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
- 1098
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Possible Road Rule Changes and Weird Wednesday
One long time rule of the road could be going away and Weird Wednesday. Plus, this day in history - changes made for beer in the U.S.
Road Rule Change (CNN Business)
The Rat Hole (UPI)
RetiPOOtion…
00:19:21 |
Wed 24 Jan 2024
The Reasons Why Dogs Wag Their Tails and The Oldest Black Hole
Why do dogs wag their tails? There’s more to it than you think, scientists have spotted the oldest known black hole yet, an update on the oldest dog record, and this day in history - we look at the R…
00:20:23 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Levitation Becoming a Reality and Lexington E.T. Tourism Campaign
Levitation becomes a reality? Plus, one Kentucky city’s tourism campaign includes extraterrestrials invites, this week in history - New York’s plan to save women’s souls, and a few fan corrections.
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00:17:58 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
"Utopian" California City and Possible Alexa Upgrades
The proposed Utopian City in California, and Alexa, where art thou? Possible changes coming to Amazon’s favorite virtual assistant. That, plus this Week in History - we take a look at a classic car
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00:19:49 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Crab Walking Car, AI Handwriting, and Chatty Animal Found
On today’s episode the new crab walking car, a new AI tool that could help…or hurt you, and a chatty animal found wandering the streets. Plus, this day in history - an NFL rule change that has one le…
00:19:52 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Pothole Rescue and Weird Wednesday
Coming up on today’s episode Potholes aren’t all bad, we’ll explain and Weird Wednesday. Plus this day in history - tragedy strikes the South Pole.
Pothole Rescue (NDTV)
Underwear Snake (UPI)
Worl…
00:20:43 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Alexander the Great Palace Reopens and The New Tyrannosaur Species
The Palace of Alexander the Great is reopening plus, a new subspecies of tyrannosaur is found. Also, this day in history, an advancement for transferring goods via trains.
Palace of Alexander the Gr…
00:18:55 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Ancient Amazon Cities and No Fun Highway Signs
Ancient Amazon cities have been discovered, the feds play ‘fun police’ with highway signs, and this day is history – the hat that caused a riot!
Ancient Amazon Cities (Gizmodo) (AP News)
No Fun Hig…
00:16:32 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Snow Fly Research, Endangered Clam Revival, and A Good Dog Saves the Day
'Tis the season for snow flies, a large endangered clam makes a comeback in the Adriatic, and a good dog named Kobe saves the day – some feel-good vibes heading to the weekend … that, plus this Week …
00:16:08 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
Giant Ape Extinction and Could Gray Hair Be Reversible?
Why a Giant Ape Species went extinct over 200 thousand years ago and could gray hair be reversible? Plus, this day in history - a special day for one of the most popular modern day book series.
Gia…
00:16:35 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
The Tidy Mouse and Weird Wednesday
It’s not Mighty Mouse, it’s Tidy Mouse and Weird Wednesday - we cover some of the odd, interesting stories that we found this week. Plus, this day in history - we send signals to the moon with Projec…
00:19:10 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
EEAGER Beaver, Elvis AI Concert, and Starbucks Stanley Mayhem
Beavers could potentially help combat natural disasters. The King, Elvis Presley is set to make comeback thanks to AI … and mayhem at Target, thanks to Starbucks … we’ll explain. Plus, this day in hi…
00:19:04 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Toronto's Marathon Man and Google's Privacy Update
Toronto’s Marathon Man treks more than 7,000 MILES in a single year, Google is finally addresses one of the internet’s biggest privacy concerns, plus this week in history - the law against flirting.
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00:21:10 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Sonic Boom-less Aircraft, Space Plane Experiments, and Largest Australian Venomous Spider
Beware of the record-setting spider in Australia, plus a couple experiments take to the skies for NASA and the military. This Week in History focuses on an anniversary for Reggie’s namesake.
X-59 Su…
00:17:46 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
The Met to Return Stolen Art, Island Caretaker Applications, and Classic Video Game Beat
The Metropolitan Museum of Art to repatriate dozens of stolen pieces of art, a remote island is now accepting applications for an eight-month care-taker position – and they want two! Plus, a very old…
00:16:40 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Turning Light Into Matter & Weird Wednesday
Physicists work on turning light into matter and Weird Wednesday brings some of the more bizarre stories of the week. All that, plus this day in history - one of the most successful (and valuable) ba…
00:22:07 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
2024 Predictions, "Beer Goggles" Research, and A Proper Introduction
What could be in store for 2024 – we ask a famous (dead) French astrologist, the science behind the phenomenon known as “beer goggles,” and on this day in history – I (and you too) can’t drive 55 mph…
00:20:07 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Fri. 12/29 - Las Vegas Wedding Record and A Cool Stuff Lookback
On today’s condensed, holiday-week episode; Las Vegas weddings could reach a new all-time high this New Year’s Eve – we’ll tell you why and we take a look back at the year of Cool Stuff, the micro na…
00:20:47 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
Thu. 12/28 - Classic Holiday Commercials and Cool Stuff Lookback
On today’s condensed Holiday week episode – a closer look at the long-running classic commercials you see each year at this time, and in today’s Cool Stuff lookback we cover what you should be eating…
00:19:51 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
Wed. 12/27 - Bird Drones Becoming a Reality and a Cool Stuff Lookback
On today’s episode - Birds drones could become a reality soon and a look back at the transatlantic flight using only sustainable fuel. All that, plus this day in history - We head to the moon.
Bird…
00:19:35 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
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