Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3235: Verna Fields, “Mother Cutter”
Posted on · Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3230: From Close-Up to Selfie
Posted on · Episode: 3230 How close-ups offer social and psychological benefits that selfies do not. Today, psychology of the close-up.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3224: Disney’s Master of Illusion Fred Joerger
Posted on · Episode: 3224 Fake rocks, forced perspective, and other forms of illusion in the private home of Disney Imagineer Fred Joerger. Today, facades, both physical and personal.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3216: Internment Camp Art Schools
Posted on · Episode: 3216 World War II, the Los Angeles Art Students League, and Japanese American internment. Today, art and survival.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3213: Saving Bambi
Posted on · Episode: 3213 How a Chinese immigrant helped make one of Disney’s most beloved films. Today, we save Bambi.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3280: The Kewpie Doll Effect
Posted on · Episode: 3280 Neoteny, Cute, and the Kewpie Doll Effect. Today, we consider “cute.”
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3268: View From My Window
Posted on · Episode: 3268 Social Media and the Places We Call Home. Today, we take a view from my window.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3267: Character Amnesia
Posted on · Episode: 3267 The Human Benefits of Writing by Hand. Today, handwriting in the digital era.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks
Posted on · Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.