Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1931, the birthday of Edward Packard, who along with R.A. Montgomery founded a book series that let millions of young readers pick the ending to the story: Choose Your Own Adventure. Plus: today in 1967, the first appearance of the Star Trek villain Khan Noonien Singh, who Gene Roddenberry named as a shout-out to an old war buddy.  The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books (The New Yorker) The Name's Familiar Mr. Leotard, Barbie, and Chef Boyardee (via Google Books) If you choose to help this show grow, go to our page on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support