Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them fail, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it. Plus: today in 1983, the release of “Murmur,” the first full album by rock greats R.E.M. And during the making of that record, a member of the band helped a very different recording project happen. The $1 million shot that changed sports contests forever (ESPN)R.E.M. Share Memories Of Debut Album Murmur Released 40 Years Ago Today (Stereogum)Back our show on Patreon, for a million dollars a month or just one, whichever is fine