Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2505: Wild America
Posted on · Episode: 2505 Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher’s Wild America. Today, a legendary road trip.
Posted on · Episode: 2505 Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher’s Wild America. Today, a legendary road trip.
Posted on · Episode: 2499 Frederick Law Olmsted and the Texas Germans. Today, Texas auf Deutsch.
Posted on · Episode: 2497 Frederick Law Olmsted on the Texas Frontier. Today, we go from the Texas frontier to Central Park.
Posted on · Episode: 2408: Roman Political Invective. Today, a look at Roman mudslinging.
Posted on · Episode: 2373 The Phrasebook: A Dangerous Invention. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about German phrasebooks.
Posted on · Episode: 2368 In which Shakespeare and Cervantes die on the same day, but eleven days apart. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about puzzles in chronology.
Posted on · Episode: 2356 Hebrew and Yiddish struggle for ascendancy after WW-II. Today, scholar Richard Armstrong considers the world of language textbooks.
Posted on · Episode: 2228 Ancient Explanations of Bird Migrations. Today, our guest, classicist Richard Armstrong, watches the ancients studying bird migrations.
Posted on · Episode: 3133 Juan Pujol García: the Liar Who Helped Win D-Day. Today, a great big liar saves the day.
Posted on · Episode: 3130 A War of Concrete: The Mulberry Harbors and the Invasion of Normandy. Today, a portable port saves the day.
Posted on · Episode: 3129 What Went Wrong on D-Day: The Paradox of the Allies’ Greatest Campaign. Today, when things go terribly wrong.
Posted on · Episode: 3080 The First Marathon and the Athens Olympics of 1896. Today, we run through the history of the marathon.
Posted on · Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work. Today, how to rebuild a ruin.
Posted on · Episode: 3075 Thucydides, Democracy, and Hope. Today, the problem of hope.
Posted on · Episode: 3077 When is a Victory not a Victory? The Battle of Navarino. Today, we ask: when is a victory not a victory?