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5 min readBonus Episode 58 PREVIEW: The Circus Train
The episode opens with two elephant stories that both end badly, but in very different ways. The first is Jumbo, the famous circus elephant whose name became synonymous with anything oversized. Captured by poachers in 1860, Jumbo was given a name that corrupts the Swahili word "jambo" (hello) — kidnapped and literally called "Mr. Hello." He was sold through a German menagerie, shipped to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and eventually traded to the London Zoo in 1865. There he spent two decades grinding down his tusks in frustration, suffering nightly rages, and giving elephant rides to children. When former Bridgeport mayor P.T. Barnum bought him in 1885 and brought him to America, Jumbo became the star of Barnum's railroad circus — right up until September 15, 1885, in St. Thomas, Ontario.
The Legend of Jumbo
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What you'll learn
- 1 Bonus Episode 58 PREVIEW: The Circus Train
- 2 Timestamped Outline
- 3 (00:00) **Two Elephant Incidents Introduced** - The hosts set up that they'll discuss two elephant stories, starting with Jumbo
- 4 (01:03) **Jumbo's Origin Story** - Jumbo the elephant was captured by poachers in 1860, his name being a corruption of the Swahili word "jambo" meaning "hello"
- 5 (02:00) **French Language Digression** - The hosts descend into a heated argument about how to pronounce French words, specifically "Jardin des Plantes"
- 6 (04:33) **Jumbo Goes to London** - Jumbo was traded to the London Zoo in 1865, where he lived unhappily for two decades
- 7 (06:36) **Barnum Buys Jumbo** - P.T. Barnum, former mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, purchased the increasingly aggressive Jumbo amid public outcry
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Show Notes
Full *three hour forty-eight minute* video on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod/posts/circus-train-173217011
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