Cool Weird Awesome – Brady Carlson

Cool Weird AwesomeBrady Carlson2022-01-29T13:57:34-05:00

Abel Gonzales Is The Fried Food King Of The Texas State Fair (Cool Weird Awesome 856)

Brady Carlson2022-09-30T11:02:33-04:00September 30, 2022|

The Texas State Fair is getting underway, and if it's fried food you're after, you have Abel Gonzales Jr., aka "Fried Jesus," to thank.

Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries.

Recent Episodes

The Original Declaration Of Independence Had A Rough Century Or So (Cool Weird Awesome 855)

Brady Carlson2022-09-29T09:06:59-04:00September 29, 2022|

Mike Yurosek, The Founding Father Of Baby Carrots (Cool Weird Awesome 854)

Brady Carlson2022-09-28T09:31:37-04:00September 28, 2022|

The Dunce Cap Was Once A Hat Worn By Great Scholars (Cool Weird Awesome 853)

Brady Carlson2022-09-27T08:44:25-04:00September 27, 2022|

Cop Rock, The Show Where Police Sang As They Solved Crimes (Cool Weird Awesome 852)

Brady Carlson2022-09-26T08:52:46-04:00September 26, 2022|

There’s A House In The Middle Of France’s Loire River (Cool Weird Awesome 851)

Brady Carlson2022-09-23T06:40:15-04:00September 23, 2022|

Shows on robots

Waiters In Paris Once Went On Strike Over Mustaches (Cool Weird Awesome 753)

This Worm-Shaped Pipe-Clearing Robot Could Be The Fatberg Fighter We Need (Cool Weird Awesome 738)

A Robot Seacraft Is Exploring The Ocean For A Few Years (Cool Weird Awesome 659)

John Hanson, The Guy Who Was Sort Of President Before George Washington (Cool Weird Awesome 650)

Robots Are Trying To Clean Up The Beaches (Cool Weird Awesome 591)

Shows on music

A 10 Month Old Kitten Once Climbed The Matterhorn… Somehow (Cool Weird Awesome 844)

Pat Martino Became A Jazz Guitar Great – Twice (Cool Weird Awesome 835)

Gino Bartali Was A Champion And A Hero On A Bike (Cool Weird Awesome 812)

The U.S. Once Got A Fourth Of July Card From Over 5 Million Polish People (Cool Weird Awesome 802)

Portugal Once Moved Its Capital City To South America (Cool Weird Awesome 791)

Shows on inventions

A Chess “Robot” Beat Grand Masters In The 18th Century – Sort Of (Cool Weird Awesome 803)

A Typewriter Inventor Was Trying To Help A Blind Friend Send Letters (Cool Weird Awesome 795)

The Smart Pacifier Is A High-Tech Wearable That Helps Keep Newborns Healthy (Cool Weird Awesome 783)

“Smart Work Zones” Can Keep Workers Safe On Roads And Highways (Cool Weird Awesome 781)

Scientists May Be Able To Recreate Cleopatra’s Perfume (Cool Weird Awesome 775)

Shows on Black history

How Did U.S. Dollars Get Their Name? (Cool Weird Awesome 804)

When Jacqueline Cochran Broke The Sound Barrier (Cool Weird Awesome 774)

Molly Williams Was A New York Firefighter Before There Was a New York Fire Department (Cool Weird Awesome 764)

A Chef Got Irritated With A Wealthy Diner And That’s Why We Have Potato Chips (Cool Weird Awesome 731)

“The Fastest Cyclist In The World,” Major Taylor, Was A Black Sports Pioneer (Cool Weird Awesome 729)