EPISODE · Aug 11, 2016 · 28 MIN
3. The Olympics
from The Land of Desire: French History and Culture · host Diana Stegall
Faster, higher, stronger. Welcome back to The Land of Desire, a French history podcast dedicated to exploring all the weird adventures, mysteries and surprising backstories behind French cultural icons. I originally intended to follow up my episode on the Siege of Paris with the beginning of a series on the Commune. Instead, I found myself glued The post 3. The Olympics appeared first on The Land of Desire.
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As happens every four years, I'm currently obsessed with the Olympics. Let's revisit how the whole spectacle was started by an oddball Frenchman with a dream in his heart. The earliest modern Olympics were lovable slow-motion disasters - drunk marathoners, kiddie Olympians, and at least one unintentional gold medal. Let's chuckle together, and dream of an Olympiad without terrible Chevy commercials or the sound of Bob Costas. SHOW NOTES: http://www.thelandofdesire.com/2016/08/11/episode-3-olympics/
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