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. 10/25 - Parkour Activists
Why marigolds are so prevalent in cultural celebrations around the world this time of year. Plus, how insect swarms affect atmospheric electricity. And the parkour athletes turned environmental activ…
00:17:48 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Mon. 10/24 - Eau de Witchcraft
Why scents and fragrances have been so strongly associated with witchcraft throughout time and how those associations influence witchcraft, feminism, and misogyny today. Plus, a wild bison has been b…
00:19:19 |
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Thu. 10/20 - How the Black Death Changed Our Genes
How the Black Death changed the course of human evolution. Plus, the exoplanet with a marshmallow-like atmosphere. And IKEA is testing out autonomous delivery vehicles.
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00:17:54 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
Wed. 10/19 - The Rise of Human Composting, a Burial Alternative
A look into the growing movement of human composting as a funeral option. Plus, Anna May Wong quarters start shipping in the US on Monday. And two iconic movies with intriguing reboots on the horizon…
00:19:31 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Tue. 10/18 - How Quickly Would Vampires Make Humans Extinct?
Could vampires exist, mathematically speaking? Plus, an update on COVID variants of concern as we head into winter. And the United Kingdom has ruled that GIFs are still relevant and Meta can’t hog th…
00:18:46 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Mon. 10/17 - The AI Chatbot Running for Office in Denmark
NASA isn’t the only one who may launch a rocket to the moon next month. Plus, a Danish political party led by an AI chatbot that’s running for office. A new horror film that’s causing people to faint…
00:19:11 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Fri. 10/14 - CIA-Funded Woolly Mammoths
The FCC has just proposed new rules to combat space junk. Plus, remember the company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth? The CIA just invested in them. Plus, a previously unheard Queen song, fea…
00:19:50 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Thu. 10/13 - Warhol & Prince & Galileo & Elvis.
A Supreme Court case involving Prince and Andy Warhol that could have huge implications on the future of art. Plus, a new book by Galileo just dropped. And a song sung by 100,000 people who didn’t kn…
00:19:05 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Wed. 10/12 - Space Age Clam Slam
The verdict on that asteroid NASA hit with a spacecraft last month. Plus, Tom Cruise’s latest plan to make history in space. And the latest Cards Against Humanity expansion pack that you can only buy…
00:20:53 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Tue. 10/11 - The Ghost of Halloween Candy Panics Past
Another Halloween, another candy tampering panic. While these panics rarely––if ever––bear fruit, poisoned candy and concerns around it have a longer history than you might suspect. Plus, a voter fra…
00:19:02 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Mon. 10/10 - Cyborg Cockroaches Are Here To Save the Day
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve got cyborg cockroaches. As terrifying as it sounds though, they might actually end up saving our lives. Plus, a round-up of recommendations for celebrating Indigenou…
00:17:51 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Fri. 10/07 - When Novelty Halloween Songs Ruled The Billboard Charts
What the heck is a flying purple people eater and why did that song about one stick around for so long? Plus, remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Eight years later, we’ve got a look at just how big a …
00:21:11 |
Fri 07 Oct 2022
Thu. 10/06 - Jinkies! I Can't Believe Butter Is So Expensive
I’m back with another shortage report. This time? Butter. Plus, sleep tourism is apparently a thing now. And Velma from Scooby-Doo is officially super gay, for real this time.
Sponsors:
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00:20:09 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
Wed. 10/05 - Bruce Willis Deepfake Deal is Fake, But Others Could Be Coming
It’s Nobel Prize week. With three prizes announced and three yet to come, here are the winners in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine. Plus, Bruce Willis did not sell the rights to his dig…
00:19:08 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Tue. 10/04 - Turns Out, Buttons Are Bad For Us
From the annals of “everyday objects our ancestors were once super concerned about”: electric push buttons. Like, on/off buttons on any basic device. And you know what, they kind of had a point. Plus…
00:23:03 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Mon. 10/03 - Can You Eat Crocs?
Answering the age old question: can you eat Crocs? Plus, why it is adults still get stress dreams about school even years after they leave. And a chance to stay at the Sanderson sisters cottage for a…
00:19:38 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
Fri. 09/30 - The Real Warriors From 'The Woman King'
The real story of the Agoji warriors fictionalized in The Woman King. Plus, the Food and Drug Administration just dropped a new definition for the word “healthy.” And the very opposite of a nightmare…
00:19:51 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Thu. 09/29 - Are Lawns ALL Bad?
Lawns are terrible for the environment, but is ripping them out all together the right answer? Plus, why decorating your home for the holidays is, actually, really good for your health. And other fac…
00:20:36 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Wed. 09/27 - Could Changing Jupiter Make Earth Better?
Could a change in Jupiter’s orbit make life on Earth more hospitable? Plus, behold the best GIFs of the 90s, uploaded a-fresh by internet strangers. And all the Taco Bell news that’s fit to print.
S…
00:18:47 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Tue. 09/27 - Giant Invisible Otters
How close are we to some kind of invisibility cloak? Plus, when giant lion-sized otters roamed the land. Yes, the land. And Hasbro wants to make you into an action figure.
Sponsors:
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00:18:04 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
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