102: OBITCH sports illustrated edition!

Play Ball Geoffs! But wear your helmets…this week we were BOTH spinning in the sports world. Madison is covering the macabre history of the olympics, and then Spencer is talking all about sports deaths and the most dangerous sports in the world! We’ve got an obituary that spoke for itself and one equal parts shady and loving. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!  Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Write to us: [email protected] Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast Sources: https://www.grunge.com/459756/francisco-lazaro-the-truth-about-the-runner-who-died-at-the-olympics/ https://olympics.com/en/athletes/francisco-lazaro https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21757 https://olympstats.com/2021/04/07/edmond-brassart/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3849k/the-morality-myth-behind-the-modern-anti-doping-movement https://www.grunge.com/456371/knud-jensen-the-truth-about-the-cyclist-who-died-at-the-olympics/ https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/luge-101-olympic-history https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/jan/23/forgotten-story-ross-milne-winter-olympics nodar kumaritashvili statue https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/georgian-luger-dies-in-crash-1.891276 https://www.insider.com/the-most-dangerous-olympic-sports-bmx-boxing-mountain-biking-2021-8 http://www.ancientdigger.com/2011/11/patroclus-funeral-games-greek.html#:~:text=In%20honor%20of%20Patroclus%2C%20Achilles%20institutes%20the%20funeral,diversion%20from%20grief.%20A%20celebration%20of%20Patroclus’%20life https://www.thoughtco.com/ancient-olympics-games-ritual-and-warfare-120118 https://olympics.com/ioc/faq/history-and-origin-of-the-games/when-did-women-first-compete-in-the-olympic-games https://www.montrosepress.com/free_access/police-man-captured-after-crashing-into-er-barriers-and-fleeing/article_93b95328-db30-11ed-86f1-9fd553e73759.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2MQkIxKp0cQ3T01XppYLZdmdOFrwejln8EJ_9vVbg_SG4RyTbd50_Tqew&mibextid=Zxz2cZ https://www.runnersathletics.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-most-dangerous-sport-in-the-world-20-top-contenders https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/art-buchwald-obituary?pid=178149151 https://www.nytimes.com/video/obituaries/1194817093353/i-just-died.html https://www.cbsnews.com/video/titan-caskets-online-sales-disrupting-funeral-industry/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.