Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2888: Strength Through Joy Car
Posted on · Episode: 2888 The Strength Through Joy Car: Hitler’s Volkswagen and American Consumer Culture. Today, the “strength through joy” car.
Tag: World War II
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3065: Victor and Eva Saxl
Posted on · Episode: 3065 Victor and Eva Saxl: Love, War and Homemade Insulin. Today, love, war and insulin.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2666: Alan Turing
Posted on · Episode: 2666 Codes, ciphers and Alan Turing. Today codes, ciphers and Alan Turing.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3032: Lamaze
Posted on · Episode: 3032 How Lamaze Found Its Way to the US. Today, from Russia with love.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3216: Internment Camp Art Schools
Posted on · Episode: 3216 World War II, the Los Angeles Art Students League, and Japanese American internment. Today, art and survival.
Houston Matters
Houston WWII Veteran Aubrey Farb Shares Memories Of The Pacific Theater
Posted on · The former Marine served as a Japanese translator.
Politics
Beto O’Rourke Calls For A ‘Moonshot’ To Combat Climate Change
Posted on · Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke told NPR's Steve Inskeep that "we're going to have to free ourselves from the dependence we have on fossil fuels and that means a greater investment in solar and wind."
Houston Matters
Descendants Of WWII Help Commemorate The 75th Anniversary Of D-Day
Posted on · The son of a WWII soldier visits the descendant of a family his father had rescued 75 years ago.
News
Postage Stamp Honoring Bush 41 Will Be Released In College Station
Posted on · The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Forever stamp honoring the former President, who passed away in Houston in November.
Local
Tuskegee Fighter Pilots Visit Houston To Remember The Historic Flight Squadron
Posted on · Retired Lieutenant Colonels Harry T. Stewart and Alexander Jefferson are featured in a documentary that premieres Monday at Space Center Houston.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2886: Not Just Gadgets
Posted on · Episode: 2886 Not Just Gadgets: The Science of Engineering Systems. Today, beyond gadgets.
Houston Matters
What It Meant To Be An American In ‘The Last Year Of The War’
Posted on · Writer Susan Meissner discusses her novel about a German family sent to an internment camp in South Texas during World War II.
Houston Matters
‘We Remember Mates:’ A Pearl Harbor Survivor Looks Back
Posted on · The son of a Pearl Harbor survivor tells his father’s story.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Potential Flooding This Weekend, And Houston’s Outgoing Recovery Officer (Dec. 7, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Heavy rain could bring flooding to Greater Houston this weekend. The city's outgoing recovery officer reflects on his time on the job. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the son of a Pearl Harbor survivor tells his father's story.
Houston Matters
How A Texas Woman Saved High School Football ‘When The Men Were Gone’
Posted on · Marjorie Herrera Lewis tells the true story of Tylene Wilson, who stepped up to coach the Brownwood football team during World War II.