American Innovations

Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now, hosts dramatised stories of the scientists and engineers behind major discoveries, arranged in multi-episode arcs. The early arcs cover DNA research, nuclear energy and thinking machines, and that last one is the most direct fit for a computing listener. Be ready for heavy sound design and acted scenes; anyone who wants plain narration will prefer a straight documentary. No new episodes have appeared since the end of 2021, and the feed is now labelled an Audible Original.