The Games Odyssey Podcast

By Wordrobe Media

Discover the incredible stories behind the Olympic and Paralympic Games — from the epic and inspirational — to the bizarre and controversial. Starting with the OG (aka Original Games) Olympics in anci... more

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May 05, 2022 Best Olympic & Paralympic Movies
When we’re not watching the Olympics or Paralympics, you might find us watching a movie about the Olympics or Paralympics. In this wildcard episode, we take a break from the history of the Olympic Games to talk about our favorite Olympic and Paralympic themed movies, from fun nostalgic staples like "Cool Runnings" to the creepy true crime story "Foxcatcher," and from the offbeat mockumentary biopic "I, Tonya" to the Oscar-winning classic "Chariots of Fire."
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Watch on YouTube with subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Show Notes:
In order of podcast discussion:
Richard Jewell (2019) - IMDb
Unbroken (2014) - IMDb
Foxcatcher (2014) - IMDb
Munich (2005) - IMDb
Rising Phoenix (2020) - IMDb
Prefontaine (1997) - IMDb
Murderball (2005) - IMDb
The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (TV Movie 2018) - IMDb
One Day in September (1999) - IMDb
Miracle (2004) - IMDb
Race (2016) - IMDb
Cool Runnings (1993) - IMDb
I, Tonya (2017) - IMDb
Icarus (2017) - IMDb
Chariots of Fire (1981) - IMDb
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1h 15min
April 28, 2022 The First Women of the Olympics: The Stories of Hélène de Pourtalès & Charlotte Cooper
One of the silver linings – or rather, golden linings – of the Olympic Games in Paris 1900 was the inclusion of female athletes bringing us our first women Olympians since Kyniska of Sparta broke the marble ceiling in the OG Olympic Games. In this episode, we take a look at the lives of the first two female Olympic gold medalists: Hélène de Pourtalès of Team Switzerland who won as part of a mixed sailing team and Charlotte Cooper of Team GB who would make sports history in more ways than one, including becoming the first individual female gold medalist.
Show Notes:
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YouTube video with subtitles for hearing impaired.
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Sources:
Helene de Pourtales Bio page on Olympedia
Hélène de Pourtalès - Wikipedia
The first female Olympic champion article
About Mary Lorillard: Wikipedia
Charles Iselin Article: Wikipedia
About Hermann Pourtales: Wikipedia
Charlotte Cooper Wiki Page: Wikipedia
Charlotte Cooper: The original trailblazer of women's tennis | Team GB.
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48min
April 14, 2022 Paris 1900 Olympic Games: The What-lympics?
How did the modern Olympic movement go from a smash hit in Athens to an underwhelming masterpiece of confusion in Paris four years later? Were the new Olympic Games destined to be a one-hit wonder? Spoiler alert…no. But this is the story of the bizarre and wild Olympic Games of Paris 1900, where the organizers decided to purposefully NOT market the Games and instead feature events like hot air ballooning, motor sports, and life saving.

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Sources:
Paris 1900 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results
1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
Stuff You Missed In History Class: The Strangest Games - The 1900 Paris Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics In Paris Were An International Sensation
Paris 1900: Games at the centre of the world - Olympic News
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre obstacle event - Wikipedia
Rudolf Bauer (athlete) - Wikipedia
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's underwater swimming - Wikipedia
Olympedia – 1900 Summer Olympics Overview
7 Olympic athletes who are current or former first responders
George Orton - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
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1h 27min
April 07, 2022 The First Marathon Man: The Olympic Story of Spyridon Louis
The rags to riches – to prison – story of Spyridon “Spyros” Louis, a Greek peasant and soldier who won the first ever international marathon race at the inaugural 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. Find out how a three hour race transformed a lowly water carrier from a poor village into a national hero and Olympic legend.
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Sources:
Battle of Marathon - Wikipedia
Pheidippides - Wikipedia
Spyridon Louis | Greek athlete | Britannica
The Olympic Marathon Runner Who Drank His Way To A Gold Medal | VinePair
Spyridon Louis: The Story Of A Greece Olympic Legend - Greeks Channel
Olympic Marathon Athens 1896 I Olympiad
Spyridon Louis - Wikipedia
I Had the Cup of Spiridon Louis in my Hand, article by Karl Lennartz
Spyros Louis - Sports Reference
Spyros Louis Olympics Marathon Hero Impresses Girl
Spyros Louis' Cup
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1h 10min
March 31, 2022 Athens 1896 Olympic Games, Pt. 2: Legends & Legacy
In this second part about the inaugural modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, we talk about how the events at the first Olympiad felt a bit like the sports version of the Wild West. From starting over the fencing competition after three rounds just because the king showed up to watch, to swimmers literally dropped in the sea and told to swim to shore, to an early Olympics enthusiast signing up his college buddy for the tennis tournament as a surprise, these athletes became legends in their own right and established a legacy of sportsmanship and determination that set the standard for future Olympians and Paralympians.
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Sources:
Panathenaic Stadium Wikipedia article
Stuff You Missed in History Class: Coubertin and the Modern Olympics
History of the First Olympic Games Events and Winners video
1896 Wikipedia article
Launceston Elliott Wikipedia article
US at the 1896 Summer Olympics Wikipedia article
Alfréd Hajós Wikipedia article
John Pius Boland Team GB page
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1h 1min
March 24, 2022 Athens 1896 Olympic Games, Pt 1: Glory & Games
The incredible true story - that is, stories - of the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, including how the USA almost missed out, and the first ever marathon race. In this first part of two episodes about Athens 1896, we talk about the venues for the first modern Games, such as the not-so-modern Panathenaic Stadium, and the stories of athletes like James Connolly who defied his Harvard professors and became the first Olympic champion since 393 AD and Robert Garrett who pulled off an upset win in a sport he had never practiced.
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1h 11min
March 18, 2022 Olympic Country Profile: Ukraine (Special Episode)
Given the recent events of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing war there, we decided we wanted to dedicate our first ever country profile episode to Ukraine and the brave individuals fighting for their country, including former Olympians, and of course highlighting the history of amazing Ukrainian athletes who have competed at both the Olympics and Paralympics, from the Soviet era up to the current day.
Check out Project C.U.R.E, a nonprofit that is assisting Ukraine by sending medical supplies.
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Sources:
Holodomor - Stuff You Missed in History Class | iHeart
Holodomor - Stuff You Missed in History Class | Apple Podcasts
Ukraine at the Olympics - Wikipedia
Ukraine | History, Flag, Population, President, Map, Language, & Facts | Britannica
Tatiana Gutsu - Wikipedia
Larisa Latynina - Wikipedia
Larisa Latynina - An Orphan Seeking Beauty - Gymnastics, School, Ballet, and Dreamed - JRank Articles
Boris Shakhlin - Wikipedia
Boris Shakhlin - Sports Reference
Boris Shakhlin | The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Larisa LATYNINA | Olympics.com
Leonid Zhabotinsky - Wikipedia
Valeriy Borzov - Wikipedia
Ludmilla Tourischeva - Wikipedia
Yana Klochkova - Wikipedia
Ukraine at the Paralympics - Wikipedia
Viktor Smyrnov - Wikipedia
Russia-Ukraine war: Olympian Stanislav Horuna joins Ukrainian military effort, asks for support amid invasion | Fox News
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51min
March 17, 2022 Reviving the Olympic Games: Greek Revolution, the Wenlock Games, and Pierre de Coubertin
From Greek revolutionaries to eccentric French barons with epic mustaches, we examine the storied lives that led to the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 and the birth of the modern Olympic & Paralympic movement. Jonathan and Sarah dive into the story of how the Greek Revolution inspired influential Greeks to revive the Olympic Games, how the Wenlock Olympian Games showed that the Olympics never completely died out, and the fascinating life of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who is credited as the Father of the Modern Olympic Movement and was an early champion of the power of education and sport combined...even if he was a misogynist.
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1h 14min
February 24, 2022 The OG Olympic Games, Pt. 2: Eternal Glory
The modern Olympic and Paralympic Games are modeled after the ancient Olympic Games that started a long time ago in a Greece far, far away. If you thought the myths and history of how the Games started were wild, wait until you hear about some of the epic ancient athletes who would’ve been sponsored by Nike - the Greek goddess, that is, not the sports brand. From wrestlers who were literally dying to win to a clever Spartan woman who discovered a loophole in the rules, these champions are still worth cheering for.
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Show Notes:
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME: THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS, March 6, 2020
Olympia and the Olympic Games - Documentary (YouTube playlist)
History.com: Olympic Games
Penn Museum: Olympic Origins
World History.com: Olympic Games
World History.org: Olympic Games written by Mark Cartwright, March 13, 2018
Olympics.com: Ancient Olympic Games
Wikipedia: Ancient Olympic Games
Infoplease.com: The Olympics of Ancient Greece
Olympics.com: Ancient Olympic Games, All Time Greats
The Conversation.com: Hidden Women of History, Kyniska
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1h 6min
February 24, 2022 The OG Olympic Games, Pt 1: Ancient Origins
The modern Olympic and Paralympic Games are modeled after the ancient Olympic Games started a long time ago in a Greece far, far away. So we kick things off by going back 3000 years to relive the glory of the OG Olympic Games at Olympia, from mythological back stories that include a demigod with a prosthetic shoulder to a sacrificial barbecue and foot race that would forever set the standard for later sports traditions. In this first of two parts on the OG Olympic Games, we give an overview of the ancient Olympic Games, who was allowed to compete, and the 20-plus events that took place over its 1200-year run (pun intended), from running to wrestling to chariot racing.
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Check out our YouTube playlist on the OG Games.
Show Notes:
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME: THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS, March 6, 2020
Olympia and the Olympic Games - Documentary (YouTube playlist)
History.com: Olympic Games
Wikipedia: Pelops
Britannica Online: Pelops
Penn Museum: Olympic Origins
World History.com: Olympic Games
World History.org: Olympic Games written by Mark Cartwright, March 13, 2018
Olympics.com: Ancient Olympic Games
Wikipedia: Ancient Olympic Games
Infoplease.com: The Olympics of Ancient Greece
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1h 12min

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