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
Common Cold Medicine Could Be Pulled from the Market, New Information Revealed About Pompeii, and TDIH - The First US Detachable Electric Plug
The FDA could pull a common but ineffective cold medicine from the market and new DNA analysis reveals what scientists got wrong about Pompeii. And, on TDIH, the first detachable electric plug in the…
00:23:26 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Massive New "Terror Bird" Discovered, Endangered Woodpecker Makes a Comeback, and TDIH - White Hurricane of the Great Lakes
The discovery of a fossilized 'Terror Bird' leg sheds light on the ancient South American ecosystem and a woodpecker’s comeback changes its status from endangered to threatened. Plus, on The Day in H…
00:22:59 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
First Nation to Eliminate Leprosy, Weird Wednesday - Giant GPS Phallus, Unique Presidential Auction, a Couple Odd Structures, and TDIH - The Soviet Union's Five-Day Week
The Kingdom of Jordan is the first nation in the world to eliminate Leprosy. Weird Wednesday brings us a giant GPS phallus, a chance to buy President George Washington’s hair, and a couple "odd" stru…
00:29:26 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
Why is Election Day on a Tuesday in November in the US, A Potential Step Forward in Predicting Volcanic Eruptions & TDIH: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
It's Election Day in the United State so we examine why it falls on a Tuesday in November, plus a potential step forward in predicting volcanic activity, and on 'This Day in History', Guy Fawkes and …
00:21:50 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
A Small Moon Orbiting Uranus Could Harbor Life, The Detriment of Early-Life Sugar Consumption in Humans & TDIH: The First Wagon Train Arrives in California
A small moon orbiting Uranus may be the latest body in our solar system that could harbor life. New research out of USC suggests a low-sugar diet in utero and in the first two years of life can meani…
00:23:41 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
The Fastest Spinning Star, Voyager One Switches to a Radio for the First time in 43 years, and TDIH - The Movie Rating System, Old and New
Scientists spot a star spinning at so fast, it’ll make you dizzy just thinking about it – now the fastest spinning object ever observed and staying in space, another issue for the Voyager 1 probe cau…
00:20:03 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
The Connection Between Earthquakes and Geysers, Dark Matter from Black Holes & TDIH; the First US Coast-to-Coast Highway is Dedicated
A new study examines the connection between earthquakes and geysers. Evidence mounts that dark matter – something that's long perplexed scientists -- originates with black holes. Plus, on 'This Day i…
00:24:23 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
New Research Says Social Species Live Longer, Weird Wednesday - The Artisan Cheese Thief, More Drugs on Pizza, and a Lawsuit to make Elephants a "Person"; plus TDIH - Intel’s Pentium Bug of 1994
Why social species live longer than their solitary counterparts. Plus, Weird Wednesday has an Artisan Cheese Thief, More Drugs on Pizza, and a potential lawsuit from an elephant? On This Day in Histo…
00:26:12 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Scientists Reverse Brain Agin in Fruit Flies, The ESO's New Telescope Sends Photos from the 'Dark Side' of the Universe & TDIH: Lunar Orbiter 1's Crash Landing & Boris Pasternak's Nobel Refusal
Scientists reverse brain aging in fruit flies! What does that mean for humans? The European Space Agency’s new telescope, Euclid, provides us with stunning images of the “Dark Side” of the Universe. …
00:25:30 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
AI Creates Precise Gene Control Switches, "Landscape of Fear" Hypothesis Questioned, and TDIH - Fingerprints Used in an Investigation for the First Time
Using AI, researchers develop DNA ‘switches’ to precisely control gene activity in specific cell types and the Yellowstone “Landscape of Fear” hypothesis is being questioned. Plus, on This Day in His…
00:24:15 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Mount Everest is Growing, UK Treasure Hunters are Rewarded in a Big Way & TDIH; the First International, Six-Day Bike Race + the Great Wood Ban of Amsterdam
Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, treasure hunters in the UK are rewarded in a big way, and on 'This Day in History', the first international, six-day bike-race & the great wood ban of Amsterda…
00:22:24 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
How Mega-Buildings are Slowing the Earth’s Spin, Electro-Agriculture Could Help Plants Grow without Sun & TDIH: the First Photo of Earth Taken from Space
On today's episode, we examine how mega-buildings/structures are now slowing the earth’s spin! Plus, how electro-agriculture could help plants grow without photosynthesis, and what that means for the…
00:24:17 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
The Correct Way to Throw a Frisbee, Weird Wednesday has a Quick Goodbye, a Shoe Smeller, and a Special Side Order that Toppled a Drug Operation & on 'This Day in History', The First Modern Nose Job
Scientific research reveals the "correct" way to throw a frisbee. Plus, Weird Wednesday has a quick goodbye, a shoe smeller, and a special side order that toppled a drug operation. And on TDIH, we lo…
00:23:12 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
First Brown Dwarf Discovered Actually Twins, What Happened When a Large Meteorite Hit Earth, and TDIH - Yahoo Buys Four11
It has been revealed that the first brown dwarf ever discovered is actually twins and we look at what happened to Earth when a meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest hit our planet. Plus, on …
00:26:05 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Using Asteroids for Food, Resurrecting the Tasmanian Tiger, and TDIH - The First Transatlantic Radiotelephone Message
Could future astronauts use asteroids for food? It might be possible, we'll explain how. The Tasmanian Tiger might be resurrected. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the first transatlantic rad…
00:22:06 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
New Weather Advisories for the National Weather Service, The Origin for Most Meteorites Revealed, and TDIH - The Pop-Up Toaster
The National Weather Service makes changes to their Winter Advisories and the origin of most meteorites is revealed. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the solution to burnt toast.
There won’t …
00:19:48 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Wearable Armband for Stroke Victims to Increase Flexibility, The "Dirty Soda" Trend, and TDIH - The London Beer Flood
A new wearable armband might help stroke victims with flexibility in their arms and the latest new drink trend - "Dirty Soda" - we’ll explain what that is. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at th…
00:17:58 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
The Decision Making of Fungi, Weird Wednesday - Discovery on Mt. Everest, Wife-Carrying Competition, Conkers Controversy, and TDIH - Disney Cartoons
The decision-making processes in fungi - you heard that right! Weird Wednesday has an Mt Everest discovery 100 years later, a wife-carrying competition, and controversy in the Conkers Championship…we…
00:24:44 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Killing Mosquitos with CBD, The Possibility of Satellite Collisions, & TDIH - The Shredded Wheat Machine
Can CBD be used to snuff out mosquitos? New research says ‘yes’, and, perhaps a surprise but space is getting crowded – or at least satellite traffic is on the rise. Is this cause for concern? Plus o…
00:23:45 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Study Shows Everything that the Famous "Man-Eater" Lions Ate, Rare Well-Preserved Viking Dig Concludes, and TDIH - Teddy Roosevelt's Shot and Still Delivers His Speech
A new study reveals human and animal hair in the teeth of the famous ‘man-eater’ lions that were killed in 1898, and what we can learn from a rare well-preserved Viking burial site. Plus, on This Day…
00:25:13 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
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