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Tag: Fort Trumbull

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2721: Fort Trumbull

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 22, 2023 · Episode: 2721 Fort Trumbull — dramatic, inappropriate, icon of the history of its place. Today, Fort Trumbull.

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Posted on October 19, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We preview tonight's mayoral debate and continue our series of election interviews with Robert Gallegos, who’s one of the candidates running.

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You know who NPR’s Steve Inskeep thinks would’ve handled social media well? Abraham Lincoln

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Posted on October 5, 2023 · Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep shares what we could all learn from Lincoln about dealing with people we disagree with.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2892: Steampunk

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Posted on September 22, 2023 · Episode: 2892 Steampunk: An exercise in writing science fiction without predicting the future. Today, steampunk.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2867: Fresnel and Lighthouses

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