Babbo Natale, The Yule Goat and The World’s Many Christmas Gift Givers

Santa Claus may be the man with the bag in the US today, but in other parts of the world there are some very different gift givers. We'll ride with a few of them to celebrate the many ways people celebrate December 25. Merry Christmas!

By |2024-12-06T06:12:31-05:00December 25, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Black Firefighters In Chicago Helped Give The World The Fire Pole

Today in 1872, the Chicago Tribune reported on the launch of a new fire station that would change the profession of firefighting forever by inventing the fire pole. 

By |2024-12-02T08:17:37-05:00December 6, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

When Pat Boone Made A Heavy Metal Record

In January 1997, Pat Boone - the pop and gospel singer - made a record where he sang Hendrix, AC/DC, Deep Purple and Metallica. How did he, of all people, end up "In A Metal Mood"?

By |2024-12-16T06:56:06-05:00January 21, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Rhinelander, Wisconsin Is America’s Hodag Headquarters

Wisconsin’s most fearsome folk monster has been in Harry Potter and tangled with the Scooby Gang, but the Hodag is beloved in the community of Rhinelander.

By |2024-12-08T16:31:24-05:00July 11, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |
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