The Wizard of iPhone Speaks
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks
John MaGuirk
Episode 14: Let me tell you my only Olympic Story -- I heard Jessie Owen's explain his Olympic Triumph over the Natzis
11 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 7:36 pm.
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Closing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church.Jessie Owen personally ruined Hitler’s Olympics by winning three gold medals. 100 Yard Dash, 200 Yard, and anchor man of the 4 by 400 Relay. At the time unheard of in track and field events.If you would like to read the whole story for yourself, you can find Nazi Games or Berlin Games, look for them on Amazon. I donated my copies to a church library. Meanwhile, Olympic Americans, who shouldn’t have been there, were also winning gold. Read The Boys In The Boat.Next time on the Podcast Word Doctor, I’ll explain to my colleague Grammar Girl, the origin of the term “full stop”/UK — There is no upper case on a Morse key.