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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2317: Backwater Curves

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 11, 2022 · Episode: 2317 Backwater curves and a natural bayou redesigned. Today, we watch flowing water.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2633: After the Chicago Fire

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 3, 2023 · Episode 2633: After the Chicago Fire: A city shrugs off a cataclysm. Today, Chicago, after the Fire.

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 2: The Reign Check [Encore]

Posted on May 26, 2023 · Houston pastors reveal surprising revelations a year after Floyd’s death. This episode is an encore of the May 21, 2021 original broadcast.

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Criminal Justice

Second Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested in Houston

Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

Posted on April 28, 2023 · Before his arrest, he was spotted on surveillance video at a Hedwig Village service station around 11 a.m. Sunday.

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Criminal Justice

Residents told to lock doors amid search for jail escapees; getaway truck found in Harris County

Associated Press

Posted on April 26, 2023 · Authorities say one of the prisoners stole a public works vehicle that was later recovered in Spring Valley Village.

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