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. 12/07 - Scientists Want SpaceX's Starship To Go To Infinity & Beyond
How SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket could herald a new generation of space exploration. Plus, all sound recordings from the mid-1800s to 1923 are going to be released to the US Public Domain on Januar…
00:15:29 |
Tue 07 Dec 2021
Mon. 12/06 - Why Is It So Hard To Hear Movie Dialogue These Days?
Do you feel like the dialogue in movies has gotten harder to understand? It’s not just you. Sound professionals dish on all the reasons why it’s gotten worse in recent years. Plus, a giant steel stru…
00:19:20 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Fri. 12/04 - Krampus, the Unabomber, & Tickle Me Elmo
Why the FBI thought the inventor of Tickle Me Elmo might have been the Unabomber. A new potential method for freeze-drying vaccines. And it’s Krampusnacht this weekend. Here’s everything you need to …
00:20:56 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
Thu. 12/02 - How a College Student Invented Oregon Trail 50 Years Ago
How a twenty-one-year-old student-teacher and his roommates created Oregon Trail fifty years ago, and never made a cent from their creation. Plus, a letter Catherine the Great wrote in favor of vacci…
00:16:45 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Wed. 12/01 - Duolingo's Bizarre Sentences
Why does Duolingo use such weird and sometimes deeply relatable phrases to teach its users new languages? Plus, the real science behind the much-hyped “first living robots that can now reproduce.” An…
00:18:40 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
Tue. 11/30 - How Mark Twain Invented the Bra Clasp
How Mark Twain invented the bra clasp. Kinda. Plus, beavers doing the work of million dollar machines to restore land and prevent wildfires––in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost. …
00:18:23 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Mon. 11/29 - Canada's Emergency Maple Syrup Reserves
Are influencers’ aesthetic choices for their kids threatening their brain development? Probably not, but the science behind it is kind of interesting. Plus, pub-goers in England got stranded for thre…
00:16:41 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Wed. 11/24 - Made-Up Words For Very Real Feelings
How does the CIA go about recruiting young people who are increasingly skeptical of government institutions and also not exactly covert about their lives on social media? Plus, a dictionary of fake w…
00:18:35 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Tue. 11/23 - Why Do We Say "Sh*t Hit the Fan"?
Why we rely on idioms for communication and how some of the more nonsensical ones entered our lexicon. Plus, a company working on a sort of 10,000 g slingshot to launch satellites into space with zer…
00:18:05 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Mon. 11/22 - Oxygen From Moon Rocks Could Sustain Humanity for 100,000 Years
Could lunar explorers of the future be sucking air out of moon rocks? Could all of us? Plus, a device made from household objects could expand the world’s access to vaccines. And the psychological ca…
00:19:17 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Fri. 11/19 - The Fake 2000s Yo-Yo Career of 'What We Do In the Shadows' Mark Proksch
A brief history of takeout and delivery. Plus, a What We Do In The Shadows actor’s previous career as an award-winning yo-yo-er. And the abomination that is RanchNog.
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00:18:25 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Thu. 11/18 - AMC Will Soon Deliver Popcorn to Your Home
Will we soon have a new Planet Nine? The first human trial for an Alzheimer’s nasal vaccine is about to be under way. And Papa John’s has changed their name. Technically. And AMC Theaters has said, “…
00:17:13 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Wed. 11/17 - The 1930s "Streaming" Music Service from Seattle
The progenitors to on-demand streaming music, including the multiphone in the 1950s American west and the Théâtrophone in 1880s Paris. Plus, new findings about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from NASA’s Ju…
00:16:24 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Tue. 11/16 - Pastel Pavement to Appeal to Women Drivers & More Tired Ideas From Auto History
The US finally has a national recycling strategy as of yesterday. Plus, what is the ultimate song to listen to at any time of the day or night? Scientists figured it out. The gendered history of car …
00:19:10 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Mon. 11/15 - Welcome To The Human Library
Zillow is out of the iBuying game. What does that mean for its competitors and for the future of real estate? Plus, a look into the Human Library. And astronauts aboard the International Space Statio…
00:20:13 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Fri. 11/12 - The Year Without A Santa Claus? "Labor Shortages" Hit the North Pole
White-tailed deer in America have been found to be transmitting SARS-CoV-2 among each other in higher than expected rates. Plus, next week will be the century’s longest partial lunar eclipse. A new, …
00:16:17 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Wed. 11/10 - Could Dogs Survive Without Us?
The curious story of how sushi became popular in America. Plus, what would happen to dogs if all their humans disappeared? And in their latest stunt, Heinz says they’ve grown ketchup in Martian condi…
00:21:26 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
Tue. 11/09 - Why Does America Have So Few Public Restrooms?
A deep dive down the drain pipe to discuss why America has so few public restrooms. Plus, how Pinterest ruined Google Search, and a few options for fixing it.
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00:19:05 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
Mon. 11/08 - The Messy Legacy of Emily Dickinson and Her Favorite Cake
Another even more promising antiviral pill for COVID-19 has been announced, this time from Pfizer. Plus, why adults aren’t as good at learning new things as kids are, but is it such a bad thing? And …
00:17:24 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
Fri. 11/05 - A Universal Vaccine For EVERY Coronavirus, Not Just COVID-19
How would a universal coronavirus vaccine work and how close are we to having one? Plus, how cosplaying as a superhero can actually make you a better person, at least temporarily. And one of the most…
00:17:36 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
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