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The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 03:00
August is the month when we mark Women's Equality Day, when the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote passed in 1920. But we're still behi...
- Added: Aug 23, 2023
- Length: 02:30
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Didn’t know we celebrated such a thing? You’re not alone. Lesser known than Black History Month or ...
Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.
- Added: Apr 22, 2023
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 1
In 1898, a farmer dug up a stone engraved with a Nordic language in a field in Kensington, Minnesota. People have been arguing about it ever since...
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 25:48
When lyrics have no meaning, singing becomes pure emotion.
- Added: Aug 21, 2020
- Length: 04:40
Many Muslims fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. This year, it falls within the coronavirus pandemic and people are curious about the he...
Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and WYAP
- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader.
This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of T...
- Added: Feb 07, 2020
- Length: 06:10
A group of tough men sung my father Happy Birthday well before dawn at the Bradford Store at the crossroads of Dickenson, Alabama.
- Added: Jan 17, 2020
- Length: 03:40
Peter Pan is not supposed to grow up, but he has grown from a symbol of immaturity to an iconic inner-child. Either way Captain Hook got a raw deal...
Bought by KPIP-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 27, 2019
- Length: 22:27
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Dec 07, 2019
- Length: :59
Programming programs to program their own programs. This is Episode 74 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, o...
- Added: Feb 25, 2019
- Length: 03:50
KAXE/KBXE music director Kari Hedlund, Centerstage MN host and producer Brett Carter, and What We're Reading's Tammy Bobrowsky discuss the book Let...
- Added: Dec 14, 2018
- Length: 27:46
What’s so great about the human eye? Can we build something just like it? When would we need to design something better? Sadhan joins the podcast a...
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Jul 07, 2018
- Length: 19:47
- Purchases: 1
I tried ceramic glazing / The result was quite amazing / When I saw it cool / I touched not a tool / The surface showed cracks and crazing. ***This...
- Added: Jun 26, 2018
- Length: 04:57
What is mechanical engineering? Engineer Sadhan Sathyaseelan joins the show again from The University of Texas to wonder out loud about all the imp...
- Added: May 15, 2018
- Length: 42:04
"Hookup culture" is seen as just a part of society for college students. But could dating apps be what is harming relationships? Click play to hear...
- Added: Apr 11, 2018
- Length: 04:04
New year, new Engineering Word Of The Day. Or in this case, new acronym of the day, standing for "new product development". This is Episode 50 of E...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Jan 02, 2018
- Length: 05:07
- Purchases: 1
Pius reviews with Rachel five mobile apps related to engineering education, available on Android and iOS. A ten-year-old guest reviewer also gives...
- Added: Dec 29, 2017
- Length: 29:56
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...
Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Dec 06, 2017
- Length: 04:50
- Purchases: 2
Not a doodie cycle, but a duty cycle. Episode 48 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phra...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Dec 06, 2017
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 1
Upskill your team without killing the mood. This is episode 45 of a series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.
Bought by WETD
- Added: Nov 13, 2017
- Length: 04:41
- Purchases: 1
Keep your hands clean when you write professional publications.
This is episode 43 of the Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorit...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Oct 31, 2017
- Length: 05:07
- Purchases: 1
This podcast is aiming to avoid being aural dross. This is episode 42 of the Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Oct 24, 2017
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 18, 2017
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 04, 2017
- Length: 05:06
- Purchases: 1
