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Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries with Brady Carlson. Back us at http://patreon.com/bradycarlson

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00:03:26

How Bullwinkle Once Managed To Honk Off A Lot Of...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/11/19

Today in 1959, the premiere of the show we know today as Rocky and Bullwinkle. It was an extremely irreverent show, especially for its time… and that’s why one of its jokes ended up getting the producers in trouble. Plus: Chicago is celebrating 50 years of its famous film reviewing duo, Siskel and Ebert. Watch the Banned Bullwinkle Bumper That Had Kids Ripping Off TV Knobs & Parents Furious (Movieweb)Siskel & Ebert at 50 (Choose Chicago)Hey kids, go tell your grownups to donate to this

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00:03:00

Peel Off A Layer Of This Paper Plate For Earth’s Sake

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2025/11/18

Peelware is a company selling paper plates that can be reused more than a dozen times. When you're done using it, peel off the top layer and today in 2115, the release of the Robert Rodriguez movie 100 Years. peelable layers of paper plates break down without additional waste as single-use dishware (designboom)13 Completed Movies That Were Never Released (Screenrant)Our Patreon backers make every layer of our show possible, join them today

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00:03:46

Pedestrianism, The Enormously Popular 19th Century...

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2025/11/17

For National Take A Hike Day, we look back at a time in the 1800s when huge crowds bought tickets to see people walk around in loops for days at a time. Plus: for National Homemade Bread Day, the story of the bakery that made an eight-foot-long loaf for "I Love Lucy."The strange 19th-Century sport that was cooler than football (BBC) How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain (Atlas Obscura)I Love Lucy The Complete Picture History of the Most Popular TV Show Ever, Authorized by the

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00:03:04

“In A Pickle” Is A Phrase That Doesn’t Have Much To...

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2025/11/14

It's National Pickle Day! These briny cukes are versatile, and so is the word "pickle," even if some of the meanings of the word aren't very food related. Plus: there's a place in Utah that's famous for serving up pickle pie. Why Do We Say We're 'In a Pickle'? (HowStuffWorks)Utah Enjoys Its Pickles In A Sweet And Savory Slice Of Pie (Chowhound)It would be a really big dill if you backed our show on Patreon

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00:03:26

We Can Drop Artificial Snow With Help From Airplanes,...

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2025/11/13

Today in 1946, an airplane flying over Massachusetts gets snow to fall out of a cloud on demand. And that helped bring about the rise of artificial snow. Plus: today in 2023, Amber Harris of Tasmania has a very unusual reason for being late to work. Hacking The Weather To Make Man-Made Snow — In 1946 (GBH)The Olympics Have 100 Percent Fake Snow—Here’s the Science of How It Gets Made (Scientific American) Tasmanian woman tells office she can't come in as 600kg 'Neil the seal' is blocking

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00:03:12

Some Spiders May Add Extra Threads To Webs That Let...

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2025/11/12

Spider webs are both works of art and extremely practical, and there’s new research that finds they’re even more practical than we’ve realized. Plus: in Tulsa, Oklahoma, there's a new art installation made from more than 45,000 guitar picks. Spiders weave secret alarm system through web zigzags for prey detection, study finds (Interesting Engineering)BOK reveals new art installation made with over 45,000 guitar picks (FOX 23)Help build this show on the world wide web as a backer on Patreon

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00:03:58

During The Battle Of The Bulge, Vincent Speranza Made...

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2025/11/11

On this Veterans Day, the story of a young machine gunner with the 101st Airborne. His wounded friend asked for a drink and boy did he ever find one. Auburn soldier’s WWII experience became Bastogne legend (State Journal-Register)

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00:03:09

Before Hitting It Big With His Novels, Kurt Vonnegut...

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2025/11/10

This week in 1922, the birthday of Kurt Vonnegut. He wrote some of the most striking and acclaimed novels of the 20th Century, but before he became a literary giant, he tried his hand at something more small-scale: a board game. Plus: today in 2017, a fast food chain in Argentina decided to team up with its usual rival for a good cause. Kurt Vonnegut’s Lost Board Game Is Finally for Sale (Open Culture)Burger King embraces McDonald’s charity in 'Day Without Whopper' in Argentina (The

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00:03:32

Telephone Week: 39 Years After Making The First Phone...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/11/07

This week we're replaying episodes that are anything but phoned in. For this episode from January 2021, the first transcontinental conference call had a very special guest on the line. Plus: a restaurant in Montreal has a menu that weighs the pros and cons of each dish. This 1915 conference call made history (Computer World)Flashback 1914: Transcontinental Phone Line Finished (Sound & Vision)‘We are simply not the best,’ Montreal restaurateur says of his very honest menu (As It Happens)Our

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00:02:56

Telephone Week: When Maasai Herders Call The Wrong...

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2025/11/06

This week we're replaying episodes that are anything but phoned in. For this episode from July 2021, researchers found that for some Maasai herders in Tanzania, wrong number calls are an opportunity to get to know someone new. Plus: in 1294, a hermit monk chastised the cardinals of the Catholic Church for going years without choosing a new pope. So they promptly elected the monk. ‘Wrong number? Let’s chat’ Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials to make connections (The Conversation)A History

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00:02:42

Telephone Week: The Undertaker Who Developed...

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2025/11/05

This week we're replaying episodes that are anything but phoned in. For this episode from November 2021, the first automatic dial network happened because of a business dispute between two undertakers. Plus: the story of John Baxter Taylor, Jr, the first Black American to win an Olympic gold medal. Almon B. Strowger: The undertaker who revolutionized telephone technology (Spark Museum of Electrical Invention)First African American Olympic gold medalist was a Penn grad (University of

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00:02:44

Telephone Week: Indiana Bell Rotated And Moved Its...

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2025/11/04

This week we're replaying episodes that are anything but phoned in. For this episode from October 2021, the story of how an Indianapolis utility physically moved its 11,000 ton, eight story central office to a different location, while people worked inside. Plus: the governor of Colorado announces (with tongue firmly in cheek) that his state is tied for the state with the fewest number of shark attacks. An Incredible Move: The Indiana Bell Telephone Building (Amusing Planet)Colorado tied for

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00:03:19

Telephone Week: In Rural America, Some People Turned...

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2025/11/03

This week we're replaying episodes that are anything but phoned in. For this episode from April 2022, the story of several communities in Indiana that started their own wired telephone service, and the wire they used was plain old fence wire. Plus: Kansas City celebrates Fountain Day. Barb-Wire telephone line (Insulators.info)Barbed Wire Telephone Lines Connected The Old Frontier (Successful Farming podcast)Everything You Need To Know About Fountains In Kansas City (VisitKC)Reach out and touch

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00:03:20

If You’re Out Guising On Halloween Night In Scotland,...

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2025/10/31

Here in the US, we're getting ready for trick or treaters on this Halloween night. But in Scotland, kids go guising instead - because there, you can’t go door to door for candy without giving a bit of a show. Plus: a visit to a very creepy medical museum in Lexington, Kentucky. Halloween in Scotland (Historic UK)The Creepiest Museum In The Country Can Be Found Right Here In Kentucky (Only In Your State)Give yourself a treat when you back this podcast on Patreon

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00:03:19

Halloween Hoaxes About World War III Don’t Work So...

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2025/10/30

A lot of us enjoy a good pretend-scare around this time of year. But around this time in 1986, a school in California offered up a Halloween hoax that was a little too on the nose for the student body. Plus: a public library in Massachusetts has a ghost hunting kit that patrons can check out and use. School Prank--Pupils Told That War Has Started (Los Angeles Times)Ghost Hunting Kit Available at the Public Library (Neatorama)It’s no hoax to say that our Patreon backers make this show happen, join

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00:03:04

“Cat Man” Rex Shepherd Helped Put Some Of The British...

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2025/10/29

For National Cat Day, we have the story of how one of the biggest museums in the world once had to deal with a large collection of feral cats. Though of course the museum wasn't the only workplace in the UK that had cats in important places. The British Museum podcast: The purrrplexing story of the British Museum cats (British Museum)Bureaucats: The felines with official positions (BBC)Help this show avoid cat-astrophe as a backer on Patreon

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00:03:27

KISS Made A TV Movie Where They Fought Their Evil...

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2025/10/28

Today in 1978, the premiere of the TV movie “KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park. It was meant to be a big moment for the band, but that's not quite how it worked out. Plus: today in 1933, a newsreel announced that to stop traffic jams in Bronxville, New York, police would enforce a three-second limit on kisses at the train station. KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park (BradyCarlson.com) Kiss Get Superpowers In A TV Movie (Songfacts)Commuters' Kisses Cut By Police To End Traffic Jam

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00:03:01

There’s A Fake House In Brooklyn That Covers Up Real...

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2025/10/27

New York City's subway system is, of course, mostly underground, but some of the equipment that isn't is hiding in plain sight. Like an equipment room that’s disguised as a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights. Plus: Austria could someday have electric towers designed to look like some of its signature animals. A Fake Brownstone in Brooklyn Hides a Secret Subway Ventilator (Untapped New York) power lines shaped as animal sculptures supply electricity across austria (designboom)Keep our show

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00:03:31

During The Great Depression, A Community In...

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2025/10/24

In the Great Depression, people had to get creative to handle the many economic challenges that were coming their way. Like how Pismo Beach, California found a good stand-in for regular currency: clamshells. Plus: three black bears at a zoo in California get a visit from a wild black bear. Clamshell Currency (Hakai Magazine)When Seashells Were Money (Messy Nessy Chic) 'Polite Visitor:' Bear Sneaks Into NorCal Zoo To Visit Fellow Bears (Patch)Share a few clams a month on our Patreon page and

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00:03:01

When It’s Sheep Shearing Time In Wales, It’s Time To...

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2025/10/23

Ahead of National Hug a Sheep Day on Saturday, the story of a special treat that farmers in Wales used to make: Sheep-Shearing Cake. Plus: this Saturday in Claremore, Oklahoma, it’s the Route 66 Pecan & Music Festival. Welsh Shearing Cake or Cacen Gneifo (Daffodil Kitchen)Route 66 Pecan & Music Festival It would be shear perfection (pun intended) if you backed our show today on Patreon

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