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How Cool Is This?

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

society & culture

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This Week in Cool (November 11)

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2022/11/11

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

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(138) Julian Nazar: Jaunts with Julian

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2022/11/04

Julian, a reporter, wants to show people more hole-in-the-wall spots in New York City. Are his walks a good source for places no one else knows? And more importantly, is that cool? “As someone who writes about new businesses in New York City, I've had the opportunity to discover a lot of hidden gyms over the past couple months. I want to share those hidden gems with you.” To join Julian on a jaunt, email him at jauntswithjulian@gmail.com. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a

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REBUTTALS: James Simmons on (115) GameApart

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2022/10/28

James returns to the show to talk about his remote culture company GameApart, which is now called heyLIME. Does rebranding your company help with sales? And more importantly, is that cool? “Any time I'd get on a sales call or a demo, we'd find that we were spending the first five, 10 minutes just sort of apologizing for our identity. So we wanted to go and make the vision we were selling to the world.” Check out heyLIME at heylime.com. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a

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(137) Jade: Stop Judging

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2022/10/21

Jade wants us all to be a lot less judgmental. But isn’t judging all that we do on this podcast? And more importantly, is that cool? “When you accept that everything is different and the beauty in that, you would actually ascend much higher and people will be a lot happier.” Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917. More @ howcoolisthis.show

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(136) Bob LeMent: Now Is My Time Watch

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2022/10/14

Bob from Static Radio is back with another idea: a watch that doesn’t just tell time, but changes it. But what does it mean when you’re always on time? And more importantly, is that cool? “So let's say you're 10 minutes late, but you don't wanna be 10 minutes late. So you set your watch to be 10 minutes off time. Then whenever you walk in the room – bam! –all the clocks, all the watches, all the phones shift for those 10 minutes.” Listen to more of Bob’s ideas at StaticRadio.com. Have an idea you

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The Cool Ideas Song

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2022/09/30

For International Podcast Day, we wanted to do something special: a song. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917. More @ howcoolisthis.show

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(135) MIK’s Reaction: “Sanks Very Much”

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2022/09/23

MIK wrote a song about how frustrating it can be to have salespeople show up to your door unannounced. Can a song properly capture that kind of universal frustration? And more importantly, is that cool? “The dog went nuts The baby woke up I’ll have his guts I said, 'No sales, no surveys, no saviours…Sanks very much.' Check out Mik’s Reaction on Twitter or find the full song wherever you listen to music. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917. More @

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00:04:56

(134) Bob LeMent: Ring Utensils

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2022/09/16

As a human being, Bob has to eat, but sometimes he wants to do other things while he is eating. Would ring utensils allow him to multitask more effectively? And more importantly, are they cool? “You can put the fork on one hand, you can put a spoon on the other hand and then go to town on your favorite snacks.” Listen to more of Bob’s ideas at StaticRadio.com. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917.

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(133) Ethan Nkana: Agents for Doctors

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2022/09/09

Inspired by sports agents, Ethan started an agency dedicated to help doctors make the money they deserve. Will advocating for higher doctor salaries lead to agents in other professions? And more importantly, is that cool? “My goal is to bring opportunities to doctors and secondarily to maximize the value of those opportunities to doctors.” Learn more about Ethan – the self-described “Jerry McGuire for Doctors” and the Rocky Mountain Physician Agency at rmpa.co. Have an idea you think should be on

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(132) Lisa David Olson: Fix the Phone Number in the...

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2022/09/02

While waiting to host Brian as a guest on her podcast, Lisa noticed an egregious error in the How Cool Is This? catalog. Will Lisa’s discovery lead more people to call into the show? And more importantly, is her way of informing us cool? “On all of your podcast episodes, you are missing the last digit of your phone number asking for ideas, so how cool would it be to add a seven to complete those phone numbers?” Check out Lisa’s podcast Stranger Connections wherever you find podcasts (Spotify, Apple

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(131) Chris Ritter: Cheese Life

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2022/08/26

Chris and the team at creative agency C-90 created a mock advertising campaign inspired by the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade. Will C-90’s tongue-in-cheese signs help ‘Choose Life’ proponents reverse their approach? And more importantly, is that cool? “We decided that we were going to do a campaign that looks very similar to the ‘Choose Life’ signs, which are very distinctive, and have a pro-cheese campaign called ‘Cheese Life.’" Get your own Cheese Life sign at https://cheese-life.org/ Have an idea

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(130) John Pavon: The Whirl Wind Man

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2022/08/19

John didn’t just write a book about time traveling with the power of whirlwinds. He built a replica of the time travel vessel in real life. Will John’s craftiness generate more attention for The Whirl Wind Man? And more importantly, is that cool? “It will be accompanying me on book signing events across the country, with a percentage of the proceeds going to help tornado disaster relief.” Get John’s book on Barnes & Noble or Amazon, or www.thewhirlwindman.com Have an idea you think should be on

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(129) Koen Geron: Hovalo Matchmaking

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2022/08/12

Koen created a matchmaking service that allows busy people to outsource online dating. Will Hovalo help more people find love? And more importantly, is that cool? “We take over the online dating profiles of entrepreneurs and professionals. We improve their profiles, select the messages based on their preferences, and do all the texting for them.” Learn more about how Hovalo's solutions and courses here. Have an idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-991. More @

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(128) Larisa Ma: Intelligence Quotes App

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2022/08/05

Larisa developed an app that can deliver inspirational quotes to your phone exactly when you need them. But are quotes really inspiring? And more importantly, is that cool? “If you want a religious quote on Sunday at 10:00 AM, you could have it texted to you, emailed to you, notified to you through the app or spoken by voice from the app.” Learn more about the Intelligence Quotes app here and download it here. Have a cool idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848)

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(127) Joe Rippert: RipViews News Aggregator

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2022/07/29

Joe created a daily newsletter called RipViews that shares left-wing and right-wing headlines to the same story side-by-side. Does keeping up with competing slants of reality reduce political polarization? And more importantly, is that cool? “All news should be viewed through a lens of bias, and RipViews calls out that bias each morning for our subscribers.” Learn more about Joe’s approach to aggregating news and subscribe to his newsletter at www.ripviews.com Have a cool idea you think should be on

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(126) Jordan Lam: Try New Things

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2022/07/22

Jordan thinks that shaking things up is the only way to keep growing. Does trying new things really help you reach your full potential? And more importantly, is that cool? “You want to keep growing and learning more so you can maximize your potential. Get skilled. And even goes for this podcast.” Follow Jordan on Twitter here and listen to his podcast Jordan Mode wherever you get your podcasts. Have a cool idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-991. More @

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(125) Tammy Haldeman: Your Shield App

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2022/07/15

Tammy developed an app that discreetly calls for help when you say a specific word. Can an app that’s always listening keep people safe? And more importantly, is that cool? “This app is hard to detect and easy to use. And because you record your own word and program your own alert partners, your assailant will never know that help is on the way.” Download the Your Shield app on iOS here and learn more about Tammy’s work at https://yourshieldapp.com/. Have a cool idea you think should be on the show

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(124) Morissa Schwartz: GenZ Publishing

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2022/07/08

Morissa started a publishing company to help the next generation of authors make their voices heard. But do books even resonate with GenZ? And more importantly, is that cool? “The more unique voices that we have talking about these topics, the more it will shape our world and improve the way we communicate.” Learn more about Morissa’s publishing company and find books from GenZ authors at genzpublishing.org. Have a cool idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848)

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(123) Harvey Pitt: Corporate Digital Responsibility

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2022/07/01

In line with the increased adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility over the last few decades, Harvey and his team at Addvert are working to advocate for a similar standard of self-imposed accountability in the Internet age “That might be things like respecting your customers’ privacy or ensuring that your advertising spend isn't being used to support mis- and disinformation, or making sure that your social media content doesn't promote unrealistic beauty standards.” Learn more about how Harvey

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(122) Julia Karol: Stork’d, a podcast for the Family...

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2022/06/10

Inspired by a growth opportunity in her own life, Julia started a podcast to celebrate and explore all of the different ways people build families in the 21st century. “I like to equate it to the body positivity movement, where previously the media told us that one kind of body was beautiful. And it looked a certain way and it acted a certain way. Now we're doing a family positivity movement.” Learn more about the stories that Julia has uncovered at https://www.storkdpodcast.com/ and listen to an

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