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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2244: The Gentleman Traveler

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 11, 2022 · Episode: 2244 The Gentleman traveler: Victorian polymath, Francis Galton. Today, we travel the wilds with the highborn.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2457: Beeton’s Household Management

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Posted on January 14, 2023 · Episode: 2457 Isabella Beeton’s remarkable book on “household” management. Today, Beeton’s household management.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3284: Spiders and STEM

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 19, 2022 · Episode: 3284 A place for scary spiders in STEM education. Today, Spiders and STEM education.

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Substantially sinking suburbs, and travel host Rick Steves (Oct. 14, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 14, 2022 · On Friday's show: We discover why some of the city’s northern suburbs are sinking at a substantial rate. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we talk with travel host Rick Steves about his news series.

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Remembering the Holocaust

Jennifer Altheide

Posted on September 16, 2022 · Ken Burns discusses his latest documentary “The U.S. and the Holocaust” and experts weigh in on the importance of knowing our history

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