Ep 117 - The Olympics Pt 2: Nazi Showboating in 1936 Berlin

Olympics Part 2! 1906 - 1950! We're going to talk about some of the events leading up to the biggie - the 1936 Berlin Olympics. When Germany was picked to host the Olympics, it was 1931, and Germany was a VERY different Germany. In 1936, Hitler was Chancellor for three years, and he could not wait to show everyone how great Aryans were at everything. Except, that's not the case. We'll talk about the US teams winning in Basketball & Crew - and we'll, of course, talk about the GOAT, Jesse Owens.We are following the Olympics like hawks getting ready for Paris! There are SO many Track & Field events! Which are your favorites? Tons of Sources:https://guides.osu.edu/jesse_owensGames of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/games-of-deception-the-true-story-of-the-first-us-olympic-basketball-team-at-the-1936-olympics-in-hitlers-germany_andrew-maraniss/26182973Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/triumph-the-untold-story-of-jesse-owens-and-hitlers-olympics_jeremy-schaap/332178/Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/hitlers-american-model-the-united-states-and-the-making-of-nazi-race-law_james-q-whitman/13535250/Olympic Salute - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-olympic-salute-we-dont-use-anymore-because-it-looked-too-much-like-heiling-hitler-19789031/Olympians in the Holocaust - https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-olympians-among-hitlers-victims/Olympia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LOPhRq3EsAfrican American Athletes - https://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/olympics/?content=aa_athletes&lang=en Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life! patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod  Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod Email: [email protected]