Episodes

  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1338: The Last Masts

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1338: The Last Masts
    Mar 1 2025
    Episode: 1338 The century-long retention of masts and sails on steamships. Today, we wonder about sails on steam-powered ships.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1337: Frankenstein

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1337: Frankenstein
    Feb 28 2025
    Episode: 1337 Frankenstein -- the monster of our obsessiveness. Today, we consider a favorite nightmare.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2429: The Birth of Betty Crocker

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2429: The Birth of Betty Crocker
    Feb 27 2025
    Episode: 2429 The Birth of Betty Crocker. Today, America's First Lady of Food.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3309: Shortwave Radio

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3309: Shortwave Radio
    Feb 26 2025
    Episode: 3309 Shortwave Radio, the Original Information Super Highway. Today, we listen to the world.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3308: Board Games

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3308: Board Games
    Feb 25 2025
    Episode: 3308 Why do we play board games? Today, board games as models of the world.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1336: Big Diesel Engines

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1336: Big Diesel Engines
    Feb 24 2025
    Episode: 1336 In which Diesel engines violate their own metaphor. Today, a new breed of Diesel engines fights an old metaphor.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1335: Airships

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1335: Airships
    Feb 23 2025
    Episode: 1335 Santos-Dumas, Zeppelin, and the great airships. Today, we ride airships.
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    4 mins
  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1334: Stone/Iron-Age Europe

    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1334: Stone/Iron-Age Europe
    Feb 22 2025
    Episode: 1334 Watching Europe go from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Today, a story of wood, copper and iron.
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    4 mins