Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

It's National Waitstaff Day, and whether or not you're back to dining out, it's a good time to figure out a little of where restaurants come from. (It's complicated.) Plus: the website ThisWordDoesNotExist creates words that sound real but aren't.  When Did People Start Eating In Restaurants? (History.com) ThisWordDoesNotExist.com is rewriting the dictionary with the help of AI (The Verge) There are few words that compare with the word "backer." Join us today on Patreon.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message