# Jan Mashiani

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Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

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. * Thanks for listening! Our next…

Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

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. * Thanks for listening! Our next…

Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

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. * Thanks for listening! Our next…

August 31, 1904 - Tswana tribesmen Jan Mashiani and Len Taunyane return to Africa after running the Olympic marathon

Today is Sunday, August 31st, 2025, and on this day in 1904, Tswana tribesmen Jan Mashiani and Len Taunyane departed St Louis after having competed in the Olympic Marathon the previous day.   In this episode, we’ll learn more about how Mashiani and Taunyane became the first Black athletes of any…

1904 Olympic Marathon

In 1904, the U.S. hosted its first Olympics. It had a host of problems. But the event that was the most dangerous for athletes was the marathon. Research: Abbott, Karen. “The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever.” Smithsonian. Aug. 7, 2012. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo…

EP234: The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon, Learning Not To Judge and The Comfort of Canine Companionship and The Cloud-Juicing Entrepreneur Who Bottles Rainwater

On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares the story of how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis and the infamous marathon event. Stephen Rusiniak shares about his four-legged son that helped him and his wife through their struggle with infertility. There are over 80 bot…

Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

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. * Thanks for listening! Our next…

EP73: The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Creator of The Coors Light Silver Bullett

On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares the story of how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis and the infamous marathon event and Marc Barrios tells the story of how he left his mark on the American Advertising Industry when he immigrated from Cuba as a refugee and we…

Human Experiments_ Trafficked Athletes _ Poisoned Runners_ America_s 1st Olympics __Dark Summer

The 1904 St. Louis Olympics were supposed to be a celebration of American greatness. Instead, they became the darkest games in Olympic history—a grotesque spectacle where human beings were treated as lab rats, poisoned with rat killer, and put on display for the entertainment of a nation that saw t…