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150 - James Sullivan and the 1904 Olympic Games (Live)

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Strict 9 Is Kicking In

During the 1990 games, Sullivan got himself the position of Secretary of the US Olympic Committee. He lodged endless protests at all the events averaging a few per day. For the 1912 Summer Olympics, female divers and swimmers were finally allowed to compete. Now his great-great-grandson is running for president. Bernie Sanders. Everybody feel good about America? Yeah. Well, that's a normal story. It's way... people were way dumber than you even thought.Sullivan died on September 16th, 1914, at Mount Sinai Hospital, after an operation on his intestines - now an Olympic event.

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