Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2468: Fort Independence
Posted on · Episode: 2468 Fort Independence, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Cask of Amontillado. Today, a cask of Amontillado in Boston Harbor.
Posted on · Episode: 2468 Fort Independence, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Cask of Amontillado. Today, a cask of Amontillado in Boston Harbor.
Posted on · Episode: 2415 In which camels return to their native continent and are ill-received. Today, camels in Canada.
Posted on · Episode: 2400 A view of American football in its earliest days. Today, we play football.
Posted on · Episode: 2398 A great Union Army disaster: the Battle of the Crater. Today, the Petersburg Crater.
Posted on · Episode: 2385 When cotton was king in Texas. Today, think about cotton.
Posted on · Racial justice activist and legal expert, Jeffery Robinson, admits that he’s not about bashing America or making someone feel guilty about what happened hundreds of years ago—he simply holds a passionate advocacy for providing new perspectives on the truth of our American history.
Posted on · Episode: 2266 In which the Cairo’s ghost rises from the Yazoo mud. Today, ghosts in a river.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We learn why oil prices have spiked to their highest point since 2014, and we discuss the week in politics.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The latest on COVID-19 from the head of St. Luke’s Health, our weekly political roundup, how Southern Blacks fared in Texas during Reconstruction and under Jim Crow, and how local concert venues and musicians are dealing with the COVID-19 surge.
Posted on · History professor Dr. Elizabeth Varon discusses the lingering notions of why the Civil War was fought and how they inform the battle over Confederate symbols.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: An update on the fire at a Deer Park chemical facility, details on how Proposition B will be implemented, and a discussion on lingering notions of the reasons behind the Civil War.
Posted on · In her historical fiction novel, "Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen," writer Sarah Bird builds on the true story of Cathay Williams.
Posted on · What does the Governor actually do?
Posted on · After the events in Charlottesville protesters in North Carolina tore down a confederate statue.
Posted on · More than 7,000 people from four besieged towns in a collaborated effort from the Syrian government and rebels