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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…
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Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience.
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Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience.
How did a young girl who was told she’d never walk again eventually become an Olympic runner? Listen as your Lame hosts discuss the story of Wilma Rudolph, a legend on the track and in her hometown’s fight against racial segregation. Sources to follow!
"…about half the size of a pomegranate cut into quarters. Today we explore the life of famous 17th century micrographer and calligrapher, Mathias Buchinger." Sources Much of the materials is pulled from a book by Ricky Jay. You might recognize him from a number of character roles in the films The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, State and Main, House of Games and Magnolia, and the HBO series Deadwood. Most material comes from Ricky Jay’s book “Mathias Buchinger - the Greatest German Living”. The title is in reference to a poem from 1726. EXCELLENT write up in the New Yorker, 2016 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/25/seeing-and-believing-the-art-world-peter-schjeldahl…
James Bond who? Today the Lame hosts look at the life of Virginia Hall, a badass one-legged spy who helped turn the tides of World War II! Sources: Book - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell Film - A Call to Spy Links: https://www.intelligence.gov/people/barrier-breakers-in-history/662-1945-virginia-hall https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6899057/Virginia-Hall-one-legged-real-life-James-Bond-helped-build-Resistance-network-France.html https://ee.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/207/Not-Bad-for-a-Girl-from-Baltimore.pdf https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshallfame/html/hall.html https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/fall/extraordinary-stories.html https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/national-news/cia-spy-virginia-hall-is-about-to-become-everyone-s-next-favorite-historical-hero/article_f064288f-7b52-592f-8348-c9f044ab711f.html https://craiggralley.com/virginia-hall/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wanted-the-limping-lady-146541513/ https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/one-legged-terror-nazi-germany.html https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-the-courage-and-daring-of-the-limping-lady/ https://rhapsodyinwords.com/2019/11/05/remarkable-women-the-life-and-times-of-virginia-hall-part-1/ https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/16/the-secrets-of-the-office-of-strategic-services-personnel-records/ https://crimereads.com/wwiis-most-decorated-spy-was-an-american-heiress-with-a-wooden-leg/ https://boundarystones.weta.org/2022/06/14/la-dame-qui-boite-limping-woman https://nypost.com/2018/01/13/she-was-a-post-columnist-and-a-heroic-wwii-spy/ https://medium.com/literature-lust/how-a-woman-of-no-importance-won-a-war-and-changed-the-world-712afc7905a7 https://www.history.com/news/female-allied-spy-world-war-2-wooden-leg www.theheroinecollective.com/virginia-hall-spy/ https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-interactive-exhibit/ https://careers.state.gov/career-paths/worldwide-foreign-service/officer/fso-test-information-and-selection-process/ https://br.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/Consular-Clerk-major-duties-1.pdf https://projectupland.com/culture/snipe-hunting/…
Today the Lame crew are looking at the life of Johnny Eck - a 1930s Hollywood star born without legs. Come explore an era of glitz, glamour, and goony birds! Links: h ttps://www.johnnyeckmuseum.com/ https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/johnny-eck-37866 https://medium.com/@jeremylr/a-three-hour-tour-with-king-of-the-freaks-johnny-eck-2752c5a03de3 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fan-keeps-museum-dream-alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCywWZU-O8…
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Slip on your ballet shoes and get ready for some Cold War romance! This episode, the Lame History crew takes a look at the life of Olympic hammer-thrower Harold Connolly. SHOW NOTES: Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience. REFERENCES: (Sources in Chronological Order) November 25, 1956 110 https://www.nytimes.com/1956/11/25/archives/connolly-will-retire-hammer-ace-cites-strain-on-his-weak-left-arm.html?searchResultPosition=58 (NY Times, November 25, 1956) 110 November 25, 1956 133 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/11/25/88492839.html?pageNumber=225 March 3, 1957 122 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/03/archives/us-and-czech-olympic-stars-seek-to-wed-hammer-and-discus-throwers.html?searchResultPosition=22 (NY Times, March 3, 1957) March 7, 1957 120 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/07/archives/discus-star-urges-zapotocky-to-let-her-wed-us-athlete-czech.html?searchResultPosition=26 (NY Times, March 7, 1957) March 9, 1957 “Prague Visit Extended For U. S. Olympic Star - Speclal to The New York Times. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia; March 8 - March 10, 1957 118 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/10/archives/connolly-to-fight-to-wed-czech-girl.html?searchResultPosition=7 (NY Times, March 10, 1957) CONNOLLY TO 'FIGHT’ TO WED CZECH GIRL March 22, 1957 126 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/22/archives/czechs-bow-to-love-us-boy-gets-girl-prague-relents-us-boy-gets-girl.html?searchResultPosition=16 (NY Times, March 22, 1957) “Czechs Bow to Love: U.S. Boy Gets Girl March 23, 1957 127 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/23/archives/connollys-fiancee-applies-for-us-visa.html?searchResultPosition=5 (NY Times, March 23, 1957) “CONNOLLY'S FIANCEE APPLIES FOR U.S. VISA - VIENNA, March 22 (P) March 27, 1957 116 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/27/86702020.html?pageNumber=5 (From NY Times March 27, 1957) “OLYMPIANS' WEDDING SET TODAY IN PRAGUE March 28, 1957 115 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/28/archives/all-prague-agog-as-athletes-wed-czech-discus-star-married-to.html?searchResultPosition=17 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/28/84909982.html (March 28, 1957 in NY Times) “ALL, PRAGUE AGOG AS ATHLETES WED March 29, 1957 117 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/29/84724370.html?pageNumber=8 (NY Times, March 29, 1957) March 29, 1957 125 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/29/archives/visa-awaits-czech-bride-us-officials-say-mrs-connolly-can-obtain.html?searchResultPosition=14 (NY Times, March 29, 1957) “VISA AWAITS CZECH BRIDE April 25, 1957 119 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/25/archives/newly-wed-olympic-winners-arrive-olympics-winner-here-with-bride.html?searchResultPosition=25 (NY Times, April 25, 1957) April 27, 1957 123 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/27/archives/dulles-sees-connollys-says-he-hopes-remarks-aided-them-in-getting.html?searchResultPosition=12 (NY Times, April 27, 1957) “WASHINGTON, April 26 April 2, 1958 124 https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/02/archives/connollys-get-visa-will-visit-wifes-parents-in-prague-after-warsaw.html?searchResultPosition=13 (NY Times, April 2, 1958) “CONNOLLYS GET VISA July 13, 1958 114 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/07/13/91396416.html?pageNumber=169 (From NY Times July 13, 1958) “Connollys' Visa Delayed. HELSINKI, Finland May 29, 1960 113 https://www.nytimes.com/1960/05/29/archives/high-cost-of-olympics-may-bench-connollys.html?searchResultPosition=9 (NY Times, May 29, 1960) October 15, 1962 106 https://www.nytimes.com/1962/10/15/archives/connollys-win-in-finland.html?searchResultPosition=44 (NY Times, October 15, 1962) 106 “Connollys Win in Finland. TAMPERE, Finland, Oct. 14 (AP) January 17, 1964 112 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/17/archives/harold-and-olga-connolly-drill-for-last-flings-in-tokyo-games-coast.html?searchResultPosition=41 (NY Times, January 17, 1964) “TAMPERE, Finland, Jan. 16 December 13, 1964 107 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/13/archives/mrs-connolly-scores-us-amateur-approach.html?searchResultPosition=45 (NY Times, December 13, 1964) 107 “Mrs. Connolly Scores U.S. Amateur Approach - CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPD) October 17, 1968 111 https://www.nytimes.com/1968/10/17/archives/connolly-ousted-by-a-false-step-an-old-rule-is-overlooked-by-hammer.html?searchResultPosition=9 (NY Times, October 17, 1968) “CONNOLLY OUSTED BY A FALSE STEP January 30, 1972 105 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/30/archives/olympic-dream-spurs-connollys.html?searchResultPosition=32 (NY Times, January 30, 1972) 105 “Olympic Dream Spurs Connolly July 15, 1972 108 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/u-s-olympic-officials-unfair-to-women-mrs-connolly-says.html?searchResultPosition=62 (NY Times, July 15, 1972) 108 “U. S. Olympic Officials Unfair To Women, Mrs. Connolly Says July 14, 1973 131 https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/14/archives/connolly-tells-senate-he-washooked-on-steroid.htm l https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/07/14/99156986.html?pageNumber=14 (NY Times from July 14, 1973) December 13, 1991 104 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/13/sports/special-olympics-robert-lipsyte-at-last-harold-connolly-raises-both-arms.html?searchResultPosition=3 104 December 13, 1991 128 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/13/sports/special-olympics-robert-lipsyte-at-last-harold-connolly-raises-both-arms.html?searchResultPosition=3 (from NY Times December 13, 1991) August 19, 2010 102 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/sports/20connolly.html (from NY Times August 19, 2010) 102 OBITUARY August 20, 2010 103 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/sports/20connolly.html 103 August 21, 2010 130 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/sports/22hammer.html August 22, 2010 132 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/sports/22hammer.html August 22, 2010 129 https://grg51.typepad.com/steroid_nation/2010/08/harold-connelly-dies-olympic-champion-and-early-steroid-pioneer.html June 8, 2012 108 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/u-s-olympic-officials-unfair-to-women-mrs-connolly-says.html?searchResultPosition=62 (NY Times, July 15, 1972) 108…
Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience.…
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