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1649: "Ernst Stuhlinger"
Episode 1649
Interesting Things with JC #1649: "Ernst Stuhlinger" – A NASA engineer answers a nun asking why Mars missions matter while people are starving on Ear…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
1648: "Why Are Manhole Covers Round?"
Episode 1648
Interesting Things with JC #1648: "Why Are Manhole Covers Round?" – A heavy cover sits over a city access hole, but its shape keeps it from dropping …
1 month ago
1647: "Fermilab"
Episode 1647
Interesting Things with JC #1647: "Fermilab" – Scientists send neutrinos through solid rock from Illinois to distant detectors without a tunnel, whil…
1 month ago
1646: "Electrostatic Propulsion"
Episode 1646
Interesting Things with JC #1646: "Electrostatic Propulsion" – A fixed-wing aircraft flies with no propeller, no combustion, and no exhaust while ele…
1 month ago
1645: "The Gulf of Tonkin"
Episode 1645
Interesting Things with JC #1645: "The Gulf of Tonkin" – U.S. destroyers fired into the dark after reporting a second North Vietnamese attack, but th…
1 month ago
1644: “Krafft Ehricke”
Episode 1644
Interesting Things with JC #1644: “Krafft Ehricke” - He is the rocket engineer who proposed lunar mining, orbital fuel depots, and space based solar …
1 month ago
1643: “Why Are Stop Signs Octagons?”
Episode 1643
Interesting Things with JC #1643: “Why Are Stop Signs Octagons?” - Engineers choose an eight-sided stop sign for a reason! This episode explores the …
1 month ago
1642: “Nedra Talley”
Episode 1642
Interesting Things with JC #1642: “Nedra Talley” — She helped create one of the most recognizable sounds in American pop music history as a founding …
1 month ago
1641: "Operation Northwoods"
Episode 1641
Interesting Things with JC #1641: "Operation Northwoods" – In 1962, America’s top military leaders signed off on plans to fake terrorist attacks, sta…
1 month, 1 week ago
1640: "David Allan Coe"
Episode 1640
Interesting Things with JC #1640: "David Allan Coe" – David Allan Coe never looked or sounded like the kind of artist Nashville usually pushed, but h…
1 month, 1 week ago