Cool Stuff Ride Home
Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.
Hosted by Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 1097
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Electroactive Material Breakthrough for Wearable Devices and TDIH - The Battle of the Laser Patent
A new electroactive material may represent a massive breakthrough for wearable devices, including the medical variety – we’ve got details. Plus, on This Day in History, the patent wars over who reall…
00:21:01 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Voyager 2 Shuts Down Another Instrument to Preserve Power and TDIH - The First Synthetic Soap and Its Successor
Voyager 2 shuts off one of its five remaining instruments to preserve power. Plus, on This Day in History; an extended look at the history of the first synthetic soap and its successor – a massive br…
00:33:36 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
A 2 Billion-Year-Old Rock Houses Living Microbes, Weird Wednesday Has a 31-year Treasure Hunt, a 50-Year Job Application Response, and Another Midwest Alligator & TDIH; The First Electric Blanket
On today’s episode; a 2 billion-year-old rock is found to house living microbes! Weird Wednesday features a treasure hunt that ends after 31 years, a job application response that took 50 years, and …
00:23:31 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
A Mission to Study the Potential for Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, A Potential Breakthrough in the Field of Neuroscience that Could Help Combat Alzheimer’s Disease & TDIH; the Microwave Oven is Patented
A mission to study the potential for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa is soon expected to launch. Plus, a potential breakthrough in the field of neuroscience that could help combat Alzheimer’s disease s…
00:21:00 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Agriculture on Earth Began 66 Million Years Ago (And Not by Humans), Maximizing Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom & A Cultural Classic "American Bandstand" Debuts on Television
Scientists now say agriculture on earth began 66 million years ago thanks to ... ants! Plus, long thought to be a detriment to learning, a new study provides insight on how teachers can get the most …
00:19:15 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
New Discovery on Pluto's Largest Moon, Plastic Eating Bacteria, and TDIH - The Beginning of Esquire Magazine
With the help of the Webb telescope, scientists have found new information about the surface on one of Pluto’s moons and as for our plastic problems here on earth – researchers have found a common fa…
00:22:31 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
The First Battery-Powered Planes Tested and TDIH - The First Female US Senator
The first battery-powered planes are tested to help improve global emissions emitted from aircrafts and on This Day in History, the first female senator is appointed - but only serves for 24 hours, w…
00:23:16 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH - The Snail Telegraph
A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. …
00:24:05 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
The Latest on Cell Phones and Their Potential to Cause Brain Cancer, a New Piece from Mozart is Discovered, and TDIH - President Lincoln’s Civil War Substitute
The latest on cell phones and their potential tie to brain cancer – what does the research tell us? A new piece from Mozart is discovered in Germany, And on This Day in History, President Lincoln’s C…
00:21:51 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Comet A3 Visible in the Night Sky and TDIH - The World's First Rocket Propelled Flight
A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for futur…
00:23:18 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
A Balloon that Could Bring Tourists to the Edge of Space & on TDIH; An Endangered Rat Capable of Cracking Coconuts is Confirmed to Exist in 2017
A balloon could soon bring tourists to the edge of space, after undergoing a successful test. We’ll have the details on what it will cost you. And on 'This Day in History', an endangered rat that’s r…
00:16:45 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Is Tap Water Better for You Than Bottled Water? Mar's Atmosphere May Be in Its Soil, and TDIH - As an Underdog, America Wins What Becomes the Leech Cup
Scientists say drink more TAP WATER – it’s better for you than its store-bought, bottled counterpart, and Mars soil may be hiding the planet’s ancient atmosphere in plain sight – and it could one day…
00:25:16 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Extinct Volcanoes Could Hold the Key to Rare Earth Minerals, Weird Wednesday Includes a Message in a Bottle from an Archeologist 200 Years Ago & on TDIH, the Remote Control is Born
Extinct volcanoes could hold the key to the rare earth minerals require for today’s electronics. Plus it’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has a host of stories, including a message in a bottle from an ar…
00:19:17 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
YouTube New Features Announced and TDIH - KFC Opens its First Franchise Location (Hint: It's Not in Kentucky)
YouTube announced more features for both viewers and creators, plus on This Day in History, KFC opens its first franchise location and it’s not in Kentucky!
The Best New Features Coming to YouTube in…
00:26:40 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Predicting Catastrophic River Shifts, New Rhino Population Stats, Woolly Rhino Found, and TDIH - A Legendary Video Game Company is Founded - With Playing Cards
The scientific breakthrough that could help us predict catastrophic river shifts. Plus, the global number of rhinos is headed in the right direction, but poaching is also on the rise and a new woolly…
00:29:40 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Voyager 1 Adjustment to Continue Its Mission, Largest Blackhole Discovered, and TDIH - The First Fictitious Band to Hit Number One on the Billboard 100
47 years in and billions of miles from home, Voyager 1 still troubleshoots to explore the great beyond. Staying in space, the largest ever black hole jets have been discovered – and their size is alm…
00:21:28 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Scuba Diving Lizards, Earth's TWO Moons & TDIH: The First Carpet Sweeper Patented by Melvin Bissell Leads to the First Female CEO
Diving lizards use an air bubble to breathe underwater. What can we learn from this fascinating admiral adaptation? Plus, Earth will soon have two moons…temporarily. And on 'This Day in History; the …
00:21:25 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Coffee and Caffeine Health Benefits, Weird Wednesday Has a Python Catching Competition, Bird of the Year, and the Oldest Person Alive, and TDIH - The First White Female Native American Chief
Coffee and caffeine may be good for your health, we’ll explain. Weird Wednesday has a python catching competition, the bird of the year, and the oldest person alive is honored in Japan. Plus, on This…
00:19:55 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
"God of Chaos" Asteroid's Close Encounter with Earth and TDIH - The First Transcontinental Flight of the US
A city-killer sized asteroid’s close encounter with Earth could provide us with new data - but what are the odds it actually hits us? Plus, on This Day in History, how long did the first transcontine…
00:19:45 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Dinosaur-Era Tree Saplings Being Auctioned, How an Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth & TDIH: The 1920 Bombing of Wall Street & The Empire State Building's Mooring Mast
On today's episode, dinosaur-era tree saplings are being sold at auction with the goal of spreading their presence across Australia. Plus, a new study reveals how an aging immune system fuels cancer …
00:22:18 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
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