Very Special Episodes

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  • On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.
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  • Art of Gold: The Olympic Art Competitions

    Art of Gold: The Olympic Art Competitions
    Jul 31 2024

    In the first half of the 20th century, athletes weren't the only ones competing for Olympic glory. Today's episode takes us back to an era when artists, poets, and even city planners battled for medals — and the messy in-fighting that threatened to tear the art world apart.

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    36 m
  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mark Twain

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mark Twain
    Jun 28 2024

    A bar fight and a stint on the lam transformed Samuel Clemens into Mark Twain — and changed the course of American literature. Settle in for Mark Twain's origin story.

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    Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English
    Written by Zaron Burnett
    Produced by Josh Fisher
    Editing and Sound Design: Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher
    Mixing and Mastering: Baheed Frazier
    Story Editor: Marisa Brown
    Research and Fact-Checking: Austin Thompson and Zaron Burnett
    Voice Actors: Frank Nemec, Zack Nemec, Elizabeth Dutton, and Jonathan Washington
    Original Music by Elise McCoy
    Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
    Executive Producer: Jason English

    Special thanks to Bob Hirst from the Mark Twain Archive at UC Berkeley, and Joseph Amster from Emperor Norton's Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine.

    Want to email the show? We'd love to hear from you. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

    Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon
    Jun 12 2024

    The 1904 St. Louis Olympics featured the strangest sporting event in history. During the marathon, runners paused for naps, got chased by dogs, went apple picking, and doped with rat poison — all while being unwitting participants in a cruel scientific experiment.

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    Thanks for listening! Our next episode comes out Wednesday, June 26th.

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    Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English
    Written by Lucas Reilly
    Produced by Josh Fisher
    Editing and Sound Design: Emily Marinoff
    Mixing and Mastering: Baheed Frazier
    Story Editor: Marisa Brown
    Research and Fact-Checking: Austin Thompson and Lucas Reilly
    Medal-Worthy Voice-Acting: Karl Keadle and Josh Fisher
    Original Music by Elise McCoy
    Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
    Executive Producer: Jason English

    Want to email the show? Go for it. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com.

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    41 m
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