How Cool Is This?
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How Cool Is This? is a 5-minute podcast about what’s cool. Each short podcast episode explores a new idea. Bingeable and perfect for a short commute from the bedroom to the kitchen, How Cool Is This? is like Shark Tank meets This American Life meets Humans of New York, except anyone can participate. Visit howcoolisthis.show to learn more.
By Nick Holder and Brian Reitz
By Nick Holder and Brian Reitz
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This Week in Cool was a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. It's been revived in the form of a 50-word newsletter: Cool News.
This five-minute episode expands on a few stories from the November 11 edition of Cool News:
Dead politician re-elected
Indianan evades police via lawnmower, dressed as Pikachu
Teenager banned from having eggs
Get Cool News every week free at coolnews.substack.com
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between.
This 5 minute recap of the June 24 season finale covers:
Chaos at ‘Redneck Rave’
Fake Tuna at Subway
BDSM Positive City Council Candidates
and more
We’re taking a short break from TWIC, but we’ll be back later this summer with more. Stay up to date with the show at howcoolisthis.show.
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between.
This 5 minute recap of the June 17 show covers:
Man Swallowed By Whale
Juneteenth
MacKenzie Scott Donates Billions
and more
Join the season finale of This Week in Cool live in Roomkey on Thursday, June 24, at 8:00 pm EST at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey Thursdays at 8:00 pm EDT.
This 5 minute recap of the June 3 show covers:
Meat Plant Hacked
London Sky Pool
Donald Trump Shuts Down Blog
and more
Guest appearances by Judy Reitz & Dana Ferruzzi.
Learn more about This Week in Cool and Roomkey at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey Thursdays at 8:00 pm EDT. Nick was out this week but guest host and cool NYC comedian Molly Barrett joined in his place.
This 5 minute recap of the May 27 show covers:
CDC tells people not to kiss chickens
Tinder adds new feature
'Unathletic' alligator escapes zoo
and more
Additional contributions come from Judy Reitz, Hannah VanderPoel & Anne Harada (in order of appearance).
Learn more about This Week in Cool and Roomkey at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey Thursdays at 8:00 pm EDT.
This 5 minute recap of the May 13 show covers:
Jeff Bezos has a new yacht so big it needs a support yacht (ft. Kristian Mundahl)
Million dollar lottery for people with COVID vaccinations
Woman sneaks into high school for Instagram followers
and more
The next Roomkey show is May 27 and features a guest host. Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey Thursdays at 8:00 pm EDT.
This 5 minute recap of the April 29 show covers:
St. Vincent’s press kerfuffle
The CDC’s new masking policy
Animals that are too big
and more
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the April 22 show debates the coolness of:
The Mars Rover
Sneaking into the IHOP mansion to throw a wedding
Jeopardy
and more
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the April 8 show debates the coolness of:
Vladimir Putin Named Russias’ Hottest Man
The Ketchup Package Shortage (featuring guest speaker Hannah VanderPoel)
A New Particle Upending Laws of Physics
and more
RSVP here to join and participate in the next This Week In Cool.
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the April 1 show debates the coolness of:
An Australian school banning mullets
Chet Hanks’ “White Boy Summer” (featuring guest speaker Dana Ferruzzi)
Lil Nas X’s new Satan Shoes
and more
RSVP here to join and participate in the next This Week In Cool.
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between. The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the March 25 show debates the coolness of:
Krispy Kreme giving free donuts to vaccinated people
Meat Loaf’s new dating show
Paying Employees in Pennies
and more
RSVP here to join and participate in the next This Week In Cool.
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week in Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between.
The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the March 18 show debates Elon Musk naming himself the Technoking of Tesla, a mom deepfaking her daughter’s cheerleading rivals, an arctic walrus popping up in Ireland, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong announcing a run for President of the United States, and more.
RSVP here to join and participate in the next This Week In Cool.
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
This Week In Cool is a weekly look into what’s cool, what’s not, and nothing in between.
The full 30 minute show happens live in Roomkey every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.
This 5 minute recap of the March 11 show covers British Royalty, NFTs, Burger King, Eagle Scouts, stimulus payments, and more.
RSVP here to join and participate in the next This Week In Cool.
Learn more at howcoolisthis.show/watch.
Music: "Le Hustle", Unknown Artist courtesy of Free Music Archive
X user @xsanti___ wants to know why no one has ever created a Mexican buffet. Is it a bad business model? And more importantly, is it cool?
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Have an idea you want to get on the last 23 episodes of the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917.
Peer thinks more pizza places should be proactive about selling pies. Would that actually be effective? And more importantly, is that cool?
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There are only 24 chances left to get your idea on the show. Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917 or forever forget your idea.
Alexandra thinks there should be a way to easily scale recipes. But does anyone actually follow the instructions when cooking? And more importantly, is that cool?
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Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917.
Dana thinks we should have the technology to take better pictures of the moon. But should we even be taking pictures of the moon at all? And more importantly, is that cool?
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Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917.
Lashon think that you can turn something bad into something positive. Is suffering the only way to create good art? And more importantly, is that cool?
"You can either choose to wallow in misery or pick up that paintbrush, dip it in the palette, and paint your canvas into something beautiful."
Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917.
X user @allahliker thinks someone should make a board game about January 6. Would that actually be a fun thing to play? And more importantly, is that cool?
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Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917.
Josh wants somebody to invent a warm version of cold brew. But isn't that just coffee? And more importantly, is that cool?
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Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail (or shoot us a text) at (848) 863-9917.
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