The New York Mets Once Made A Mule Their Mascot (Cool Weird Awesome 874)

It's National Mule Day, so it's a great day to celebrate a mule who singlehandedly… showed up at some Major League Baseball games. Here's the story of the official mule mascot of the New York Mets.

By |2024-07-01T08:17:23-04:00October 26, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The San Diego Chicken Almost Moved To Atlanta (Cool Weird Awesome 330)

Back in 1978 the San Diego Chicken was winning huge numbers of fans - which is why Atlanta owner Ted Turner tried to coax the man inside the chicken suit, Ted Giannoulas, to move east.

By |2024-06-29T08:30:47-04:00June 29, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Could You Be The New Voice Of Big Tex? (Cool Weird Awesome 273)

They’re holding auditions for the next voice of Big Tex, the 55 foot tall cowboy that’s the embodiment of the Texas State Fair. He's joined forces with the X-Men and survived catching on fire, not he just needs someone to help him talk about his long career.

By |2024-04-02T09:24:50-04:00April 2, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Most Powerful Cat May Be The One At 10 Downing Street (Cool Weird Awesome 91)

Whenever a new Prime Minister takes office in the UK, the first question many people ask is: what happens to the cat living at the official residence at 10 Downing Street? We'll look at some of the most famous felines to ever hold the title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.

By |2024-07-25T07:05:00-04:00July 25, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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