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:

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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 [email protected].

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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For International Podcast Day, we wanted to do something special: a song. 

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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

Check out Mik’s Reaction on Twitter or find the full song wherever you listen to music.

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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.

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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.

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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 Podcasts).

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