Episode 8: The Olympics

We couldn't pass up the chance to discuss something that's happening in present day. We cover everything from the first Olympics to events that will make you ugly cry. We had so much fun talking about one of the greatest events in the world. So come along as we discuss the good, the bad and facistly ugly.

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Sources:

• History.com – the Olympic Games by History.com Editors

• Scholastic.com - The History of the Olympic Games by Jim Benagh

• Penn.Museum.com – The Games

• Olympics.com – Olympic History – from the home of the home of Zeus in Olympia to the modern games by Admin

• Olympics.com – Welcome to the Ancient Olympic Games

• WorldAtlas.com – Greatest Athletes in Olympic History – Who has Won the Most Gold Medals? By Gregory Sousa

• MentalFloss.com – 13 Gold Medal-Worthy Olympic Stories by Ethan Trex

• NowIKnow.com – How Brazil Got to the 1932 Olympics (mostly) by Dan Lewis

• PBS.org – The 1936 Olympics

• History.com – Massacre Begins at Munich Olympics by History.com Editors

• EF.com – 24 Facts about the Olympics that will blow your mind by Isabelle in Culture

• NPR.com – Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics Are Being Given Condoms, And Warnings Not To Use Them by Jaclyn Diaz

• Olympics.com - Thomas Tamio Kono