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Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2198: Ahead of Its Time

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 18, 2022 · Episode: 2198 Getting ready to invent the airplane in 1901. Today, a journal tries to read the tea leaves.

Tags aeroplane Aerostat airplane dirigibles Langley lighter-than-air flight Santos Dumont W. Miller Wright Borthers

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2729: China Clipper

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Posted on July 28, 2023 · Episode: 2729 The China Clipper, 25 seaplanes that touched our imaginations. Today, a brief bright moment.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2667: Hilda Hewlett

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 23, 2023 · Episode: 2667 Hilda Hewlett: Pioneer pilot from a different mold. Today, Hilda Hewlett — not a young daredevil.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2913: Commercial Airline Seats

Posted on June 15, 2023 · Episode: 2913 The price of making a commercial airline seat. Today, airline seat prices.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2626: Parasite Airplanes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 28, 2023 · Episode: 2626 Little airplanes riding in big airplanes — but they’re called Parasites. Today, parasite airplanes.

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