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Cool Runnings - Bobsledding is Hella Dangerous
Manage episode 208503714 series 1305971
Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 1993 Disney sports movie Cool Runnings, directed by John Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug, in which we learn just how close to the truth this movie stays (spoiler alert: not very!). We hope you enjoy!
Sources:
http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/sport/story/280229.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-real-story-of-the-cool-runnings-bobsled-team-2014-2
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jamaican-bobsledder-tal-stokes-takes-to-reddit-and-reveals-cool-runnings-was-mostly-made-up?ref=scroll
http://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-interesting-sport-the-true-story-behind-cool-runnings-was-very-different-to-the-film-20180109
https://www.insideedition.com/real-cool-runnings-1988-jamaican-bobsledder-says-true-story-was-even-more-remarkable-40754
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/jamaica-bobsled-calgary-olympics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/02/19/jamaicans-are-bobsledding-again-but-cool-runnings-is-still-racist/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.364fd64c3ea3
Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com
Music: www.bensound.com
48 episoder
Manage episode 208503714 series 1305971
Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 1993 Disney sports movie Cool Runnings, directed by John Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug, in which we learn just how close to the truth this movie stays (spoiler alert: not very!). We hope you enjoy!
Sources:
http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/sport/story/280229.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-real-story-of-the-cool-runnings-bobsled-team-2014-2
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jamaican-bobsledder-tal-stokes-takes-to-reddit-and-reveals-cool-runnings-was-mostly-made-up?ref=scroll
http://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-interesting-sport-the-true-story-behind-cool-runnings-was-very-different-to-the-film-20180109
https://www.insideedition.com/real-cool-runnings-1988-jamaican-bobsledder-says-true-story-was-even-more-remarkable-40754
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/jamaica-bobsled-calgary-olympics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/02/19/jamaicans-are-bobsledding-again-but-cool-runnings-is-still-racist/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.364fd64c3ea3
Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com
Music: www.bensound.com
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