The Darkest Show on Earth: The Circus
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Published 2022-03-31
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. The circus. What a fun place for everyone. Unless you’re one of the employees they threw off a moving train. Or are an animal at one. Or were what they considered a “freak” Or even just decided to go be in the audience the day it all got set ablaze. Oh yeah. Today we’re talking about the dark history of the circus. And believe me when I tell you, there is a whole bunch of shady stuff going on under the big top.
I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more dark history.
You can find Dark History podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday here on my Youtube for the visual side of things.
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Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
02:45 IT ALL STARTS WITH A PHILLIPROLL
06:06 PHILIP’s AMPITHEATRE
11:03 RICKETTS AND HIS FLAMING CIRCUS
17:24 DECADES OF EXPANSION & THE BIRTH OF THE BIG TOP
26:20 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN?
31:52 CURIOUSITIES OR SOMETHING CRUELER?
36:10 THE GREATEST MERGER
41:16 STEP RIGHT UP, AND ENTER THE DARKNESS!
44:32 THE RINGLING RACKET OF RACISM
52:55 I THOUGHT THE BIG TOP WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP FIRES SMH
55:51 ANIMAL FREAKING RIGHTS
1:00:08 CONCLUSION
Bibliography
docs.google.com/document/d/1lIRBAKRuGiv6V4Rj-ab_Yv…
Dark History is an Audioboom Original.
This podcast is Executive Produced by:
Bailey Sarian, Kim Jacobs, Dunia McNeily from 3arts, Ed Simpson, and Claire Turner From Wheelhouse DNA
Producer: Lexxi Kiven
Research provided by: Tisha Dunsten
Writers: Jed Bookout, Joey Scavuzzo, and Kim Yaged
I'm your host -- Bailey Sarian
Special thank you to Historical Consultant Dr. Janet Davis
Video Director: Trent Barboza and Eric Abell
Shot By: Zachariah Huckaby
Edited by: Jim Luci
Production Management: Meredith Ewinger
All Comments (21)
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Girl you need to do a dark history episode on HUMAN ZOOs… I literally had never heard of them in my 30+ years and they didn’t happen that long ago. They DEFINITELY didn’t teach that in our history classes down here in south Florida and I’ve never even heard of anyone speaking about it… it is WILD. I hope you read this xoxoxox
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I went to a circus 10 years ago. They brought out this massive old school animal crate and you could hear everyone freaking out in the audience thinking there would be an abused animal inside. It popped open and a little chihuahua in a dress walked out 😂
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The thought of George Washington clapping like a 4 year old and saying "YAAAYY HORSES!" has me giggling.
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I would love to see an episode SOLELY on "Freak Shows"
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Let us not forget about Tyke, the African elephant who went on a rampage in Honolulu after enduring terrible treatment and torment. So sad.
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”a certified insane person" I love how she just says that with a straight face
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Just wanna say RIP to all the poor animals who died scared & abused because of man ☹️ Hope they’re somewhere resting easy
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Can you please make a shirt that says “America loves a loophole”? Cause that’s brilliant 👏🏻
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This gal is blowing up. Everything she does is pure gold.
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Bailey! You should talk about the dark history behind obstetrics and gynecology. So many people, and esp women, have no clue the terrible origins of modern day OBGYN!
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"Those animals were looking for jobs. They applied willingly." 💀💀 Bailey, your humor and comedic timing are just 👌🏾💋 😂😂😂
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My Meemaw ran away at 16 to join the Smarts Brothers Circus in Scotland. I have this love hate relationship with that fact because she was young and didn’t know all what’s goes on when “training” the elephants, she just rode them and loved them. But how many people can say, ‘my grandmother joined the circus.’ She ended up getting pregnant by a Bulgarian trapeze artist and having to go back home, so it was short lived. But she was quite the woman with many amazing stories.
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Bailey, you're a gift to YouTube. You're the best teacher I've ever had!
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Joan is an absolute vibe. Always dressed to impress girl 👏🏼
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"Wasn't that fun? You learned about the circus." I can so picture Bailey as a kindergarten teacher. She would be a lot of fun with those little kids. She's make them cute little activists in no time. 😊😊😊
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you should definitely do an episode on the dark history of seaworld & the other parks they owned/were associated with them & the awful ways they captured the animals & terrible living conditions they kept them in, as well as the hazards of the trainers that were ignored for so long!
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Bailey you need to do a dark history on Walt Disney and the Disney brand 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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“Hey- you’re weird, come over here” is my favorite way to make friends
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I'm watching you from a little country called Botswana, Africa. And I just love love love you Bailey 😍 Your podcasts are my favorite things to watch honestly ❤️💖
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when I was five years old, my family went to see a circus in the next biggest town. one of the aerial acrobats ended up falling and breaking her neck. we were sitting in the front row. my mother is a doctor, and was the one that ran to help her. unfortunately, she died at the hospital that day. my sibling was the last person to ever get her autograph and picture with her. i’m so scared of circuses to this day
