- 128
- Episodes
- 34
- Transcribed
- 4,202
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About American Innovations
DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments. Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the greatest discoveries of the past century. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of American Innovations ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
- Publisher
- Audible
- Category
- history · kids & family · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
34 of 128 episodes have a transcript.
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Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Lights would flash on and off on their own, and I'd get this uncomfortable cold feeling whenever I was alone in the house. It freaked me out at the time, but the truth is, I didn't really think much of it. I was a teenager. I had other things on my mind. Every now and then, I'd ask my sister if she was messing with me, but she always swore she wasn't. I grew up, left home, and became a journalist for Al Jazeera. I cover things like French labour strikes and the war in Ukraine. I don't believe in ghosts. So when my family moved out of the house on Queen's Road, I completely forgot about the weird stuff that happened in there. […]
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- Leon Neyfakh
- Gracie Canaan
- Monica Lewinsky
- Vienna
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 4,040 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 162 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- Quality
- 51
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 94
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