Not There Yet
Eclectic essays podcasted from the third decade of the 21st century.
We found 10 episodes of Not There Yet with the tag “history”.
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Amy Johnson
August 8th, 2019 | 29 mins 43 secs
aviation, biography, conspiracy theories, history, world war ii
A remarkable life and the enduring mystery of her tragic death.
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Jack Northrop's Flying Wings
May 15th, 2019 | 30 mins 31 secs
aviation, history, military, science, technology
An old idea for which the best years may still lay ahead.
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The Last, Best Reason for Newspapers
April 3rd, 2019 | 18 mins 20 secs
history, journalism, media, news, newspapers
The future of newspapers may lie in their past.
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The Comet
March 20th, 2019 | 20 mins 20 secs
aviation, history, stories, technology, transportation
The MacRobertson Air Race of 1934 marked the beginning of modern air travel and the beginning of the end of the Golden Age of Aviation.
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'F' for Freddie
March 6th, 2019 | 24 mins 1 sec
alberta, aviation, calgary, canada, history, mosquito, world war ii
It wasn't supposed to end this way.
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The Arrow
January 23rd, 2019 | 24 mins 20 secs
aviation, canada, essay, history, military
The path not taken 60 years ago has a nation still wondering what might have been.
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X-15
November 21st, 2018 | 22 mins 43 secs
aviation, history, science, space, space exploration
Inspired by its feature role in ‘First Man’, a closer look at the first aircraft to fly into space.
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The Future of Warfare is Lighter Than Air
January 11th, 2018 | 16 mins 15 secs
airships, history, memories, technology, travel, world war ii
Both in the 1970s, and then again starting in the 1990s through to present, trips to the Oregon Coast have featured the magnificent airship hangars at Tillamook. This past summer's trip triggered a cascade of memories of what was, and what might have been.
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When the War Came Home to Oregon
September 27th, 2017 | 19 mins 58 secs
foregiveness, history, oregon, reconciliation, world war ii
In the summer and fall of 1942, the submarine I-25 of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a series of raids against the west coast of the United States. In September, air raids were launched from the sub. This is the surprising story of the pilot, Nobuo Fujita, and his relationship with the town near where the bombs were dropped.
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Mustang
August 23rd, 2017 | 19 mins 16 secs
car, conservation, culture, history, horse, mustang, plane, the misfits
There are few names which conjure the same emotional response as mustang. Can it ever live up to our expectations of it?