Lame History

EP 05: Wilma Rudolph

Lame History — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

How did a young girl who was told she’d never walk again eventually become an Olympic runner? Listen as your Lame hosts discuss the story of Wilma Rudolph, a legend on the track and in her hometown’s fight against racial segregation.

Sources to follow!

EP04: Mathias Buchinger

Lame History — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

"…about half the size of a pomegranate cut into quarters. Today we explore the life of famous 17th century micrographer and calligrapher, Mathias Buchinger."

Sources

Much of the materials is pulled from a book by Ricky Jay. You might recognize him from a number of character roles in the films The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, State and Main, House of Games and Magnolia, and the HBO series Deadwood. Most material comes from Ricky Jay’s book “Mathias Buchinger - the Greatest German Living”. The title is in reference to a poem from 1726.

EXCELLENT write up in the New Yorker, 2016 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/25/seeing-and-believing-the-art-world-peter-schjeldahl

EP03: Virginia Hall

Lame History — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

James Bond who? Today the Lame hosts look at the life of Virginia Hall, a badass one-legged spy who helped turn the tides of World War II!

Sources:

Book - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

Film - A Call to Spy

Links:

https://www.intelligence.gov/people/barrier-breakers-in-history/662-1945-virginia-hall

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6899057/Virginia-Hall-one-legged-real-life-James-Bond-helped-build-Resistance-network-France.html

https://ee.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/207/Not-Bad-for-a-Girl-from-Baltimore.pdf

https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshallfame/html/hall.html

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/fall/extraordinary-stories.html

https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/national-news/cia-spy-virginia-hall-is-about-to-become-everyone-s-next-favorite-historical-hero/article_f064288f-7b52-592f-8348-c9f044ab711f.html

https://craiggralley.com/virginia-hall/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wanted-the-limping-lady-146541513/

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/one-legged-terror-nazi-germany.html

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-the-courage-and-daring-of-the-limping-lady/

https://rhapsodyinwords.com/2019/11/05/remarkable-women-the-life-and-times-of-virginia-hall-part-1/

https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/16/the-secrets-of-the-office-of-strategic-services-personnel-records/

https://crimereads.com/wwiis-most-decorated-spy-was-an-american-heiress-with-a-wooden-leg/

https://boundarystones.weta.org/2022/06/14/la-dame-qui-boite-limping-woman

https://nypost.com/2018/01/13/she-was-a-post-columnist-and-a-heroic-wwii-spy/

https://medium.com/literature-lust/how-a-woman-of-no-importance-won-a-war-and-changed-the-world-712afc7905a7

https://www.history.com/news/female-allied-spy-world-war-2-wooden-leg

www.theheroinecollective.com/virginia-hall-spy/

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-interactive-exhibit/

https://careers.state.gov/career-paths/worldwide-foreign-service/officer/fso-test-information-and-selection-process/

https://br.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/Consular-Clerk-major-duties-1.pdf

https://projectupland.com/culture/snipe-hunting/

EP02: Johnny Eck

Lame History — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Today the Lame crew are looking at the life of Johnny Eck - a 1930s Hollywood star born without legs. Come explore an era of glitz, glamour, and goony birds!

Links:

https://www.johnnyeckmuseum.com/

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/johnny-eck-37866

https://medium.com/@jeremylr/a-three-hour-tour-with-king-of-the-freaks-johnny-eck-2752c5a03de3

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fan-keeps-museum-dream-alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCywWZU-O8

EP01: Harold Connolly

Lame History — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Slip on your ballet shoes and get ready for some Cold War romance! This episode, the Lame History crew takes a look at the life of Olympic hammer-thrower Harold Connolly.

SHOW NOTES:

Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience.

REFERENCES:

(Sources in Chronological Order)

November 25, 1956

110 https://www.nytimes.com/1956/11/25/archives/connolly-will-retire-hammer-ace-cites-strain-on-his-weak-left-arm.html?searchResultPosition=58 (NY Times, November 25, 1956) 110

November 25, 1956

133 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/11/25/88492839.html?pageNumber=225

March 3, 1957

122 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/03/archives/us-and-czech-olympic-stars-seek-to-wed-hammer-and-discus-throwers.html?searchResultPosition=22 (NY Times, March 3, 1957)

March 7, 1957

120 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/07/archives/discus-star-urges-zapotocky-to-let-her-wed-us-athlete-czech.html?searchResultPosition=26 (NY Times, March 7, 1957)

March 9, 1957

“Prague Visit Extended For U. S. Olympic Star - Speclal to The New York Times. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia; March 8 -