Ep. 132: Odd Olympics, Lake Erie Gators, and Pitbull

The Olympics have been long-regarded by many as the pinnacle of global athletic competition, with the world's fastest sprinters, strongest lifters, and most agile gymnasts taking the center stage. But have the Olympics also featured contests that are a little... strange? On the latest episode of 4Thirty, Ben and Pat grab the torch and discuss some of the oddest events to be featured in the Olympics, from quirky on-off competitions that didn't quite stick the landing, to others that are still (somehow) featured in the games today. The guys also bring their usual dose of bargain-bin news stories to the table this week as they speculate on the future of the Olympics, and advocate for other events to be included down the road. Is the 'Modern Pentathlon' the strangest event still included in the Olympics today? Were animals harmed in the making of the 1900 Paris Olympics? Should 'tug-of-war' make a reemergence into the Summer games? Was Bigfoot accidentally caught on camera in a decades-old Canadian nature documentary? For answers to these questions and a decathlon more, please give the latest episode of 4Thirty in the Morning a listen!