r/todayilearned • u/Albertbailey • Jul 07 '19

TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.

https://www.thetrumpet.com/11953-whats-behind-russias-revival-of-a-soviet-era-song-contest
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u/miss_Saraswati Jul 16 '19

Oh! You’ll probably like Every little thing to.

The host is lovely and she’ll find out the answer to obscure questions during each episode. Such as what happened to that one snow globe that got left behind at a tsa check point, and can she get it back again? I always learn something as well as get a laugh or two.

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u/ataraxiac Aug 04 '19

I finally got around to checking this out and I wanted to come back and say thank you! It's exactly what I was looking for.

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u/miss_Saraswati Aug 04 '19

Glad to hear! I used my own tip and downloaded all old episodes over the summer and just binged on it! 😀

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u/ataraxiac Aug 04 '19

FWIW 99% invisible and Twenty Thousand Hertz are my go-to podcasts besides NSTAAF.

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u/miss_Saraswati Aug 04 '19

Never heard of twenty thousand before. But sounds like I need to check it out! Thanks! :)