Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries with Brady Carlson. Back us at http://patreon.com/bradycarlson

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson is a society podcast hosted by Brady Carlson, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brady Carlson hosts Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson, a society show with 1,000 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #1703

  Early TV Sets Had “Implosion Guards” In Case The Screen Went Kablooey

  Aug 19, 20263 minS8

  Sometimes the rise of a hot new technology comes with growing pains. In the case of TV, there was a risk of literal pains - which is why early sets came with “implosion guards." Plus: an airport group in India puzzles people with its choice for a customer satisfaction award. The Cover-Up (Tedium) No planes, no problem: India's 'no 1 airport' Khajuraho has zero flights (Times of India) Use whatever screen’s in front of you now to support our podcast on Patreon

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #1702

  A Town In Canada Can Breathe Easier, Now That Tanks Of Old, Rotten Fish Sauce Are Leaving

  Aug 18, 20263 minS8

  For decades, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, has been smelling decades-old tanks of fish sauce when the wind blew toward town. But at long last that's starting to change. Plus: a couple in Ohio welcomes two new babies into the world, on the perfect day. Decades in the making, work begins to remove rotten fish sauce from St. Mary's plant (CBC) Northeast Ohio twins born on the same day as both parents (Cleveland 19) Your support for our show on Patreon would be a breath of fresh air

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #1701

  Using Dynamite To Make It Rain? Yeah, We Tried That Already

  Aug 17, 20263 minS8

  Today in 1891, the US government gave an explosive idea a try: they wanted to bring rain by putting dynamite in the air and then blowing it up. Plus: today in 2023, the Los Angeles Times reported on the popularity of climbing Yosemite's Half Dome, including the park's black bears (!) When the U.S. Government Tried to Make It Rain by Exploding Dynamite in the Sky (Smithsonian) Black bears are also scaling Yosemite’s Half Dome: What to do if you meet up (Los Angeles Times) Let’s make it rain on this podcast by backing us on Patreon

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #1700

  Poor Hilda Witcher Had Tens Of Thousands Of People Trying To Use Her Social Security Number

  Aug 14, 20264 minS8

  Today in 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. When there's confusion about whose Social Security Number is whose, it can get messy. Just ask one Hilda Witcher. Plus: starting tomorrow in North Carolina, it’s the Woodleaf Tomato Festival. Social Security Cards Issued by Woolworth (Social Security Administration) Woodleaf Tomato Festival Secure this show’s future as a supporter on Patreon

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #1699

  Why Rochester Can’t Get Enough Of The Garbage Plate

  Aug 13, 20263 minS8

  Western New York has some extremely beloved culinary traditions, and one of the most beloved is in Rochester, New York, where it's known as the Garbage Plate. Plus: yodelers in Switzerland have come up with some clever and effective ways to beat the heat this summer. How the Garbage Plate surpassed Kodak as Rochester's signature thing (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Swiss yodellers rehearse in public fountains as Basel swelters (MSN) Keep this show strong and (mostly) garbage free as a backer on Patreon

  ListenShow Notes

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.