Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.
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Episode 26: Performance
Baseball, track, swimming, biking—is there any sport that hasn’t suffered a scandal in the past few years? It turns out that the obvious culprits—performance enhancing drugs—are just the tip of the iceberg for how chemistry can alter athletic competition. In today’s show we look at some of the chemistry going on both inside and outside athletes’ bodies.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:10 Element of the Week: Potassium
02:56 A Conversation with John Hoberman
07:28 Chemistry in Your Cupboard
10:48 Quote: Damon Hill
11:00 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Erin McLeary for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.