Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why wrestling is secretly incredibly fascinating.
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LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on TikTok
- Katie Goldin on Twitter
- @ProBirdRights
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
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:
- Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem by Michael Schmidt
- “Trials of Strength”: Athletics in Mesopotamia (Penn Museum)
- Wrestling in Mythology: Gilgamesh vs. Enkidu (Vice News)
- “Darmok” — TNG episode (“Memory Alpha” Star Trek wiki)
- Sumo 101: Yokozuna (The Japan Times)
- “The Wrestler Akashi Shiganosuke Strangling an Opponent, from the series Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden” by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Philadelphia Museum Of Art)
- sumo, sport (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- “The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō” by Katsushika Hokusai (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)
- Pioneering Hawaiian-born sumo champion Akebono dies aged 54 (The Guardian)
- The female sumo wrestlers fighting for recognition – a photo essay (The Guardian)
- ‘It’s exhilarating’: Japan’s female sumo wrestlers take on sexism (The Guardian)
- ‘We try to break the stigma’: Does sumo wrestling have an Olympic future? (USA Today)
- The Wrestler Princess: This Mongolian princess rejected any man she deemed athletically inferior. (Lapham’s Quarterly)
- Did Khutulun and Other Warrior Women Actually Fight in the Mongol Army? (Atlas Obscura)
- Mongolian Wrestling: a Powerful Blend of East and West Styles (Black Belt Magazine)
- “Netflix’s Marco Polo” fan wikia entry for Khutulun
- Caid (History Ireland Magazine)
- Gaelic football, sport (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Between Plagues, Medieval Peasants Enjoyed Bawdiness and Brawling (Atlas Obscura)
- How to Fight Like a Girl: Women have been punching each other in the face (during boxing matches) since the early 1700s. (JStor Daily)
- Joe Rogan: Wrestling Is The Most Important Discipline For MMA (YouTube)
- Wrestling Produces The Most UFC Champions Of Any Fighting Discipline (FloWrestling.org)
- Wrestling in the USA (National Wrestling Hall Of Fame)
- A Look at Native Americans to Have Wrestled at Oklahoma State (PistolsFiringBlog.com)
- “Jack” & “Gerry” Brisco (Chickasaw Hall Of Fame)
- website of Cliff Keen Athletic
- Presidents Have Long Wrestling History (National Wrestling Hall Of Fame)
- Iowa Pathways: Wrestling in Iowa (PBS)
- Iowa vs. Iowa State: History, notable moments in the Cy-Hawk wrestling rivalry (NCAA Wrestling)
- Cael Sanderson (Iowa State University Athletics Hall Of Fame)
- flag of Iowa (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Legally blind Maine wrestler now competing at collegiate level (Bangor Daily News / Southern Maine University)
- Wrestling 101: Olympic history, records and results (NBC Sports Olympics)
- Wrestling: Who has enjoyed most success at the Olympics? (International Olympic Committee)
- The Soviet Union and the Olympics (Boston University “Guided History” blog)
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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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