{"podcast":{"title":"For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history","slug":"for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544","podcast_index_feed_id":914544,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML4180090624","website_url":"https://www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/94069b1a-b497-11ee-ae34-e364a89b5142/image/RbCMzM6oSM_FmvopZ1ETnLW0.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Tehya N.","episode_count":142,"summary":"I'm TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies like Hatshepsut and Wu Zetianto, activist profiles, Egyptian and Japanese gods and goddesses, and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. No event is too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History. ----------------------- For over 100 archived episodes and bonus content you can head over to Patreon!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:18:23.908209+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544"},"episode":{"title":"The Most Chaotic Olympics in History and the Games that Don't Exist","slug":"the-most-chaotic-olympics-in-history-and-the-games-that-don-t-exist","published_at":"2026-02-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544/the-most-chaotic-olympics-in-history-and-the-games-that-don-t-exist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8413718468.mp3?updated=1770361147","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8413718468.mp3?updated=1770361147","summary":"It's a miracle the Olympic Games continued after the absolute clusterf*ck that was its early history. From near-death marathons to shady organizers and displays of human cruelty like no other, the Olympics of the early 1900's were chaotic to say the least. When it looked like the Olympic Games would be canceled, the 1906 Olympics forever showed up to save the day, but they're just one problem... they technically don't exist. 😳 If you enjoyed this episode, then I'm sure you'll enjoy all the other episodes I have to offer!! And if you really enjoy the episode, a cheeky little comment, like, or even a subscribe would be absolutely lovely!! If you want to support the podcast in some other ways, you can follow the links below!! 👇 ⁠🌟 FTLH UNI Lecture🌟 ⁠ ⁠⁠Topic | The Island of Waves and Foam: origins and mythology of Shintoism⁠⁠ If you'd like to support the podcast in other ways, check out these links! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch Store⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"It's a miracle the Olympic Games continued after the absolute clusterf*ck that was its early history. From near-death marathons to shady organizers and di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544/episodes/the-most-chaotic-olympics-in-history-and-the-games-that-don-t-exist/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-love-of-history-world-history-women-s-history-weird-history-914544/the-most-chaotic-olympics-in-history-and-the-games-that-don-t-exist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}