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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 2650: RRS Discovery

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 12, 2023 · Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2536: Scapa Flow

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2023 · Episode: 2536 The Scapa Flow ship cemetery. Today, Scapa Flow.

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How Houston’s ‘Extreme 911’ Helped An Injured Man In Scotland

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 1, 2019 · We visit the International Emergency Response Coordination Center in Montgomery, which answers emergency calls via satellite from all over the world.

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No Vampires and No Dystopia: Houston’s Caroline Leech Writes Historical Fiction for Young Adults

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 30, 2018 · The author of novels "In Another Time" and "Wait For Me" discusses her writing.

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Author Caroline Leech

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No Vampires and No Dystopia: Houston’s Caroline Leech on Writing Historical Fiction for Young Adults

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 28, 2017 · Leech discusses her debut young adult novel, Wait For Me, which takes place in Scotland during World War II.

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US v. Scotland Rugby Match Is a Sign of the Sport’s Growing Popularity in Houston

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 6, 2014 · We learn about the growing popularity of rugby in Houston, on the eve of the match between the U.S. National Rugby Team and Scotland, June 7 at 7p.m. at BBVS Compass Stadium.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2896: Nadezhda Popova

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

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2876: The Scientists Speak

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

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2812: Flying the Atlantic

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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2792: Silent Revolutions

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Posted on August 27, 2023 · Episode: 2792 Glorious revolutions – which we see only after they’ve passed. Today, silent revolutions.

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