Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1844: Horizontal Society
Posted on · Episode: 1844 The Horizontal Society — revealed in an acrostic. Today, the horizontal society.
Tag: automobiles
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1804: New York Harbor – 1852
Posted on · Episode: 1804 Timewarp in an 1852 painting of New York Harbor. Today, an artist catches history in flight.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1802: Freelan and Francis Stanley
Posted on · Episode: 1802 Freelan and Francis Stanley, and their steamer. Today, the Stanleys and their Steamer.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1713: Seldon’s Automobile
Posted on · Episode: 1713 George Seldon, Henry Ford, and Clyde Champion Barrow. Today, patents and public relations.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Art Car Kids | Mockingbird & Armadillo
Posted on · Get your hot glue guns fired up - It's Art Car time in Houston
Houston Matters
Making A Hobby Out Of Helping Stranded Motorists
Posted on · We meet Walt Brinker, a former Houstonian who has made a hobby out of helping motorists stranded along the roadside — so much so that he wrote a book about it.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity: 1480 Streamline
Posted on · Episode: 1480 Streamlining and the American public. Today, we talk about streamlining.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1468: The Bicycle
Posted on · Episode: 1468 The evolution of the bicycle. Today, let’s talk about bicycles and freedom.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1444: ThrustSSC: 763 MPH
Posted on · Episode: 1444 In which ThrustSSC passes the sound barrier on land. Today, a very fast car.
Houston Matters
Making A Hobby Out Of Helping Stranded Motorists
Posted on · We meet Walt Brinker, a former Houstonian who has made a hobby out of helping motorists stranded along the roadside -- so much so that he wrote a book about it.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1162: Systems
Posted on · Episode: 1162 Systems: Much more than the sum of their parts Today, let’s see how machines transcend themselves.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1156: The Machine as Mirror
Posted on · Episode: 1156 We mirror machine mirrors we mirror machine mirrors we … Today, an analogy game.
Houston Matters
Making a Hobby Out of Helping Stranded Motorists
Posted on · We learn about Walt Brinker, who’s made a hobby of stopping and helping other motorists with car problems. He’s written a book about everything he’s learned over the years. It’s called Roadside Survival: Low-Tech Solutions to Automobile Breakdowns. He says about 75 percent of the problems he’s encountered were tired-related issues.
Houston Matters
Making a Hobby Out of Helping Stranded Motorists
Posted on · We learn about Walt Brinker, who’s made a hobby of stopping and helping other motorists with car problems. He’s written a book about everything he’s learned over the years. It’s called Roadside Survival: Low-Tech Solutions to Automobile Breakdowns. He says about 75 percent of the problems he’s encountered were tired-related issues.
Houston Matters
What’s the Best Car for Houston Driving? Discussing Houston Car Sales
Posted on · In the coming months, the auto industry will roll out its 2015 model year. We talk with Jessica Caldwell, Senior Analyst for Edmunds.com, and RoShelle Salinas, Public Relations Director for the Houston Automobile Dealers Association, about new cars and models from the major auto manufacturers in the U.S. and imports from abroad. We discuss what impact, if any, the high number of […]