A Teacher In Illinois Made The Washington DC Trip A Spring Break Tradition
There’s a story behind why so many students have spent so many spring breaks in our capital city, and it starts with a single teacher.
Searcy County, Arkansas Is The World’s Chocolate Roll Capitol
It's our sixth birthday, so our Patreon backers get an exclusive episode of the show for the next year!
It’s Farm Week on Cool Weird Awesome
We’re replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes this week.
Tim Wong Became The Best Friend A Rare Butterfly Ever Had
It's National Learn About Butterflies Day, so here’s the story of a guy who turned his backyard into a habitat for a rare type of butterfly, and it worked out pretty well.
SS Baychimo, The “Ghost Ship” That Kept Reappearing In The Ocean
This month in 1962, one of the last appearances of a ship that would reappear from time to time off the western coast of North America, decades after it was abandoned.
Mitchelville Was The First US Town Led By Formerly Enslaved People
This month in 1863, the founding of a town that made history: Mitchelville was the first town in the United States to be governed by formerly enslaved people.