Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2549: Cahokia
Posted on · Episode: 2549 Cahokia, an Ancient American Metropolis. Today, an ancient American metropolis.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2473: King Ludwig’s Castle
Posted on · Episode: 2473 King Ludwig II and his castle at Neuschwanstein. Today, a swan on a mountain.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2469: Ancel Keys
Posted on · Episode: Ancel Keys and the Link between Diet and Heart Disease. Today, a heart doctor who wasn't.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3251: Alma Mahler
Posted on · Episode: 3251 Alma Mahler, Composer of Haunting Songs. Today, music that blooms forth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2448: Rachmaninoff Unblocked
Posted on · Episode: 2448 Sergei Rachmaninoff visits a hypnotist to remove his writer’s block. Today, a composer unblocked.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2439: Picturing Monsters
Posted on · Episode: 2439 Reflections on Hurricane Ike and the effect of satellite technology on the hurricane experience. Today, picturing monsters.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3242: Dr. John McLoughlin
Posted on · Episode: 3242 Dr. John McLoughlin and the Colonies That Stayed. Today, a doctor helps expand a nation.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2426: Charles Dow
Posted on · Episode: 2426 Charles Dow and the Creation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Today, an "average" guy.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3237: Copland’s Fanfare
Posted on · Episode: 3237 Aaron Copland composes an uncommonly fine fanfare. Today, an uncommonly fine fanfare.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2419: Perfecting Coffee
Posted on · Episode: 2419 Peter Schlumbohm and the invention of modern coffee-making techniques. Today, a chemist and his coffee.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark
Posted on · Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of white-water rafting. Today, let’s go whitewater rafting.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3225: Abe Lincoln, Inventor
Posted on · Episode: 3225 Abraham Lincoln invents a boat which can free itself from sandbars. Today, Abe Lincoln, inventor.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2669: Christmas Greenery
Posted on · Episode: 2669 Plants and greens associated with the Christmas Season. Today, Christmas greenery.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2353: In C
Posted on · Episode: 2353 Reflections on — or in — the key of C. Today, French hornist Roger Kaza plays in C.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2341: Wagner’s Tuba
Posted on · Episode: 2341 Richard Wagner conceives a sound, then invents an instrument to create it. Today, horn player Roger Kaza tells us about the tuba Wagner built.