Podcast Episodes
Back to Search3. Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman details the chaotic development of the B-29 Superfortress. Despite technical failures and immense complexity, Bill Knudsen pushed production forward, delivering the high-altitude bomber necessary for air supremacy and vic
Season 8 Episode 465
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Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman details the chaotic development of the B-29 Superfortress. Despite technical failures and immense complexity, Bill K…
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2. Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman profiles Henry Kaiser, a construction magnate who applied his rapid building techniques to shipbuilding. Kaiser's "Liberty Ships" became essential for maintaining the Allied supply lifeline against German U-boats during th
Season 8 Episode 465
2. Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman profiles Henry Kaiser, a construction magnate who applied his rapid building techniques to shipbuilding. Kaiser's "L…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
1. Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman discusses how FDR recruited industrialist Bill Knudsen in 1940 to mobilize Americafor war. Knudsen applied his expertise in flexible mass production, honed at Ford and GM, to prepare the nation's defenses.
Season 8 Episode 465
1. Guest: Arthur Herman. Herman discusses how FDR recruited industrialist Bill Knudsen in 1940 to mobilize Americafor war. Knudsen applied his exper…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Jeremy Zakis reports on the Australian T20 cricket team's dismal start and unexpected loss to Zimbabwe, with selectors worried the inexperienced squad may fail to reach the World Cup finals without immediate improvement.
Season 8 Episode 464
Jeremy Zakis reports on the Australian T20 cricket team's dismal start and unexpected loss to Zimbabwe, with selectors worried the inexperienced squa…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Jeremy Zakis discusses dangerous wildlife encounters, including a Tasmanian tiger snake found in a child's car seat and a Victorian farmer who sustained injuries while fighting a kangaroo to save his drowning dog.
Season 8 Episode 464
Jeremy Zakis discusses dangerous wildlife encounters, including a Tasmanian tiger snake found in a child's car seat and a Victorian farmer who susta…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Jeremy Zakis details Australia's chaotic weather, featuring severe flooding in Queensland and a tropical cyclone in Western Australia, characterizing the current summer as highly unusual, encompassing all four seasons within one season.
Season 8 Episode 464
Jeremy Zakis details Australia's chaotic weather, featuring severe flooding in Queensland and a tropical cyclone in Western Australia, characterizing…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
. Jeremy Zakis describes an aggressive flock of over one hundred cockatoos targeting his home and neighborhood, with the destructive birds stripping trees and performing low fly-bys, prompting fears of further property damage.
Season 8 Episode 464
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Jeremy Zakis describes an aggressive flock of over one hundred cockatoos targeting his home and neighborhood, with the destructive birds stripping t…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Dante Lauretta recounts the anxiety-inducing sample return where the drogue parachute failed to deploy before the main chute saved the mission, with the spacecraft now continuing as OSIRIS-APEX under former student Dani DellaGiustina at the University
Season 8 Episode 463
Dante Lauretta recounts the anxiety-inducing sample return where the drogue parachute failed to deploy before the main chute saved the mission, wi…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Dante Lauretta describes how upon reaching asteroid Bennu the team found a hazardous rocky surface instead of expected sand, detailing the difficulty selecting the Nightingale landing site where the spacecraft sank into fluid-like material, collecting so
Season 8 Episode 463
Dante Lauretta describes how upon reaching asteroid Bennu the team found a hazardous rocky surface instead of expected sand, detailing the difficult…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Dante Lauretta explains how after a 2007 rejection he refined the science objectives, coining the name OSIRIS-REx, then assumed leadership after Mike Drake's passing and guided the team through a critical 2014 confirmation review to secure NASA approval.R
Season 8 Episode 463
Dante Lauretta explains how after a 2007 rejection he refined the science objectives, coining the name OSIRIS-REx, then assumed leadership after Mik…
2 weeks, 3 days ago