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American Innovations

DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was.... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Where Are Past Seasons?

Where Are Past Seasons?

Hey American Innovations listeners! You might be wondering what happened to some of our older seasons. We’ve moved them ... Read more

10 May 2018

Ranked #2

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Kodak Roll Film: As Convenient as a Pencil | 1

Kodak Roll Film: As Convenient as a Pencil | 1

Today, if we want to take a photo, we unlock our phone, aim, and click. It can be done on a whim, without a second thoug... Read more

28 Nov 2019

35mins

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Coca-Cola: The Cocaine Clinician | 1

Coca-Cola: The Cocaine Clinician | 1

In the wake of the Civil War, Atlanta emerged as both the cultural capital of the New South, and the epicenter of its sn... Read more

21 Feb 2019

42mins

Ranked #4

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The Birth Control Pill | But Can It Be Done? | 1

The Birth Control Pill | But Can It Be Done? | 1

When Margaret Sanger opened her birth control clinic in 1916, she knew she was breaking the law. Distributing contracept... Read more

13 Jun 2019

40mins

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Dynamite: The Controlled Explosion | 1

Dynamite: The Controlled Explosion | 1

In 1846, an Italian chemist discovered the volatile compound nitroglycerine, the first major breakthrough in creating ma... Read more

2 Apr 2020

34mins

Ranked #6

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Chewing Gum: Snapping and Stretching | 1

Chewing Gum: Snapping and Stretching | 1

It’s the mid-1800s and in Maine, John Bacon Curtis is back from clearing the spruce forests with a crazy idea. He’s goin... Read more

7 May 2020

33mins

Ranked #7

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Thinking Machines | Artificial Intelligence | 1

Thinking Machines | Artificial Intelligence | 1

Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And it’s about to get much more powerful: machines th... Read more

30 Aug 2018

39mins

Ranked #8

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Video Games | Electric Dreams | 1

Video Games | Electric Dreams | 1

Call of Duty, Fortnite, Animal Crossing.... The video game industry generates billions of dollars each year. But not so ... Read more

30 Jul 2020

38mins

Ranked #9

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Airplane | The Flight of the June Bug | 1

Airplane | The Flight of the June Bug | 1

Think for a moment about some of the pioneering developments from the earliest days of American aviation: The first pilo... Read more

18 Apr 2019

44mins

Ranked #10

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Star Wars' Cinema Technology | 6842 Valjean Ave | 1

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 mo... Read more

16 May 2019

43mins

Ranked #11

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Innovation Fails: DeLorean | Driven to Succeed | 1

Innovation Fails: DeLorean | Driven to Succeed | 1

Normally on American Innovations, we look at the history of the science and technology that transformed the world we liv... Read more

25 Jul 2019

40mins

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