Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book
Posted on · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us
Posted on · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.
Houston Matters
What’s Houston’s Next ‘Moon Shot’?
Posted on · On this date 47 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. It was one of Space City's greatest moments — and one of humankind's, as well. But it really began, in earnest, seven years earlier when President John F. Kennedy, in a speech at Rice University, challenged America “to go to […]
Full Show
Houston Audio Time Capsule: Thursday’s Show (June 25, 2015)
Posted on · 30 years ago this past weekend, Back to the Future opened in theaters here in Houston and across the country. The film, and its subsequent sequels, tells the tale of Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveling back and forth through time in a tricked-out DeLorean. First, Marty travels 30 years back to 1955; then they […]
Houston Matters
Houston’s 4H and FFA Raise the Next Generation of Farmers
Posted on · With the rodeo underway, we learn about 4-H and FFA here in Houston. These clubs teach life skills to Houston’s next generation of farmers.
Houston Matters
Are Driverless Cars in Houston’s Future?
Posted on · The folks at Google have been busy these days working on ways to re-think the modern car. A new alliance with several automakers is intended to help build out android operating systems in cars to improve navigation and other built-in electronic functions. But that's small potatoes – near future thinking. Google's also been lobbying in […]