Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan | 64

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The Harding-Kerrigan rivalry exploded into sports infamy when Harding's ex-husband orchestrated an attack on Kerrigan before the 1994 Olympics. The scandal decimated Harding's career, but time has revealed a more nuanced perspective on her story. In this episode, we dissect the notorious feud and explore how both skaters have weathered 30 years of intense public scrutiny and left an indelible mark on pop culture.

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0:00.0	Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to diss and tell early and ad-free right now.
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0:14.4	Have you ever had a beef with someone that was so serious you considered physical violence against them?
0:24.1	Is that too intense of a question?
0:26.7	No, I'm deciding how much I want to share.
0:30.7	I mean, have I had the urge?
0:33.3	Sure, but any violence actually inflicted was always warranted by me.
0:38.5	Of course. No, I would never expect to be violent against anybody unwarranted.
0:43.9	See, the trick about the violence is that you can't do it,
0:47.2	but you can strongly insinuate that someone else should do it on your behalf,
0:51.2	and that's how you kind of get around it.
0:53.1	And that may or may not be what happened in today's feud.
0:56.1	Oh, okay.
0:57.4	I'm not a proxy girl myself, but excited to hear what this is about because what?
1:02.7	You don't outsource your beef?
1:05.1	No, if I'm going to do it, it's going to be me.
1:07.6	I'm going to take full ownership.
1:09.4	That's noble.
1:12.3	Well, okay, so today's feud starts off with a story that you probably are familiar with,
1:18.6	but let me paint the picture for you.
1:21.4	It's the day before the 1994 Olympic trials.
1:26.0	So this is the Winter Olympics?
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