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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: El Reno, Oklahoma Is The Home Of The Fried Onion Burger
Description: Today in 1989, El Reno, Oklahoma held its first ever El Reno Burger Day. It was in honor of a local creation that's been popular for almost a century, the fried onion burger. Plus: for Tchaikovsky's birthday, the story of how a benefactor gave him a stipend that let him compose full time... with one very unusual string attached.
El Reno’s Fried Onion Burger Packed With Flavor And Long History (News9.com)
Tchaikovsky: Conflicted, Neurotic, Brilliant (California Symphony)
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