# Willis Carrier

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07-02-26 Part Two - Celebrating A/C

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we are not celebrating AOC, but A/C. Air Conditioning. Willis Carrier has been conditioning air for decades and as a heatwave blankets the country and parts of Europe, we pay homage to the man who has given us much needed relief for a…

Season 5, Episode 40- Holiday World’s Massive Announcement, & Saying Goodbye to Fun Spot Atlanta!

Is the summer heatwave driving you crazy, or is it just the roller coaster news cycle heating up? In today's episode, David and Clete dive deep into a wild viral coaster marathon, break down a massive new ride announcement from a beloved theme park, and react to the shocking, bittersweet closure of…

How Willis Carrier Changed the Way Americans Live

On this episode of Our American Stories, at the turn of the twentieth century, summer heat disrupted factories, spoiled food, and shaped daily life across America. A young engineer named Willis Carrier set out to solve a printing problem in Brooklyn, New York, and ended up creating one of the most …

Story of Writing July 17, 2026

The U.S. buys Florida from Spain, Willis Carrier draws up plans for an air conditioner, the International Criminal Court is established, and it's the birthday of comedian Phyllis Diller - with a reading from her joke book.

July 17, 2026 - The Day Disneyland’s Biggest Disaster Became Its Greatest Success

Friday, July 17th, 2026 — Today is National Tattoo Day, and today’s stories are all about ideas that left a permanent mark. In this episode, discover how Willis Carrier’s attempt to solve a printing problem accidentally changed life in hot climates around the world… relive Disneyland’s famously ch…

The "Father" of Drones: Archibald Low and the Future of War

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James Crossland is joined by aerospace historian and author Mark Piesing – author of N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia – to explore the extraordinary life and legacy of British inventor and “father of drones” Archibald Low (1888–1956), from his early experiments with television to hi…

Is Air Conditioning the Greatest Invention? | The Fat Electrician Reaction

Was air conditioning one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century?In this reaction episode, we take on The Fat Electrician’s hilarious argument that modern life as we know it might not exist without air conditioning. From Willis Carrier’s breakthrough in 1902 and the rise of air-conditioned m…

Turning Shame Into Purpose with Alicia Barr

In this episode of Grit, Grace, Growth, hosts Kim & Ken welcome Alicia Barr, a real estate entrepreneur, mentor, and author of More Than a Secret: How a Mistress Broke Free From Her Affair. Raised in small-town America with a strong foundation of faith and hard work, Alicia demonstrated an entrepr…

500 Industrial Water Week 2026: Cooling Wednesday

Cooling Wednesday brings a practical reminder: correcting a treatment problem requires understanding what caused it. For Industrial Water Week 2026, Trace Blackmore, CWT, celebrates Episode 500 with lessons on cooling tower foam, biocide feed verification, Legionella risk, and unexplained chilled w…