Engines of Our Ingenuity

By Houston Public Media

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.

... more

4.8

176176 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,884 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

June 16, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1392: Fog in the Woods
Episode: 1392 The nature of fog and of redwood trees. Today, fog in the forest.
...more
4min
June 15, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1391: The Johnstown Flood
Episode: 1391 The Johnstown Flood. They didn't see it coming. Today, a dam breaks.
...more
4min
June 13, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3133: The Liar That Helped Win D-Day
Episode: 3133 Juan Pujol García: the Liar Who Helped Win D-Day. Today, a great big liar saves the day.
...more
4min
June 12, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2475: Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten
Episode: 2475 Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten. Today, we play.
...more
4min
June 11, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2934: Molecules of Life
Episode: 2934 Reading the Molecules of Life. Today, we read the molecules of life.
...more
4min
June 10, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2499: Texas Germans
Episode: 2499 Frederick Law Olmsted and the Texas Germans. Today, Texas auf Deutsch.
...more
4min
June 09, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1389: Regrowing Our Forests
Episode: 1389 The supply of wood: trouble along the Equator, good news to the North. Today, some good news and some bad.
...more
4min
June 08, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1388: A Short Discourse of Tunneling
Episode: 1388 A short history of tunneling. Today, let's tunnel our way through history.
...more
4min
June 07, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1387: The Wooden Ships of Mallows Bay
Episode: 1387 The ghost fleet of wooden ships in Mallows Bay. Today, a fleet of sunken ships.
...more
4min
June 06, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1386: Franklin’s Glass Armonica
Episode: 1386 Benjamin Franklin invents the glass armonica -- no mouth organ, this. Today, singing wine glasses.
...more
4min

FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,884 episodes available.