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
Tue. 12/27 - BEST OF: Gendered Food, The Brontë's Graveyard Water, & Mosquito Annihilation
We kick off the final week of the year with a look back at some of the show’s best segments. So for today, from the archives, we’ve got how and why food itself became gendered––y’know, men eat red me…
00:28:18 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
Thu. 12/22 - Where Did "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" Come From?
We dive into the origins and enduring popularity of that most classic of Christmas Carols, “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells.” Plus, Stephen Spielberg has officially apologized to sharks for Jaws. And a n…
00:21:32 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Wed. 12/21 - Entire South Korean Population Will Legally Become Younger Next Year
What are solstices and seasons like on other planets? Plus, why everyone in South Korea is about to become a year or two younger. And Lionel Messi’s celebratory Instagram photos have become the most-…
00:17:03 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
Tue. 12/20 - Wind Power for Human Habitats on Mars?
Could wind be the dark horse in the hunt for power sources for human habitats on Mars? Plus, the first-ever recording of a dust devil on Mars, and a goodbye to a beloved Martian explorer. And Google …
00:19:30 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Mon. 12/19 - The Story Behind Those Wooden Castle Playgrounds
Everything you never wondered about those wooden castle-like playgrounds of Gen X and Millennials’ youths. Plus, how a nano-thin layer of gold could finally be the cure to the dreaded glasses fog of …
00:19:38 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Fri. 12/16 - Bots Doing Business With Bots
An AI chatbot that can negotiate with customer service chatbots to lower your bills, cancel your subscriptions, and more. Plus, the reason why chocolate sometimes gets that white sort of chalky sheen…
00:17:24 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Thu. 12/15 - How Sci-Fi Impacts Real-World Innovation & Policy
The interplay between science fiction and real-world scientific innovations––from space travel to fusion energy. Plus, a replay of a classic Cool Stuff Ride Home segment on Krampus with an update on …
00:23:50 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Wed. 12/14 - Why Thousands of Street Lights Are Turning Purple
Why some street lights across the US and Canada have been turning purple, and what it says about the larger effects of the supply chain on our cityscapes. Plus, the emus that were banned from a bar i…
00:17:23 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Tue. 12/13 - The Enduring Power of "Silent Night"
The origins and significance of the song “Silent Night.” Plus, an update on the US’s fusion energy breakthrough. And Los Angeles County’s first-ever unicorn license has been issued.
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00:20:59 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Mon. 12/12 - A "Major Breakthrough" on Fusion Energy?
A big fusion energy announcement is coming in the morning, but just how “big” will it really be? Plus, a collection of disappearing and extinct sounds. And how the climate emergency is coming for one…
00:18:43 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Fri. 12/09 - The Early Browser Button That Could've Changed The Web For The Better
A browser button proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1997 that could’ve changed the web as we know it… or could it? Plus, eight artists from the around the world are officially going on a trip around the …
00:17:54 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Thu. 12/08 - The Christmas Classic That Almost Never Aired
As we go the first Christmas in over half a century without a network TV airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas, an extended reflection on its staying power, unexpected success, and how CBS originally w…
00:26:28 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Wed. 12/07 - Your Milk Is Probably Not Actually Expired
How less-confusing food labeling––and perhaps more food-based curriculum in schools––can mitigate the huge problem of food waste. Plus, a new web-based simulator that will show you exactly how screwe…
00:18:56 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
Tue. 12/06 - Gory, Graphic Shakespeare & Those Who Tried to Erase Him in the 1800s
Candles will play stunt double for actors in a new staging of Shakespeare’s most violent play. Plus, we take a detour down the path of Shakespearean conspiracies. And, in other news, the moon just go…
00:18:59 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
Mon. 12/05 - Will Sherlock Holmes Go Goblin Mode?
2023 is going to be a big year for the public domain, and especially for one estate who will finally be losing control of a character they’ve tried their very best to wring every last dollar from for…
00:20:02 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
Fri. 12/02 - Pilk & Cookies: Santa's New Fave?
AriZona Iced Tea is joining the hard beverage movement. Pepsi is joining… Big Milk? And scientists have got some new, practical tips for training your body to wake up earlier and actually alert.
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00:20:13 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
Thu. 12/01 - Your Toilet Could Save Your Life
Was Mars once hit with an asteroid on the scale of Earth’s own dino-killer? Plus, what if there was a device that listened to your farts and let you know when you should go see a doctor? And the USDA…
00:18:47 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Wed. 11/30 - Designing Spotify Wrapped
A dive into the design behind Spotify Wrapped, and some of the new features this years––including the Myers-Briggsification of your personal listening data. Plus, the baguette was just granted UNESCO…
00:19:53 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Tue. 11/29 - Summer Drought Is Haunting Christmas
Drought and inflation are making it a tough year for Christmas trees. Plus, Japan has had to abandon what would’ve been their first-ever lunar landing, but a private Japanese company launching a land…
00:17:19 |
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Mon. 11/28 - The World's Largest Active Volcano Is Erupting
The world’s largest active volcano has begun erupting for the first time in four decades. Plus, “monkeypox” has officially been renamed “mpox.” And insurance company State Farm has just released a ja…
00:16:30 |
Mon 28 Nov 2022
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