Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1811,  the first known steamboat race takes place on the Hudson River. Yes, a couple centuries ago, racing steamboats was a thing. Plus: this month in 1377, a Buddhist monk in Korea published "Jikji," the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type. For Profit and Glory: Steamboat Racing on the Inland Rivers (Howard Steamboat Museum) Jikji: An Invaluable Text of Buddhism (Korea Times) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support