161 Episodes

  1. The Aeroplane

    Published: 5/18/2022
  2. The Bicycle with Tim Harford

    Published: 5/15/2022
  3. Prozac

    Published: 5/11/2022
  4. LSD

    Published: 5/8/2022
  5. Small Inventions, Big Impact

    Published: 5/4/2022
  6. Robots

    Published: 5/1/2022
  7. Wheeled Suitcase

    Published: 4/27/2022
  8. Tanks

    Published: 4/24/2022
  9. The Origin of Zero

    Published: 4/20/2022
  10. The First Motion Picture: Conspiracy, Murder, and Movies

    Published: 4/17/2022
  11. The Treadmill

    Published: 4/13/2022
  12. The Ear Trumpet

    Published: 4/10/2022
  13. Monks: Medieval Masters of Invention

    Published: 4/6/2022
  14. Spacesuits

    Published: 4/3/2022
  15. Breakfast Cereal

    Published: 3/30/2022
  16. The Atomic Bomb

    Published: 3/27/2022
  17. Condoms

    Published: 3/23/2022
  18. Military Drones

    Published: 3/20/2022
  19. Steam Engines and Transport Innovators

    Published: 3/16/2022
  20. Genetic Engineering

    Published: 3/16/2022

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This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.