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
- 1097
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space
A Russian film crew have arrived on the International Space Station to shoot the first-ever feature length film in space. A woman has received a brain implant that is successfully treating her depres…
00:19:38 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
Tue. 10/05 - The Facebook Outage Revealed a Grim Reality
Are we prepared to reckon with how much of the world came to a stop when Facebook went down yesterday? Plus, thanks to a new discovery, you may soon be able to find out if you had an identical twin i…
00:19:23 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
Mon. 10/04 - Thor's Antiviral COVID-19 Pill & Sexist Suitcases
The sexist history of the rollerboard suitcases. Plus, the facts about Merck’s new COVID-19 antiviral pill, including its connection to Thor. And the return of Nick Lutsko’s absurdist Spirit Hallowee…
00:17:36 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Fri. 10/01 - Edibles In Your Kid's Trick-Or-Treat Candy? Don't Bet On It.
The persisting myth of tampered-with and tainted trick-or-treat candy, and why it’s an urban legend that will never die. Plus, how we humans produce speech and a website that shows you both the beaut…
00:16:16 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Thu. 09/30 - Chinese Takeout Boxes Are Americancore
The very American history of the Chinese takeout box, and a look at the new “Americancore” trend. Plus, archaeologists have uncovered a hidden neighborhood in the ancient Maya city of Tikal that shed…
00:19:24 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Wed. 09/29 - When Humans Die On Mars, What Will Happen?
What will happen to the bodies of people who die on Mars? Plus, AI has indicated that a famous painting at the National Gallery might be a phoney. And festival-goers at Glastonbury are endangering ra…
00:19:17 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Tue. 09/28 - Are Climate Companies Reliving the Dot Com Era?
Could removing methane from the atmosphere be a viable strategy for slowing global warming? And are all of these disparate new ideas and strategies to solve the climate crisis going to lead to real s…
00:18:25 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Mon. 09/27 - 900 Year Old Cosmic Mystery: Officially Solved
How 19th century New Yorkers took advantage of a loophole in the strict drinking laws and ended up creating the world’s worst sandwich. Plus, a supernova that’s been missing since the twelfth century…
00:18:43 |
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Fri. 09/24 - Ancient Teens Shake Up History of Human Migration
Ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico are shaking up what we thought we knew about when humans first arrived in the Americas. Plus, how much plastic do we unknowingly ingest each year? The answ…
00:22:11 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Thu. 09/23 - Birds Are Real (and Got Louder During Lockdown)
The dark side of the history of epidemiology. Plus, a study that proves, yes actually, birds were louder and more numerous during lockdown. And two women in their hundreds who have lived incredible l…
00:18:56 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos
Sharing some reflections, some poetry, and a bit of a historical context on what it is that makes fall strike such a strong chord with so many of us, in honor of this first day of fall. And a look at…
00:19:38 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Tue. 09/21 - Making 26,000 People Out of 20: Ted Lasso's Trick
How Ted Lasso filled a whole stadium for a crowd scene during the pandemic, and how advances, especially in AI, are beginning to change filmmaking. Plus, a Colorado man has won a yearlong treasure hu…
00:18:01 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Mon. 09/20 - Poison Ivy Vaccines & A Mosh Pit History
The history and science of mosh pits. Exciting developments in the treatment of poison ivy reactions, including a possible vaccine. And how to catch tonight’s Harvest Moon, and why we call it that.
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00:17:31 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Fri. 09/17 - Night-Lunch and the Origin of Food Trucks
The history and future of food trucks, and a look at the old tradition of “night lunch.” The visually-striking lanternfly that eastern US states are begging people to kill. And why you may not be get…
00:17:28 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Thu. 09/16 - Jane Austen's Advice for Social Media Users
How the social lives of the characters from Jane Austen’s novels are analogous to our digital ones today, and what we can learn from them about being over-stimulated. Plus, a study illustrating how w…
00:20:30 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Wed. 09/15 - Civilian? Amateur? Private? Whatever, They're Going to Space!
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 all-civilian crew is blasting off tonight in Cape Canaveral. Here’s everything you need to know about the historic launch. Plus, the Māori Party in New Zealand has introduced a …
00:18:40 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Tue. 09/14 - Steve Wozniak's New Space Company
How gas stations actually make money, and their prospects for the future. Steve Wozniak says Don’t Mess With Space. And, a timeless question for the ages: how many s’mores could you make from the gia…
00:18:50 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths & Potty-Trained Cows
Could woolly mammoths help slow the effects of the climate emergency? It’s not just a theoretical question. One entrepreneur is betting on it, and working to bring woolly mammoths back from extinctio…
00:16:50 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Fri. 09/10 - The Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream
What exactly is blue moon-flavored ice cream and where did it come from? Plus, NASA is planning to purposefully hit an asteroid with a spacecraft, more on why and when. And this year’s Ig Nobel Prize…
00:18:14 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Thu. 09/09 - Roof Panels That Cool Your Home, No A/C Required!
Forget air conditioners, give me radiative cooling panels on my roof! That’s what I hope I’ll be saying a few years from now. Plus, a new species of giant carnivorous dinosaur with shark-like teeth h…
00:17:30 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
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