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
Fri. 08/26 - Prebunking Conspiratorial Thinking
Google ran a study using its own pre-roll ads to try to prebunk people before they fall for conspiracy theories. Plus, scientists have found the first-ever evidence of carbon dioxide in a planet’s at…
00:17:58 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Thu. 08/25 - The Fantasy of History
Invented traditions. Reimagined visions of the past. History is never free from our present-day biases, but the way we talk about the past often says more about us than the past itself. From the Disn…
00:20:06 |
Thu 25 Aug 2022
Wed. 08/24 - Nimcels and Doppelgängers
The world of nimcels––what are they and where do they fit in online? Plus, the genetic similarities between unrelated doppelgängers. And gummy bears made out of wind turbines.
Sponsors:
Indeed, Ge…
00:20:06 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Tue. 08/23 - Omicron Boosters & Original Antigenic Sin
Omicron-specific COVID boosters are coming to the US soon. How much of a difference will they make to immunity? Well, it’s complicated. Plus, NASA says Artemis I is go for launch. Here’s everything t…
00:18:19 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Mon. 08/22 - They've Got 57 Varieties, But Tomato's The Only One
A dive into the viscous depths of the unshakeable ketchup bottle and its 57 different origin stories. Plus, NASA released the sound of an actual black hole. And expected and unexpected chicken wing n…
00:19:36 |
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Fri. 08/19 - Competitive Lifesaving & Mullet Champions
Competitive lifesaving and the USA Mullet Championships. Just a couple of niche competitions to kick off your weekend with. Plus, a possible new method for removing those pernicious “forever chemical…
00:17:42 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Thu. 08/18 - Ancient Butt-less Sea Creature NOT a Human Ancestor
Could a century-old vaccine help protect against future epidemics? Plus, it turns out our oldest ancestor is not a half a billion year old sea creature with a mouth but no butt. And next month, the f…
00:17:45 |
Thu 18 Aug 2022
Wed. 08/17 - Elektronik Supersonik
American Airlines has signed up for a supersonic boost. Plus, how to find the sweetest watermelon, and a brief history of the fruit. And Papa Johns is throwing everything at the wall to see what stic…
00:18:49 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers
The team trying to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction is doing a trial run with Tasmanian tigers, funded in part by the Hemsworth brothers. Plus, NASA’s megarocket that will return humans …
00:18:10 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
Mon. 08/15 - Exy McExoplanet
This one weird baking trick could make your cookies healthier and decrease waste in your home. Plus, the not-quite-net-positive potential in Greenland’s melting Arctic ice cover. Your chance to offic…
00:17:32 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Fri. 08/12 - Micro-Robots Brushing Your Teeth?
Could chewing gum and micro-robots replace your toothbrush? Plus, a Lord Byron-themed RPG. And get paid to indulge in every pumpkin-spiced item at Trader Joe’s.
Sponsors:
Bambee, Schedule a conver…
00:17:37 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Thu. 08/11 - Bog Butter Blogs & Predator's Food Vlog
The science and history of bog butter–––still edible butter buried in Irish bogs thousands of years ago. Plus, the first-ever feature film dubbed entirely in the Comanche language, and more cool take…
00:20:25 |
Thu 11 Aug 2022
Wed. 08/10 - Mary Shelley & the Cryogenic Tabloid Star
The story of the 197-year-old frozen gentleman–––a tale that will take us from unprecedented weather events and the 19th century version of misinformation to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a 1980s medi…
00:20:40 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Tue. 08/09 - Excel eSports Championships
The exciting world of Excel eSports. Plus, a Native American tribe who has had their land returned to them after 350 years. The top scientist who caused a big stir with a tiny bit of sausage. And a g…
00:18:37 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
Mon. 08/08 - Do We REALLY Need Mosquitoes?
What would happen if we just Thanos-snapped all the mosquitoes out of existence? Would there be significantly adverse effects? Plus, from heat indexes to physiology, why the same temperature can feel…
00:17:31 |
Mon 08 Aug 2022
Fri. 08/05 - Your Brain On Horror
Let’s talk about your brain on horror movies. Plus, Mark Cuban wants to turn a Texas town into Jurassic Park. And a virtual map that lets you see what your town looked like millions of years ago.
Sp…
00:19:35 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Thu. 08/04 - The Hazy History of the IPA
A deep dive into the history of the IPA. What exactly is an IPA anyways? How did it get its name? And why did it become so ubiquitous over the last decade? Plus a very brief look at South Korea’s fir…
00:16:54 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
Wed. 08/03 - Cheese Baths
Cheese baths––a nineteenth century fad coming back in style. Plus, Shaun the Sheep is officially going to the moon later this month, alongside 10,000 other trinkets. And a volcano has erupted near th…
00:18:49 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
Tue. 08/02 - Smell-O-Vision Meets VR
Virtual Reality doesn’t stink. And that’s kind of a problem. Why virtual smell could take the VR experience to the next level. Plus, a paper battery that’s activated by adding water. And you could ge…
00:19:23 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
Mon. 08/01 - Early Europeans Drank Milk Despite Lactose Intolerance; Ancient Humans, They're Just Like Us!
The first major study of its kind sheds new light on the evolution of all you mutants who can digest dairy. Plus, engineers at MIT have developed a wearable sticker that can see inside your body. And…
00:18:49 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
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