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Drought and inflation are making it a tough year for Christmas trees. Plus, Japan has had to abandon what would’ve been their first-ever lunar landing, but a private Japanese company launching a lander tomorrow might still fulfill that milestone for the nation. And a round-up of the weirdest movies coming out next year, including the true story of Cocaine Bear. Sponsors: Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: Drought Is Killing Christmas Trees Across the U.S. (Gizmodo) What to expect when buying a Christmas tree this holiday season (Good Morning America) Severe-to-Extreme Drought Plays 'Grinch' in Christmas Tree Crop for Mass. Farmers (NBC Boston) 2020 episode on Christmas Trees (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Lunar Lander Released by NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission Dies (Futurism) Artemis 1's tiny Japanese probe abandons moon landing try (Space.com) Previous episode on Japan's ispace lander (Cool Stuff Ride Home) SpaceX will launch a Japanese moon lander, UAE rover early Wednesday. Here's how to watch. (Space.com) Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record (BBC) Artemis I — Flight Day 13: Orion Goes the (Max) Distance (NASA) Artemis I photos and videos (NASA, Flickr) Bambi to become 'a vicious killing machine' in new horror movie Bambi: The Reckoning (Entertainment Weekly) Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’ Poster Teases a Wild Time (Collider) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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: Competition between respiratory viruses may hold off a ‘tripledemic’ this winter (Science) RSV, covid and flu push hospitals to the brink — and it may get worse (Washington Post) Children's hospitals call on Biden to declare emergency in response to 'unprecedented' RSV surge (CNBC) Libraries Are Launching Their Own Local Music Streaming Platforms (VICE) Libraries — MUSICat Kanopy Libby App: Free ebooks & audiobooks from your library | by OverDrive 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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: A Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval (WIRED) Lab-Grown Meat Receives Clearance From F.D.A. (NY Times) FDA approval puts lab-grown meat one step closer to your dinner plate (Vox) New genetically engineered houseplant cleans air as efficiently as 30 plants (BGR) This genetically engineered houseplant does the work of 30 typical plants (Inverse) ‘Yeehaw, bae,’ official Scrabble dictionary adds 500 new words (PBS) Words Added to the Scrabble Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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: How MSNBC used tech from ‘The Mandalorian’ to bring election night to life (Mashable) Thu. 11/04 - How the World Series Led To the Television Boom (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Tunnel discovered under Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra's tomb, archaeologist says (CNN) "Geometric miracle": Archaeologists discover vast tunnel beneath Egyptian temple (CBS News) An Ancient Tunnel Discovered Beneath an Egyptian Temple May Lead to Cleopatra’s Tomb, Archaeologists Say (ArtNet) Secret Tunnel Discovered Under Egyptian Temple To God Of The Underworld (IFL Science) Archaeologists Discover Vast ‘Miracle’ Tunnel Under Egyptian Temple Ruin (VICE) Chris Rock Makes History With First Live Netflix Special (Collider) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool Links: Is it time to start eating algae? (National Geographic) Scientists Uncover Evidence of What May Be Earth's First Mass Animal Extinction (ScienceAlert) Geobiologists shine new light on Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million years ago (ScienceDaily) Charles Schulz shared thoughts on democracy with 10-year-old fan (Upworthy) Charles Schulz's Letter About Democracy, Discovered 50 Years Later (KQED) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the ballpoint pen be just as responsible for the death of cursive handwriting as the computer? Plus, lab-grown blood has been injected into two patients in a world-first clinical trial. And, would you attend a Zoom meeting in a movie theater? AMC is betting on it. Sponsors: Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive (The Atlantic) In world-first trial, lab-grown blood was just injected into two people (The Verge) Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial (BBC) AMC thinks, somehow, Zoom meetings would feel good in a place like this (A/V Club) AMC Theatres® and Zoom Partner to Bring Zoom Rooms to the Comfort and State-of-the-Art Sight and Sound Technology of AMC Movie Theatres (AMC Theatres) Zoom is coming to Tesla so you can Zoom in your Tesla (Mashable) Cygnus Freighter Reaches ISS With Only One Functioning Solar Array (Gizmodo) NASA's Moon Rocket Will Have to Ride Out the Storm as Potential Hurricane Approaches (Gizmodo) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a 3D bioprinter for human tissues to pumpkin spice cappuccinos, here’s the cargo being delivered on board the S.S. Sally Ride tomorrow to the International Space Station. Plus, this time it’s not just in your head, the New York Times really is making some (small) changes to Wordle. A puzzle expert has some practice tips for winning the daily game. And Netflix has a new interactive trivia game. Sponsors: Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Astronauts will 3D print part of a human knee in space (Engadget) Overview for Northrop Grumman's 18th Commercial Resupply Mission (NASA) NASA monitoring Subtropical Storm Nicole, Space Launch System rocket and Orion to remain at Launch Pad 39B (NASA) The New York Times is finally making changes to Wordle (Washington Post) Introducing Wordle Game Editor Tracy Bennett (NY Times) How to Win at Wordle (Without Cheating) (Quanta Magazine) You can now play trivia on Netflix (Mashable) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On TikTok, Twitter, and more broadly how social media has changed us, how we might finally be approaching a tipping point in how we use it, and the ways in which our devices play just as large a role as the algorithms. Sponsors: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool Links: The Machine Stops (New Yorker) TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm—It’s Your Phone (Wired) Elon Musk is more Funko Pop than man (Garbage Day) The Real Difference Between YouTube and TikTok (Vlogbrothers, YouTube) Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen Techmeme Ride Home The Real Sleeping Sickness That Inspired Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' (Collider) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could a musical cue played while you’re asleep help prevent nightmares? Plus, a round-up of science news from this month in history. And the US government might be getting an official Space Bureau. Sponsor: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Can a Musical Reminder Banish Bad Dreams? (Smithsonian Magazine) Nightmares Can Be Silenced With a Single Piano Chord, Scientists Discover (ScienceAlert) 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2022 (Scientific American) FCC Proposes Space Bureau to Regulate Influx of Satellites (Gizmodo) U.S. telecom regulator launching new space bureau (Reuters) The FCC’s new space bureau could rein in Elon Musk (Vox) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deep dive into two major events that led to the television boom, and a question of what that has meant for the artifice and theatricality of live events. Sponsor: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: The first televised World Series spurred America's television boom, 75 years ago (The Conversation) Queen Elizabeth II’s First Move: Allowing TV Cameras at Her Coronation (Tedium) Scholarly Analysis of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates (Purdue) Nick Offerman joins weirdly star-studded cast of GameStop "stonks" movie (A/V Club) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 has been the year of cheating. The latest scandal to rock a niche community? BagGate at the American Cornhole League World Championships. Plus, Collins Dictionary has declared “permacrisis” their word of the year. And an exciting update for what you probably all know by now is my most-anticipated movie of the year: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Sponsor: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Professional Cornhole Has a Cheating Scandal Called BagGate (Wall Street Journal) The Summer Of Cheating (BuzzFeed News) “Permacrisis” has been named as Collins Dictionary's word of the year for 2022 (Stylist) Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Sets U.S. Theatrical Release Date (Collider) Thu. 05/26 - Winnie the Pooh: Horror Villain (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does Dracula still resonate with audiences over a century later? The disease narrative is one possible reason, but there’s another less-discussed theory too. Plus, one team of scientists have detected traces of an ancient ocean on Mars. And a turkey-flavored beer for your dog to enjoy this Thanksgiving. Sponsor: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: 125 Years Old and Still Biting (The Atlantic) Fri. 10/29 - Disease and the Vampire Myth + Hallowmeme History (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Get the classic novel Dracula delivered to your email inbox, as it happens. (Dracula Daily) Ancient Traces of a Giant Ocean Have Just Been Discovered on Mars (Science Alert) Evidence of ancient Mars ocean increases probability of past life (Space.com) Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars (Penn State) Anheuser-Busch thinks your dog would like a beer, too (Fast Company) Busch Light Debuts Turkey ‘Beer’ For Dogs So You Can Toast At Holidays Together (DesignTAXI) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dispatches from the Recreational Fear Lab on why being scared might be a healthy thing. And the raucous Halloween parties Queen Victoria used to throw in Scotland. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The Director of the Recreational Fear Lab Explains Why We Love to Be Scared (Slate) The monarch who loved Scots' spooky traditions (Scottish Field) Queen Victoria's highland journals (Internet Archive) Halloween by Robert Burns (Academy of American Poets) Halloween - Robert Burns (MindYerLanguage?, YouTube) Taylor Swift Makes History as First Artist With Entire Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Anti-Hero' at No. 1 (Billboard) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first-ever "Best Of" episode, we look back at the history of candy corn. How did this contentious candy come to be, why does it persist when so many people hate it, and does it really contain bug secretions? Plus, a segment from 2020, were witches back in the day really mixing tongues and eyeballs into their brews? Here’s what ingredients like “eye of newt” actually meant. And finally, from last year, a survey of witchy and chilling music—from psychedelic countercultural witch music in the 1960s to more recent tracks that have been scientifically proven to make your spine tingle. Sponsors: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Wed. 10/13 - Who's To Blame For Candy Corn? (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Why Is Candy Corn the Most Hated Halloween Candy? (Eater) Episode Three - Satan's Earwax (Preserve Halloween Podcast) Where Our Love/Hate Relationship With Candy Corn Comes From (The Atlantic) The Saccharine History of Candy Corn (National Geographic) Why Brach's Turkey Dinner Candy Corn Might Taste Different This Year (Mashed) All About Candy Corn (National Confectioners Association) ​What To Know About Confectioner's Glaze (Taste for Life) Why is there shellac in my chocolate mints? (McGill) How Candy Corn is Made | Unwrapped (Food Network, YouTube) Fri. 10/02 - Witchy Ingredients Aren't What They Seem (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Please Pass Me The Eye Of Newt; What's Really In That Witch's Cauldron (Dave’s Garden) Mon. 10/25 - Music That Gives You Chills, and Why It Does (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 13 Vintage Halloween Songs from the 1910's, 20's, & 30's (History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday, YouTube) A Look Back at America's Psychedelic Countercultural Witch Music (Atlas Obscura) The Munsters - At Home With The Munsters - Vinyl LP (Rough Trade) Researchers analyzed 700-plus songs known to give people chills. Here’s the playlist (Quartz) Songs To Give You Chills playlist (Quartz, Spotify) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the books we read permanently change our brains? Or at least impact our values over a lifetime? Two studies that used undergrads as guinea pigs attempt to quantify the effects of powerful books on our brains. Plus, the upcoming election night lunar eclipse and a Halloween asteroid. Sponsors: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains? (Literary Hub) The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent--And Reinvent--Our Identities by Gregory Berns Harry Potter and the Millennials by Anthony Gierzynksi with Kathryn Eddy What You Need to Know About the Lunar Eclipse (NASA) ISS transit map with lunar eclipse (Christopher Becke, Twitter) Large asteroid RM4 to pass closely November 1 (EarthSky) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How and why did food become so gendered? Y’know, men eat red meat and women eat salads. When did those associations begin? Plus, according to new evolutionary findings, animals might have begun to vocalize to each other even before they had ears. Sponsors: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: How steak became manly and salads became feminine (The Conversation) Yogurt Is for Women, Fried Chicken Is for Men (The Atlantic) The Gender Binary Is a Tool of White Supremacy (An Injustice Mag) Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure by Samira Kawash Sweetness and Femininity: Fashioning Gendered Appetite in the Victorian Age (CUNY Academic Works) Social Darwinism, Scientific Racism, and the Metaphysics of Race (The Journal of Negro Education) Animals may have begun to vocalize before anyone had ears to hear them (Science) Secret communication of sea animals discovered (BBC) Vocal communication originated over 400 million years ago (EurekAlert) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why marigolds are so prevalent in cultural celebrations around the world this time of year. Plus, how insect swarms affect atmospheric electricity. And the parkour athletes turned environmental activists. Sponsors: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: How the marigold became a global icon, from Mexico to India (National Geographic) Marigold: The Mexican flower that has become a part of Indian festivals (The Economic Times, 2017) Historical and Ethnobotanical Aspects of Domestication in Tagetes (Economic Botany, JSTOR) Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 Volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions by Maria Herrera-Sobek Insects contribute to atmospheric electricity (Phys.org) Insect Swarms Can Electrify The Air as Much as a Thunderstorm (Science Alert) Honeybee swarms generate more electricity per metre than a storm cloud (New Scientist) Parkour athletes switch off Paris lights one by one (Reuters) With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris (NY Times) Watch these parkour athletes swing around Paris switching off wasteful lights (Euro News) Team On The Spot Parkour (Instagram) International Space Station swerves to avoid Russian space debris, NASA says (CNN) Space Station Forced to Perform Huge Swerve to Avoid Debris From When Russia Blew Up a Satellite (Futurism) Space Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris (NASA) Fri. 10/14 - CIA-Funded Woolly Mammoths (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why scents and fragrances have been so strongly associated with witchcraft throughout time and how those associations influence witchcraft, feminism, and misogyny today. Plus, a wild bison has been born in England for the first time in thousands of years. And, if you’re in the mood for a long, lonely drive, I’ve got you covered both virtually and on the asphalt. Sponsors: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today (The Conversation) Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism by Sarah Lyons Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England by Keith Thomas First wild European bison born in the UK for thousands of years (Natural History Museum) Baby bison born in Kent countryside (BBC) First wild bison born in UK for centuries at Canterbury woods following shock pregnancy (Kent Online) Slow Roads, a "chill" driving game you can play for free in your browser (Boing Boing) The loneliest roads in America (BigThink) America’s Quietest Routes (GeoTab) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the Black Death changed the course of human evolution. Plus, the exoplanet with a marshmallow-like atmosphere. And IKEA is testing out autonomous delivery vehicles. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: The Black Death Shaped Human Evolution, And We're Still in Its Shadow (ScienceAlert) The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to disease today, researchers find (EurekAlert) Black Death etched a mark on our genetics, warping immune responses, study finds (Ars Technica) How the Black Death changed our immune systems (Science) A Fluffy 'Marshmallow' World Has Been Discovered With Incredibly Low Density (ScienceAlert) 'Marshmallow' world orbiting a cool red dwarf star (Phys.org) We’ve Found A ‘Marshmallow’ Planet That Would Float In A Bathtub, Say Scientists (Forbes) Ikea Is Testing Autonomous Delivery in Texas (Gizmodo) Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas (Engadget) IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas (CNBC) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look into the growing movement of human composting as a funeral option. Plus, Anna May Wong quarters start shipping in the US on Monday. And two iconic movies with intriguing reboots on the horizon. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Is Human Composting the Future of Funerals? (Slate) Inside one of the world’s first human composting facilities (The Verge) Return Home Terramation (TikTok) United States Mint to Begin Shipping Fifth American Women Quarters™ Program Coins October 24 (US Mint) Who is Anna May Wong, the first Asian American on U.S. currency? (Washington Post) HOLLYWOOD | Official Trailer (Netflix, YouTube) A celebration of Anna May Wong in 6 films (BFI) ‘Twister’ Sequel in the Works at Universal: What We Know (Vulture) Twisters sequel Forecast For Spring Start Universal, Amblin Finalizing Director For Sequel (Deadline) 'A Christmas Story Christmas' teaser gives us a glimpse of adult Ralphie (Mashable) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could vampires exist, mathematically speaking? Plus, an update on COVID variants of concern as we head into winter. And the United Kingdom has ruled that GIFs are still relevant and Meta can’t hog them all. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Here's How Long it Would Take for Vampires to Annihilate Humanity (Atlas Obscura) The transylvanian problem of renewable resources (RAIRO) Cinema Fiction vs Physics Reality: Ghosts, Vampires, and Zombies (Skeptical Inquirer) Mathematical Models of Interactions between Species: Peaceful Co-existence of Vampires and Humans Based on the Models Derived from Fiction Literature and Films (Applied Mathematical Sciences) Trick or Treat Month: Gourds with Jackson Bird (SciShow Tangents) New COVID variant BQ.1 now makes up 1 in 10 cases nationwide, CDC estimates (CBS News) BA.5 is finally fading—sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 rise from variant stew (Ars Technica) XBB, BQ.1.1, BA.2.75.2 — a variant swarm could fuel a winter surge (Washington Post) What to Know About COVID-19 Variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 (TIME) Meta Forced to Sell Giphy in UK Antitrust Case (Gizmodo) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA isn’t the only one who may launch a rocket to the moon next month. Plus, a Danish political party led by an AI chatbot that’s running for office. A new horror film that’s causing people to faint and puke in theaters. And, bringing all new meaning to “BTS Army,” the members of BTS are officially enlisting. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: NASA will attempt a moon launch in November. So will someone else. (Mashable) UAE moon rover, Japanese lander set to launch atop SpaceX rocket in November (Space.com) Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates (Space News) Japanese lunar company ispace aims to launch first cargo mission to the moon next month (CNBC) This Danish Political Party Is Led by an AI (Vice) New European Political Party Is Led by an Artificial Intelligence (Futurism) Danish AI-driven Political Party Eyes Parliament (Barrons) Terrifier 2 is reportedly making people shake, cry, throw up in theaters (A/V Club) Viewers are screaming, crying, throwing up over killer clown flick 'Terrifier 2' (LA Times) BTS Are Officially On Hiatus Until 2025 Because It’s Mandatory Military Service Time (BuzzFeed News) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FCC has just proposed new rules to combat space junk. Plus, remember the company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth? The CIA just invested in them. Plus, a previously unheard Queen song, featuring Freddie Mercury’s vocals, was just released. Sponsor: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The FCC's Rules on Space Junk Just Got Stricter (Wired) The FCC Is Finally Taking Space Junk Seriously (Scientific American) Space Debris and Human Spacecraft (NASA) The CIA Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth (Gizmodo) CIA Is Investing In Mammoth Resurrection Technology, But Why? (IFL Science) How Can We Use Biology to Solve Global Issues? (In-Q-Tel) Tue. 09/08 - Long Live the (Cloned) Woolly Mammoth (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Freddie Mercury’s Vocals Featured on Newly Released Queen Song (Advocate) Queen Release Unearthed Song Featuring Freddie Mercury (Pitchfork) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Supreme Court case involving Prince and Andy Warhol that could have huge implications on the future of art. Plus, a new book by Galileo just dropped. And a song sung by 100,000 people who didn’t know they were singing together. Sponsor: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity (NPR) How a Supreme Court Case About Andy Warhol's Paintings of Prince Could Reshape Freedom of Expression (ARTnews) Liberal and Conservative Justices Seem Split in the Supreme Court’s Landmark Andy Warhol Copyright Case (and Not in the Way You May Think) (Artnet News) Researcher discovers "Galileo manuscript" forgery (University of Michigan Library) Galileo confirmed as author of pseudonymous 17th century astronomy text (Ars Technica) Researcher discovers another astronomy book written by Galileo Galilei (Medievalists) Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim Will Make Posthumous Onscreen Appearances in Knives Out Film Sequel (Playbill) Watch Jacob Collier create a 100,000-person a cappella choir (Upworthy) Jacob Collier & The Audience Choir - Can't Help Falling In Love (Jacob Collier, YouTube) Clam-O-Naise 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The verdict on that asteroid NASA hit with a spacecraft last month. Plus, Tom Cruise’s latest plan to make history in space. And the latest Cards Against Humanity expansion pack that you can only buy at Target, and which is submerged within a jar of clam-flavored mayonnaise. Sponsor: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Success! NASA Says DART Really Clocked That Asteroid (Wired) Post-impact images of DART mission have not disappointed (Ars Technica) NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space (NASA) DART’s Smashing Success Shows Humanity Can Divert Asteroids (Scientific American) Tom Cruise plans to film a movie in space — and could be the first civilian to do a spacewalk (CBS News) Tom Cruise Might Be First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the ISS (Gizmodo) NASA Sets Date for Next Launch Attempt for Artemis I Moon Mission (NASA) Dismembered Moments Luxury Candle (Liquid Death) Laughing At My Nightmare One of my favorite videos from Shane (Shane Burcaw, Instagram) Target Is Selling Clam-Flavored Mayonaise with a Cards Against Humanity Card Pack Fully Submerged Inside (IGN) Clam-O-Naise (Cards Against Humanity) Clam-O-Naise on Twitter 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another Halloween, another candy tampering panic. While these panics rarely––if ever––bear fruit, poisoned candy and concerns around it have a longer history than you might suspect. Plus, a voter fraud scandal has rocked the wholesome Fat Bear Week contest. Sponsor: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Rainbow Fentanyl: Poisoned Halloween Candy Rerelease (American Hysteria, Spotify) This Year's Halloween Candy Panic Is Unfounded "Rainbow Fentanyl" Fears (The Mary Sue) DEA says "rainbow" fentanyl pills are being marketed to children. Experts say that's nonsense (Salon) Young people are being targeted with brightly colored ‘rainbow fentanyl,’ government drug agency warns (NBC News) Crime Reporting (Last Week Tonight, YouTube) Fri. 10/01 - Edibles In Your Kid's Trick-Or-Treat Candy? Don't Bet On It. (Cool Stuff Ride Home) How Tainted Treats Led to a Halloween Tragedy in 1858 (Atlas Obscura) ‘Fat Bear Week’ Hit By Voter-Fraud Attempt (Rolling Stone) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for Halloween, we’ve got cyborg cockroaches. As terrifying as it sounds though, they might actually end up saving our lives. Plus, a round-up of recommendations for celebrating Indigenous People today and everyday. And an upcoming slasher horror version of The Grinch. Sponsor: Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Robotic engineers are creating cyborg cockroaches, roboflys and more (Washington Post) Researchers Created a 'Cyborg Cockroach' With a Backpack Battery to Inspect Disaster Zones (Gizmodo) Meet Japan's cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you (Reuters) Thu. 12/09 - Birds Aren't Real (And Neither Is This Gen Z Conspiracy Theory) (Cool Stuff Ride Home) NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS - LISTEN UP! LISTEN BY CATEGORY The Native American Music Awards (JSTOR Daily) Disney Songs In Their Native Languages (FlamSpark, YouTube) Read an excerpt: Billy-Ray Belcourt's debut novel “A Minor Chorus” and the legacy of residential schools: 'We are still haunted by it' (Toronto Star) Reservation Dogs Season 1 Trailer (Rotten Tomatoes, YouTube) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Exterminate All the Brutes (HBO) XYZ Plans Free Release For Horror Pic 'The Mean One' With 'Terrifier 2' Star David Howard Thornton (Deadline) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the heck is a flying purple people eater and why did that song about one stick around for so long? Plus, remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Eight years later, we’ve got a look at just how big a difference it made. But is the new ALS treatment the challenge helped fund as great as it seems? Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: ‘The Purple People Eater’: Sheb Wooley’s Hit Novelty Song (UDiscover Music) Purple People Eater History: A Dumb Joke Turned Into a Cultural Icon (Tedium) Sheb Wooley Is Dead at 82; Sang of Purple People Eater (NY Times) Jack's recommended starter pack of Halloween oldies from the best oldies curator on the web (Jake Westbrook, YouTube) Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? It Ended Up Funding a New ALS Drug (Futurism) ALS drug's approval draws cheers from patients, questions from skeptics (NPR) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m back with another shortage report. This time? Butter. Plus, sleep tourism is apparently a thing now. And Velma from Scooby-Doo is officially super gay, for real this time. Sponsors: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: The price of butter is sky-high and 'not going to come down,' says supply chain expert—here's why (CNBC) Prepare for the Butter Shortage (The Takeout) Butter Prices Ramp Up Ahead of Holiday Season – How Long Will They Last? (Dairy Herd) Butter prices hit an all-time high — partly because extreme heat is taking a toll on dairy cows (MarketWatch) Butter Boards Are Spreading Across TikTok (NY Times) Why sleep tourism is booming (CNN) Sleep Vacations: 12 Places to Catch Some Zzzs (Fodors, 2019) Dreamy sleep vacation destinations (Well + Good, 2018) Sleep Tourism Will Be One of the Biggest 2022 Travel Trends (Coveteur) 'Scooby-Doo' fans get the snack they've been waiting for: Velma is gay (LA Times) In the New Scooby Doo Movie, Velma Is Finally Out and Proud (them) Google Search Scooby-Doo Velma Easter Egg Unleashes Gay Pride Flags (Variety) Fans cheer as Velma is shown crushing on a woman in the new Scooby-Doo movie (NPR) Jinkies! Velma's Actually Gay in "Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!" (Autostraddle) 'Velma': Mindy Kaling Scooby Show Casts Sam Richardson, Constance Wu (Variety) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Nobel Prize week. With three prizes announced and three yet to come, here are the winners in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine. Plus, Bruce Willis did not sell the rights to his digital twin to a deepfake firm, but could someone choose to do so eventually? More on the murky world of deepfakes and Hollywood. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Nobel Prize awarded to three scientists for work in click chemistry, which links molecules quickly (Washington Post) ‘Spooky’ quantum-entanglement experiments win physics Nobel (Nature) Nobel Winner Svante Pääbo Discovered the Neandertal in Our Genes (Scientific American) Actor Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake Firm (Collider) Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face (BBC) Deepfake Bruce Willis may be the next Hollywood star, and he’s OK with that [Updated] (Ars Technica) Bruce Willis did not sign rights for deepfakes to replace him in future films and advertisements (Mashable) Fat Bear Week 2022: It's time to vote (CNN) 2022 Fat Bear Week - Katmai (National Park Service) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the annals of “everyday objects our ancestors were once super concerned about”: electric push buttons. Like, on/off buttons on any basic device. And you know what, they kind of had a point. Plus, on its sixtieth anniversary let’s take a look at one of more pernicious predictions The Jetsons actually got right about our present-day. Sponsors: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: When the Push Button Was New, People Were Freaked (JSTOR Daily) The Jetsons, now 60 years old, is iconic. That's a problem. (Slate) George Jetson Birthdate Dispute Episode (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering the age old question: can you eat Crocs? Plus, why it is adults still get stress dreams about school even years after they leave. And a chance to stay at the Sanderson sisters cottage for all the die-hard Hocus Pocus fans out there. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Why Is The Government Suddenly Concerned About NyQuil Chicken? (BuzzFeed News) Can You Really Eat Crocs? An Investigation (VICE) Why Adults Still Dream About School (The Atlantic) 'Hocus Pocus' fans can stay at the Sanderson Sisters' cottage on Airbnb (Mashable) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The real story of the Agoji warriors fictionalized in The Woman King. Plus, the Food and Drug Administration just dropped a new definition for the word “healthy.” And the very opposite of a nightmare on Elm Street. Sponsor: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: The Real Warriors Behind ‘The Woman King’ (Smithsonian Mag) The true story of the women warriors of Dahomey (National Geographic) Was Dahomey A Barbaric African Kingdom? (HomeTeam History, YouTube) Viola Davis and Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Battle to Get ‘The Woman King’ Made (Hollywood Reporter) FDA issues new guidelines for which foods can be labeled ‘healthy’ (Washington Post) Key takeaways from Biden's conference on hunger and nutrition in America (NPR) FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages to Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease (FDA) 'Hocus Pocus' fans can stay at the Sanderson Sisters' cottage on Airbnb (Mashable) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawns are terrible for the environment, but is ripping them out all together the right answer? Plus, why decorating your home for the holidays is, actually, really good for your health. And other facts I’m overhyping to justify the many decorative gourds in my house… And a very popular discontinued item that might be returning to McDonald’s next month. Sponsor: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch (Wired) Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the West's water crisis (CNN) Your Perfect Lawn Is Bad for the Environment. Here's What to Do Instead (Discover Magazine) Can Decorating For Fall Make You Happier? Experts Weigh In. (HuffPost) McDonald's May Bring Back a Beloved Blast From its Past (The Street) McDonald's Halloween Buckets Could Be Back This Fall (CNET) Celebrating 35 Years Of McDonald’s Halloween Buckets (Nightmare Nostalgia) Episode Five - McHalloween (Preserve Halloween) McDonald's is selling Happy Meals to adults — with a twist (CNN) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could a change in Jupiter’s orbit make life on Earth more hospitable? Plus, behold the best GIFs of the 90s, uploaded a-fresh by internet strangers. And all the Taco Bell news that’s fit to print. Sponsor: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Links: BAN #466: Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest right now! (Bad Astronomy) Jupiter Could Make Earth A Paradise Or A Frozen Wasteland, Say Scientists (Forbes) A change in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth even friendlier to life (Space.com) Earth Could Be Even More Habitable. We'd Just Need to Shift Jupiter's Orbit (Science Alert) People are creating huge online archives of GIFs from 90s CD-ROMs (Boing Boing) Taco Bell Is Bringing Back One of Its Most-Requested Menu Items (Thrillist) Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza Musical Is Better Than You Think (The Takeout) WATCH: Preston Max Allen & Edward Precht Premiere Music Video From BLAST! A FLAVOR-PACKED MOUNTAIN DEWSICAL (Broadway World) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How close are we to some kind of invisibility cloak? Plus, when giant lion-sized otters roamed the land. Yes, the land. And Hasbro wants to make you into an action figure. Sponsors: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: This Company Says It’s One Step Closer to an Invisibility Cloak (Wired) Researchers Determine Fundamental Limits of Invisibility Cloaks (UT News) World’s First Thermal-Camo Jacket Paves Way for ‘Invisibility Cloak’ (Gear Junkie) The world’s first Thermal Camouflage Jacket. (Vollebak, YouTube) In Prehistoric Ethiopia, Otters Were as Big as Lions (Atlas Obscura) Otters the Size of Lions Once Roamed the Earth (Columbia Climate School) Hasbro's Selfie Series Action Figures Will Be Available In the U.S. Starting Friday (Gizmodo) Hasbro Selfie Series: Make Anyone a Hero With 3D Printing (Formlabs, 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to a court filing from the largest search engine of its kind, it’s official: GIFs are cringe. How did they fall so far? Plus, the Colorado River is drying up and part of the reason has to do with politicians ignoring the science one hundred years ago. Sponsors: American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL for $20 off your next purchase of over $100 I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: ‘Gifs are cringe’: how Giphy’s multimillion-dollar business fell out of fashion (The Guardian) Fri. 10/29 - Disease and the Vampire Myth + Hallowmeme History (Cool Stuff Ride Home) How a 100-year-old miscalculation drained the Colorado River (Vox) Science Be Damned: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River by Eric Kuhn and John Fleck As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis (ProPublica) How to Watch NASA’s DART Spacecraft Slam Into an Asteroid (NY Times) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is NASA slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday and what will we be able to see of the collision? Plus, a new low-cost, no-lab-required COVID-19 antibody test that could set the stage for more personalized vaccination plans. And a new drill rap duo, made up of old white British men. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: NASA is ready to knock an asteroid off course with its DART spacecraft (New Scientist) NASA's DART mission will put on an asteroid-smashing show next week (Space.com) Last year's coverage of DART's launch (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Artemis Cryogenic Demonstration Test Concludes, All Objectives Met (NASA) Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket completes fuelling test (BBC) Elon Says Starship Megarocket Could Perform First Orbital Flight in November (Gizmodo) A quick test kit to determine a person's immunity against COVID-19 and its variants (ScienceDaily) Why Omicron Might Stick Around (NY Times) It’s Time for Northern Boy Autumn (Vulture) The Northern Boys - Party Time (Sindhu World, 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the first day of fall. Or is it? Everything you need to know about the equinox, plus some seasonal music recommendations. An app you can only use when your phone’s battery is less than 5%. And why Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family members are buried in lead-lined coffins. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The first day of fall marks the autumn equinox, which is different from a solstice (NPR) Fall equinox 2022: Not as 'equal' as you may think (CNN) Fall equinox: explaining the beginning of autumn, end of summer (The Washington Post) Amount of daylight across North American on Fall Equinox (Brian Brettschneider, Twitter) Autumnal Equinox 2022: First Day of Fall | Facts, Folklore & More (Old Farmer’s Almanac) Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult - But the lyrics are Ai generated images (Daara, YouTube) Fluxblog 386: let's get back to autumn 1991 (Fluxblog Newsletter) Halloween Lite playlist (Jackson Bird, Spotify) Weezer Ring in SZNZ: Autumn EP by Performing “What Happens After You” on Kimmel (Consequence) This Chatroom Only Opens When Your Phone’s About to Die (VICE) This Website Only Works When You’re Offline (VICE) Offline Only The Disconnect Why Royal Family Members Are Buried in Lead-Lined Coffins (Mental Floss) An exploding king: Why Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was lined with lead (Washington Post) Why Is Queen Elizabeth II Going To Be Buried In A Lead-Lined Coffin? (IFL Science) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists have conducted an ant census. Or at least that’s what I’m calling it. And the total number they came up with is out of this world. Plus, the return of the Shortage Report. This time? Craft beer. Its cause? An extinct volcano. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Scientists have calculated how many ants are on Earth. The number is so big it's 'unimaginable.' (Washington Post) The ants go marching one by one - 20 quadrillion of them (Reuters) U.S. beer shortage looms with gap in carbon dioxide supply (Axios) US CO2 shortage worsened by contaminated gas from an extinct volcano (New Scientist) Craft breweries shutting down due to U.S. carbon dioxide shortage (NBC News) What you really need to know about the CO2 shortages (Washington Beer Blog) The Pez Outlaw Trailer Reveals the Incredible Story of a Candy Criminal (Collider) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Saturn get its jaunty tilt and cool rings? A new study says it could’ve been caused by an hither-to-unknown ancient moon that got torn apart by its planet. Plus, new findings on just how much misinformation is being spread around TikTok. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Saturn’s rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon (MIT News) Saturn’s Rings Might Be Made From a Missing Moon (The Atlantic) Saturn’s rings could be remains of moon that strayed too close, say scientists (The Guardian) Could the destruction of a large icy moon explain both Saturn's tilt and its rings? (Bad Astronomy, Syfy Wire) Visible planets and night sky September and October 2022 (EarthSky) Lawmakers Grill TikTok Executive About Ties to China (NY Times) Beware the ‘New Google:’ TikTok’s Search Engine Pumps Toxic Misinformation To Its Young Users (NewsGuard) TikTok's search suggests misinformation almost 20 percent of the time, says report (Mashable) TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report (AP) Many Gen Zers don’t use Google. Here’s why they prefer to search on TikTok and Instagram. (NBC News) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not all about the asteroid. Some scientists are still debating what caused the dinosaurs to go extinct and a new study provides some interesting evidence for the role of volcanoes in the mass extinction event. Plus, we know concrete isn’t great for keeping buildings cool, but just how bad is it? And what other greener methods did its adoption stamp out that could be revived? Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: What Killed Dinosaurs and Other Life on Earth? (Dartmouth) Did Volcanic Eruptions Drive Dinosaurs to Extinction? (Discover) Examining what killed the dinosaurs in depth (Phys.org) Keep buildings cool as it gets hotter by resurrecting traditional architectural techniques (The Conversation) When in Need, What to Read: Introducing our new advice column for book lovers. (Literary Hub) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From informing the bees to muting self-checkout machines, the many shades of mourning––and not––in the United Kingdom. And, from ice cream prescribed with chemotherapy to synchronized heart beats signaling romantic attraction –– here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes. Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: When the Queen Died, Someone Had to Tell the Bees (NY Times) Queen Elizabeth funeral: the surreal (and sinister) scenes I've seen around Britain. (Slate) Scenes from the end of an Elizabethan age (Financial Times) Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: Closing vital services ‘against King Charles III's wishes’ (The Telegraph) From Center Parcs to Bing bunny: The brands that made a mess of their tributes to Queen Elizabeth (The Telegraph) The UK Government Is Directing Mourners to North Carolina to Stand in Line for Queen Elizabeth (Gizmodo) King Charles III won't reign like 'King Charles III' (Mashable) KING CHARLES III on MASTERPIECE | Official Trailer (PBS, YouTube) Here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes (Ars Technica) Ig Nobel Prize 2022 Ceremony (Improbable Research) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has discovered a new lunar mineral––and more dispatches from space, including the asteroid NASA is intentionally crashing into next week. Plus, a trans DIY retelling of The Joker that got pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival after just one screening. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Links: China Discovers Stunning Crystal on the Moon, Nuclear Fusion Fuel for Limitless Energy (Vice) China’s Moon Missions Shadow NASA Artemis’s Pace (IEEE Spectrum) China discovers new mineral – and a possible energy source – on the Moon (New Atlas) NASA Adjusts Dates for Artemis I Cryogenic Demonstration Test and Launch; Progress at Pad Continues (NASA) What to Expect from NASA’s DART Mission to Deflect an Asteroid (Gizmodo) The Trans Joker Movie Is a Sight to See. Too Bad It Might Never Be Seen Again. (Slate) The People’s Joker, a hilarious trans riff on DC characters, shut down over ‘rights issues’ (Polygon) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices