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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2233: GeeBee and Other Fast Planes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 29, 2022 · Episode: 2233 Gee Bee, Macchi-Castoldi, and the age of speed. Today, we go for speed.

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Posted on August 23, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: From Tony Buzbee’s last-minute entry into a Houston City Council race, to why the Texas Young Republicans is disassociating itself from the Republican Party of Texas, we mull over the latest developments in local, state, and national politics in our weekly roundup.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2536: Scapa Flow

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

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2431: Fieseler Stork

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Posted on December 10, 2022 · Episode: 2431 The Fieseler Stork in a last dogfight — between two very unlikely combatants. Today, a last dogfight.

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