Weird Wednesday - 2024 Word of the Year, Fake Gibson Guitars Seized, Underwater Living Record Attempt, and the Defective Candy Bar; plus TDIH - Henry Ford's Peach Ship

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'Brain rot' is the Oxford University Press word of the year | AP News

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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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It’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has the Oxford Word of the Year, fake Gibson guitars, a 'living underwater' record attempt, and a defective candy bar. Plus, on 'This Day in History', Henry Ford’s Peace Ship expedition fails miserably during WWI … or perhaps it did not? We've got the details of this peculiar story featuring the famous industrialist.

Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year | Scientific American

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port | AP News

Watch: German man attempts to break record for living underwater - UPI.com

Day 60: Halfway to History! - Ocean Builders

German tries to break world record living underwater | Video | 2news.com

Man compensated $2.53 after unwrapping smooth Mars bar - UPI.com

Smooth Mars bar wins Aylesbury man £2 compensation – and internet fame | UK news | The Guardian

TDIH: The Peculiar Case of Henry Ford

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Weird Wednesday - 2024 Word of the Year, Fake Gibson Guitars Seized, Underwater Living Record Attempt, and the Defective Candy Bar; plus TDIH - Henry Ford's Peach Ship

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'Brain rot' is the Oxford University Press word of the year | AP News

Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year | Scientific American

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port | AP News

Watch: German man attempts to break record for living underwater - UPI.com

Day 60: Halfway to History! - Ocean Builders

German tries to break world record living underwater | Video | 2news.com

Man compensated $2.53 after unwrapping smooth Mars bar - UPI.com

Smooth Mars bar wins Aylesbury man £2 compensation – and internet fame | UK news | The Guardian

TDIH: The Peculiar Case of Henry Ford

Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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