New York Once Built Artificial Reefs Out Of Old Ice Cream Trucks (Cool Weird Awesome 1278)

For National Ice Cream Day this Sunday, the story of how New York state once upcycled some ice cream trucks into artificial reefs around Long Island.

By |2024-07-18T07:57:51-04:00July 18, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Monster Trucks Started When A Guy Put Giant Tires On His Own Ride (Cool Weird Awesome 1084)

It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, so we thought we'd talk about one truck driver who added bigger and bigger parts to his pickup and ended up creating monster trucks.

By |2024-09-11T07:55:53-04:00September 11, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

How High-Tech Garbage Trucks Can Help Maintain A City (Cool Weird Awesome 1080)

A new project using smart cameras could help keep our neighborhoods in proper working order, and it’s all based around garbage trucks. 

By |2024-09-05T06:58:16-04:00September 5, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Hollywood Sign Was A Big Ad That Turned Into a Landmark (Cool Weird Awesome 1047)

100 years ago today, a land developer in southern California spent $21,000 on a sign to advertise a new housing project. The HOLLYWOOD sign has come a long way from that moment, but it hasn't always been easy.

By |2024-07-13T09:00:22-04:00July 13, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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