Episodes
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 7
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
The aftermath of Tom Jenkins vs Fred Beell, another visit to England, an Advertisement for "medicinal" whiskey, and a job offer from President Theodore Roosevelt
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American and British Newspapers.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 6
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
George Hackenschimdt comes to America, Frank Gotch talks trash to the press, Fred Beell calls out Tom Jenkins, and so much more!
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 5
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tom Jenkins returns to the US with a loss to Hackenschmidt and without the pay to make it worth while. How will he return to the American spotlight, and will he be able to regain the title from Frank Gotch?
Listen up and find out!
Thanks to Lydia, Mark, and Kyle for reseach donations!
Venmo research donations accepted at @nicholas-gossert
Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 4
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
How do you wrestle a boxer? How do you protect the title when facing a man who only wrestles for real? How can everything go wrong on a trip to England?
Listen up and find out in part four of our look at Tom Jenkins' career!
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 3
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Jenkins begins his title reign by... asking for a boxing match? What's with all the handicapped match? Did he nearly lose a leg? Who was the "Klondike Champion" he took on?
Listen and learn about this, and so much more.
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tom Jenkins, Part 2
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
From a snooze-fest with yet another Turkish giant, to a title shot against Dan McLeod in Cleveland; Nick rambles about the years 1900 & 1901 in the life of Tom Jenkins!
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Tom Jenkins
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
From a horrifying childhood accident to the rigors and risks of pre-OSHA industrial work to the wrestling stage against an onslaught of Terrible Turks: it's the story of Tom Jenkins!
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Primary sources: Sited articles from American Newspapers.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Battlecade Extreme Fighting 1
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
It was the first attempt at a sustainable alternative to the UFC in the United States. It was the home of breakout stars, the earliest high level competitive fights in the sport, and had a strong corporate backer to make it happen.
So what could possibly go wrong?
Join Nick and Chango as they discuss Battlecade Extreme Fighting!
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Primary Sources:
-The New York Times
-https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/4/22/5367516/mma-origins-battlecade-extreme-fighting-igor-Zinoiev-ralph-gracie-maurice-smith-john-perretti
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Clarence Whistler, Part 2
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Join Nick and Chango for a tale of bitterness, vengeance, snitching to the press, and... cannibalism?
Things get wild as our look at Clarence Whistler's life continues!
Venmo research donations accepted at @nicholas-gossert
Primary Sources:
-Cited newspaper articles
-William Muldoon: The Solid Man Conquers Wrestling and Physical Culture, by Ken Zimmerman Jr
-Shooters: The Toughest Men in Profession Wrestling, by Jonathan Snowden
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Clarence Whistler
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
It's a story of raw strength, strong booze, weird lies, carnival tours, and the usual insanity you subscribed for!
Today Nick and Chango discuss "The Kansas Cyclone" Clarence Whistler!
Venmo research donations accepted at @nicholas-gossert
Primary Sources:
-Cited newspaper articles
-William Muldoon: The Solid Man Conquers Wrestling and Physical Culture, by Ken Zimmerman Jr
-Shooters: The Toughest Men in Profession Wrestling, by Jonathan Snowden