Doomed to Fail

Re-Release: Berlin 1936 - The Olympics under the Third Reich

Episode Summary

In 1936, the Olympics were hosted in Berlin, Germany. You guessed it - things were not great. We'll talk about the wonderfully talented American Jesse Owens, the invention of Basketball, and the propaganda of Leni Riefenstahl. It was a scary time to be in Europe - Hitler thought that every Olympics would be in Berlin for the rest of time, but they did not. The basketball courts would later be hanging fields.

Episode Notes

In 1936, the Olympics were hosted in Berlin, Germany. You guessed it - things were not great.

 

We'll talk about the wonderfully talented American Jesse Owens, the invention of Basketball, and the propaganda of Leni Riefenstahl. It was a scary time to be in Europe - Hitler thought that every Olympics would be in Berlin for the rest of time, but they did not.

 

The basketball courts would later be hanging fields.