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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: “Pomp And Circumstance,” A Graduation Musical Tradition, Was Not Written For Graduations
Description: Commencement season is here, which means a lot of people hearing a composition known as “Pomp and Circumstance.” Though that piece of music was not written with graduation in mind. Plus: today in 2023, a herd of cows help catch a guy who'd fled a traffic stop (!) The Beautiful Irony of Pomp and Circumstance (WCRB)After man flees traffic stop, cows lead officers "directly to where the suspect was hiding," North Carolina police say (CBS News)Backing this show on Patreon would be a nice gift for a new graduate, just saying