Skating The Law - Season 2 Episode 4
02/03/21 • 15 min
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Would you believe the arrest of a CIA double agent who spied for Russia and had at least ten foreign agents killed wasn't the headline story? What possibly could have had everyone's attention so that nothing else mattered? Find out in this episode of Top Fold!
Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.
What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.
Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.
Sources for S2 Ep 4 Skating the Law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skater-nancy-kerrigan-attacked
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksana_Baiul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-10-23-9410230405-story.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/02/gif-guide-figure-skaters-jumps-olympics/357723/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA32W9t8YOU
https://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-harding/1994/02/1994_winter_olympics_tonya_har.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-02-25-9402250278-story.html
Would you believe the arrest of a CIA double agent who spied for Russia and had at least ten foreign agents killed wasn't the headline story? What possibly could have had everyone's attention so that nothing else mattered? Find out in this episode of Top Fold!
Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.
What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.
Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.
Sources for S2 Ep 4 Skating the Law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skater-nancy-kerrigan-attacked
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksana_Baiul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-10-23-9410230405-story.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/02/gif-guide-figure-skaters-jumps-olympics/357723/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA32W9t8YOU
https://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-harding/1994/02/1994_winter_olympics_tonya_har.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-02-25-9402250278-story.html
Previous Episode
High Rise and Fall - Season 2 Episode 3
It should have made front page headlines all over the country and the world. After years of planning Philippe Petit pulled off what Time magazine would call the "Artistic Crime of the Century". Instead of being in the news for weeks, it was barely noticed outside of New York City. What history changing event was being discussed by everyone all over the nation? Find out in this episode of Top Fold!
Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.
What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.
Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.
Sources for S2 Ep 3 High Rise and Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/30/archives/aerialist-a-hit-in-central-park.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF9l5RNsNWo (Man on Wire, 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zZVQPaKKQ (TED Talk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BouCsOqMzEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLJWSQlEzrY CBS news August 8, 1974
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/9/30/9916096/world-trade-center-philippe-petit-the-walk
https://allthatsinteresting.com/philippe-petit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbil5puqng news story about Petit
https://france-amerique.com/en/philippe-petit-the-last-sky-poet/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/newyork-tightrope/
https://gothamist.com/news/why-new-yorkers-couldnt-stand-the-twin-towers
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/30/archives/aerialist-a-hit-in-central-park.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/080974-3.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes#The_%22smoking_gun%22_tape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/071773-1.htm
Next Episode
Cheerio, Ta-Ta, and Amen - Season 2 Episode 5
Her Royal Majesty came to America, on the world's largest yacht no less, but no one was talking about Her. What had everyone's attention that the Queen of England was NOT the top story. Find out in this episode of Top Fold!
Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.
What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.
Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.
Sources for S2 Ep 5 Cheerio, Ta-Ta, and Amen
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/queen-elizabeths-visit-to-san-diego-in-1983/509-828f384d-2b4a-4aea-bcdc-72c1797ae7bc
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-queen-elizabeth-ii-visits-california-1983-20160420-snap-htmlstory.html
https://www.biography.com/royalty/queen-elizabeth-ii
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/26/Queen-Elizabeth-II-was-greeted-Saturday-in-her-first/6886415083600/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/25/The-following-is-a-schedule-for-Queen-Elizabeth-IIs/5765414997200/ (Queen’s schedule)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAtG6VAG5fA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_EsEPWPcVI
https://www.stripes.com/news/reagan-queen-saddle-up-for-a-ride-at-windsor-castle-
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/02/us/queen-s-party-fords-streams-in-rain.html
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/14/The-last-episode-of-M-A-S-H-was-a-royal-flush/3459416466000/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Farewell_and_Amen
https://www.metv.com/lists/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-m-a-s-h-finale
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-mash-airs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/28/106-million-people-watched-mash-finale-35-years-ago-no-scripted-show-has-come-close-since/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_EsEPWPcVI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_M*A*S*H_characters#Henry_BlakeRatings Analysis.https://www.mash4077tv.com/articles/gfa-ratings/
https://variety.com/2019/tv/ratings/game-of-thrones-series-finale-draws-19-3-million-viewers-sets-new-series-high-1203220928/
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