Train Hopping

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob look at the midterm elections and what to expect - bringing in expert Erin Geiger Smith, a journalist and author who has worked at Reuters and Business Insider and has covered US elections extensively. Join us for bonus Flightless Bir ...  Show more

In this week’s spooky Flightless Bird episode (you know, Halloween and that) we look at one of the scariest motifs known to man: Clowns. Rob and David are joined in the studio by Guilford Adams, director of the documentary American Clown and a professional clown himself - to disc ...  Show more

Danelle goes where every hobo winds up at some point. Engineers and conductors show her around the train yard, how it works and why it’s so deadly. Danelle learns how railroads shaped our country, giving us times zones, for a start. The world of the train yard is so frightening, ...  Show more

Trains are statistically one of the safest ways to travel, but please mind the vibrations. Dr. Sydnee talks about the brief period in the 1800's when men kept going wild on trains.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
 

A few months ago we covered the story about the renovation of Penn Street railway station in New York. So many World Service listeners got in touch with us about their experiences of using the railway network in America we decided to make a programme based on their views.Omar Dee ...  Show more