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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2187: Last Survivors

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 27, 2022 · Episode: 2187 In which last Survivors connect then with now. Today, the last survivors.

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I SEE U, Episode 66: The Reconstruction Zone

Posted on November 11, 2022 · Award-winning author, Dr. Peniel Joseph, provides new interpretations of our American history and how the past is shaping today’s struggles for racial justice.

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Immigrant voters in Texas, and how a book sparked the environmental movement of the ’60s (Nov. 4, 2022)

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Posted on November 4, 2022 · On Friday's show: Statistics show immigrant voters now represent 11 percent of the electorate in Texas. We discuss how the electorate has changed in the state in the last decade. And Douglas Brinkley explains how one book helped spark the environmental movement of the 1960s and 70s.

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Celebrating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

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Posted on September 13, 2022 · We discuss the passing of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, as well as the legacy she leaves behind and what we can expect from the Royal Family going forward

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Texas State Board of Education to delay revisions to social studies standards

Becky Fogel, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on August 31, 2022 · If the delay is approved, it will mean the state's social studies curriculum will not be revised until after the November election.

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