Curious About Trains

In episode 360, we get curious about the Revolutionary War for Vivien, Michael, Grace, and Alasdair. We learn how the war started, why the war was so important, and about some of the most famous battles of the war. Noah joins us to share 5 facts you need to Noah about the Revolut ...  Show more

In episode 359, we get curious about shampoo for Sol, Ben, and Lane. We learn about the fascinating history of shampoo, why it's called shampoo, and how it works. Noah joins us to share 5 unbelievable facts you need to Noah about shampoo. Episode Topic Suggestion Form - https://f ...  Show more

How do trains work? We went to Union Station in Washington, DC to answer a whole wagonload of questions with Amtrak's Patrick Kidd.

A few years ago, we left our studio in Vermont to hop on the Amtrak Acela train that runs multiple trips per day between Washington, DC, Ne ...

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to a man who lived as a train hopper for two years. They talk about the lifestyle, dangers and chaos of illegally hitching rides across America using the railroad system. The country’s first train tracks were laid down in the 1820s - an ...  Show more

This week on Talking Headways we're joined by Adriana Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail. We chat about freight and warehousing growth in California's Inland Empire, the benefits of train electrification and a new California CEQA exemption push for overhead wires, and why hy ...  Show more

The US is well behind much of the world in building passenger rail, especially high-speed trains. But we do have one major advantage. This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz, edited by Naureen Khan, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from And ...  Show more