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. 09/08 - What Happens When You Get Struck By Lightning?
What it’s actually like getting struck by lightning, and the community of survivors helping each other cope. Plus, another team of scientists say they have achieved a crucial and record-breaking mile…
00:21:34 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
Tue. 09/07 - Mars Rocks, A Billionaire's Utopia, & The Free Blockbuster Movement
The Mars Perseverance Rover has secured its first rock sample, with big promise for insights to come. A billionaire is working on plans to build a new sustainable city “for the people” somewhere in A…
00:19:29 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
Fri. 09/03 - The Billion Year Gap In the Grand Canyon's Rocks
What if a room could charge all of your devices just by them being in there? Like no wires, no charging pads, just being in the room. Some engineers have made that a reality. Plus, new insights into …
00:18:36 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
Thu. 09/02 - What Is Grimace & Why Are Hyperlinks Blue?
Why are hyperlinks blue? You ever think about that before? Plus, a look at the tech behind the wheelchairs and prostheses used by Paralympians. And what the heck is Grimace, the big purple McDonald’s…
00:19:26 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
Wed. 09/01 - Flying EVs, Bedroom Pop, & Murder Hornets 2: Venomous Boogaloo
Would you take a flying rideshare taxi? NASA is betting on it. Plus, murder hornets are back and badder than ever. And the growing genre of “bedroom pop,” which isn’t what it maybe sounds like.
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00:19:47 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Tue. 08/31 - Could We Delete Our Memories One Day?
The climate crisis is causing some animals to shrink, and that’s definitely not a good thing. Experts weigh in on the possibility of humans ever being able to edit or delete their own memories. And N…
00:18:26 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Mon. 08/30 - Electric Cars Almost Became the Norm in the 1800s
Electric cars were being made as far back at the late 19th century, with entire fleets of electric cabs roaming the streets of several major cities. So what happened? Why didn’t they become the go-to…
00:17:06 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Fri. 08/27 - The History of the ICEE, The Coolest Drink In Town
The history of and science behind the ICEE. Plus, Glenfiddich is now powering their delivering trucks with spent whisky. And some tips on cleaning your earbuds because, c’mon, how long has it been si…
00:17:06 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
Thu. 08/26 - What If All Food Was Square?
The 7,200 year old skeleton of a teenage girl is shaking up what we thought we knew about ancient human migration. The creative solution an Oregon hospital has come up with to support its overworked …
00:17:02 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Wed. 08/25 - Comirnaty? How Pfizer's Vaccine Got Its Brand Name (and what it almost was)
The Paralympic Games kicked off in Tokyo last night. Here’s what you need to know and a brief history of the games. Plus, how did the Pfizer vaccine end up with the brand name Comirnaty, and what wer…
00:19:20 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Tue. 08/24 - Pixels Aren't Square. Or Visible.
What exactly is a pixel? Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith discusses its math and history and his new book. Plus, farmer’s markets, once a cornerstone of in-person weekend outings, have gone digital. A…
00:18:22 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Mon. 08/23 - Critics Hate Them! Netflix's UNBELIEVABLE Clickbait Strategies
Netflix is leaning into the clickbait game that soured online journalism ten years ago. Could this strategy affect the film industry overall, and has it been played before? Plus, how community member…
00:19:38 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
Fri. 08/20 - The Necrobiome: Dead and Loving It
What is the necrobiome and why do some think it’s crucial for restoring our ecosystems? More and more zoo animals across the US are getting their own special animal vaccine, but why doesn’t your pet …
00:18:46 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
Thu. 08/19 - The #1 Site on Facebook is a Green Bay Packers Alumni Company?
Facebook has released a report of their most widely viewed content, but the #1 most viewed link on the platform shows how the report isn’t exactly proving the point they’re trying to make. Plus, are …
00:19:24 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Wed. 08/18 - A "Wright Bros. Moment" In Nuclear Fusion
A lab in California has achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear fusion. Three new species from the post-dinosaur mammalian revolution have been identified, including one that’s been named after a…
00:15:59 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Tue. 08/17 - The Thriving Imported Mango Market on WhatsApp
Inside the world of the quasi-secret WhatsApp mango economy. It turns out Saturn is kind of jiggly inside. And the beginning of a season, marked by the end of an era for department stores.
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00:18:47 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Mon. 08/16 - Eerily Accurate 1990s Predictions of Current Tech Dangers
How one of the earliest bloggers predicted the dark side of the internet, and then went completely off the grid. Plus, the first tribally-affiliated medical school, on tribal land, in the US. is brid…
00:18:48 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Fri. 08/13 - Woolly Mammoth Adventures & Goodreads Pages Held For Ransom
The groundbreaking study that has basically given us a daily diary of the entire life of a 17,000 year old woolly mammoth. Why coffee prices are spiking. And a ransom scam targeting authors that says…
00:19:35 |
Fri 13 Aug 2021
Thu. 08/12 - The Nickelodeon Design Aesthetic
How does a kid’s network establish their brand identity? Apparently, riff on a high brow architectural style and add heaping amounts of radioactive green slime. On the 30th anniversary of the first N…
00:17:58 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Wed. 08/11 - Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Has Come Out of the Closet
Robin has officially come out of the closet. No statement yet from Batman, but I do have the other details, and a brief history of LGBTQ+ superheroes. Plus, SpaceX is planning to put billboards in sp…
00:18:07 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
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