24 11, 2022

When “WKRP” Thought Turkeys Could Fly For Thanksgiving (Cool Weird Awesome 895)

By |2022-11-24T16:09:50-05:00November 24, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

There aren't a lot of top-drawer Thanksgiving specials, but the "WKRP In Cincinnati" episode "Turkeys Away" may qualify. Here's some of the real life story that inspired the absolutely bonkers plot of the show. 

25 11, 2021

Wanda And Jamal, The Best Accidental Thanksgiving Friends Ever (Cool Weird Awesome 664)

By |2021-11-25T07:53:26-05:00November 25, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

For some people it can be hard to think of anything to be thankful for in this screwy year. But maybe this can help: the story of Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton, who accidentally ended up together on Thanksgiving and became good friends. Plus: a rainy Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade leads to a very weird situation for one of the iconic giant balloons. 

26 11, 2020

When The Macy’s Parade Rickrolled Thanksgiving (Cool Weird Awesome 428)

By |2021-10-19T10:56:38-04:00November 26, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

It really happened! On Thanksgiving 2008, a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade came to a halt, there was a record scratch, and none other than Rick Astley came out to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up." Plus: a pianist in Thailand is never going to give up his very unusual audience.

28 11, 2019

We’re Grateful For Off The Wall Thanksgiving Sides (Cool Weird Awesome 181)

By |2019-11-28T06:09:22-05:00November 28, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Happy Thanksgiving - and are you really gonna eat that? This holiday edition of Cool Weird Awesome celebrates that for which we are all most grateful: the bewildering foods that inexplicably become part of our annual Thanksgiving dinners, from "seafoam salad" to "tunies" to hot dog chunks warmed up in pizza sauce. Plus: holiday lights are coming, and "Peteyville" in Hammond, Indiana is one of the best and brightest displays you'll find.

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