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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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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 719 Ratings

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.

    Now Hiring: Postal Workers in Antarctica, NASA's Lunar Lighthouse & The First City Bus Takes to the Streets

    Now Hiring: Postal Workers in Antarctica, NASA's Lunar Lighthouse & The First City Bus Takes to the Streets

    Antarctica's 'Penguin Post Office' is hiring: Do you have what it takes?
    NASA Lunar Lighthouse Beacons Navigation Odie Lander (Also See: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasa-to-demonstrate-autonomous-navigation-system-on-moon)
    TDIH: A Brief History of Buses

    • 20 min
    Coral Reef Restoration, NASA's "Message in a Bottle", and the NASA Tabletop Game

    Coral Reef Restoration, NASA's "Message in a Bottle", and the NASA Tabletop Game

    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 (GNN) (Cell Press)
    Message in a Bottle (GNN)
    NASA Game (NASA - The Lost Universe)
    Domain History (StackScale) (History of Information) (Nameboy) (Colorlib)
    Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
    Instagram - Facebook

    • 21 min
    Total Solar Eclipse Details and Studying How Animals Will Respond to the Eclipse

    Total Solar Eclipse Details and Studying How Animals Will Respond to the Eclipse

    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 (AP News) (NPR)
    Animals Reaction to Solar Eclipse (AP News)
    Einstein (ScienceStruck) (National Geographic) (The Fact File)
    Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
    Instagram - Facebook

    • 19 min
    AI Helps Predict Cardiac Arrest and Weird Wednesday

    AI Helps Predict Cardiac Arrest and Weird Wednesday

    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 rodeo with skiing, Kevin Bacon escapes his pigpen in Wisconsin, and one lego piece sells for nearly $20K. Plus, on This Day in History - how earmuffs kept one town running for decades.
    AI - Cardiac Arrest (Cedars Sinai)
    Free Gas Glitch (AP News)
    Skijoring (AP News)
    Kevin Bacon - The Pig (AP News)
    March Meowness Library Fines (UPI)
    $18K Lego Piece (UPI) (People)
    Earmuffs (Smithsonian)
    Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
    Instagram - Facebook

    • 21 min
    Family Discovers Dino Footprints, Gray Whales in Cape Cod, and Milk-Producing Amphibian

    Family Discovers Dino Footprints, Gray Whales in Cape Cod, and Milk-Producing Amphibian

    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 (GNN)
    Gray Whales in Cape Cod (GNN)
    Milk-Producing Amphibian (NPR) (Nature)
    Coke Bottles (History)
    Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
    Instagram - Facebook

    • 16 min
    Voyager 1 Troubles and The Latest from the Government on UFOs

    Voyager 1 Troubles and The Latest from the Government on UFOs

    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 History takes a look at the Normal School.
    Voyager 1 (NPR)
    UFOs (Sky News)
    The Normal School (MyChamplainValley)
    Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com
    Instagram - Facebook

    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
719 Ratings

719 Ratings

LRJalarned ,

The cool ride home

I really enjoy listening to this podcast.

Adele_Heat ,

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!

extole ,

Super podcast

Fascinating and uplifting stories and need to brighten your day. I recommend it.

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