hackertube.io

RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.

Jon Bois · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Documentaries & storytellingSports & athletics

What it is

Jon Bois tells the story of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon, a chaotic race involving fraud, rat poison, brandy, feral dogs and near-deaths. It is an episode of his show Pretty Good.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “here's one of my favourites”

    Jon Bois on the chaotic 1904 Olympic marathon.

    bretthopper, 2019-07 · Strong recommendation · in “A Fan’s Notes: Unsolicited Praise for Sportswriter Jon Bois”

  2. “He has a video on the marathon that's very worth the 21 minutes”

    Jon Bois's 21-minute retelling of the 1904 marathon.

    dustincoates, 2020-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Running a marathon was never crazier than during the 1904 St Louis Olympics”

  3. “I recommend the following video by Jon Bois in his inimitable style”

    More elaborate retelling of the 1904 Olympic marathon in Bois's style.

    kibwen, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “The 1904 Olympic Marathon (2012)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: jon bois, olympics, marathon, storytelling, 1904

Also recommended by the same people