New York City Cabs Used To Have Celebrities Remind Passengers To Buckle Up (Cool Weird Awesome 1342)

Today is apparently National Taxi Day, which means we get to talk about a program in New York City where they got some very famous voices to give safety tips for taxi riders.

By |2024-11-06T09:01:14-05:00November 6, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The New York Earth Room Is An Apartment Filled With Dirt, For Art’s Sake (Cool Weird Awesome 1321)

Today in 1935, the birthday of Walter De Maria, an artist behind one of the most unusual art installations you’ll ever come across: a loft in New York that he filled with dirt.

By |2024-10-01T04:58:16-04:00October 1, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Buckminster Fuller Proposed Putting A Big Dome Over Manhattan (Cool Weird Awesome 1274)

Today in 1895, the birthday of Buckminster Fuller, the “engineer, architect and futurist" who once proposed building a see-through dome over part of Manhattan to save energy and money.

By |2024-07-12T07:32:50-04:00July 12, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Thomas Fitzpatrick Landed Two Planes On The Streets Of New York City (Cruel Weird Awful 19)

In the 1950s, a guy made a baffling choice: he got drunk, started flying an airplane and landed the plane on the streets of Manhattan. Two years later he did the same thing again.

By |2024-07-06T08:47:25-04:00July 6, 2024|Categories: Cruel Weird Awful, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

New York City’s 311 System Has Gotten Some Wild Calls Over The Years (Cool Weird Awesome 1200)

This month in 2003, New York City launched its 311 service, a service that has helped residents with a wide range of non-emergency issues… and a few absolute head-scratchers. 

By |2024-03-11T07:43:39-04:00March 11, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

When The New Year’s Ball Drop Is Over, New York City Gets Busy Cleaning Up Times Square (Cool Weird Awesome 1159)

Each year New York City hosts huge crowds hoping to see the famous ball drop. But once the giant party is done and the revelers have headed home, the giant cleanup effort begins. 

By |2024-01-12T09:47:20-05:00January 1, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Nixon And Elvis, The Most Iconic Meeting In 70s History (Cool Weird Awesome 1152)

No meeting has ever been bigger than the one that happened today in 1970, when the King of Rock and Roll met the President of the United States. We'll explain how it happened.

The Egg Cream Is A Refreshing New York City Classic (Cool Weird Awesome 1083)

Today in 1664, the city previously known as New Amsterdam came under English control and was promptly renamed New York. So we're celebrating an NYC classic, the egg cream.

By |2024-09-08T08:24:15-04:00September 8, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The World Has Ankle Monitors Partly Because Of Spider-Man Comics (Cool Weird Awesome 1019)

Today in 1962, Spider-Man first appeared in comic books. He's had a huge influence on comics, movies, cartoons and really entertainment as a whole, but did you also know a Spider-Man comic helped lead to the creation of the first ankle monitor?

By |2024-06-05T06:59:33-04:00June 5, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The First Time Astronauts Walked In Space Without A Tether (Cool Weird Awesome 944)

Today in 1984, two US astronauts walked in space. And, for the first time, they weren’t connected to anything.

By |2024-02-07T09:52:35-05:00February 7, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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