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
Thu. 01/26 - Eggflation: Price-Gouging on Eggs and... Splash Mountain Water?
Is the huge increase in the price of eggs being caused by price-gouging and not avian flu? Plus, why we need to be paying attention to avian flu even beyond its relation to egg prices. And people are…
00:17:14 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Wed. 01/25 - Wikipedia as a Model for the Rest of the Internet
How Wikipedia editors are bringing more nuance into their decisions and what ripple effects that can have on a website that increasingly defines our shared reality. Plus, how do you refer to historic…
00:21:57 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Tue. 01/24 - 90 Seconds To Midnight
The Doomsday Clock has ticked down even closer to midnight, but how useful of a mechanism is it? Plus, some good news on climate change. And a new Wordle spin-off for the Zillow-obsessed.
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00:19:33 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Mon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)
The Earth’s inner core has paused its spinning and reversed its course . Sounds alarming, but everything is fine. Plus, what medieval Christian monks, the OG hustle bros apparently, can teach us abou…
00:19:32 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Fri. 01/20 - Are Coffee Pods MORE Environmentally-Friendly Than Filter Coffee?
How did whales get so big anyways? Plus, a new study claims coffee pods are more environmentally-friendly than regular filter coffee. Is it true?
Sponsor:
ZocDoc, zocdoc.com/coolstuff
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00:16:54 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Thu. 01/19 - Edgar Allan Poe Wrote In His Books & You Should Too
A deep dive on marginalia. What is it, why should you do it, and how does it reveal the more joyful side of history’s most famous sadboy, Edgar Allan Poe? All that and more in this extended love lett…
00:20:56 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Wed. 01/18 - The CIA's Spy-Pigeons
Earth-like exoplanet discoveries galore, including some that could be habitable. Plus, a look back at the clandestine history of the CIA’s pigeon surveillance missions.
Sponsors:
ZocDoc, zocdoc.co…
00:18:31 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Tue. 01/17 - Fake Marrying Kids To Each Other, For Adult's Amusement
It looks like the ozone layer is on track to be restored in just a couple of decades. Plus, an opportunity to get paid for donating your stool samples. (Yes, really) And an examination of the ninetee…
00:20:54 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Mon. 01/16 - Dr. King's Most Controversial Speech
Some projects that will help you suss out the truth in movies that claim to be “based on a true story.” Plus, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most controversial speech.
Sponsor:
ZocDoc, zocdoc.com/co…
00:17:52 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Fri. 01/13 - Surprisingly Old Galaxies & the Future of Libraries
New findings from the JWST may push the origins of the universe’s earliest galaxies back millions of years. Plus, a huge rare earth deposit has been found in Sweden. And an Instagram-based library ru…
00:25:20 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Thu. 01/12 - A Giant River Falling From the Sky
What exactly is an “atmospheric river,” why is it causing so much havoc in California right now, and what do these current storms mean for the future? Plus, NASA and Roscosmos have reached an agreeme…
00:18:20 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Wed. 01/11 - Earliest Human Tools Just Monkey Business?
Were the first stone tools in the Americas made, not by ancient humans, but by monkeys? Plus, could color-changing cars be in our future? And will other nations follow New Zealand’s lead on banning c…
00:19:12 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Tue. 01/10 - Is "Y'All" Actually... British?
A historic satellite launch in the United Kingdom ended in disappointment last night. Plus, how “y’all” left the south and its surprising possible origins in… seventeenth century England?
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00:21:20 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Mon. 01/09 - Amateur Discovery May Rewrite Human History
A cave art discovery that could put the development of writing back thousands of years. Plus, one US state taking concrete steps against misinformation. And Benoit Blanc isn’t just playing Among Us, …
00:17:58 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Fri. 01/06 - Food Has Always Been Dangerous
How old is fast food? And to what extent was food actually healthier in the past, before our days of factory farming and artificial preservatives? A deep dive into the pros and cons of convenience fo…
00:19:08 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Thu. 01/05 - A Vaccine For The Queen Bee
A vaccine for bees. Plus, the Japanese government will pay families to leave Tokyo. And a device that doesn’t let you type “LOL” unless you actually laughed out loud.
Links:
US government approve…
00:18:13 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Wed. 01/04 - A Global Vault of Frozen Stool Samples
Could a poop vault become joining the Svalbard Global Seed Vault's new neighbor? Some scientists think could be a pretty crappy move. Plus, the US congressman who’s slated to be sworn in on a Superma…
00:19:11 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Tue. 01/03 - A New Space Race? And Gregor Mendel's Skeleton
Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last year. And a chance to read history’s most …
00:19:53 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Thu. 12/29 - BEST OF: Witchy Beer-Makers, CIA-Funded British Cartoons; & Predictions For Today From 1922
Our final lookback on some of the best segments from the past few years. From 2021, how beer-making used to be considered women’s work, and also may have popularized some of the popular symbols, like…
00:27:42 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
Wed. 12/28 - BEST OF: Crossing the Ocean W/O a Map; Waffle House Records; & The Dress and Misinformation
Today from the Cool Stuff Ride Home archives, how Polynesian voyagers navigated the oceans without compasses or maps, and how a new generation is bringing back those traditional skills. Plus, Waffle …
00:26:56 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
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