Bizaro!
"Bizaro! (TM) is a two-minute show in the tradition of and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story" (24M listeners DAILY) and Garrison Keillor's “A Prairie Home Companion” (2.6 M listeners WEEKLY). Both digital / radio series proving the timeless popularity of combining trivia with whimsical entertainment. Seniors particularly enjoy storytelling and needs trivia as a brilliant way to keep the mind sharp by learning new, and fun information about people, places, and things.
Episodes
8 episodes
His Tastes Became a National Sensation
Driving hundreds of miles as a Road Warrior in the early 1900s meant eating nearly all meals in a roadside diner. Minimum state and federal food safety regulations weren’t really enforced at the time. As a result, travelers took a gamble ...
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Three Words Made Her Famous at Age 81
After the television was invented in 1927, it took at least a decade to perfect the TV set. Then it took several more years to make the television a household staple. As television sets became more common, advertisers grew eag...
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Homeless In New York City
By 1973 this now internationally recognized actor had auditioned for nearly every casting agent in NYC. After being rejected on thousands of acting calls for various parts he eventually slept frigid winter nights inside a bus station. Des...
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Origins of an Iconic American Soda
Dr. John Pemberton invented this syrup in 1886 as a remedy for headaches. He sold it a few years later to Atlanta pharmacist Asa Candler. Tasters at the time said the new drink was delicious when combined with carbonated water. Alth...
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Episode 5
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This Inventor Lit Up the World
Who invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879? Well, it's not whom you think it is! This prolific American inventor was successfully sued for patent infringement. However, after researching 8,000 possible combinations usin...
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Episode 4
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She Made Cooking Easier
Her revolutionary cookbook remains popular and continuously reprinted since 1901. Prior to its publication did you know that for hundreds of years meals were prepared following pinches of this or handfuls of that? This method made it extremely ...
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Episode 3
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