Unusual Music Week: The Oomphalapompatronium Is An Instrument That Lives Up To Its Unusual Name

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
14/06/2022 3 min

Listen "Unusual Music Week: The Oomphalapompatronium Is An Instrument That Lives Up To Its Unusual Name "

Descargar episodio Ver en sitio original

Episode Synopsis

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about music that sounds a little different. In this episode from August 2020 we look at the Oomphalapompatronium, a creation of Boston-area musician,  composer and inventor Len Solomon. And it definitely fits the name.  Speaking of words that fit with what they describe, did you know about  the word "aptronym"?
Meet the Guy Who Invented the Oomphalapompatronium (Wired)
Aptronym (Raven the Science Maven on Twitter)
Our favorite names are the names of our backers on Patreon

More episodes of the podcast Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

The First Electric Christmas Lights Were On A Rotating Tree 22/12/2025
Fred Thomas Played In The World Series While He Was On Active Duty In The US Navy 19/12/2025
Americans Accidentally Broke Plymouth Rock In Two - More Than Once 18/12/2025
Houston’s Hanukkah House Brings All The Lights For The Holidays (Hanukkah Special) 17/12/2025
The Society For The Prevention Of Useless Giving Tried To Get Americans Out Of All That Holiday Shopping 16/12/2025
How An Amendment James Madison Wrote In The 1790s Got Added To The US Constitution In The 1990s 15/12/2025
“O Holy Night” May Have Been The First Christmas Song Played On The Radio 12/12/2025
Jakob Mierscheid, The Imaginary Member Of Germany’s Real Parliament 11/12/2025
To Make A Cold War Documentary, NBC Funded An Escape Tunnel Under The Berlin Wall 10/12/2025
How Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” Became A Song For Every Christmas 09/12/2025
© 2003-2025 ZARZA | AHEAD OF OUR TIME
privacy policy
In God we trust In God we trust
PreSales Questions? Click Here
or call our toll-free line at +1-888-5002068 Miami, Florida, USA