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Stella The Dog Uses A Soundboard (Cool Weird Awesome 170)

Posted on November 13, 2019
Brady Carlson

Stella the dog lives with a speech-language pathologist and has been using a soundboard to “say” several dozen words, raising hopes that someday the show “Dog With A Blog” may come to life. Plus: Quilty the cat likes to spend his nights freeing the other cats at the animal shelter.

We’re Unleashing Drones On Cows And It’s For Their Health (Cool Weird Awesome 128)

Posted on September 16, 2019
Brady Carlson

The so-called quiet life on the farm is actually one of the most high-tech places on earth. As envisioned by the University of Kentucky research team, drones could fly above cow herds as they graze, learn which cow is which, and visually check each cow so see if they’re healthy.

Voyager 1 and 2 travel through the solar system

Voyager Went A Long, Long, Long Way: This Week’s YouTube Videos To Watch With Your Kids

Posted on September 6, 2019September 5, 2019
Brady Carlson

We are covering a LOT of ground in this roundup, as you’ll see.

A Bike Trip Around The World With A Cat (Cool Weird Awesome 113)

Posted on August 26, 2019
Brady Carlson

Dean Nicholson left his job and started a bike trip across the world. While riding through Bosnia, he heard a “desperate meow.” So, instead of riding solo, he decided the cat would come along.

Screencap from Goalkeeper Cat video

Goalkeeper Cat Makes The Save: This Week’s YouTube Videos To Watch With Your Kids

Posted on August 2, 2019August 1, 2019
Brady Carlson

Since YouTube’s recommendation engines are, shall we say, not entirely trustworthy, I’m declaring myself the Best Dad On The Internet and guiding you toward the good stuff.

The Most Powerful Cat May Be The One At 10 Downing Street (Cool Weird Awesome 91)

Posted on July 25, 2019July 26, 2019
Brady Carlson

Whenever a new Prime Minister takes office in the UK, the first question many people ask is: what happens to the cat living at the official residence at 10 Downing Street? We’ll look at some of the most famous felines to ever hold the title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.

Very cat-shaped line graph, with cat ears and a tail!

Podcast listens, as they stand right meow

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019
Brady Carlson

The 8 year old pointed out yesterday that the analytics for my podcast are cat-shaped. Thanks, Cool Weird Awesome listeners!

Rocky looking at a laptop

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Au Revoir, Rocky

Posted on June 11, 2019June 20, 2019
Brady Carlson

Sorry to report that our ageless wonder, Rocky the cat, has passed on.

Chester Arthur as "Chelsea Arthur"

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Where’s Francine Pierce? Or Martina Van Buren? What I’ve Been Reading This Week, June 2, 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019June 4, 2019
Brady Carlson

Some excellent links from the past week.

Cool Weird Awesome 35: The Spy Whale Who Loved Me

Posted on May 8, 2019May 9, 2019
Brady Carlson

The story of the whale wearing a GoPro that might be some kind of Russian surveillance agent is pretty wild, but it’s not even close to the first time governments have turned to animals for surveillance purposes.

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