Schiphol: A Drained Lake Airport, the Polderbaan and a Diamond Heist
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Amsterdam Airport Schiphol moves nearly 69 million people a year on ground 11 to 15 feet below s...
21 Okt 22min
Sbarro: The Mall Food Court Strategy, Two Bankruptcies and Pizza Cucinova
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro emigrated from Naples, Italy, in 1956 with their sons Joseph, Mario a...
21 Okt 19min
Regeneron: VEGF Traps, Trump's COVID Antibody Cocktail and an Amgen Verdict
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1988 in Tarrytown, New York, by Leonard Schleifer, a fo...
21 Okt 22min
Procter & Gamble: Floating Ivory Soap, Radio Soap Operas and Silk Pampers
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Procter & Gamble began in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1837, when English candle maker William Procter a...
21 Okt 21min
Phalanx CIWS: 75 Rounds a Second, No Friend-or-Foe and the USS Gravely Save
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System pairs a six-barrel 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon, firing 4,500 round...
21 Okt 23min
Pershing II: Kevlar Motors, Moscow's Six-Minute Fear and the Heilbronn Fire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1973 the U.S. Army set out to replace the Pershing 1A and its 400-kiloton warhead, and in 197...
21 Okt 22min
Panera Bread: Pay-What-You-Can Cafes, Frozen Dough and Charged Lemonade
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Ken and Linda Rosenthal opened the Saint Louis Bread Company in Kirkwood, Missouri in 1987, afte...
21 Okt 24min
Panasonic: A 1918 Lamp Socket, the MCA Hollywood Flop and Tesla Batteries
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Konosuke Matsushita founded the Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works in 1918 with ...
21 Okt 23min
