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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2870: The Canal du Midi

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 19, 2023 · Episode: 2870 The Canal du Midi. Today, coast to coast.

Tags canal civil engineering france Leonardo da Vinci Riquet

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2451: Guillaume Dufay

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 8, 2023 · Episode: 2451 Guillaume Dufay, still clear as day to us, six centuries later. Today, Guillaume Dufay.

Tags Adieu M'Amour Burgundy Cambrai Cathedral David du Fay fauxbourdon france Giles Banchois Guillaume Dufay isorhythm italy Johannas Ockeghem Josquin des Prez Malatesta Marshal medieval music Nissim polyphony renaissance

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 7, 2023 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.

Tags champagne Dom Pérignon france marketing wine

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2355: A Picture of Music

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 14, 2022 · Episode: 2355 Before Edison? Well, what can really be called recording? Today, a picture of music.

Tags Au Clair de la Lune audio recording David Giovannoni edison Éduard-Léon france invention phonautograph phonograph Scott de Martinville singing sound visual visualization

Town Square

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

Tags america anitisemitism authoritarian eugenics france germany Holocaust immigrants immigration Jewish jews Ken Burns Nazis Poland survivors U.S. United States

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

News

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

News

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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2462: Rewriting Geography

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 20, 2023 · Episode: 2462 The Mississippi Delta: Rewriting Geography. Today, geography shifts before our eyes.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2453: Meandering Rivers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 9, 2023 · Episode: 2453 Albert Einstein and meandering rivers — seen from above. Today, we look down on a river.

Tags Albert Einstein civil engineering Coriolis Effect flows fluid mechanics geography geology Hans Einstein meandering rivers open channel scouring surface

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2451: Guillaume Dufay

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 8, 2023 · Episode: 2451 Guillaume Dufay, still clear as day to us, six centuries later. Today, Guillaume Dufay.

Tags Adieu M'Amour Burgundy Cambrai Cathedral David du Fay fauxbourdon france Giles Banchois Guillaume Dufay isorhythm italy Johannas Ockeghem Josquin des Prez Malatesta Marshal medieval music Nissim polyphony renaissance

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 7, 2023 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.

Tags champagne Dom Pérignon france marketing wine

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