1904's Comically Calamitous Olympic Games

In this podcast I’ll be taking you through the weird and wonderful history of everyone’s favourite hallucinogenic drug. This is the story of how LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, captured the mind of its creator, the CIA and approximately twelve billion musicians in the 1960s. You’ll also hear of lots of strange experiments and questionably meaningful experiences, brought to you by this most captivating of synthesized Swiss exports.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn of how the first Olympic Games to be held outside Europe became a hotbed of controversy and bizarre competition.This is the story of how the St Louis Olympics Games of 1904 was anything but the modern Olympic Games we’re all familiar with today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get taken back to one summer rammed full of lust, love and Utopianism.    This is the story of 1967’s famous Summer of Love, why it happened and how it ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode you'll hear the story of how we all owe our lives to one unassuming Russian man.What follows is the story of how Vasili Arkhipov made a decision so important that he single-handedly prevented all-out nuclear war.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how the planet’s least visited place was conquered with feats of endurance that tested, and sometimes exceeded, humanity’s physical and mental limits.This is the story of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and 17 incredibly inspiring – and sometimes tragic – expeditions to Earth’s most hostile environment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of how the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart, would become the figure at the centre of one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries.If you like what I’m doing with Jack’s Friday Shorts please give this podcast a subscribe, follow or review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me and learn of the mystery surrounding a young Russian princess and her family’s brutal execution. This is the story of how Anastasia Romanov died, only to be so convincingly impersonated after her passing, that much of the world believed her to be alive.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, I’ll be talking to you about a mysterious man who would become synonymous with the blues, a notoriety he is said to have gained only after selling his soul.This is the story of Robert Johnson’s deal with the devil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jack's Friday Shorts delves into the very literal theft of one of history’s most celebrated brains. What follows is a story about how Albert Einstein lost his brain.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of a young naval engineer who – depending on your perspective – is either one of the luckiest men ever to live or a figure of tragic misfortune. Written, voiced and produced by Jack Williams (@FindJackHere). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.