Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2449: Francis Hopkinson
Posted on · Episode: 2449 Francis Hopkinson: My Days Have So Wondrous Free and other accomplishments. Today, America’s first song.
Tag: poetry
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2446: Limits of Logic
Posted on · Episode: 2446 Gödel, Ginsberg, and the limits of logic. Today, the limits of logic.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus
Posted on · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.
Houston Matters
Texas social media law moves forward, but more challenges await (Sept. 20, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A new Texas law preventing social media companies from censoring posts based on political views will be allowed to take effect after a court ruling last week. But the legal battle over it is far from over.
Houston Matters
Hidalgo staffers hope to disqualify DA Kim Ogg from prosecuting their case (June 3, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Two staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo are asking that District Attorney Kim Ogg be disqualified from prosecuting their case, which involves a controversial COVID-19 outreach contract. We learn why. And the new Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Houston Field Office discusses his job and efforts to fight crime in the area.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2222: Jeremiah Horrocks
Posted on · Episode: 2222 Jeremiah Horrocks, the 23-year-old “Father of English Astronomy.” Today, a planetary prodigy.
Houston Matters
A spike in upstream oil and gas jobs, and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (March 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Why Texas added 5,100 upstream oil and gas jobs last month, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis answers your questions, and a conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2193: Dover Beach
Posted on · Episode: 2193 Matthew Arnold’s honeymoon on Dover Beach: an odd Valentine’s Day greeting. Today, a Valentine’s Day greeting.
Houston Matters
Vanessa Wyche Takes The Helm At NASA’s Johnson Space Center (Aug. 26, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: An update on the COVID-19 situation in Montgomery County, a conversation with the new director of the Johnson Space Center, and poet Rita Dove talks about her latest collection.
Houston Matters
The Legality Of Requiring Vaccines And Vaccine Passports (June 8, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: How a new Texas law could affect employers' ability to require their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and dispelling myths about the Alamo.
Arts & Culture
Houston’s New Poet Laureate Thinks Poetry Can Help Us Reconnect During The Pandemic
Posted on · Interest in poetry has been rising over the past year, creating an opportunity for renewed community engagement as a new local poet laureate takes the helm.
Houston Matters
Making Sense Of False News Stories Spread Across Media Platforms (April 29, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: No one’s coming for your hamburgers, and the Vice President isn't pushing her book on migrants at the border. But boy did those false claims catch on recently. So, what do we do about this Pandora’s box of amplified false news spread among cable news, tabloids, and social media?
Arts & Culture
Houston Is Looking For Its Next Poet Laureate
Posted on · Local writers can now apply to be city’s literary arts ambassador – a role that aims to celebrate Houston’s diversity and resilience in these challenging times.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Monitoring Air Pollution During Storms, And The Week In Politics (Sept. 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Tropical Storm Beta provides air quality information for Harris County, our weekly political roundup, a bug expert answers your questions, and an author returns to Texas 40 years after a falling out.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: A Potential Second Wave Of COVID-19, & Poet Jericho Brown (May 18, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: An update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston, what a potential second wave of the virus might mean, vocational training programs find ways to continue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.