How Cool Is This?

How Cool Is This?

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How Cool Is This? episodes

  • (121) Evan Kahn: Why Do We Lie About Money?

    Evan had an epiphany about money in the shower. His breakthrough might change how society’s approach to finances, but is it cool?

    “We say we make more than we actually do: salary before taxes. And we say things cost less than they actually do: sticker prices before taxes.”

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    5 min
  • (120) Debbie Ciraolo: World Peace

    While at the park soliciting strangers for ideas, we met Debbie Ciraolo who advocated that peace and harmony are both very cool. Is she right?

    “It's not cool to have war, but it's real cool to have peace.”

    Have a cool idea? Go to the park and tell people there. Or leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-991 to submit it to the show..

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    5 min
  • (118) Jesse: Gulab Jamun Chocolate Bon Bon

    Jesse wants to introduce a new dessert to the world that he hopes will get people to explore different options. It sounds delicious, but is it cool?

    “It’s like a moulded chocolate, and people put ganache fillings in it. I’m going to steep gulab jamuns… and then I’m going to use that cream, strained out, to make the ganache.”

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    5 min
  • (119) Kunal Gandhi: EZPT - AI Movement Coach

    Kunal and his team have created what could be the physical therapist of the future. This innovation will surely help mankind progress, but more importantly, is it cool?

    “If you have back pain or neck pain and you want to continue to exercise, our app will give you an assessment. You do an overhead squat, for example, and we'll basically look at your movement pattern and help you reduce your pain levels… giving you the exact exercises you need.”

    Check out what the EZPT team is building @ https://www.ezpt.xyz/

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    5 min
  • (117) Keshawn: Make An Instagram Account

    Keyshawn provided some constructive criticism to the hosts of How Cool Is This?

    “Y’all gotta make an Instagram so people can know who y’all are.”

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    5 min
  • (116) Ginger King: FanLoveBeauty Vegan Lip Balm

    Ginger is a cosmetic chemist who developed a new lip balm inspired by an interaction with Shark Tank’s Daymond John.

    “I developed the best vegan lip balm, especially for speakers, people who talk a lot.”

    Get FanLoveBeauty lip balm here, and follow Ginger on Instagram here.

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    5 min
  • (115) James Simmons: GameApart

    With 50-70% of the workforce looking at remote or hybrid work setups in the next ten years, James has built a digital connection platform that allows for online team building games and fun virtual conference sessions.

    “I was sitting around on my 50th hour on a Zoom or Teams, or Google Meet call. And I just realized as much as I liked or loved the people I was talking to, I needed something beyond that to keep me engaged.”

    Learn more about what James and his team are building and have fun at https://www.gameapart.com/

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    5 min
  • (114) Suswati Basu: Books Are Cool

    Suswati Basu is a multilingual disabled intelligence expert, journalist, mental health books show podcast host of How To Be..., and award-winning activist.

    “I believe reading is very important because it develops our thoughts and gives us endless knowledge and lessons while keeping our minds active.”

    Listen to Suswati’s How To Be... Podcast on Spotify, and find out more on the How To Be... Website.

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    5 min
  • (113) Bernie Klein: Telbee Voice Messaging

    Bernie approached How Cool Is This? with an idea that he said was not just cool, but cool for this podcast in particular.

    “telbee is a voice messaging platform. Podcasters use it to collect messages from listeners, guests, and other people.”

    Have a cool idea you think should be on the show? Leave us a voicemail at (848) 863-9917 or test out telbee by sending a message at sayhi.chat/cool

    5 min
  • The 2022 Coolios

    In 2021, How Cool Is This? released 54 new episodes highlighting 32 different ideas, 10 rebuttals, and 12 weeks of cool. The Coolios is an awards show celebrating the coolest (and least cool) parts of the year, including:

    • The Coolest Idea That Already Exists
    • The Coolest Rebuttal
    • Shrödinger’s Cool: The Idea That Simultaneously Cool And Uncool
    • The Coolest Week of This Week in Cool
    • The Least Cool Idea
    • The Coolest Idea That Doesn’t Exist Yet
    • Listeners Choice: The Coolest Idea of the Year
    • You can listen to all nominated ideas and how cool they are in this Spotify playlist.

      This episode is a recording of our live broadcast on Twitch from February 3, 2022. The fire alarm in our studio went off 5 seconds before the show started. How cool is that?

      37 min

    About 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.