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. 07/29 - Shark Attacks, Moon Caves, & Murder Hornets
How likely are you really to get bit by a shark and do some of those cliché comparisons still hold up as waters warm and shark sightings seem to be on the rise? Plus, future lunar explorers could enj…
00:18:17 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Thu. 07/28 - No, This Isn't Scientific Evidence for the Loch Ness Monster
Why a new discovery about plesiosaurs has gotten everyone talking about the Loch Ness Monster. Plus, the oldest DNA from a horse domesticated in America might have solved a centuries-old mystery. And…
00:20:04 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Wed. 07/27 - Netflix "Lucas-ing" Stranger Things
Cryptographers have identified the first known secure global communication system, in the form of nineteenth century newspaper ads. Plus, a fourth patient has been effectively cured of HIV. And Netfl…
00:19:50 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Tue. 07/26 - The Best Failed Inventions
Let’s take a visit to the Museum of Failure. Plus, robot spider zombies. Not a new comic book series, but an actual experiment from mechanical engineers in Texas. And the Earth’s earliest animal pred…
00:18:23 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Mon. 07/25 - When Did NASA Logos Become Fashionable?
The world’s first verified image of Mormonism founder Joseph Smith has been found… but it’s not convincing everyone just yet. And how did the NASA logo become so ubiquitous in clothing from fashion r…
00:17:42 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Fri. 07/22 – Home Depot's Got (Giant) Crabs
Why do we laugh and what causes us to do so? Was laughing at one point an evolutionary advantage? Plus, the reason for a mysterious pink glow over a small Australian town on Wednesday. And the latest…
00:19:57 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Thu. 07/21 - TikTok is Oozing Pink Sauce
A product that could help you hear the person you’re trying to have a conversation with in a loud, crowded room. Plus, a follow-up on why Unicode is adding so many more colored hearts in the next emo…
00:16:07 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Wed. 07/20 - Real-Life Quidditch Changes Its Name
The real-life sport inspired by quidditch has announced their new name––and I have a lot of thoughts. Plus, a few companies in Japan have introduced standing “nap boxes” into their offices. And on th…
00:20:49 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Tue. 07/19 - DIY 4 Lyfe & Death
Three species frozen in time within one single piece of amber. Plus, the DIYers building their own coffins. And Costco has promised not to raise the price of their rotisserie chickens, but is that a …
00:17:05 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Mon. 07/18 - An Experiential Peek Into 2050's Weather
Heatwaves around the world are so extreme this week that one of them matches a projected forecast for 2050. Plus, MIT engineers have found a more efficient method for boiling water. And the winners o…
00:17:33 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Wed. 07/13 - When Coal Was "Un-American"
What can the slow and timid adoption of coal in the US tell us about the transition to solar and wind power? Plus, this newly-discovered dinosaur sheds some light on why T-Rexes had those tiny li’l a…
00:20:39 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Tue. 07/12 - Spikes, Blobs, & Bubbles: Explaining the JWST Images
The JWST images are here! But what are we actually looking at? Plus, could gene editing put an end to cholesterol-related disease? And Cat Power is planning to perform a cover of an entire Bob Dylan …
00:19:26 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Mon. 07/11 - Sailing Without a Map, or Compass, or Anything
Could an MIT idea to ease the climate crisis by blowing up giant sun-blocking bubbles in space actually work? Plus, the Polynesian voyagers who are reviving ancient seafaring techniques and traversin…
00:18:22 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Fri. 07/08 - The Breakfast Episode
Welcome to our accidental breakfast episode. First, how did orange juice become our go-to breakfast beverage of choice? Plus, Waffle House’s in-house record label. And, someone’s been eating their Wh…
00:22:32 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Thu. 07/07 - Sports Leagues IN SPACE
In 1972, a team of international researchers used computer modeling to assess and warn us about the potential collapse of human civilization. Fifty years later, how does their assessment add up and h…
00:19:00 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
Wed. 07/06 - Big Mouth Billy Bass
We take a deep dive into the freshwater lake origins of Big Mouth Billy Bass, the singing fish, and his riptide success in the early 2000s. And, in other peak scientific innovation news, the Large Ha…
00:18:04 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
Tue. 07/05 - The Rise of #Gentleminions
Could the historic flooding at Yellowstone National Park be a positive thing in the long term? Plus, new findings into long COVID-caused brain fog. And why some movie theaters are banning formal atti…
00:19:39 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Thu. 06/30 - The Kid Who Invented Popsicles... Allegedly
The murky history of Popsicles, and freeze pops or Otter Pops or whatever you call them. Plus, those skin mites that live on your face might be able to reveal your geographic ancestry. And the Canadi…
00:18:16 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Wed. 06/29 - Did "The Dress" Foreshadow Fake News?
Remember the photo of that blue and black dress, or I’m sorry, white and gold dress? It turns out at least one neuroscientist conducted an official study of people’s perceptions about it, and his fin…
00:17:34 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Tue. 06/28 - The Return of the Moon Age
NASA’s Artemis mission returning us to the moon has officially begun… sort of. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s first step towards establishing a base in lunar orbit. Plus, why do so …
00:18:28 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
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