How Cool Is This?
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
Episodes
AngryGF thinks that an AI chatbot simulating an upset partner will help men get better at diffusing arguments. But will fighting an AI girlfriend help you keep a real one? And more importantly, is that cool?
Read about AngryGF in Wired. And learn more about the app here.
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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?
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?
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.
We've reached a milestone. But what's next? And more importantly, will it be cool?
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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?
Check out more from Alexandra on X.
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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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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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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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New York City has a new phone number where you can text Mayor Eric Adams. But will he actually respond? And more importantly, is that cool?
Send Eric your own text at (917) 909-2288.
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A lot of things happened this year. But which things are worth remembering? And more importantly, were they cool?
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X user @stripedtshirtz has requested a modification to the ubiquitous, but often inconvenient, tote bag.
"Can someone invent one tote bag that stays on your shoulder in 2024 please"
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Liv thinks we've got enough already. But do we really need to stop building things? And more importantly, is that cool?
"Unpopular opinion: stop building things. we have too many entrepreneurs and far too many things."
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Dave has a topical idea to improve NYC's infamous SantaCon pub crawl. Would replacing Santa with an ousted Congressman reinvigorate this social event? And more importantly, is that cool?
"Santos Con and it’s a bar crawl where people dress like George Santos"
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Rosie thinks your Spotify Wrapped shouldn't reflect an unusual period in your life. But is there any shame in using music to get through a break up? And more importantly, is that cool?
"u should get to be exempt from spotify wrapped after u break up with someone. Frankly i don’t need to know all that"
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Chloe desperately wants to quit her job. But is the work involved in writing her own obituary worth it? And more importantly, is that cool?
"Thinking of elaborate ways of putting in my two week notice, right now my top idea is writing an obituary. Inquiries welcome"
Check out more from Chloe on X.
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Maddie envisions a world where Taylor Swift fans never miss a new song or a new version of an old song, even after death. Will her idea for a cemetery that always plays Taylor Swift music keep the Swiftie spirit alive for eternity? And more importantly, is that cool?
"Somebody should create a cemetery only for swifties where they constantly play the surprise songs live every night so that all of us who died last night can...
Joe thinks he has an unpopular opinion about the new Sphere is Las Vegas. Is what he's saying against conventional wisdom? And more importantly, is that cool?
"The $2.3 billion MSG Sphere is one of the coolest things the US has built in a long time."
Check out more from @JoePompliano on X.
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Matthew created a collaborative, co-working studio space for artists. Will Artishouse provide refuge for artists looking for community in the heart of Manhattan? And more importantly, is that cool?
"Artists don't just find their creative style and their artistic style out of thin air. They are looking at other artists, and they're looking at other people in the world to take inspiration from. So why not put all of the...
Joel thinks we need to make it easier to distinguish between "O" and "0". Is 0̷ the solution? And more importantly, is that cool?
"When you enter a password and you never know if you're putting in the O or the zero, this would solve that."
Check out Joel's writing on The Simpsons and buy his new book The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football wherever you like to buy books.
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