Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and special guest Joey Clift explore why Jim Thorpe is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR JOEY CLIFT:
- We’ve Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America by Joey Clift, illustrated by Julie Fiveash, foreword by Shane Hawk — pre-order now!
- short film Pow! — written and directed by Joey Clift — streaming on YouTube
- Joey Clift on Instagram
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss
- Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America by Kerry A. Trask
- Who Belongs?: Race, Resources, and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South by Mikaëla M. Adams
- The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: THORPE, JAMES FRANCIS — 1888–1953 (Oklahoma Historical Society)
- ESPN SportsCentury: Top N. American athletes of the century
- Pro-Football-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe
- Baseball-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe
- RB/QB/HB Jim Thorpe, Class of 1963 (Pro Football Hall Of Fame)
- When serious fun was had by Redskins in Carlisle (The Shepherdstown Chronicle)
- The American Presidency Project: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Remarks at a Luncheon Honoring the President Given by the Republican National Committee, January 06 1961 (UC Santa Barbara)
- Playing to Win: American Sports and Athletes on Stamps: 1912 Olympic Games (Smithsonian National Postal Museum)
- The Jim Thorpe Backlash: The Olympic Medals Debacle And the Demise of Carlisle (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)
- Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics (NPR)
- Not Just Jim Thorpe: Many Natives Starred in Stockholm’s Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)
- The dream changed: Inside the first generation of paid college athletes (USC Annenberg Media)
- The Upshot: Duke of Hawaii: A Swimmer and Surfer Who Straddled Two Cultures (The New York Times)
- A Confluence of Lives: The 1912 Olympic Games (Library Of Congress)
- Dreaming Strong: Billy Mills Survives through the Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)
- Angelina Jolie Producing Biopic on Native American Athlete Jim Thorpe (Variety) — note the article is from 2018, and hopefully the project revives.
- American History Museum: New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox World Tour baseball program (The Smithsonian)
- Google Maps listing for Jim Thorpe PA
- 1964 article: “Jim Thorpe, Pa., No Tourist Lure, May Change Name” (The New York Times Archives)
- A family’s long battle over Jim Thorpe’s soul (The Seattle Times)
In this episode...
Guests
- Joey Clift
About the show
A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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