The 8 Best American Innovations Podcast Episodes
1) Nuclear Energy | Meltdown | 4
The first serious accident from a nuclear reactor happened in the United States in 1960. It wouldn't be the last. And in the coming decades, a new word will be used to talk about accidents of these ki...Show More
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All the nuclear disasters documented. The sound effects and storytelling about the disasters will give you nightmares. 🙉🙈
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) The Modern Ambulance | 1
Today, if you or someone you know experiences a medical emergency, you dial 9-1-1 and a squad of trained medical professionals arrives at your door. But just 55 years ago, that was not the case. Eme...Show More
3) Electric Chair | War of the Currents | 1
On August 6, 1890, a prisoner named William Kemmler became the first man executed in the electric chair. It was designed to be a more humane form of execution, but the gruesome scene in the death cham...Show More
4) Encore: The Modern Ambulance | 1
Today when you dial 9-1-1, a squad of trained medical professionals arrives, often within minutes. But just 55 years ago, emergency calls were generally dispatched to funeral homes, simply because the...Show More
5) Introducing Business Wars: Pizza Hut vs Domino's
Today, pizza powers a $100 billion dollar global industry -- but when the Carney brothers opened the very first Pizza Hut in 1958, it was still practically unheard-of outside major US cities. Since th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Star Wars' Cinema Technology | 6842 Valjean Ave | 1
When STAR WARS debuted in May 1977, it gave rise to a pop-cultural phenomenon unlike any the world had ever seen. The movie was so singular and iconic, and so technically ambitious -- that it almost n...Show More
7) Star Wars' Cinema Technology | The Audience is Listening | 3
By 1975, George Lucas knew exactly what he wanted Star Wars to look like, but what it would sound like was another story altogether. Lucas was tired of Sci-Fi’s typical synthetic and electronic cliche...Show More
8) XX Factor | Margaret Knight | 3
A machine to mass produce paper bags. Seems unremarkable today, but in the 1800s, it was cutting edge. The technology would change everyday life, and maybe, the life of one inventor: Margaret Knight. ...Show More
9) Business Wars Presents: The AOL-Time Warner Disaster
Think business is boring? What about when your streaming bill goes up, or your favorite restaurant files for bankruptcy? Do you ever wonder what’s going on behind the scenes? Business Wars gives you a...Show More
10) Listen Now: Flesh and Code
If you missed our announcement... we have a brand new podcast! Flesh and Code is a 6-part miniseries, where we investigate how technology is being used to exploit our most human desires, and the pri...Show More