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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2699: Heligoland

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 14, 2023 · Episode: 2699 Heligoland, a bucolic magnet for the machines of war. Today, we visit Heligoland.

Tags atom bomb Battle of Heligoland Bight Dover Beach frisia Frisian Coast germany helgoland heligoland heyligeland Matthew Arnold quantum mechanics Werner Heisenberg WW-I WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2443: Dornier X

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 24, 2022 · Episode: 2443 The Dornier X: another of yesterday’s extreme airplanes. Today, Dornier’s flying palace.

Tags airliner airplane Claudius Claudius Dornier Count Zeppelin dirigibles Dornier X germany luxury airliners obert H. Starr's Bumblebee II Robert H. Starr translatlantic flights

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2347: Munich Museum, 1912

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 8, 2022 · Episode: 2347 Watching the Deutsches Museum evolve: 1903 until now. Today, a museum is born.

Tags Bavaria Deutsches Museum flight German chemical industry germany King Ludwig III Munich Oskar von Miller power Prince Ludwig technology Wilhelm Ostwald

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

News

Trump’s Harsh Words For NATO Meet With Pushback From Republicans And Democrats

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on July 11, 2018 · Congressional leaders from both parties defend NATO as lawmakers vote to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the alliance

Tags Chuck Schumer germany Nancy Pelosi nato Paul Ryan President Trump

World Cup

South Korea Shocks Germany 2-0, Sending World Cup Champs Packing

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on June 27, 2018 · In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.

Tags germany south korea world cup

News

WATCH: Merkel’s Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR / Brian Naylor, NPR / PBS NewsHour

Posted on April 27, 2018 · The leaders spoke to reporters at the White House after meetings on Friday in which German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected to echo many of the concerns about foreign policy raised by the French president

Tags German Chancellor Angela Merkel germany Macron merkel nato trade Trump

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

Tags Argentina Australia belgium brazil Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Denmark egypt england france germany iceland Iran japan mexico Morocco Moscow nigeria panama Peru Poland portugal russia saudi arabia Senegal Serbia south korea spain Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Uruguay world cup World Cup 2018 World Cup Draw

Houston Matters

What Does Houston’s Sister City — Leipzig, Germany — Have To Teach Us?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 11, 2017 · Houston has 18 different sister cities. One of them is Leipzig, Germany. Now, while those kinds of things usually sound more ceremonial than anything, is there anything we could actually learn from one of our sister cities?

Tags germany International Affairs Leipzig Sister Cities International sister cities program Steven Braun Susan Young

News

German Police Seize Thousands Of ‘Trump’ Ecstasy Tablets

Associated Press

Posted on August 22, 2017 · Officers said they found about 5,000 of the orange, Trump-shaped ecstasy tablets.

Tags Ecstasy germany police Trump

News

Nearly 200 German Officers Hurt In G-20 Clashes

Associated Press

Posted on July 7, 2017 · The promises were contained in a statement on countering terrorism issued by the host German government.

Tags G20 germany

News

UPDATE: Russians Ask For Proof Of Election Meddling

Associated Press

Posted on July 7, 2017 · The two leaders planned later Friday to hold longer talks on Syria and other issues on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit.

Tags G20 germany putin Trump

News

WATCH: German Police Clash With Protesters Before G-20 Summit

Associated Press

Posted on July 6, 2017 · In all, more than 100,000 protesters are expected in Hamburg for the summit, with some 8,000 considered part of Europe's violent left-wing scene, according to police.

Tags G20 germany merkel protests Trump

News

UPDATE: Amid Rumors Of Staff Shake-Up, White House Communications Director Resigns

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on May 30, 2017 · Michael Dubke's departure comes as the Trump administration struggles to keep focused on its agenda while dealing with constant news about the multiple investigations relating to Russia.

Tags germany Kushner leaks Michael Dubke nato russia scandal Trump white house

News

Germany: Player Hurt in Blasts Near Borussia Dortmund Bus

Associated Press

Posted on April 11, 2017 · Team bus for German soccer club hit by explosions injuring one player

Tags explosion football germany soccer

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2896: Nadezhda Popova

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 23, 2023 · Episode: 2896 In which Nadezhda Popova beats off the Wehrmacht in a crop-duster. Today, Nadia Popova.

Tags 588th Night Bomber Regiment aerial tactics airplanes biplanes bombers bombing crop-duster Kukuruznik Marina Raskova Nachthexen Nadia Nadezhda Popova Night Witches Polikarpov Po-2 Russian Air Force women WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2876: The Scientists Speak

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 16, 2023 · Episode: 2876 In which engineers and scientists assess their work in 1945. Today, scientists speak as WW-II ends.

Tags atom bomb biology Edwin Hubble Edwin Land future prediction gas-filled light bulb helicopter Igor Sikorsky Irving Langmuir J. Robert Oppenheimer Polaroid T. S. Painter technology assessment Telescope The Scientists Speak Warren Weaver WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2867: Fresnel and Lighthouses

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 10, 2023 · Episode: 2867 Augustin Fresnel, light, and lighthouses: from the science of light to the saving of ships. Today, Fresnel and his Lighthouses.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2812: Flying the Atlantic

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 2, 2023 · Episode: 2812 poised to begin transatlantic flight in 1938. How it came out in 1945. Today, we fly the Atlantic.

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