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The Ground Control Podcast Extra No. 2: The Eighth Wonder of the World

Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack talk with TCB about their new Astrodome book.

By Ryan Dunsmore

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The Ground Control Podcast Extra No. 2

Host: Ryan Dunsmore
Special Guests

Robert C. Trumpbour — an associate professor of communications at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona.

Kenneth Womack — the dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of English at Monmouth University.

Topic for Today's Show

  • We discuss Trumpbour and Womack’s book “The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston's Iconic Astrodome”
  • What made the Astrodome special and national icon?
  • What are the interesting stories around the Astrodome?
  • Why should we preserve the Astrodome?

Robert and Kenneth will be in Houston to discuss their book on Dec. 8 at the Architecture Center of Houston, for more information please check the AIA Houston website.

The book can be purchased on Amazon here.

The podcast is now active on iTunes, blubrry, and stitcher.

The RSS feed for the podcast can be found HERE. I will add the RSS feed to any programs requested in the comment section of the podcast.

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