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No. 7 Eagle. Henry Royce's First Aero Engine
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 6 The Stanley Steamer
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: The Stanley Museum (2004)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 5 Rocket Development With Liquid Propellants
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 2005
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 4 The Steamboat Era
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc.
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 3 Tatra: The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc.
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 2 The Horten Brothers
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1998
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 1 Carriages Without Horses
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Society of Automotive Engineers
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Blue screen of death
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
Ski Champion's Invention Transformed The Sport
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 2
Why Has America Stopped Inventing?
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine
America loves innovation and the can-do spirit that made this country what it is-a world leader in self-government, industry and technology, and po...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 14:41
Library Of Congress Preserves A Treasure Trove... Underground (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Packard Campus is roughly 500,000 square feet, built into the side of a mountain in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains., Credit: Library of Congress/Matt Raymond
What do you get when you take a former Cold War bunker and fill it with the world’s largest collection of films, TV shows, radio broadcasts and sou...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:28
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
The 'Discovery' of North America
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Pamlico Village, Credit: Library of Congress
Two Native American scholars explore how the Europeans' "Doctrine of Discovery" has affected American Indian nations from 1607 to today.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KZYX, KMUD, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Aspen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Unquiet History 5
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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A new view of medieval garbage

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:51
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
The World of 1607 part 3
From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607
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Measuring the Macrocosm and the Microcosm

  • Added: Nov 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:02
The World of 1607 part 2
From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607
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A Cabinet of Wonder

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:01
Abbey Road Reunion
From: Tim Riley
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EMI engineers gather at book launch party

  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: 26:23
You Are Here: 1000 years of mapmaking history in one brief segment
From: Jackson Braider
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A short introduction to the wonderful world of maps

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, KUOW, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 4