Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today is National No Homework Day. For many years in the US, every day was a no homework day - but then Sputnik happened. Plus: this weekend in North Carolina, it's the Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival.  How the Cold War Space Race Led to U.S. Students Doing Tons of Homework (History.com) Ham and Yam Festival  Our Patreon backers make it so we can do our homework on each episode of the show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support