Best Ben Edmunds Podcasts (2025)

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1384: The Samurai Sword 3:40

2h ago3:40

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Episode: 1384 The samurai sword and quality control through ritual. Today, let's talk about ceremony and technology.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - Tom Boyd 46:34

3h ago46:34

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Western Bulldogs premiership star Tom Boyd joined Sammy to speak about how his mental health struggles have led to the work he's doing now, his earliest football memories, his arrival at GWS, and the blockbuster trade to the Bulldogs. He then spoke about how he was received at the Dogs in 2015, their famous finals series that led to a premiership i…

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1383: Owning Time 3:43

15h ago3:43

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Episode: 1383 In which we invent the watch and take possession of time. Today, we look at time as a new possession.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1381: Names of Machines 3:46

1d ago3:46

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Episode: 1381 Naming our machines - finding out who they are! Today, we name a new machine.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2464: Engineering Diapers 3:48

3d ago3:48

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Episode: 2464 Marion Donovan: The Woman who Engineered a Better Diaper. Today, engineering the diaper.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1766: Doctors and Detectives 3:46

4d ago3:46

3:46

Episode: 1766 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who hated Sherlock Holmes. Today, our guest, Bill Monroe, from the UH Honors College, tells us about doctors and detectives.By Bill Monroe

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2577: The Frankfurter Küche 3:49

5d ago3:49

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Episode: 2577 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky's "Frankfurter Kuche" — The Birth of the Modern Kitchen. Today, UH architecture professor, Dietmar Froehlich tells us about Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and her kitchen.By Dietmar Froehlich

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1380: Indian Telegraph 3:40

6d ago3:40

3:40

Episode: 1380 William O'Shaughnessy and India's telegraph system. Today, telegraphy comes to India.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1379: Frank and Peter Griffin 3:44

7d ago3:44

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Episode: 1379 Frank and Peter Griffin: teaching calculus. Today, an obituary brings back memories.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - Lachie Henderson 42:46

8d ago42:46

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Former Brisbane, Carlton and Geelong swingman Lachie Henderson joined Sammy for a chat about what life looks like for him now, his pathway to the AFL, his trade from Brisbane to Carlton, and their run of finals exits between 2010 and 2013. He then opened up about his controversial trade request away from the Blues, the mental work he did after land…

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1378: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald 3:41

8d ago3:41

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Episode: 1378 The wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald; "Only a lake!" Today, just a lake!By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1377: Ben Franklin and Music 3:40

10d ago3:40

3:40

Episode: 1377 Benjamin Franklin writes about music and electricity. Today, Ben Franklin talks about music.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2463: Serendipity 3:49

11d ago3:49

3:49

Episode: 2463 Serendipity and the Inventive Mind. Today, not-so-dumb luck.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3314: The Navier Stokes Equations 3:52

12d ago3:52

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Episode: 3314 The Navier Stokes Equations in Movies, Video Games and Hurricane Forecasts. Today, the Navier Stokes equations.By Dr. Krešimir Josić

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3313: Shimmering Iridescence 3:50

13d ago3:50

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Episode: 3313 The Allure of Shimmering Iridescence. Today we observe shimmering "Iridescence".By Celeste Williams

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1376: Frére Jacques 3:45

14d ago3:45

3:45

Episode: 1376 Frére Jacques: The canonical hours and mechanical clocks. Today, religious practice and the mechanical clock.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1375: Newton vs Leibniz 3:45

15d ago3:45

3:45

Episode: 1375 Leibniz, Newton, and the great calculus dispute. Today, we throw Leibniz's cat into the super collider.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - A Tribute to Robert Walls 43:46

15d ago43:46

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Join us for a special edition of 'This is your Journey' where we pay tribute to V/AFL legend Robert Walls, and hear from his good friends Gerard Healy and Mike Sheahan. We then go back to his sit down with Rex Hunt for 'This is your Football Life' in 2015, and finish off by hearing from his 1987 premiership captain Stephen Kernahan. All thanks to T…

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1373: Pittsburgh in 1816 3:39

16d ago3:39

3:39

Episode: 1373 Pittsburgh in 1816. Today, let's visit embryonic Pittsburgh.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1372: The Paige Compositor 3:39

17d ago3:39

3:39

Episode: 1372 Mark Twain and the Paige Compositor. Today, meet the man who bankrupted Mark Twain.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2461: Nanotechnology 3:49

18d ago3:49

3:49

Episode: 2461 The Growth of Nanotechnology. Today, small is big.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Out Ingenuity 2426: Charles Dow 3:54

19d ago3:54

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Episode: 2426 Charles Dow and the Creation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Today, an "average" guy.By Roger Kaza

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2619: Space Medicine 3:48

20d ago3:48

3:48

Episode: 2619 Practicing Medicine Off the Planet; A New Physiology. Today, Astronaut Michael Barratt talks about medicine in space.By Michael Barratt

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1371: Soapy Sam and Huxley 3:39

21d ago3:39

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Episode: 1371 The great evolution war at Oxford in 1860. Today, we join the first major battle in a long war.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1370: Anno Domini 1370 3:46

22d ago3:46

3:46

Episode: 1370 Anno Domini 1370: So much going on just below the surface. Today, the story behind an arbitrary date.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - Sam Jacobs 44:36

22d ago44:36

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Former Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs joined Sammy to speak about his upbringing and love of footy as a kid, being overlooked in the 2006 national draft and landing at Carlton, his trade to the Crows, Phil Walsh’s death, and more. He then spoke about winning three showdown medals, his older brother Aaron passing away ahead of the 2017 finals series, t…

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1369: Fokker’s Interrupter Mechanism 3:41

23d ago3:41

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Episode: 1369 Fokker and the machine gun interrupter mechanism. Today, we meet a nice young man and his killing machines.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1368: Baron Grimthorpe 3:44

24d ago3:44

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Episode: 1368 Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe: of clockwork and convervatism. Today, clocks for the rich and clocks for the poor.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2458: The Container Port of Houston 3:47

25d ago3:47

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Episode: 2458 A Visit to the Container Port of Houston. Today, working on the dock of the bay.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3014: Measuring Almost Nothing 3:49

26d ago3:49

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Episode: 3014 Measuring Almost Nothing. Today, we measure almost nothing.By Richard Willson

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3241: Hooker’s Green 3:46

27d ago3:46

3:46

Episode: 3241 Green with Immortality. Today, we go green with immortality.By Karen Fang

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1367: Struggling With Abstraction 3:43

28d ago3:43

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Episode: 1367 Struggling with abstraction in schools and in public. Today, we think about thinking abstractly.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1366: Rain, Steam, and Speed 3:47

29d ago3:47

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Episode: 1366 Rain, Steam, and Speed: Turner's vision of modern times. Today, a painting tells the coming of rail.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - Ben McEvoy 41:40

29d ago41:40

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Former Hawthorn captain and two-time premiership player Ben McEvoy joined Sammy to speak about life on the farm before and after his career, the challenges of living in the city, his debut for the Saints, getting dropped for the 2010 drawn grand final, and being recalled for the replay. He then spoke about his move to the Hawks at the end of 2013, …

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1364: Radar 3:37

1M ago3:37

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Episode: 1364 Our radar warning of the Pearl Harbor attack. Today, devastation follows when we don't trust a new technology.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3312: Physics in 1861 3:44

1M ago3:44

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Episode: 3312 An 1861 Natural Philosophy test reveals far more than it meant to.Today, a look at physics before our Civil War.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2454: Wrinkle Free Cotton 3:48

1M ago3:48

3:48

Episode: 2454 Ruth Benerito and Wrinkle Free Cotton. Today, we wash and wear.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3040: Leonardo and Borelli 3:51

1M ago3:51

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Episode: 3040 Leonardo and Borelli. Today, two hemispheres come together.By Chris Miller

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2579: Music and Mathematics 3:50

1M ago3:50

3:50

Episode: 2579 Music and Mathematics. Today, UH Math Professor Krešo Josić talks about music and mathematics.By Dr. Krešimir Josić

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man the Treasure 3:38

1M ago3:38

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Episode: 1363 Man the measure -- man the meter. Today, let's ask what meters measure.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1362: Flying Across the Atlantic 3:43

1M ago3:43

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Episode: 1362 The first twenty years of transatlantic flights. Today, we fly the Atlantic.By Dr. John Lienhard

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This is your Journey - Daniel Ward 41:10

1M ago41:10

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Former Demon Daniel Ward joined Sammy for a chat about the start and end of his 10-year career at Melbourne, how he fell into a gambling addiction, the impact it had on his family, his relapse in 2016, and more. He also spoke about the way players exit the AFL system now, and the league’s tricky relationship with gambling. For Tobin Brothers Funera…