This is Super Cool.
By Dustin Durham
It's something random each week, and hopefully you can walk away saying, 'Damn, that *was* cool.'
This is Super Cool.Apr 16, 2020
Minisode 7: The Secret Lives of Color - Part 2
Minisode 6: In Blast-Beruffled Plume
Minisode 5: The Secret Lives of Color - Part 1
Minisode 4: City Under The Sea
Minisode 3: Harry Potter in 15 Minutes (Part 2)
Minisode 2: Harry Potter in 15 Minutes (Part 1)
Minisode 1: The Pepperoni Roll
Pandemic Interlude: Part 2
In Part 2 of this special interlude series, I interview 3 more friends about the current pandemic and how it's affecting their lives. Stay safe, keep social distancing, and wash your hands, yall! We can help to end the spread of COVID-19, but we have to do it together, as a global community.
Pandemic Interlude: Part 1
Ep. 7: Make America Roar Again
From Flappers to gangsters, Lindbergh to the Lindy Hop, the culture and events of the 1920s are so famous - so fun - that its the only American decade with a nickname attached to it. And now, for the next decade, its the 100th anniversary. Tune in and learn 20 super cool facts about what made America roar.
Ep. 6: Franksgiving
Ep. 5: Wrench Revolver Dagger Rope
Everyone loves a good murder mystery. Well, a lot of us do, anyway. The evidence of this is found in the staying power of such authors as Agatha Christie and the board game CLUE, as well as a continued stream of shows and films such as the BBC series Sherlock, the US series Law and Order, and the 2017 version of Murder on the Orient Express and the film Knives Out, debuting at the end of this very month. But when we think of many of the tropes of the genre, from red herrings to strangers locked in at a dinner party, we get them from a certain time period, which has been dubbed 'The Golden Age of Detective Fiction'. Let's see what that era was, the origins of murder mysteries in general, and why so many of us, to this day, consider them ... super cool.
Ep. 4: OK BOOMER
Within the last few weeks, the clapback to this, and against the generation largely responsible for the original anti-youth attacks - Baby Boomers - has come not from Millennials, but their younger cousins, Generation Z.
'OK BOOMER' is as potent and becoming as viral in its cry against the injustices and ignorance of old age as much as using 'Millennial' as shorthand for entitled and lazy youth has been for the previous 5 to 10 years.
But why are the generations feuding? What even are the generations, anyway? Let's learn the fascinating details of generational theory, and what exactly it is that has caused 60-somethings to be at war with 20-somethings, and what this theory can teach us about the rhythms of our society.
*Presented to you by a very proud, 29-year-old, Millennial*
Ep. 3: Fall of the Wall
This Saturday, November 9th, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of an indescribably important event - the fall of the Berlin Wall. But why was Berlin cut in two, what was life like in the time the wall was up, and why does it matter that it came down? It's a Cold War classic, and it's super cool.
Ep. 2: Spooky Season
Ghosts and goblins and ghouls, oh my! Halloween has grown rapidly in the last few decades in its cultural reach and the passion of those of us that consider it our favorite holiday means that its not going anywhere anytime soon. But why do we whip out fake tombstones to place in our yards and ask for candy from strangers each October 31st? What does it have to do with ancient views of the natural world, and what forces have combined together to create this mysterious and alluring time of the year? It's that time again, for Spooky Season.
Ep. 1: The Fairy Tale King
Behind the stunning and wondrous halls of Castle Neuschwanstein, the famous Bavarian fortress that has become a world icon of Romanticism, lies the sad and interesting tale of its builder, King Ludwig the II - The Fairy Tale King.
Ep. 0: New Podcasts Are Super Cool
But who freaking cares. I think the world is a fascinating place, and I want to share my excitement with you. Each week I'll talk with you about a random new topic, because podcasts, especially new ones, are super cool.