Cool Stuff Daily

Latest Episodes:

Mon. 11/28 - The World's Largest Active Volcano Is Erupting Nov 28, 2022

Show notes

The world’s largest active volcano has begun erupting for the first time in four decades. Plus, “monkeypox” has officially been renamed “mpox.” And insurance company State Farm has just released a jazz album.

Sponsors:

American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100
Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL

Links:

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in 38 years (Washington Post)
Mauna Loa: World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii (BBC)
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, spewing ash and debris (PBS NewsHour)
Hawaii Hazard Impact Map (Hawaii Civil Defense Agency)
"Monkeypox" Is Now “Mpox.” Here's Why (them)
WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns (AP)
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease (WHO)
Previous episode on the proposed mpox name change (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
Jazz Bath: The Bath Bomb Sessions
Patrick Mahomes’ ‘Jazz Bath’ Saxophonist Gets a Real Album for State Farm (Ad Week)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tue. 11/22 - Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed To Vote? Nov 22, 2022

Show notes

New Zealand is set to vote on lowering the voting age to 16. Scientists have added four new prefixes to the metric system. And a peek inside the wide world of Monster Energy drink collection and trading communities.

Sponsors:

Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/cool
Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool

Links:

Supreme Court rules in favour of lowering voting age to 16 in case by ‘Make it 16′ group (New Zealand Herald)
New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 (NPR)
Analysis: Democrats would have gotten crushed this election without young voters (CNN)
Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years (NPR)
A Powerful Theory of Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe (NY Times)
Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism by Pippa Norris and Ronald Ingleheart
It's Official: Scientists Confirm a New Expanded Scale of Measurement (ScienceAlert)
Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small (The Guardian)
The Earth now weighs 6 ronnagrams. What does that mean? (Washington Post)
Inside the Fanatical, International, Extremely Online World of Monster Energy Trading (Punch)
We Tried EVERY Monster Energy Drink Flavor (Good Mythical Morning, YouTube)
The Pez Outlaw - Official Trailer (IGN, YouTube)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mon. 11/21 - A Ray of Hope For the "Tripledemic?" Nov 21, 2022

Show notes

Could the “tripledemic” be tamped down slightly by the viruses interfering with and preventing each other from spiking in the same place at the same time? Plus, public libraries in the US and Canada have been launching their own streaming platforms featuring local musicians.

Sponsors:

Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool
Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/cool

Links:

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 11/18 - Giant Turkey Legs, The Quintessential American Snack Nov 18, 2022

Show notes

What’s the deal with those giant turkey legs they serve at renaissance fairs and Disney World? Plus, Coors Light has just launched a color-changing nail polish that lets you know when your beer is cold enough to drink. And Cambridge Dictionary’s perplexing choice of a word of the year that most Brits have never heard of.

Sponsors:

Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/cool
Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL

Links:

Meaty-oric Rise: How Renaissance Fairs and Disney Parks Catapulted the Turkey Leg to Greatness (Mental Floss)
Are bones discovered under an Exeter street from the first turkey dinner in England? (ScienceDaily, 2017)
Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott
Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes
Coors Light's new nail polish changes color if your beer is cold enough to drink (CNN)
Coors Light's New Nail Polish Changes Color When Your Glass of Beer Is Cold (Food & Wine)
Topo Chico Will Debut Their First-Ever EP Supporting Indie Artists (Magnetic Magazine)
The Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year 2022 (Cambridge Dictionary)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thu. 11/17 - Lab-Grown Meat Gets FDA Approval Nov 17, 2022

Show notes

The FDA has given approval for the first time to a lab-grown meat. Plus, another company is genetically modifying plants to work as superpowered air purifiers. And 500 new words like bae and subtweet have been added to the official Scrabble dictionary.

Sponsors:

Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL
Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/cool

Links:

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wed. 11/16 - Fruitcake Flavored: The Pumpkin Spice of Christmastime? Nov 16, 2022

Show notes

Can wearing a mask yourself make it harder to recognize the faces of people, even when they’re not wearing a mask? Plus, why Kraft Heinz has upped the goof factor with so many off-the-wall stunts in recent years. And is fruitcake the new go-to holiday season flavor?

Sponsors:

Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL
Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool

Links:

Mask-wearing can make it more difficult to recognize masked and unmasked faces of others (York University)
Kraft Heinz turns to gimmicks and nostalgia to revive its 'dusty' brands (CNN Business)
Brands Are Bringing Fruitcake Back, in Flavor Form (Eater)
Figgy Pudding Spam Puts a Seasonal Spin on the Classic Canned Meat (Food & Wine)
Figgy pudding Spam tastes like a hot dog fruitcake. Run away. (Washington Post)
Artemis I Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast) (NASA, YouTube)
Artemis Blog (NASA)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tue. 11/15 - Chimps––They're Just Like Us! Nov 15, 2022

Show notes

In what feels like the start of a riddle, egg prices are surging, but chicken prices are going down. Plus, it turns out chimps like to share cool stuff as much as some daily podcasters. And Artemis I is supposed to launch late tonight, but if this mysterious “space prophet” continues to be right, the launch might not happen until 2023.

Sponsor:

Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL

Links:

Why egg prices are surging — but chicken prices are falling: It's an 'act of God' event, says trade strategist (CNBC)
Do Chimps Share Cool Stuff Just for Fun? Uganda Forest Study Provides a Hint That They Might (Scientific American)
Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention (University of York)
The oracle who predicted SLS’s launch in 2023 has thoughts about Artemis III (Ars Technica)
How to Watch the Inaugural Launch of NASA’s SLS Megarocket (Gizmodo)
Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety (The Conversation)
NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch (NASA)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mon. 11/14 - Polar Night, Midnight Sun, & Fruit Quakes Nov 14, 2022

Show notes

Polar Night and Midnight Sun. What’s it like living in a place that stays absolutely pitch black for two and half months, and what can we learn from the people who live there? Plus, a new emergency alert system in the US to let you know when an earthquake is nearby. And Mountain Dew’s latest holiday-themed flavor, which oddly enough is a combination of the first two segments today.

Sponsor:

Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL

Links:

People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it (NPR)
Cecilia Blomdahl (@sejsejlija) Official TikTok
Cecilia Blomdahl (YouTube)
America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone (Washington Post)
ShakeAlert
Everything We Know About the Mtn Dew Holiday Drink for 2022 (Thrillist)
Mtn Dew's New Fruit Quake Flavor Is Supposed to Taste Like Fruitcake (Food & Wine)
I Tried 21 Flavors of Mountain Dew For Some Reason. (Everywhereist)
Fri. 12/11 - How Our Homes Were Shaped By Epidemics + Hot Dr Pepper (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
Weather Forecast Remains 90% Favorable for Artemis I Launch (NASA)
Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 11/11 - VR Special Effects Made Live TV Debut on Election Night Nov 11, 2022

Show notes

How tech from shows like The Mandalorian is now being used in live election coverage on TV. Plus, an enormous tunnel has been uncovered beneath an Egyptian temple and some think it could lead to Cleopatra’s tomb. And Netflix is starting to experiment with live streaming.

Sponsors:

Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool
I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast

Links:

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thu. 11/10 - Can I Get One Large Algae, Please? Nov 10, 2022

Show notes

Is algae the secret to feeding our growing world? Plus, new evidence for a sixth mass extinction that occurred even earlier than the Big Five. And some prescient thoughts on democracy from fifty years ago, courtesy of the creator of Charlie Brown.

Sponsors: