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.
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Pothole Rescue and Weird Wednesday
Coming up on today’s episode Potholes aren’t all bad, we’ll explain and Weird Wednesday. Plus this day in history - tragedy strikes the South Pole. Pothole Rescue () Underwear Snake ( () () Mississippi River Record () Contact the show - ...
18 min
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Alexander the Great Palace Reopens and The New ...
The Palace of Alexander the Great is reopening plus, a new subspecies of tyrannosaur is found. Also, this day in history, an advancement for transferring goods via trains. Palace of Alexander the Great () T. Mcraeensis () () () Contact the show...
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Ancient Amazon Cities and No Fun Highway Signs
Ancient Amazon cities have been discovered, the feds play ‘fun police’ with highway signs, and this day is history – the hat that caused a riot! Ancient Amazon Cities () () No Fun Highway Signs () Contact the show - -
14 min
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Snow Fly Research, Endangered Clam Revival, and...
'Tis the season for snow flies, a large endangered clam makes a comeback in the Adriatic, and a good dog named Kobe saves the day – some feel-good vibes heading to the weekend … that, plus this Week in History - we go back to the golden age of...
14 min
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Giant Ape Extinction and Could Gray Hair Be Rev...
Why a Giant Ape Species went extinct over 200 thousand years ago and could gray hair be reversible? Plus, this day in history - a special day for one of the most popular modern day book series. Giant Ape () Gray Hair () Contact the show - -
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The Tidy Mouse and Weird Wednesday
It’s not Mighty Mouse, it’s Tidy Mouse and Weird Wednesday - we cover some of the odd, interesting stories that we found this week. Plus, this day in history - we send signals to the moon with Project Diana. Tidy Mouse () Talking Bidet ()...
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EEAGER Beaver, Elvis AI Concert, and Starbucks ...
Beavers could potentially help combat natural disasters. The King, Elvis Presley is set to make comeback thanks to AI … and mayhem at Target, thanks to Starbucks … we’ll explain. Plus, this day in history - it is a good date for Apple. EEAGER...
17 min
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Toronto's Marathon Man and Google's Privacy Update
Toronto’s Marathon Man treks more than 7,000 MILES in a single year, Google is finally addresses one of the internet’s biggest privacy concerns, plus this week in history - the law against flirting. Toronto’s Marathon Man () Google Disables...
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Sonic Boom-less Aircraft, Space Plane Experimen...
Beware of the record-setting spider in Australia, plus a couple experiments take to the skies for NASA and the military. This Week in History focuses on an anniversary for Reggie’s namesake. X-59 Supersonic Jet () () X-37B Space Plane () Australian...
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The Met to Return Stolen Art, Island Caretaker ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art to repatriate dozens of stolen pieces of art, a remote island is now accepting applications for an eight-month care-taker position – and they want two! Plus, a very old video game that may have been “beat” for the...
14 min
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Turning Light Into Matter & Weird Wednesday
Physicists work on turning light into matter and Weird Wednesday brings some of the more bizarre stories of the week. All that, plus this day in history - one of the most successful (and valuable) baseball franchises was sold … and for a relatively...
20 min
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2024 Predictions, "Beer Goggles" Research, and ...
What could be in store for 2024 – we ask a famous (dead) French astrologist, the science behind the phenomenon known as “beer goggles,” and on this day in history – I (and you too) can’t drive 55 mph … thanks Richard Nixon. Plus a proper...
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Fri. 12/29 - Las Vegas Wedding Record and A Coo...
On today’s condensed, holiday-week episode; Las Vegas weddings could reach a new all-time high this New Year’s Eve – we’ll tell you why and we take a look back at the year of Cool Stuff, the micro naps of Penguins. Plus, this Week in History -...
19 min
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Thu. 12/28 - Classic Holiday Commercials and Co...
On today’s condensed Holiday week episode – a closer look at the long-running classic commercials you see each year at this time, and in today’s Cool Stuff lookback we cover what you should be eating to get better sleep. Plus this week in...
18 min
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Wed. 12/27 - Bird Drones Becoming a Reality and...
On today’s episode - Birds drones could become a reality soon and a look back at the transatlantic flight using only sustainable fuel. All that, plus this day in history - We head to the moon. Transatlantic Flight - from the Dec 11th episode...
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Tues. 12/26 - International Astronaut to Join N...
On today's episode - NASA will have an international astronaut join them on the next lunar landing mission and we look back at Space Lighthouses. Plus, this day in history takes a look back at one of the most successful bands of all time....
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Fri. 12/22 - The Blinding Light Display and Coo...
On today's episode, the blinding Christmas light display that has some neighbor's upset and a look back at Cool Stuff that we covered this year. Plus, this day in history looks back at the tradition of Christmas lights. Holiday Light Show () () ()...
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Thu. 12/21 - Ape Memory, Oldest Horse Saddle Fo...
On today’s episode - Ape memory – it may rival that of humans, the world’s oldest horse saddle is found in Mongolia and dates back millenia, and one parcel delivery service presents a solution to the rise in package theft around the holidays....
20 min
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Wed. 12/20 - Space Laser Communication, Latest ...
On today’s episode –NASA looks to speed up communication in space, Doritos does it again – you’ll never guess what they’ve added nacho cheese flavoring to now, and one of the oldest artificial trees goes for a surprising amount at auction....
15 min
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Tues. 12/19 - Sled Dog Therapy, Talking with Wh...
On today’s episode - sled dogs for your mental health, advancements in whale communication that could help us talk with … aliens, and the latest Ray Ban smart glasses feature may have you understanding foreign languages. That, plus this day in...
17 min
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Mon. 12/18 - Did Dinosaurs Limit Our Lifespan? ...
On today’s episode – why we humans may owe our relatively short lifespan to … the dinosaurs, another overdue book returned after more than five decades, and a Belgian family stumbles upon an ancient artifact from the lost city of Pompei. Plus,...
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Fri. 12/15 - Horned Oryx Not Extinct?, Rare Air...
On today’s episode – the reemergence of a species previously extinct in the wild, you'll never guess where a rare pair of Air Jordans was found, Stranger Things comes to the stage in London, and this Week in History - a look at the most...
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Thu. 12/14 - Ireland Wind Energy, Snapchat and ...
On today’s episode – a first in the world of renewable energy as Ireland makes history, a pair of tech updates as Snapchat adds while Google removes, also a creative punishment for an angry fast food customer...and no, they won’t be taking on...
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Wed. 12/13 - Mouse Virtual Reality, The End of ...
On today’s episode – virtual reality is for ALL of us … and that includes rodents., the end of an era for one of the world’s largest video game conferences. Also, the day of the week – you know them, you love (some) of them … but where the...
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Tues. 12/12 -Redwood Recovery, Sudsy Move, Teen...
On today’s episode; the remarkable recovery of California’s Redwood Trees, the hotel moved with a remarkable amount of soap, and the Doogie House of lawyers – if you don’t get that reference, look it up, plus this day in history with Ol' Blue...
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