EPISODE · Mar 12, 2024 · 3 MIN
A Boycott Against Charles Boycott Gave Us The Word “Boycott”
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century anytime people decide to deliberately take their business away from a group or a company. Plus: this month in Worcester, Massachusetts, you can cover the fees for lost or missing books and DVDs by sending the library a cat picture. Charles Boycott: The Man Who Became a Verb (Amusing Planet) Act meow: Cat pics will pay your fines at Worcester's libraries (WBUR) There are lots of reasons you could back our show on Patreon, and no good reasons to boycott it
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Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century anytime people decide to deliberately take their business away from a group or a company. Plus: this month in Worcester, Massachusetts, you can cover the fees for lost or missing books and DVDs by sending the library a cat picture. Charles Boycott: The Man Who Became a Verb (Amusing Planet) Act meow: Cat pics will pay your fines at Worcester's libraries (WBUR) There are lots of reasons you could back our show on Patreon, and no good reasons to boycott it
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