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Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

By: Brady Carlson
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 Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries with Brady Carlson. Back us at http://patreon.com/bradycarlson Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/supportBrady Carlson Social Sciences
Episodes
  • We’ll Miss Maru, The Box-Obsessed Celebrity Internet Cat

    We’ll Miss Maru, The Box-Obsessed Celebrity Internet Cat
    Sep 15 2025

    Today we pay tribute to Maru the cat, one of web culture’s most beloved cats. YouTube cat fans and cardboard boxes will never be the same without him. Plus: today in 2015, a guy in Louisiana realizes he's in no condition to drive, so he finds a very different way home.

    The World Will Always Remember Maru (Neatorama)

    Drunk cowboy: 'Horse knows the way home' (WBRZ)

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    3 mins
  • How Pink Floyd Got A Man On Fire Onto An Album Cover

    How Pink Floyd Got A Man On Fire Onto An Album Cover
    Sep 12 2025

    Today in 1975, Pink Floyd released the album Wish You Were Here. It's a landmark both musically and visually, thanks to its cover featuring two men in suits are shaking hands… and one of them is on fire. Plus: starting tomorrow at the Nelson-Adkins Museum of Art, it’s the Kansas City Deaf Cultural Festival.

    The Story Behind Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Album Cover (American Songwriter)

    Kansas City Deaf Cultural Festival (Nelson-Adkins Museum of Art)

    Shine on you Patreon backers
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    3 mins
  • Roselle The Guide Dog Helped Her Human Get To Safety During The 9/11 Attacks

    Roselle The Guide Dog Helped Her Human Get To Safety During The 9/11 Attacks
    Sep 11 2025

    Today in 2001, as the world watched the horrific scene in lower Manhattan, and as those on scene faced all kinds of obstacles, a guide dog named Roselle stayed focused on her job, and helped her human get to safety.

    Michael Hingson (911Memorial.org)
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    4 mins
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