Here’s What Else Could Have Been Built Where The Eiffel Tower Now Stands (Cool Weird Awesome 509)

Today in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated and opened, but it was only one of hundreds of ideas for what should be built there. And some of the other proposed designs were wild.

By |2024-10-24T07:27:16-04:00March 31, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Victor Lustig, The Con Artist Who Sold The Eiffel Tower (Cool Weird Awesome 451)

Today is (we think) the birthday of Victor Lustig, perhaps the most notorious scammer of all time. He swindled Al Capone once and "sold" the Eiffel Tower twice! Plus: if you need help relaxing these days, try the ambient soundscapes of Swiss artist Zimoun.

By |2024-01-29T10:43:52-05:00January 4, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Radio Saved The Eiffel Tower (Cool Weird Awesome 271)

The Eiffel Tower was only supposed to stand in Paris for 20 years... but experiments in "wireless telegraphy" helped convince the powers that be to keep the tower in place.

By |2024-04-30T07:29:44-04:00March 31, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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