Stealing The Moon

99 White Spy Balloons - A somewhat comprehensive history of balloons, airships and dirigibles.

Hello! Welcome to the fifth episode of Things I Find Cool* That you might find cool too! Today we are going to be going over a comprehensive history of balloons, airships and dirigibles.  We are going to cover everything from the invention of the hot air balloon in 1783 France to the Hindenburg disaster, the Cleveland balloon fest all the way to the modern spy balloons we have been hearing about in the news. And aliens... possibly? The resources I’d like to shout out this week are: Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.hybridairvehicles.com nationalbaloonmuseum.com https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/project-fugo-the-japanese-balloon-bombs/ http://www.slate.com/id/2219775/ Thank you for tuning in! New Episode every Two weeks on Fridays. The next one will be on March 24th.   As always, you can reach me at thingsifindcoolpodcast@gmail.com if you have any questions or feedback. I Appreciate you, and don’t stop asking why!

World of Cats

Hello! Welcome to the Fourth Episode of Things I Find Cool* That you might find cool too! In this episode we are going to be answering some questions like whats a cat, what’s with all the nipples, how did they get to be so small, and why are they so freaking cute?!  We're going to cover all that and more, so sit back and relax and you might find it cool too! The resources I’d like to shout out this week are: https://excitedcats.com/how-far-can-cats-hear Encyclopedia Brittanica Netflix - Inside the Mind of a Cat livescience - Feline Vision: How Cats see the world Thank you for tuning in! New Episode every Two weeks on Fridays. The next one will be on March 10th. This episode was a week late but I was sick! Sorry folks!  As always, you can reach me at thingsifindcoolpodcast@gmail.com if you have any questions or feedback. Don't stop asking why!

Stealing The Moon

On the Third episode of Things I Find Cool* I talk about the moon, how we got there and the NASA Co-op students that tried to steal it. Hopefully, you all find it cool too! Special Thanks: Million Dollar Rock Heist - a great documentary by Nat Geo Sheer Lunacy - Michael Goldstein - Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2004 Curator.JSC.nasa.gov GRC.Nasa.Gov You can reach me at ThingsIFindCoolPodcast@gmail.com Thank you, and see you in two weeks!

West Edmonton Mall - Capitalist Fever Dreamland

On the second episode of Things I Find Cool* That You Might Find Cool Too! I go over the history of the West Edmonton Mall and some of the attractions it had to offer.  Unfortunately, I couldn't talk about everything, notably the flamingos... My bad. Hopefully, you all find it cool too!  Special Thanks :  Maman Lemieux https://bestedmontonmall.com -- Please check out this website. I learned a ton, and their photos/videos are amazing.  http://shoppingmallmuseum.blogspot.com  CBC Newsday with Kelly McClughan - For The Fantasyland audio  The Edmonton Journal Archives  The YouTube channel Coaster College -- For some of the Mindbender info You can reach me at ThingsIFindCoolPodcast@gmail.com Thank you, and see you in two weeks!

Lava Lamp (The somewhat comprehensive history)

In the debut episode of Things I Find Cool* That You Might Find Cool Too! I go over the history of the Lava Lamp with a brief guest spot for the DeHavilland Mosquito.  Hopefully you all find it cool too! Special Thanks :  www.flowoflava.com Chemmatters - April 1997 - D. Robson Mathmos You can reach Things I Find Cool* @ ThingsIFindCoolPodcast@gmail.com