1904 Olympic Marathon Mayhem
b'Marathon Mayhem
Guest:\\xa0Jody Sowell, Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Missouri Historical Society
The many disasters of the 1904 Olympic Marathon led the event director to conclude that marathons were \\u201cman-killing,\\u201d almost resulting in the marathon being excluded from the Olympics for good. Jody Sowell relates the funny misadventures, redemptive stories, and lasting legacy of the 1904 games. Not that we\'re doing the "plunge for distance" anymore . . .\\xa0
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Wacky Inventions and World\'s Fairs
Guest: Charles Pappas, senior writer at Exhibitor Magazine and author of \\u201cFlying Cars, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords: How World\'s Fairs and Trade Expos Changed the World\\u201d
Colt revolvers, ice cream cones, and ATMs were all introduced at trade fairs, which have served as incubators of innovation for more than a century. And speaking of incubators, one world\'s fair featured live babies in incubators, which helped to persuade a skeptical public of their lifesaving power. But there have been truly weird entries, like Salvador Dali\'s lobster women, that have debuted there, too.'