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Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2201: A Big Volcano

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2022 · Episode: 2201 Mount Toba: the worst volcano and the worst human catastrophe. Today, a very big volcano.

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Posted on August 15, 2023 · Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli’s Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2749: The Neanderthals

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Posted on August 6, 2023 · Episode: 2749 The Neanderthals — smart enough for football? Today, the Neanderthals.

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How a haunting image from childhood inspired a novel challenging class status in India

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Posted on August 2, 2023 · Houston writer Saborna Roychowdhury discusses her novel, "Everything Here Belongs to You," which tells the story of a young girl sold into servitude in India.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2010: George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka

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Posted on August 2, 2023 · Episode: 2010 George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka: Who discovered the Clovis culture? Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson looks at an unlikely anthropologist.

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