Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Happy National Apple Day! Today it's the story of Maria Ann Smith, who discovered the tart, juicy green apple now known around the world as the Granny Smith. Plus: today in 1969, the Beatles’ record company, Apple, got a telegram asking if Paul McCartney wanted to come to New York for a pretty special recording session. Who was Granny Smith? (City of Ryde via Archive.org) Jimi Hendrix Sought Paul McCartney for Supergroup with Miles Davis (Rolling Stone) This show grows like an apple tree thanks to our backers on Patreon  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support