Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1889, inventor Louis Glass moved his "nickel-in-a-slot" into a saloon in San Francisco, beginning the age of the jukebox and giving the generations without smartphones and streaming services the chance to push a button and listen to a song. Plus: Chris Nikic has just become the first person with Down syndrome to finish an Ironman triathlon. How the Jukebox Got Its Groove (Popular Mechanics) Chris Nikic is the First Person with Down Syndrome to Ever Complete a Full Ironman (The Sifter) Help keep our on-demand audio coming as a backer on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message