Andrea has created an emergency kit for getting along during this divisive political period and joined the show to highlight one specific technique for preventing defensiveness. Listen to Andrea’s submission featured in Episode 76 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(75) Stephanie Kaplan: Corporate Workplace
Stephanie thinks “woke” culture has gone too far and has started a blog to push back against political correctness in the workplace. Is woke orthodoxy a suppressive force? And more importantly, is fighting against it cool?
Listen to Stephanie’s submission featured in Episode 75 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(74) Golda Velez: Door-to-Door Affidavits
Golda has an old-school way to double check the accuracy of votes: ask people in person. In a country with over 100 million voters, is that even possible? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to Golda’s submission featured in Episode 74 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(73) Dan Wolf: Actual Vote, App for a Crowdsourced Election Audit
Dan Wolf’s non-profit tech company Democracy Counts has created an app that allows anybody with an iPhone or Android phone to participate in a crowdsourced audit of an election.
Listen to Dan’s submission featured in Episode 73 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(72) Lulu Friesdat: SMART Elections
Lulu wants to create a coalition to maintain the integrity of elections. If a bunch of smart people work together, can our elections work better for us? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to Lulu’s submission featured in Episode 72 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(71) Richard Davies: The 50/50 Vote
Richard thinks that we should not get rid of the electoral college, but make the popular vote just as important. Is that more feasible than completely changing electoral politics? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to Richard’s submission featured in Episode 71 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(70) Michael Sinatra: Feed The Polls
Michael and his team at The Infatuation teamed up with The Migrant Kitchen to provide free food to people at polling places. Will that remove a barrier to voting? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to Michael’s submission featured in Episode 70 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(69) Sean Morgan: QanonFAQ.com
Sean believes a mysterious informant hasn’t been given enough credit in the mainstream media. Does QAnon know what’s going to happen before it happens? Or is it a totally baseless conspiracy theory? More importantly, is any of this cool?
Listen to Sean’s submission featured in Episode 69 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(68) April Smith: The Candidate Caution Letter
April created a form letter you can mail to your representatives to make sure they’re elected in free elections. But will notoriously untrustworthy people follow the rules? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to April’s submission featured in Episode 68 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(67) Alex Kack: Tax Credit For Voting
Would cutting taxes for those who exercise their inalienable rights get more bodies to the polls? And more importantly, is that cool?
Listen to Alex’s submission featured in Episode 67 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode within.
Read more(66) Brian Reitz: Daily Episodes Until The Election's Resolved
“How Cool Is This?” will release daily episodes exploring different political ideas, evaluating what does and doesn’t make them cool. These episodes include submissions from election security experts, media executives, liberals, conservatives, a QANON guy, and possibly you if you call 848-863-9917. Is that cool?
Read more(65) Brandon Foster: The Exit Interview
Listen to Brandon’s submission featured in Episode 65 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(60) Laura Kagawa: Paw It Forward
Listen to Laura’s submission featured in Episode 60 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full 5 minute podcast episode.
Read more(56) Kyle Clement: Hire-A-Karen
Listen to Kyle’s submission featured in Episode 56 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(44) James Mulvany: Going On A Podcast Tour
Listen to what James submitted Episode 44 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(43) Emily Levy: Educating US Citizens About Fair Elections
With her non-partisan organization Scrutineers.org, Emily Levy wants everyone to know how they can help ensure fair elections in the United States.
Listen to Emily’s submission featured in Episode 43 of How Cool Is This?, republished as part of this daily election series for topicality, and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(40) Melissa Stern: Replace The Electoral College With The Popular Vote
Listen to Melissa’s submission featured in Episode 40 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
Read more(21) Jim Friedlich: Funding Local News
Listen to Jim’s submission featured in Episode 21 of How Cool Is This? and read a transcript of the full episode.
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