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Cool Stuff Ride Home Cool Stuff Ride Home
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4.6 • 721 Ratings
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Hosted by Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff, in just 15-20 minutes, they will cover the coolest stuff that happened in the world that you may have missed. Science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. The antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.
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Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City, Listener Mail, and TDIH - First Eye Transplant
British Farmers have a unique way to curb Ram aggression, archaeologists uncover an ancient city in the Pacific, and we look at some listener mail. Plus, on This Day in History, the first eye transplant occurs.
Ram Aggression (UPI)
Ancient Pacific City (GNN)
Cedar City Lighthouse (SUU)
Eye Transplant (Dawn) (Science News)
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Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH - Mae West Arrested for Broadway Play
Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, and what local officials are doing to stop it, an incredible new fact about bees is discovered, plus on This Week in History, actress Mae West is arrested for her Broadway play.
Monkey Mayhem (HuffPost via AP News)
Bees Underwater (CNN) (Ecobnb)
Mae West (Biography) (Britannica)
Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
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Solar Powered Car, Loch Ness Hunters Ask NASA for Help, and TDIH - The London Bridge is Moved
A car fueled by the sun is closer to becoming a consumer reality, a group of monster hunters appeal to an unlikely agency for assistance, and on This Day in History, London Bridge is falling down … but springing back to life in the American desert.
Solar Powered Car (GNN) (Aptera)
Loch Ness and NASA (Sky News)
London Bridge (History)
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Possible Blindness Cure, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The Mustang is Introduced
A long-term plan to cure many individuals afflicted with blindness, Weird Wednesday brings us a new, collaborative version of Scrabble, cats in a palace, and a hippo walking through suburbia. Plus, on This Day in History, the first Ford Mustang is introduced to the public.
Blindness Cure (Brisbane Times)
Collaborative Scrabble (BBC)
Palace Cats (AP News)
Escaped Hippo (UPI)
Lawnmower GWR (UPI)
Mustang (Ford) (Motor Biscuit) (Motor Trend)
Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
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"Scientific" Marriage Pact, Stunning Pompeii Discovery, and TDIH - Annie Oakley Breaks a Shooting Record
A scientific pact for lasting love devised by one Stanford student, a stunning find in Pompeii, and on This Day in History – sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks yet another record.
Marriage Pact (Fox News)
Pompeii Discovery (EuroNews)
Annie Oakley (PBS) (Patch)
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The Surprising Benefit to Fish Swimming in Schools, A Rare Medical Condition is Cured for the First Time & TDIH: The Man Who Walked Backwards Across the US (and why he did it)
Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone (Supplemental: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3a4e)
World-first treatment at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke for teenager with rare condition
Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Backward Walk Around the World (Supplemental 1: PLENNIE WINGO - Wired For Adventure, Supplemental 2: Ben Montgomery's 'Man Who Walked Backward' lets readers step into history)
Customer Reviews
The cool ride home
I really enjoy listening to this podcast.
Meh…
The original version of the show was pretty good. The new one should probably be titled “Two Idiots Read Words They Barely Understand.”
My favorite example is in the March 21st when one of the host questions why the British colonies in America during the 18th century were buying tea from the English and Dutch. “Didn’t they have the ability to manufacture it locally?”
Weep for the future.
Amazing
It saddens me that this show has come to an end. My gut reaction was, I wish I could’ve done something to help keep the show going. Though, it sounds like Jackson made the right choice for him and his personal goals. Proud of you! Will continue keeping up through other platforms!