America's National Parks Podcast
RV Miles Network
4.8from 1,027 ratings
- 353
- Episodes
- 41
- Transcribed
- 1,027
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 990K
- YouTube views
About America's National Parks Podcast
Parkography (formerly known as the America’s National Parks Podcast) is the new home for the powerful stories, rich history, and breathtaking landscapes of America’s national parks and public lands. Through immersive storytelling, vivid soundscapes, and in-depth research, we explore the people, places, and pivotal moments that shaped the wild places we cherish today. From iconic landmarks to hidden corners, Parkography brings the soul of America’s public lands to life—one story at a time.
- Publisher
- RV Miles Network
- Category
- history · science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Feb 2018
- Latest episode
- 4 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
41 of 353 episodes have a transcript.
4 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
New River Gorge National Park and the Legend of John Henry
28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
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14 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
News: Yellowstone & Glacier Bear Attacks, Grand Canyon Recovery, Alcatraz Coyote + State Park Updates
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New River Gorge National Park and the Legend of John Henry
Published 4 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] At nearly a mile and a quarter long, the Great Bend Tunnel is the longest on the C&O Railway. The process of building a tunnel in the 1870s was slow and difficult work, and it was here that one of the greatest legends of world folklore was born. John Henry, the Steel Driving Man. The John Henry of legend is more myth than man, a tragic, larger-than-life hero involved in an epic battle between man and machine, which was immortalized in a popular folk song called The Ballad of John Henry. Written by an unknown author, the song sings of a little boy born with the fateful vision of a hammer in his hand, who, as a steel driver during the construction of the Great Bend Tunnel on the C&O Railroad at Talcott, West Virginia, takes a hammer in each hand, crying, a man ain't nothing but a man, as he faces down a giant steam-powered drilling machine with the promise, if I can't beat this steam drill down, I'll die with this hammer in my hand. […]
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- YouTube views
- 990,487
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 907 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 120 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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