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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Woolly Mammoth Closer to Returning, Cloning to ...
We’re now one step closer to bringing back the woolly mammoth, one person’s uses cloning for a nefarious purpose, and staff at a veterinary hospital take an extremely novel approach to caring for a young fox. Plus, on This Day in History, a...
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Now Hiring: Postal Workers in Antarctica, NASA'...
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Coral Reef Restoration, NASA's "Message in a Bo...
Coral reef restoration shows amazing promise, NASA sends another “message in a bottle”, and the well-known space organization now has its own tabletop RPG game. Plus, This Day in History, the first dot com domain is taken. Coral Reef Restoration...
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Total Solar Eclipse Details and Studying How An...
What you need to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse, including how will animals respond and on This Day in History, we look at one of the most brilliant minds of all time. Solar Eclipse () () Animals Reaction to Solar Eclipse () Einstein ()...
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AI Helps Predict Cardiac Arrest and Weird Wedne...
Artificial Intelligence is being used to predict sudden cardiac arrest … doctors are making progress and we’ll tell you about it, it’s Weird Wednesday which means free gas in Omaha … that’s a felony … a bizarre new sport in Colorado blends...
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Family Discovers Dino Footprints, Gray Whales i...
One family’s discovery is a find of a lifetime, a mammal’s return to a region where they were previously extinct, an amphibian that produces milk has been found, and This Week Is History - Coke is finally bottled up. Dinosaur Footprints ()...
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Voyager 1 Troubles and The Latest from the Gove...
We leave earth’s atmosphere for today's episode asking, after nearly 50 years, have we heard the last from Voyager 1? We follow up on the latest from the US Government on the existence of UFOs, is the truth really out there? Plus, This Day in...
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Rare Bird at The Bellagio, Birds Can Learn, and...
A feathered tourist causes a stir in Las Vegas, bringing the Bellagio Fountains to a halt – speaking of birds, a new study indicates they may be smarter than we think. And file this under “you’ve gotta be kidding me” – a pair of...
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The Chances of Life on Jupiter, Quick-thinking ...
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Electric School Bus Performance and Weird Wedne...
A Colorado school district says its electric school bus has proven superior to its diesel counterparts, we’ll tell you why. This week’s Weird Wednesday includes an odd rescue of a dog, a theft you don't hear about every day, a Big Mac record, and...
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Flying Car Development and Swimwear Recycling
There has been another development on the flying car front – will these things ever become a reality? Plus, how one US clothing company is working to minimize waste using old swimwear. On This Day in History, trains get a little safer. Flying Car ()...
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Men vs Women Exercise Benefits, Moon Lander Ody...
Females dominate men when it comes to exercise, we’ll explain why males need to work out longer to achieve the same benefits, we say good night to the moon lander Odysseus, and one prank warns of irritated animals ahead. Plus, looking at This Day in...
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Exoskeleton Advancements, Willy Wonka Mayhem, a...
A new and improved exoskeleton is helping people walk again, a Willy Wonka experience makes kids cry and not because they were turned into blueberries or sucked through a tube of chocolate, plus a new phone app that could help diagnose depression. On...
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Universal Snake Antivenom and News Moons Found
Is a universal snake antivenom on the horizon? Scientists are making significant progress, New moons have been discovered in our solar system and on This Day in History, the witch hunt begins in Salem. Snake Venom () New Moons (AP News) () ...
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Mud Homes and Weird Wednesday
The UK’s push for energy-efficient homes made of mud and straw and no, it’s not the three little pigs, we’ll explain. This week’s Weird Wednesday includes a naked man festival that ends after being around for over 1000 years, an update on...
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A New Cancer Drug for Canines, The Tiniest Apar...
A new cancer drug saves the leg and life of a three-legged pitbull named Annabel Lee. What could that mean for the future of treatment? The alleged tiniest apartment in New York -- with no bathroom or kitchen -- will still cost you $1,200. What would...
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Rhinos Restored in Africa, Tooth Fairy Inflatio...
The latest efforts in Kenya to restore a once-thriving, but now endangered species of rhinoceros in Africa, tooth-fairy gifts soar in value relative to yesteryear, Apple advises against using rice to dry a wet smartphone, and on this day in history,...
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Brightest Light in Space, Fossil Race Against T...
The brightest light in space is identified, times running out for one rare dinosaur fossil, an explosive surprise in the wall of one Seattle home, and on this day in history, an historic moment as the US flag is raised Iwo Jima. Brightest Light in...
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Glow-in-the-dark Plants and Doctor's Called In ...
You might soon opt to light your yard with plants, we’ll explain, and doctors that do normal work with human patients are called in for a ‘first’ at the 115-year-old Fort Worth zoo. Plus, on This Day in History, the Finnish government proposes a...
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Rare Brain Cancer Cured in Child and Weird Wedn...
For the first time in history, a child has been cured of a particular type of brain cancer and this week’s Weird Wednesday includes an odd race, strange raccoons, and another Guinness World Record. Plus, this day in history, the flying car may have...
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Underwater Farming, Closing Phone Apps, and Los...
Could ocean farming provide the path to a more sustainable – and profitable – future? Also, Is there really any benefit to closing all your phone apps? Plus, 50 years later, a lost guitar returns to its iconic owner. All that and on this day in...
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Miraculous Stingray Pregnancy, Simulated Mars M...
The Mother Mary of stingrays, NASA is looking for volunteers to take part in a simulated Mars mission, and a quick look at the history of President’s day. Plus, this day in history, we mail our children. Stingray Pregnancy () Simulated Mars Mission...
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Once-Flowing Rivers of Mars, Space Drug Capsule...
More proof that water once existed on Mars, following the recent fires, a drug manufacturing capsule will finally be returning from space, and California’s Joshua Tree groves make a comeback thanks in part to a two-humped mammal. Plus, this day in...
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Endangered Seabirds Making a Comeback, Dino Fos...
Now that the rabbits are gone, endangered seabirds are making a comeback - we’ll explain. Dinosaur fossils are found with a rare addition and more planes are grounded but this time due to a “No Smoking” sign. Plus, this week in history - the...
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Amateur Paleontologists Discover Fossils, Blind...
Amateur Paleontologists discover a treasure-trove of fossils, a blind penguin finds a helping “wing” to get around, and this week’s Weird Wednesday includes part of a plane on a roof, a wild skiing trip, and a couple Guinness World Records....
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