Adventures in Research – Birth of the Balloon. 460917
The aircraft industry has made great strides, and continues to advance. We take a look at some of its early beginnings, and the first hot air balloons. Observing the clouds,…
Adventures in Research – The Story of Metal X. ep190, 460910
Rolling back the clock to just after the end of the first world war, we join a team of scientists. They're working on a curious new metal, uranium. It's a…
Adventures in Research – Science in Recreation. ep189, 460903
Science is everywhere, even in the world of sports. Advancements in new materials and technology during the war made its way into just about every facet of life. Baseball saw…
Adventures in Research – Typewriter History. ep188, 460827
What would modern business do without the common typewriter? It all started with a machine designed to quickly print numbers. Christopher Latham Sholls added mor keys and linkage to include…
Behind The Mike – Impersonations Of Famous People. ep63, 411130
A top Impersonator of the day, Aurthur Buraham, begins the show. He impersonates anything from the moo of a cow, to any noise, to any person that he admires. How…
Adventures in Research – The First American Patent. ep187, 460820
Rolling the clock back to 1646, in the early colonial days of America, we learn the circumstances of the first patent issued in America. An ironworker had already been inventing…
Behind The Mike – Zulu Radio Star. ep56, 411012
A radio personality from Africa is on hand, for some behind the scenesaction of radio. A dramatization of how radio impacted African superstition. A nervous singer ran out of the…
Adventures in Research – Golden Jubilee. ep186, 460813
Shouts of, "Get a horse!" often fell on the ears of early motorists as their mechanical marvels broke down to become the butt of jokes. In days when horses, and…
Behind The Mike – The Associated Press. ep41, 410629
A 30 minutes salute to the reporters at the Associated Press. Beginning with the history of the AP we eavesdrop on a meeting of arguing reporters who have to share…
Adventures in Research – The Paper Invention That Worked. ep185, 460806
In the early days of automobiles, Rudolph Diesel came up with a new kind of engine to power the machines that would be more efficient than steam. We learn that…