About Brady Carlson

Brady Carlson is a writer and radio host from Madison, Wisconsin.

In Iceland, People Help Baby Puffins By Throwing Them Off Cliffs (Cool Weird Awesome 1318)

Around this time of year, volunteers on the Westman Islands, off Iceland's southern coast, are on puffling patrol, trying to help lost baby puffins get to sea by tossing them off cliffs. As one does.

By |2024-09-26T07:23:00-04:00September 26, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Keeping Mold From Growing On Space Stations Takes Extra Effort, But It’s Worth It (Cool Weird Awesome 1317)

Astronauts who live and work on space stations have to make sure to clean every last spot in their quarters, partly to keep big balls of moldy goo from growing!

By |2024-09-25T07:52:41-04:00September 25, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Jimmy Doolittle Proved Pilots Can Fly Completely By Instruments (Cool Weird Awesome 1316)

Today in 1929, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle did what no other pilot had done before: take off, fly and land only using instruments and radio.

By |2024-09-24T06:25:03-04:00September 24, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |

The “Space Capsule” On The Roadside Near Winganon, Oklahoma (Cool Weird Awesome 1315)

Around this time in 2011, two people in Oklahoma gave themselves and their part of the state a very off-the-beaten-path anniversary gift: the Winganon Space Capsule. 

By |2024-09-23T06:56:42-04:00September 23, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Why Did The Fonz Jump The Shark In The First Place? (Cool Weird Awesome 1314)

The phrase “jump the shark” is now a shorthand we use for the moment a show or a story turns absolutely ridiculous and keeps heading downhill. But why the heck did it happen at all?

Dean Jones Put On A Cricket Clinic While He Was Sick And Extremely Dehydrated (Cool Weird Awesome 1313)

Today in 1986, Australian cricketer Dean Jones stepped up during a really important match, literally leaving it all on the field as he played through high heat and humidity, dehydration, exhaustion and illness.

By |2024-09-19T08:05:10-04:00September 19, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Jim Delligatti, The Father Of The Big Mac (Cool Weird Awesome 1312)

For National Cheeseburger Day, here’s the story of the guy who brought us one of the world’s most massive and massively popular burgers.

By |2024-09-18T07:07:00-04:00September 18, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Sometimes Just A Five Second Break Is All It Takes To Get Along Better With A Spouse (Cool Weird Awesome 1311)

New research finds that couples can keep a conflict from escalating by taking a short break - and I mean, really short - during an argument.

By |2024-09-17T07:00:51-04:00September 17, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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