{"podcast":{"title":"History of Everything","slug":"history-of-everything-4542252","podcast_index_feed_id":4542252,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML4849414777","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5066764","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/42877324-f18c-11ec-a2a8-4b90c69b389b/image/White_Brown_Simple_Illustrative_History_Podcast_Cover.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"History of Everything","episode_count":257,"summary":"This podcast takes deep dives into history every week from the history of potatoes to the bloodiest battles.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252"},"episode":{"title":"The Weird History of Olympic Shenanigans","slug":"the-weird-history-of-olympic-shenanigans","published_at":"2026-02-19T15:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252/the-weird-history-of-olympic-shenanigans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/35/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8732774882.mp3?updated=1771474510","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/35/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8732774882.mp3?updated=1771474510","summary":"Olympic history is filled with bizarre, discontinued, and surreal moments, particularly in the early 20th century. Standout oddities include live pigeon shooting, painting/literature competitions, underwater swimming, and a 200-meter obstacle swim in the Seine. There is a lot of weird history. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠ Fight me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠war of the barons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Croatia with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Greece with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Thailand with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Olympic history is filled with bizarre, discontinued, and surreal moments, particularly in the early 20th century. Standout oddities include live pigeon s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1937,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-of-everything-4542252/episodes/the-weird-history-of-olympic-shenanigans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252/the-weird-history-of-olympic-shenanigans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}