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Cool Stuff Ride Home

 Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

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.

News Science Society & Culture Tech News
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
19 minutes
Episodes
1097
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Killer Whales Gifting Fish to Humans & The First Commercial Space Station Has Nearly Arrived

Killer Whales Gifting Fish to Humans & The First Commercial Space Station Has Nearly Arrived

Why do killer whales keep handing us fish? Scientists unpack the mystery The first commercial space station is nearly here. And it could change space forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gm…
00:16:30  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
The Footprints Rewriting American History & Is Dairy REALLY Causing Your Bad Dreams?

The Footprints Rewriting American History & Is Dairy REALLY Causing Your Bad Dreams?

Buried for 23,000 years: These footprints are rewriting American history Is cheese secretly fueling your nightmares? Science weighs in Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more abou…
00:15:43  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Legitimately Treat Depression? & A Coastline Restoration Project Gone Wrong

Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Legitimately Treat Depression? & A Coastline Restoration Project Gone Wrong

Why protecting your vagus nerve is key to optimal mental health China’s massive coastal restoration project could backfire Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad ch…
00:19:59  |   Mon 30 Jun 2025
We've Finally IMAGED a Planet Outside Our Solar System, Is Africa Splitting Apart? & Robots That Fly Into and Clear Your Sinuses

We've Finally IMAGED a Planet Outside Our Solar System, Is Africa Splitting Apart? & Robots That Fly Into and Clear Your Sinuses

The James Webb telescope just found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean Swarms of tiny robots could go up your nose, melt the…
00:18:27  |   Sat 28 Jun 2025
Printing Houses on Mars, Hydrogen Fuel Production Increase, and Chinese Satellite Competes with Starlink

Printing Houses on Mars, Hydrogen Fuel Production Increase, and Chinese Satellite Competes with Starlink

Researchers create a system to 3-D print houses using fungi and bacteria on Mars without the help of astronauts, a breakthrough that increases the production of hydrogen fuel from solar electricity, …
00:21:58  |   Thu 26 Jun 2025
Plastics in our Agricultural Sites, The Dangers to Recycling Some Plastics & AI's Biological Threat

Plastics in our Agricultural Sites, The Dangers to Recycling Some Plastics & AI's Biological Threat

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. Recycled plastic is a toxic cocktail: Over 80 chemicals found in a single pellet A…
00:21:29  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
A Mosquito-Sized Drone, Orcas' Skin-Care Routine & a TikTok Trend You Should NOT be Attempging

A Mosquito-Sized Drone, Orcas' Skin-Care Routine & a TikTok Trend You Should NOT be Attempging

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. China’s New Mosquito Drone Could Probably Slip Through Windows and Spy Undetected …
00:16:41  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
One-Light Day Away and Ultra Rare Blood Type Discovered

One-Light Day Away and Ultra Rare Blood Type Discovered

The first man-made craft that will reach one-light day away from Earth and the rare blood type that was discovered, which only one person in the world is recorded to have. In November 2026, NASA's …
00:16:14  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
DARPA's Wireless Energy Project and Parker Space Probe's Final Flyby of the Sun

DARPA's Wireless Energy Project and Parker Space Probe's Final Flyby of the Sun

DARPA breaks the record for sending energy wireless...and makes popcorn doing it and the Parker Space Probe made its third and final close approach to the Sun and what we learned from this mission. …
00:19:28  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
Bronze Age Iron Work, Plastic That Dissolves in Water, Profound Brain Health Discovery

Bronze Age Iron Work, Plastic That Dissolves in Water, Profound Brain Health Discovery

A new discovery with Bronze Age treasure - Meteorite Iron used to create items before the iron age, Japanese scientists invent plastic that dissolves in water and a new discovery that could have a pr…
00:19:11  |   Mon 16 Jun 2025
Dehorning Rhinos To Save Them From Poachers, A Wild New Discovery in Egypt & A New Type of LED

Dehorning Rhinos To Save Them From Poachers, A Wild New Discovery in Egypt & A New Type of LED

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. Dehorning Rhinos Looks Brutal But It’s Slashing Poaching Rates by 78 Percent Why P…
00:19:08  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
Terraforming Mars; Is it Possible and Should We Try? & Thousands of Endangered Trees Discovered Preserved in China

Terraforming Mars; Is it Possible and Should We Try? & Thousands of Endangered Trees Discovered Preserved in China

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try It Tho…
00:19:01  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
AI Proves Smarter Than Expected for Mathematicians & Frog Saunas May be Key To Preserving This Species Down Under

AI Proves Smarter Than Expected for Mathematicians & Frog Saunas May be Key To Preserving This Species Down Under

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AI Frog Saunas Offer a St…
00:18:26  |   Wed 11 Jun 2025
A Global Mystery Finally Solved, Death in Space & A Molecule to Supercharge Plant Growth

A Global Mystery Finally Solved, Death in Space & A Molecule to Supercharge Plant Growth

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world in 2023 Are We …
00:20:03  |   Mon 09 Jun 2025
Presenting: It's All Fluff

Presenting: It's All Fluff

Join Reggie every Thursday for his new podcast, "It's All Fluff". It is a podcast that aims to have ZERO hard news, just fun, entertaining, and interesting stories to make your week a little better. …
00:04:26  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
A New Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder, Infrared Contact Lenses Let You See with Your Eyes Closed, iPhones and Androids Communication Struggles Will Continue & New Details on How Lightning Forms

A New Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder, Infrared Contact Lenses Let You See with Your Eyes Closed, iPhones and Androids Communication Struggles Will Continue & New Details on How Lightning Forms

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. New ketamine study promises extended relief for depression The mystery of lightnin…
00:19:17  |   Fri 23 May 2025
Experimental Painkiller Could Be a Game-Changer, Playing

Experimental Painkiller Could Be a Game-Changer, Playing "What If" with Solar Storms & Astronomers Discover Mystery Sphere in Milky Way

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids -- without the high The first US so…
00:17:26  |   Wed 21 May 2025
A Plastic Eating Bacteria Threatens Hospitals, Why Are Some Cats Orange, an iPhone Features Update & What Happens In Our Brains When Reading

A Plastic Eating Bacteria Threatens Hospitals, Why Are Some Cats Orange, an iPhone Features Update & What Happens In Our Brains When Reading

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. This Superbug Learned How to Feed on Plastic from Hospitals Ginger Cats are Geneti…
00:21:40  |   Tue 20 May 2025
Gene Editing Therapy Seemingly Cures the Incurable, Mars' Missing Water is Located & Revisiting the Stanford Marshmallow Test

Gene Editing Therapy Seemingly Cures the Incurable, Mars' Missing Water is Located & Revisiting the Stanford Marshmallow Test

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff. Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized g…
00:20:20  |   Mon 19 May 2025
Nanoparticle Gel Could Help Save Coral Reefs, An Update on Kosmos 482's Crash-Landing & A New Satellite Providing An Unprecedented Look at the Planet's Forests

Nanoparticle Gel Could Help Save Coral Reefs, An Update on Kosmos 482's Crash-Landing & A New Satellite Providing An Unprecedented Look at the Planet's Forests

Nanoparticle Gel Could Help Save Degraded Coral Reefs Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearin…
00:21:51  |   Fri 16 May 2025
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