Show overview
Cool Stuff Daily has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 1,190 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 370 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 17 min and 20 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 49 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 249 episodes published. Published by Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.
From the publisher
Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of 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.
Latest Episodes
View all 1,190 episodesUsing Satellites to Detect Potential Issues with our Bridges
Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why a Danish City Turned Its Streetlights Blood-Red
Denmark's Red Street Lighting Solves A Problem Every City Has - Newsweek Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights to Solve an Urban Crisis Most Modern Cities Still Ignore | Daily Galaxy Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NASA’s Humanoid Robot That’s Been Training for Mars Returns Home
NASA robot’s 10-year mission complete | News | The University of Edinburgh NASA humanoid built for Mars research returns to US after a decade | Interesting Engineering Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Kind of Magic Mushroom for Depression and Anxiety (w/out the hallucinations)
A new “magic mushroom” drug could treat depression without psychedelic hallucinations Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tardigrades Versus Martian Dirt
Researchers Test Mars Soil on One of Earth’s Toughest Creatures, The Reaction Was Unexpected | Daily Galaxy Even the toughest life on Earth may struggle in Mars' toxic soil - Earth.com Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How a 3D Printer is Helping A Gulf Coast Box Turtle Walk Again
A 3D-printed wheelchair is helping this turtle walk again Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fire Tornados To Clean Up Our Mess + Why Cats Sleep on their Left Side
Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up our oceans The (very adorable) reason cats prefer sleeping on one side Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Could Aliens See Dinosaurs on Earth with a Telescope?
Could aliens in another galaxy see dinosaurs on Earth? | Scientific American Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Which Volcano is Really the Largest on Earth?
It’s almost twice the size of Washington state and stretches 18 miles down into the Earth’s crust – and it’s underwater too | Discover Wildlife Which countries have the most active volcanoes: Check the complete 2025 list of the world’s most volcanic countries | World News - The Times of India World's Largest Volcanoes: Height, Mass, Altitude, Footprint | Geology.com Mauna Loa - Wikipedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If Only I had Known: Why Math Is Harder For Some Kids than Others
(Science News) Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues (Author: Lilly Burton) Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Similarities between Dogs and Toddlers when Helping Humans
Dogs act like toddlers when trying to help humans | Popular Science Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Little Red Dots
What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer | Scientific American James Webb Finally Solved the Mystery of the Little Red Dots | Science News Today Little red dots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons | Nature Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inter-Species Communication Among Insects
Keeping a beat wins caterpillars friends in low places Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Record-Breaking Core Sample Under Antarctica's Ice
Record-Breaking Sediment Core Drilled From Deep Under Antarctica's Ice Reveals Millions Of Years Of Climate | IFLScience Scientists drill into the ‘heart’ of Antarctica and extract the deepest rock ever drilled - AS USA A Record-Breaking Drill Beneath Antarctic Ice Revealed a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Frightening Potential Pitfalls of Smart Home Devices
(Popular Science) Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Brain Placebo of Thinking Positive
A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccine immunity | Science News Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Romeo - the Frog Who Failed to Save His Species
Romeo, once the last known frog of his kind, died. But this story isn't tragedy. | National Geographic The Ballad Of Romeo: The Frog Who Failed To Save His Species, But Didn’t Have To After All | IFLScience Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gut Health Now! Your Gut Directly Impacts How Your Brain Works
(Science Daily) The secret to human intelligence? It might be in our gut Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scientists Discover a Hidden Bacterium Linked to Good Health
(Science Daily) Scientists discover a hidden gut bacterium linked to good health Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inexpensive Gel That Could Help Restore Sight
Gel that costs pennies has restored sight to 7 out of 8 patients - Earth.com HPMC gel restores sight to people with untreatable condition, scientists say | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News Novel therapeutic strategies to restore vision in ocular hypotony (STRETCH): results from a prospective pilot series - PubMed Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices