John Deere: The Steel Plow, Bricked Tractors and the Right to Repair Fight
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont, in 1804 and built a reputation as a skilled blacksmith ...
21 Okt 23min
Dubai International: From a Sand Runway to the World's Busiest Hub
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Civil aviation in Dubai began in 1937, when Imperial Airways rented a base for its Empire flying...
21 Okt 20min
LAX: Lima Bean Fields, the Googie Theme Building and the Dry Ice Bombs
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Los Angeles International Airport began in 1928, when the city leased 640 acres of wheat, barley...
21 Okt 27min
Robert Tappan Morris: The 1988 Internet Worm, a Conviction, Then MIT
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Robert Tappan Morris was born in 1965 and grew up in Millington, New Jersey, the son of Robert M...
21 Okt 19min
Winnebago: Flying Heli-Home Campers and the Australian Name Hijacking
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Winnebago Industries grew out of a 1958 rescue effort in Forest City, Iowa, in a county named fo...
21 Okt 21min
Tripadvisor: The Shed at Dulwich Hoax, Fake Reviews and a ChatGPT App
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Tripadvisor began in 2000 when Stephen Kaufer, frustrated while planning a family vacation, rais...
21 Okt 20min
DuPont: Brandywine Gunpowder, Nylon, Freon and the C8 Teflon Lawsuits
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!DuPont began in 1802 when French chemist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, fleeing the French Revolution...
21 Okt 22min
Cracker Barrel's Logo Revolt and the 90,000-Item Antique Warehouse
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Cracker Barrel started in 1969 in Lebanon, Tennessee, where Shell Oil representative Dan Evans d...
21 Okt 21min
