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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2263: Deslandes’ Glass

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 15, 2022 · Episode: 2263 Delaunay Deslandes misses the Industrial Revolution. Today, we’re left behind by the revolution.

Tags coal coke Delaunay Deslandes france French Revolution glass manufacturing industrial revolution mirrors plate glass steel technological change

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2225: Jean-Charles Borda

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 16, 2022 · Episode: 2225 Jean-Charles Borda: More than just a name on an orifice meter. Today, let’s meet Jean-Charles Borda.

Tags American Revolution Borda Count Borda mouthpiece france hydraulics Jean-Charles Borda Kenneth Arrow metering orifice coefficients rationalists standard meter surveying voting

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 6, 2022 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.

Tags champagne Dom Pérignon france marketing wine

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 129: MUSIQA

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 27, 2020 · MUSIQA performs works by contemporary French composers Naón, Jolas, Dalbavie, Connesson, and Biston.

Tags Contemporary Music Encore Houston france French music Musiqa

Houston Matters

Descendants Of WWII Help Commemorate The 75th Anniversary Of D-Day

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 3, 2019 · The son of a WWII soldier visits the descendant of a family his father had rescued 75 years ago.

Tags Chateau Vierville D-Day invasion france Jean-Paul Hausermann John Trippon Joshua Zinn normandy Omaha Beach World War II

World Cup

France Wins World Cup

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on July 15, 2018 · France entered the tournament as a favorite, powered by stars like forwards Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, while Croatia was seen as a longshot for victory.

Tags 2018 FIFA World Cup Croatia fifa france World Cup Final

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Peacemakers Mark End Of Violent Basque Separatist Group ETA

BOB EDME, AP

Posted on May 4, 2018 · The Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed over more than four decades of bombings and shootings

Tags ETA france spain

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: French President’s Visit, And Trump Nominees Face Scrutiny

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 25, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Emmanuel Macron france Gina Haspel Jon Taylor mike pompeo Nancy Sims Political Roundup politics Ronny Jackson Texas redistricting travel ban U.S. Supreme Court

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‘A Close Personal Relationship’ Under Pressure As Trump Hosts France’s Macron

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR

Posted on April 23, 2018 · While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond may be tested on issues such as strategy in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal and trade

Tags Donald Trump emmanu foreign affairs france syria

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Gunman Kills 3, Takes Hostages in Southern France Before Being Killed By Police

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on March 23, 2018 · The man reportedly entered a grocery in Trebes yelling, "Allahu Akbar, I'll kill you all." Officials say the suspect was a petty criminal from a nearby city who had been under police surveillance

Tags france Hostages supermarket trebes

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Trump Wants Pentagon To Stage Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Scott Neuman, NPR / TAMARA KEITH, NPR

Posted on February 7, 2018 · The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris

Tags cold war france military President Trump

Houston Matters

Galveston Researchers And The French Government Have A Question: What To Do About Sargassum?

Davis Land

Posted on January 22, 2018 · The smelly seaweed disrupts tourism, but it may also reveal the effects climate change

Tags climate change france french global warming sargassum seaweed Texas A&M University at Galveston

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How An American Became Santa In A Little Town In France

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, NPR

Posted on December 22, 2017 · An American with a home in the French town of Vimoutiers, in Normandy, looks so much like Santa that the locals want him to play the part

Tags christmas france normandy pere noel Santa Claus

Sports

2018 World Cup Draw Results: Spain And Portugal In Same Group

HPM Digital Team / ROB HARRIS, AP

Posted on December 1, 2017 · Russia goes into its home World Cup ranked 65th in the world, the lowest-ranked of any of the 32 teams in the tournament

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European Leaders Answer Anger Over Irma Response In Caribbean

Associated Press

Posted on September 13, 2017 · France's president responded to anger that his government didn't do enough to handle Hurricane Irma's wrath and promised to evacuate residents of his country's Caribbean territories.

Tags European government france Hurricane Irma St. Martin

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 1, 2022 · Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2225: Jean-Charles Borda

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 16, 2022 · Episode: 2225 Jean-Charles Borda: More than just a name on an orifice meter. Today, let’s meet Jean-Charles Borda.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2211: Concrete Canoe

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 15, 2022 · Episode: 2211 Concrete Canoe: a metaphor, a vehicle for learning, and new technology in old clothing. Today, we build our boat from concrete.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

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