A Three Minute Audio Tour Of The U.S. Capitol

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

After yesterday's stunning, discouraging events at the U.S. Capitol, we decided to make today's show a chance to get to know our Capitol building a little better. Here's some of what we learned, though we could do a whole week's worth of shows about the Capitol and the people who have made it what it is.

10 Facts About the U.S. Capitol Building (Mental Floss)

A Native American tribe once called D.C. home. It’s had no living members for centuries. (Washington Post)

Evolution of the Capitol (VisitTheCapitol.gov)

Philip Reid and the Statue of Freedom (Architect of the Capitol)