Ohio-Class Submarines: Blue and Gold Crews, Untargeted Tridents and SSGNs
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine displaces 18,750 tons submerged, runs 560 feet long w...
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Nimitz-Class Carriers: Twin A4W Reactors, Steam Catapults and the RCOH
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!All 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia betwee...
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Netflix: The Scrapped Box That Became Roku, Qwikster and the Ad Tier
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings founded Netflix in California in 1997, and by 1999 they had pion...
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NBC at 100: Pat Weaver's Ad Breaks, Tartikoff's Turnaround and Versant
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!NBC was founded in May 1926 as a radio network by RCA alongside General Electric and AT&T, and i...
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The Integrated Circuit: Kilby's Germanium Chip to 5-Nanometer Fabs
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the 1950s electronics were built from discrete resistors, capacitors and transistors joined b...
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Mitt Romney's Bain Capital: Staples, Dade Behring and the 1999 Exit Fight
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1984 Bill Bain asked consultant Mitt Romney to lead a spinoff of Bain & Company that would bu...
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MetLife: Civil War Limb Insurance, Dime Premiums and the Empire State Loan
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!MetLife began in 1863, when New York businessmen raised $100,000 to launch the National Union Li...
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Mercedes-Benz: Mercedes Jellinek, the Chrysler Split and a Bribery Ring
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Mercedes-Benz story began with two rivals: Benz & Cie, founded by Carl Benz in 1883, and Dai...
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