Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

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

  1. 23H AGO

    Some Spiders May Add Extra Threads To Webs That Let Them Know When There’s Prey Nearby

    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

    3 min

  2. 1D AGO

    During The Battle Of The Bulge, Vincent Speranza Made A Beer Run For The Ages

    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)

    4 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Before Hitting It Big With His Novels, Kurt Vonnegut Invented A Board Game

    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 Drum) Back our show today on Patreon so we don’t have to try to invent board games to pay the bills

    3 min

  4. 5D AGO

    Telephone Week: 39 Years After Making The First Phone Call, Alexander Graham Bell Joined A Transcontinental Conference Call

    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 Patreon backers really are the best

    4 min

  5. 6D AGO

    Telephone Week: When Maasai Herders Call The Wrong Number, They May End Up Making A New Friend

    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 of Papal Resignations (History.com) Saint Celestine V (Britannica) Answer the call of Cool Weird Awesome and back the show on Patreon!

    3 min

  6. NOV 5

    Telephone Week: The Undertaker Who Developed Automatic Phone Dialing

    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 Pennsylvania) Help us invent hundreds more episodes of our show as a backer on Patreon

    3 min

  7. NOV 4

    Telephone Week: Indiana Bell Rotated And Moved Its Office Building – And Kept Working There During The Move

    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 state with fewest shark attacks, Gov. Jared Polis boasts (Denver Post) Our Patreon backers are number one in all the good categories

    3 min

  8. NOV 3

    Telephone Week: In Rural America, Some People Turned Their Wire Fences Into Phone Lines

    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 someone (figuratively speaking) as a backer on Patreon

    3 min
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