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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2819: Folding Bicycles

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on August 2, 2022 · Episode: 2819 Folding bicycles battle new terrain. Today, altered shapes.

Tags bicycles folding bicycles military transportation urban World War

Houston

Houston post office will soon be renamed after Vanessa Guillén

Natalie Roman

Posted on May 12, 2022 · The post office, currently named Park Place, is just a few minutes away from where Guillén lived with her family.

Tags houston military post office Vanessa Guillen

Military & Veterans' Issues

Stigma persists around hunger in military as pandemic numbers remain high

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on December 27, 2021 · Stigma around asking for help persists in ranks as hunger soars among military families and new resources come online.

Tags army food hunger in military military

Houston Matters

Previewing The Third Special Session (Sept. 8, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 8, 2021 · On Wednesday’s show: Previewing another special session of the Texas Legislature and recapping the recently-ended second one, the week in politics, questioning the size of the U.S. military, and life as an NFL kicker.

Tags houston texans Jeremi Suri Kaʻimi Fairbairn military nfl Political Roundup politics special session texans Texas Legislature

Houston Matters

William McRaven Shares ‘Sea Stories’ From His Life In Special Ops

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 30, 2019 · The retired Navy admiral discusses his many missions, from killing Osama bin Laden to sitting face-to-face with Saddam Hussein.

Tags Blue Willow Bookshop books Michael Hagerty military Navy Navy SEAL Osama bin Laden Saddam Hussein Sea Stories special forces University of Texas System William McRaven

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Some Troops Rushed To See Doctors Before The Military’s New Transgender Policy Took Effect

Carson Frame, TPR

Posted on April 15, 2019 · The policy bans transgender recruits and prevents current troops from transitioning to another sex unless they were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before April 12.

Tags military military veterans transgender military ban Transgender Rights

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus Donald Trump Erica Grieder military Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics supreme court Texas Legislature transgender

Explosive Ordinance Disposal

Houston Matters

Organization Helps Veterans Who Served in the Military’s Bomb Squad

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 18, 2018 · A veteran of the military’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit discusses the stress of the job and helping those who were injured doing it.

Tags EOD Warrior Foundation explosive ordnance disposal explosives Maggie Martin military Timothy Colomer veterans

Texas soldiers who helped liberate concentration camps

Houston Matters

Exhibit Honors Texas Soldiers Who Liberated Concentration Camps

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 7, 2018 · "The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust" is on display at Holocaust Museum Houston through Oct. 28.

Tags Bill Kongable concentration camps Holocaust Holocaust Museum Houston Joshua Zinn Kelly Zuniga military The Texas Liberator veterans

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U.S. Army Scouting Cities For New Command Center

HPM News Staff

Posted on June 11, 2018 · The Army typically likes to put its facilities away from population centers

Tags army base military

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Mexican Groups Seek ICC Probe Of Drug War Crimes By Military

Associated Press

Posted on June 11, 2018 · It is the third time the rights groups have sought ICC action on Mexico

Tags drug International Criminal Court mexico military

News

UPDATE: Official: No Apparent Survivors In Military Plane Crash

Associated Press

Posted on May 2, 2018 · A local official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said there are no apparent survivors

Tags air force Air National Guard Chatham County Emergency Management Agency Crash georgia military plane Savannah Morning News Savannah Professional Firefighters Association

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Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter’s Brain At Risk

Jon Hamilton. NPR

Posted on April 30, 2018 · Service members who fire certain weapons can get concussion-like symptoms from the blasts, an Army-commissioned report finds. It urges taking measures to cut the risk of lasting brain damage.

Tags army Brain Injuries concussion military missile veterans

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Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump’s Foreign Policy

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on April 14, 2018 · The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.

Tags international military news politics russia syria

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UPDATE: Trump Wants To Send Up To 4,000 Troops To Border

Associated Press

Posted on April 5, 2018 · Trump said he plans to keep the guard members there until a "large portion of the wall is built"

Tags border immigration military natuonal guard Trump

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Plans to raise part of I-10, and Houston’s stress level (July 29, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 29, 2022 · On Friday's show: We learn why some residents are concerned about plans to raise a portion of I-10. Then, we discuss why Houston might be more stressed than other cities, according to a new survey. And we reflect on the film A League of Their Own on its 30th anniversary with the actress who played Marla Hooch.

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Gymnasts sue the FBI, and returning to the office (June 9, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 9, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Gymnasts suing the FBI over its handling of the Larry Nassar case, the state of mobility for cyclists, coming back to the office after years of remote working, and Houston's relationship with catastrophic flooding.

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Houston post office will soon be renamed after Vanessa Guillén

Natalie Roman

Posted on May 12, 2022 · The post office, currently named Park Place, is just a few minutes away from where Guillén lived with her family.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2209: Before the DC-3

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 10, 2022 · Episode: 2209 Before the DC-3: The primitive years of commercial airlines. Today, what did we fly in before we had DC-3s?

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