Revisionist History

Listen, download, subscribe

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Hitler’s Olympics, Part 6: The Jiggle & the Giddy Up

The most famous athlete in Berlin was the American sprinter Jesse Owens, and one of the most famous stories from those Games was the unexpected, heartwarming encounter Owens had with the German long jumper Luz Long. The friendship between the two athletes would serve as a symbol of how sports can overcome national antagonisms. We wonder: What really happened at the long jump pit that day?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

• 

  The Tipping Point Revisited: An Excerpt

• 

  The Tipping Point Revisited: Georgetown Massacre Part 1

• 

  The Tipping Point Revisited: Georgetown Massacre Part 2

• 

  The Tipping Point Revisited: Live with David Remnick

• 

  The Tipping Point Revisited: Broken Windows

• 

  Exploring Life-Saving AI Tech with T-Mobile for Business

• 

  John Birch vs. the PTA

• 

  Gambling with Michael Lewis

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 3: Mustache to Mustache

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 4: Outcast in Olympia

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 5: The Amateur’s Hour

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 7: Long Jump, Tall Tale

• 

  Hitler’s Olympics, Part 8: “Vater, It is to be Fayetteville”