How Cool Is This?

Mar 31 2025 250 ep. 6 mins 49
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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. By Nick Holder and Brian Reitz

  Society & Culture
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SXSW 2025: Mike White — Founder of Lively and Audience 101

Mar 31 2025 28 mins  
After a whole weekend of great conversations, we finally got the man behind the madness behind the mic. Mike helped bring everyone — including us — together at The Lively Grit Daily House for SXSW 2025. We chatted about dealing with stress, putting on live events, why ‘Zoom Fatigue’ is bullshit, faking football knowledge, bowl cuts, Linkin Park, the difference between a fad

SXSW 2025: Haley Grace — Actor

Mar 28 2025 29 mins  
Haley is an actor who uses her background in foreign affairs to inform her work on screen and stage. We chatted about reconnecting with old friends at SXSW, being influenced by different perspectives from around the world, taking the untraditional path, going from the Cannes Film Festival to monitoring elections in Serbia, finding balance, journaling, Nickel the service dog, her id

SXSW 2025: Larry Combs — Founding CEO @ WLTHYWISE

Mar 27 2025 21 mins  
A recent Austin transplant, Larry was at The Lively Grit Daily House spreading the word about WLTHYWISE, his personal finance app that helps students realize the financial potential through personal financial forecasting. We talked Austin vs. LA, basketball, Mr. Beast, the beach, snowboarding tricks, the efficacy of influencers, and a lot more in between. “ I really strongly be

SXSW 2025: Nikita Fernandes — Psychotherapist at Blue Canary Therapy

Mar 26 2025 23 mins  
A licensed psychotherapist and sex therapist, Nikita Fernandes was invited to speak at SXSW’s Lively Grit Daily House about the perils of burnout culture. We sat down with her after her presentation to talk about why people feel compelled to do uncool things, TikTok culture, ostriches, the Internet, and more.“To say that something is not cool that is generally seen as cool mean

SXSW 2025: Harley Jennette — Founder @ Lively Local Markets

Mar 25 2025 26 mins  
Event producer, brand activation savant, and music festival curator Harley Jennette joined us in the recording booth at SXSW 2025’s Lively Grit Daily House to talk about music journalism, meeting people at concerts, skateboarders, a snacking event he’s putting on with Lively Local Markets, and most importantly, what’s cool.“If your friends don’t think you’re cool, then

SXSW 2025: Jessica Sophia Wong — Founder of Yorkseed

Mar 24 2025 18 mins  
Jessica stopped by The Lively Grit Daily House with members of Yorkseed, her startup collective. She also brought her infamous wearable QR code. We chatted about her SXSW origin story, how Instagram is unfortunately cool, being legendary, skipping the line in front of your haters, and a lot more in between. “ I still try to keep a part of me that's like always be open minde

SXSW 2025: Chris Ritter — Freelance Creative Director

Mar 21 2025 24 mins  
A returning guest of the pod, Chris joined us during his yearly pilgrimage to Austin to chat about deep fakes, ask why we all think sunglasses are cool, talk Chicago style hot dogs, being unique, why arrows don’t hurt as bad as you think, the Psychopath Test, and a lot more in between. “ I'm always drawn towards anything that's really different. It's like, how did

SXSW 2025: Ryan Gross - Head of Data Products, Client Services - Americas @ YouGov

Mar 20 2025 19 mins  
After kicking off the weekend with a presentation about America’s skeptical attitudes towards Generative AI and personalized advertising, YouGov’s Ryan Gross joined us at the Lively Grit Daily House to discuss hobbies vs identities, dogs, pants, embracing authenticity, and more."Only your own vision of what is cool, is cool.”Did you attend the 2023 Coolios at Stand Up New Yor

SXSW 2025: Kit Huffman — Founder of Seneca & LinkedIn Expert

Mar 19 2025 12 mins  
A multivariate speaker at the Lively Grit Daily House at SXSW 2025, Kit Huffman sat down with us just before her Saturday keynote to talk about LinkedIn, fame, ski gear, and most importantly — cool.“You walk in a room and there's that aura… that person that has that absolute charisma. They got the outfit, they have the social media following, they have people that know who th

SXSW 2025: Peter Salib — Startup Ecosystem Builder

Mar 18 2025 26 mins  
A veteran of the tech conference scene, Peter brought his unique POV — and love of hot dogs — to his conversation with us at The Lively Grit Daily House. We talked about prescription sunglasses, acceptable hot dog toppings, getting his dog on The Today Show, how the Irish say things are cool, “raw data” from strangers, what he saw at CES ‘25, a crawling bedside table lamp