Episode

Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics

Podcast: Doomed to Fail
Published: Feb 6, 2026
Duration seconds: 2618
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Summary

Here we go! Happy Olympics 2026! Let's re-visit our episode where we went over how it started in Ancient Greece, & how it got to be a modern event! Greece still gets special bonus treatment in the Olympics! They get to go out first & they get special access for tickets. Good for them.