Wed. 07/06 - Big Mouth Billy Bass

<p><strong><em>We take a deep dive into the freshwater lake origins of Big Mouth Billy Bass, the singing fish, and his riptide success in the early 2000s. And, in other peak scientific innovation news, the Large Hadron Collider has been booted up once more and already discovered three new exotic particles. </em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription <a href="http://calm.com/coolstuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">calm.com/coolstuff</a></li><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/big-mouth-billy-bass-history-inventor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Oral History Of Big Mouth Billy Bass</a> (MEL)</li><li><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/big-mouth-billy-bass-history/kellie-kreiss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rise And Fall Of Big Mouth Billy Bass, The Kitschy Singing Wall-Fish That Ruled The Year 2000</a> (Ranker)</li><li><a href="https://thehustle.co/big-mouth-billy-bass-story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How a robotic singing fish made $100m in one year</a> (The Hustle)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/PwAClkbVDRU?t=670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singing Bird Clock commercial</a> (Dakota Clark, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinheckart/video/7088886685081095466?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wellerman, performed by Bill Bass and friends</a> (Kevin Heckart, TikTok)</li><li><a href="https://home.cern/news/news/physics/lhcb-discovers-three-new-exotic-particles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LHCb discovers three new exotic particles</a> (CERN)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/cern-scientists-observe-three-exotic-particles-first-time-rcna36698" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CERN scientists observe three 'exotic' particles for fi