Distillations #113 – Burning Rubber

This show highlights one of the lesser know scientific ventures of World War II – the US Synthetic Rubber Program. This was an unprecedented collaboration of the top scientific and business minds of the day to develop an alternative to the natural rubber supplies that had been cut off at the start of the war.…

duPont Awards – The Great Textbook War

Yet another award for Trey Kay’s The Great Textbook War. This was a biggie – the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards – celebrating the year’s best in broadcast journalism. Trey invited the whole team to celebrate with him at the awards ceremony in NYC, hosted by the Today Show’s Lester Holt and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien.…

Distillations #112 – Nuclear Power

In this episode we explore both the risks and benefits of nuclear power. A segment on the rocky history of the nuclear power industry including the disasters of Chernobyl and Three-Mile-Island. Plus an interview with Keith Moser, director of innovation for Exelon Nuclear, about the potential benefits of the U.S. embracing a nuclear future. Nuclear…