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The Full Menu: Houston’s Best Woman-Owned Restaurants

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 3, 2021 · Local food writers discuss their favorite woman-owned eateries in Greater Houston.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2572: Melville and Anna Bissell

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on February 25, 2021 · Episode: 2572 Melville and Anna Bissell and the Carpet Sweeper. Today, a husband and wife engineer success.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1999: Mary Anne’s Book

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 14, 2021 · Episode: 1999 A new book for Mary Anne Howley: and a revolution unfulfilled. Today, a ghost in a book.

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Houston Matters

What Removing President Trump From Office Would Achieve (Jan. 8, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 8, 2021 · On Friday's show: We discuss what removing President Trump from office would accomplish with so little time left in his term.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1965: Stephenson’s Locomotives

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 18, 2020 · Episode: 1965 In which Robert and George Stephenson bring rail to its maturity. Today, the coming of rail.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1968: Vignettes From the Fair

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 13, 2020 · Episode: 1968 Vignettes from the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition: America in transition. Today, scenes at a fair.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3087: Marie Curie – Mother

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on November 5, 2020 · Episode: 3087 Marie Curie and Her Children. Today, a most Curious mother.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1944: Ruth Elder

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 18, 2020 · Episode: 1944 Ruth Elder: A forgotten activist on an old postcard. Today, an odd postcard.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1937: Flying to Hawaii

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 2, 2020 · Episode: 1937 The Great, and deadly, After-the-Fact, Flying-to-Hawaii, Race. Today, we fly to Hawaii.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3205: Alice Augusta Ball

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on September 24, 2020 · Episode: 3205 Alice Augusta Ball and Her Work on Leprosy. Today, a legacy with a sad coda.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1931: Wu Ting-Fang in America

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 20, 2020 · Episode: 1931 Chinese diplomat Wu Ting-Fang looks at America in 1914. Today, Wu Ting-Fang looks at America.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1934: Somerville, Curiosity, and Learning

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 18, 2020 · Episode: 1934 Mary Fairfax Somerville: a wild child teaches us about learning. Today, a wild young girl becomes a great scientist.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3202: Gladys West

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on September 17, 2020 · Episode: 3202 Gladys West and the Geoid. Today, a quiet hero.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2249: Mrs. Coade’s Stone

Margaret Culbertson

Posted on August 19, 2020 · Episode: 2249 Mrs. Coade’s remarkable stones. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells about a woman who made artificial stone.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3059: Vera Rubin and Dark Matter

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on August 13, 2020 · Episode: 3059 Vera Rubin and Dark Matter. Today, that which can't be seen.

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