri, Barbara. “Vera Farmiga Didn't Let Fear Interfere with 'The Conjuring'.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 July 2013, https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2013/07/19/Vera-Farmiga-didn-t-let-fear-interfere-with-The-Conjuring/stories/201307190164.

Wikipedia. “Fitzcarraldo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo.

Chalasani, Radhika. “Creepy Tales from Cursed Movies.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 30 Dec. 2015, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/creepy-strange-tales-cursed-movies/11/.

Reuben, Emily. “Why Linda Blair Was Never the Same after the Exorcist.” Looper.com, Looper, 18 Apr. 2020, https://www.looper.com/171562/why-linda-blair-was-never-the-same-after-the-exorcist/.

It's October 1st and you know what that means, party people! It's spooky season! All month long, we are going to be sharing tales of creepy history and today we kick it off with two people in history who created the iconic Frankenstein's Monster and Count Dracula--both directly and indirectly, respectively.  That's right, we are discussing Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein Or, A Modern Prometheus as well as Vlad the Impaler and Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula.

**Content Warning** Mary Shelley's story deals with a lot of loss surrounding children and suicide.  Vlad the Impaler is just gruesome. Listener discretion is advised

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The Socials!

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Sources:

Mary Shelley--

Biography.com Editors. “Mary Shelley.” The Biography.com Website, A&E Networks Television, 6 May 2021, https://www.biography.com/writer/mary-shelley.

Jenner, Greg, host. “Mary Shelley.” You’re Dead To Me, Muddy Knees Media Production, BBC     Radio 4, September 4, 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08532gd

Lepore, Jill, et al. “The Strange and Twisted Life of ‘Frankenstein.’” The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2018, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankenstein.

Sampson, Fiona. “Frankenstein at 200 – Why Hasn't Mary Shelley Been given the Respect She Deserves?Fia.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 13 Jan. 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/frankenstein-at-200-why-hasnt-mary-shelley-been-given-the-respect-she-deserves-.

Vlad the Impaler--

“Dracula.” Character List, https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/dracula/character-list.

Lallanilla, Marc. “Vlad the Impaler: The Real Dracula Was Absolutely Vicious.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 31 Oct. 2013, https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/vlad-impaler-real-dracula-was-absolutely-vicious-8c11505315.

“Vlad the Impaler.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler.

“Was Dracula a Real Person?” History.com Editors, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/was-dracula-a-real-person.

Wenzel, Devon. “History Course on Dracula Goes beyond the Story of a Bloodthirsty Killer.” University of Chicago News, https://news.uchicago.edu/story/history-course-dracula-goes-beyond-story-bloodthirsty-killer

Still with us after episode 10?! Gee, thanks! 

In this episode, we are catching up on important events in September: Latinx Heritage Month and September 11th.  First, Laurel talks about the life, love and art of Mexican icon Frida Kahlo. KT follows up with the tale of the brave individuals on United Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001.  

**Content Warning** Both of our stories contain some very specific themes and content that might be triggering or upsetting to some listeners.  The Frida Kahlo story discusses suicide, depression and frequent mentions of miscarriages and medical abortions.  The United 93 story recounts the details of the September 11th attacks and hijacking of the flight.  Listener discretion is advised.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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Mentioned In The Stories

Frida Kahlo--

Frida's Pencil Sketch of the Bus Accident

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky

United Flight 93--

List of Passengers and Crew

United 93 Memorial including Tower of Voices

United 93 (Movie)

Ground Zero/World Trade Center Memorial

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Sources

Frida Kahlo--

Biography.com Editors. “Frida Kahlo Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 22 Apr. 2020, www.biography.com/artist/frida-kahlo.

“Frida Kahlo.” Scandalous Women: the Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women, by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, TarcherPerigee, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016, pp. 239–247.

Frida-Kahlo-Foundation. org Editors. “Biography of Frida Kahlo.” Frida Kahlo Biography | Life, Paintings, Influence on Art, www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/biography.html.

FridaKahlo.org Editors. “Frida Kahlo and Her Paintings.” Frida Kahlo: 100 Paintings Analysis, Biography, Quotes, & Art, www.fridakahlo.org/.

Graham, Beckett and Vollenweider, Susan. “Episode 42: Frida Kahlo.” The History Chicks. 9 September 2013, http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-42-frida-kahlo/

Tuchman, Phyllis. “Frida Kahlo.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Nov. 2002, www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/frida-kahlo-70745811/?page=1.

United Flight 93--

“Flight 93 National Memorial.” National Park Foundation, https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/explore-parks/flight-93-national-memorial.

“Flight 93.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/21st-century/flight-93.

“United Airlines Flight 93.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93

Welcome back! 

We're one episode away from TEN! As usual, we've got a spot saved for you, however, this time KT insists that it will be her lap...

We start with Laurel's story about Thocmetony, later named Sarah Winnemucca, who was a Northern Paiute educator, author and advocate for her people.  She lived a hard life walking between two worlds with critics on both sides.  After leaving Western America in the 1800s, KT takes us north to Canada and then to England during World War I where we learn the heartwarming story of the real Winnie the bear, who inspired A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh series!  The nostalgia FLOWS!

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Picture Gallery of the Great Basin National Park

Statue of Lt. Colebourn and Winnie (Winnipeg)

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Whose Land Are You On? Learn about the importance of indigenous land acknowledgment at https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/ 

We would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that we record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Sources:

Thocmetony (Sarah Winnemucca)--

“Sarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 27 July 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sarah-winnemucca-devoted-life-protecting-lives-native-americans-face-expanding-united-states-180959930/.

“Sarah Winnemucca, Whose Paiute Indian Name Is Thocmetony Or Shell Flower, Dies.” World History Project, worldhistoryproject.org/1891/10/14/sarah-winnemucca-whose-paiute-indian-name-is-thocmetony-or-shell-flower-dies.

Scandalous Women, by Elizabeth Kerry McMahon, Pelham McMahon, 2015, pp. 170–179.

Unknown, Unknown. “Menu.” Nevada Women's History Project, www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/sarah-winnemucca/.

Winnemucca, Sarah. My Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883.

Winnie the Pooh--

“The Real-Life Canadian Story of WINNIE-THE-POOH | Cbc Kids.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/the-real-life-canadian-story-of-winnie-the-pooh.

“The True Story of the Real-Life Winnie-the-Pooh.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/the-true-story-of-the-real-life-winnie-the-pooh.

“Winnie-the-Pooh.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/Winnie-the-Pooh-childrens-stories-by-Milne

The comfiest spot in the smoke circle goes to you, Friend! Come on in! 

Welcome to episode 8 in which we recorded about 45 minutes of material before realizing only one of us was plugged in and a certain stoner was just testing HER levels and not BOTH.  Soooo....anyway...

But we made it.  And we're so glad you're here.  In this episode, Laurel covers the story of what she always called "Operation: Argo" but is actually called The Canadian Caper which took place while all eyes were on the Iranian Hostage Crisis at the U.S. Embassy in 1979/1980.  Afterwards, KT takes us back to feudal Japan with a name that might be familiar in both pop culture and samurai history: Hattori Honzo, also known as Demon Honzo for his ability to stalk adversaries as persistently and stealthily as a demon (and his ruthless nature!)

Puff, Puff, Pass!

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The Socials:

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Mentioned in the Show:

Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History (or this link to Indiebound.org for additional independent bookstores!)

Beatrix aka The Bride Meets Hattori Honzo in Kill Bill Vol. 1

~~RIP Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, who played Hattori Honzo in this scene.  Chiba recently passed away due to complications with COVID-19 on August 19th, 2021~~

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Sources:

The Canadian Caper--

Affleck, Ben, director. Argo. Warner Home Video, 2013.

Foot, Richard, and Norman Hillmer. “Canadian Caper.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 29 Oct. 2020, www.britannica.com/event/Canadian-Caper.

History.com Editors. “Iran Hostage Crisis.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 1 June 2010, www.history.com/topics/middle-east/iran-hostage-crisis.

Mendez, Antonio J., and Matt Baglio. Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most AUDACIOUS Rescue in History. Penguin Books, 2013.

Hattori Honzo--

“About Hattori HANZŌ: Samurai of the SENGOKU Era; Famous as Ninja Master (N/A - 1596) | Biography, Facts, Career, Wiki, Life.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/peoplepill.com/amp/people/hattori-hanzo.

Fossett, Wyatt, and Wyatt Fossett (7 Articles Published) . “20 Shocking Facts About Scorpion That Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know.” TheGamer, 27 Jan. 2018, www.thegamer.com/scorpion-mortal-kombat-interesting-facts/.

“Hattori Hanzō.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Aug. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattori_Hanz%C5%8D.

Serena, Katie. “'Kill Bill's Hattori Hanzō Was a Real-Life Samurai Legend.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 3 Sept. 2019, allthatsinteresting.com/hattori-hanzo

Welcome to episode 7! 

In this episode, the sisters surprise each other with a tale of strictly regulated liquids in history--alcohol and....maple syrup?!

First KT tells us about how the U.S. government had the not-so-bright idea to poison alcohol during prohibition and the dire consequences it had on the public.  Next, Laurel fast forwards time to the early 2010s to Quebec, Canada to talk about the economics of maple syrup, its "cartel" and the subsequent heist of MILLIONS of dollars worth of maple syrup from Canada's strategic reserve.

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The Socials:

Email -- [email protected]

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Mentioned In The Stories:

Pictures of the global strategic reserve of maple syrup in Quebec

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Sources:

Poisoned Prohibition Alcohol--

“Bootleggers and Bathtub Gin Scroll to Read More.” Prohibition, prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/the-prohibition-underworld/bootleggers-and-bathtub-gin/#:~:text=They%20used%20a%20small%20still,water%20it%20down%20by%20half.

Brown, Matthew. “Fact Check: It's True, U.S. Government Poisoned Some Alcohol during Prohibition.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 1 July 2020, www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-u-s-government-poisoned-some-alcohol-during-prohibition/3283701001/.

“Prohibition in the United States.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Sept. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States.

“Smithsonian Channel: It's Brighter Here.” VIDEO: Yes, The U.S. Gov't Poisoned Alcohol in the 1920s from Drinks, Crime and Prohibition: Flappers and Bootleggers | Smithsonian Channel, www.smithsonianchannel.com/video/series/drinks-crime-and-prohibition/61606

The Great Maple Syrup Heist--

Cohen, Rich. “Inside Quebec's Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist.” Vanity Fair, 5 Dec. 2016, www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist.

“Dirty Money.” McGinn, Brian, director. The Maple Syrup Heist, season 1, episode 5, Netflix, 26 Jan. 2018.

Lindholm, Jane, and Stacey Vanek Smith. “The Maple Syrup Cartel.” NPR, NPR, 10 Apr. 2019, www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/10/711779666/the-maple-syrup-cartel.

Stimpson, Reid. “Inside Quebec's Maple Syrup Cartel.” The Bull & Bear, 4 Nov. 2019, bullandbearmcgill.com/inside-quebecs-maple-syrup-cartel/.

Wyckoff, Whitney Blair. “Why Some Canadian Maple Syrup Producers Are Defying Their 'Cartel'.” KNKX, 2018, www.knkx.org/post/why-some-canadian-maple-syrup-producers-are-defying-their-cartel.

Welcome back Friends! 

We have upgraded our sound and equipment and we're thrilled about it!  We're also coming at you in stereo so you can use headphones to feel like you're really here with us in the middle of the smoke circle.  Or not, you do you and we love you for it *heart hands*

First we meet Khutulun of Mongolia who was an amazing warrior and just as amazing at wrestling.  KT is smitten kittens with her and Laurel doesn't blame her!  After KT wipes away her heart eyes, she takes us to try and find the lost colony of Roanoke, one of early America's greatest mysteries! 

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Maps of Mongolia Gif

**In order to better follow along with the tale of Khutulun, it can be helpful to see the great expanse of the Mongolian empire before and during her lifetime

Mongolian Wrestling

For a more in-depth and heavily researched plunge into The Lost Colony of Roanoke, Scott Philbrook and Forrest Burgess of the podcast Astonishing Legends did a great 2 part series! 

Part 1

Part 2

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Email -- [email protected]

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Sources:

Khutulun--

F., Tehya. "Empress Baddie: Khutulun the Warrior.” For The Love of History. Episode 23, 2 October 2020. https://for-the-love-of-history.captivate.fm/episode/empress-baddie-khutulun-the-warrior-

Frey, Holly and Wilson, Tracy V. “Mongolian Princess Khutulun.” from iHeart Radio, 22 March 2017. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/mongolian-princess-khutulun-30207430/

L.C. “Khutulun, the Mongolian Warrior Princess.” Archeotravelers.com, 17 Jan. 2021, www.archeotravelers.com/en/2020/09/11/khutulun-the-mongolian-warrior-princess/.

Lamoureux, Aimee. “How Genghis Khan's Great-Great-Granddaughter Turned Into One Of Asia's Fiercest Warriors.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 10 Apr. 2018, allthatsinteresting.com/khutulun.

Lord, Alexis and Strickon, Hailey. “Episode 144: Khutulun, The Mongolian Wrestling     Princess.” from Acast, Hysterical History, 3 March 2020, https://feeds.acast.com/public/   shows/hysterical-history

Reilly, Lucas. “The Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match-and Always Won.” Mental Floss, 19 Oct. 2018, www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-won.

“Mongol Empire.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire.

Lost Colony of Roanoke--

History.com Staff. “What Happened to the ‘Lost Colony’ OF Roanoke?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Oct. 2012, www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke.

Hello Friends!  We saved you a spot! 

Katie is out this week so Laurel wrangled in a special guest to drink bourbon and listen to her tale about the worst marathon on record.  The marathon was the crown jewel in the tiara of disaster that was the 1904 Olympic Games held in St. Louis, Missouri.  It's a story that will leave you breathless and shaking your head because it's such an absolute sh*tshow.

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Mentioned In The Stories:

Fred Lorz 

Felix Carbajal de Soto Pre-Race

Len Taunyane (left) and Jan Mashiani 

Thomas Hicks (carried by his trainers)

Some of the marathon participants before the race

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Sources:

Abbott, Karen. “The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 7 Aug. 2012, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/.

DiMeo, Nate. “Remembering the ANTHROPOLOGY Days at the 1904 Olympics.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 21 Aug. 2008, slate.com/culture/2008/08/remembering-the-anthropology-days-at-the-1904-olympics.html.

Olympics.com Editors. “St. Louis Marathon: The STRANGEST Race in Olympic History.” Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 7 Aug. 2021, olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/st-louis-marathon-the-strangest-race-in-olympic-history.

Sturmer, Jake, and Rebecca Armitage. “The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the DUMBEST Race Ever Run.” ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2020, www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-26/the-wildest-olympic-event-in-modern-history/12467362.