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
Thu. 08/27 - Why Pumpkin Spice Will Never Die
The Scots Wikipedia site that turns out to have been mostly written by an American teenager who does not speak Scots. Some tips and insight on staying safe from COVID-19 when indoors. Breaking down t…
00:19:58 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
Wed. 08/26 - Netflix's Enola Holmes Hit With Lawsuit From Doyle Estate
Why it’s so hard to find dumbbells right now. Why Netflix’s upcoming Enola Holmes movie landed them a lawsuit from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate. A model for fighting procrastination. And the one…
00:19:39 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Tue. 08/25 - New Game Lets You Relive the Boredom of a Long Flight
Why the 2000-year-old redwoods in northern California are safe from the wildfires. How Leo Tolstoy’s mundane procrastination inspired Anna Karenina and can inspire other creatives today. The newly un…
00:16:29 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Mon. 08/24 - No Asteroid Apocalypse, But Maybe Aliens?
It turns out the ‘Oumuamua might be alien tech after all. The truth behind that asteroid allegedly hitting earth the day before America’s election. Finnish scientists have discovered an effective han…
00:16:59 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Fri. 08/21 - Dinner Reservations That Require DNA Samples
The 3D-printed sushi restaurant that takes a DNA sample with your reservation. Why we may not remember much of our day-to-day lives during the pandemic. The return of mouse-sized elephants. And the e…
00:17:42 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Thu. 08/20 - Zines & Floppy Disks: Making a 2020 Comeback?
Talking about lots of old media today. Vice wants to send you physical zines through USPS. It turns out a number of industries are still using floppy disks. A new online database fifty years in the m…
00:16:46 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Wed. 08/19 - A US Unit of Measurement Is Being Retired & The Swiss Have Chocolate Snow
Did you know we have two different measurements for feet in the US? Like the twelve inches on a ruler. There are two different versions. But not for long. Some good news regarding the prospects for a…
00:15:45 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Tue. 08/18 - The Lost Colony Was Never Lost
Debunking some misconceptions about women’s suffrage on the hundredth anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote. Busting the myth of the Lost Colony. Facebook and NYU are trying to make…
00:18:22 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Mon. 08/17 - Smog-Eating Murals & An Announcement
Scientists find the Butterfly Effect does not exist in the quantum world. Dennis Quaid has adopted a cat named Dennis Quaid. The mural in Warsaw that eats smog. The curious case of beer hidden in the…
00:18:10 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Fri. 08/14 - A New Ice Cream Truck Song & A New Dinosaur
It’s a brand new world today. There’s a new ice cream jingle from Good Humor and RZA. A new dinosaur was discovered in England. Some books of classic literature are being published under new names. A…
00:16:11 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Thu. 08/13 - The Australian Wastewater Treatment Plant Powered By Leftover Beer
Some facts about left-handedness for International Left Handers Day. Why you should invest in bird poop. Why Tony Hawk just renamed the “mute air” skateboard trick. And how Australian bars turned the…
00:18:13 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Wed. 08/12 - Sleepover At the Last Blockbuster in the World
The “rumor clinics” that combated fake news during World War II. How scientists have turned ordinary bricks into supercapacitors. Why some groceries are still tough to come by. And your chance to hav…
00:20:44 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Tue. 08/11 - How To Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
Is it a good idea to clean your face mask by putting it in the rice cooker? The weird defunct rides of Disney theme parks past. Why scientists want farmers to paint their cows butts. And how to watch…
00:17:55 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Mon. 08/10 - Rent-A-Pineapple
A new face mask that can translate in eight languages. Tips for lifting your mood as lockdown measures and remote working stretch on. Why people used to rent pineapples. And the renaissance-era wine …
00:17:59 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Fri. 08/07 - Netflix's Rejected Goat Sound Logo & the Vegetable Orchestra
Today is International Beer Day! How to celebrate and why it exists. How the Netflix sound logo came to be, and what goats and wedding rings have to do with it. And the orchestra that uses fresh prod…
00:18:53 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Thu. 08/06 - Excel Error Causes Genes To Be Renamed
Further findings into just how much of our speech dogs can understand. An American highway that’s been repaved with recycled plastic. Taika Waititi’s new anti-racist website. Scientists who had to re…
00:16:53 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
Wed. 08/05 – Crystal Pepsi and the Harbingers of Failure
Do you live in a zip code that’s a Harbinger of Failure? The newly discovered secret to anglerfish’s parasitic success. The woman who returns items left behind in used books to their owners. And the …
00:18:39 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Tue. 08/04 - The Anti-Mask League… of 1918
Cool armor-like technology that butterflies have on their wings to protect them from the rain. How to use Slack without annoying all of your coworkers, or being annoyed yourself. And what 1918 anti-m…
00:17:58 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Mon. 08/03 - 2019 Tax Refunds Signed By Walt Disney
Australian scientists have figured out a way to grow colored cotton. How poetry is helping healthcare workers through the pandemic. Get your hands on some official Fyre Festival merchandise, thanks t…
00:15:17 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
Fri. 07/31 - What Toddlers’ Nonsensical Emojis Mean
A medieval potion that apparently works as an antibiotic. How children's nonsensical emoji use affects their language development. How dogs may be using the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. And th…
00:19:15 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
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