Don't Dwell On It

About Don't Dwell On It

Welcome to Don’t Dwell On It, hosted by Harris Ligon + Sydney Schreiber of Telegraph™. This podcast dives into all of the nitty gritty that makes up the freight rail industry. Whether you’re a rail veteran, a supply chain strategist, a tech enthusiast, or just someone who loves freight rail, Don’t Dwell On It is your go-to source for thoughtful conversations, real-world insights, + bold ideas on what is driving the industry forward. Freight rail is more than steel wheels on steel tracks. It is a cornerstone of the global supply chain network, a driver of sustainability, + plays a critical role in the US economy. Nowadays, visibility, reliability, + accessibility aren’t just buzz words - they are non-negotiables for rail shippers, and Telegraph is at the center of it all. Every other month, Harris + Sydney will be chatting about the most pressing topics in freight rail. With special guests, industry experts, + plenty of fun stories, you won’t want to miss an episode! Find us at telegraph.io/insights (http://telegraph.io/insights), Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. About Our Hosts Harris Ligon is the co-founder + CEO of Telegraph. Prior to launching Telegraph, he spent nearly 15 years in surface transportation at Uber Freight, Norfolk Southern, + BNSF Railway. During this time, he led teams in operations, strategy, business development, + product development. Sydney Schreiber is Director of Operations at Telegraph. Before joining the team, she built her career in the trucking world, having worked at both Uber Freight + Coyote Logistics. About Telegraph Telegraph is a leader in delivering digital solutions to railroads, shippers, logistics service providers, terminals, + railcar leasing companies. With an integrated platform that provides price transparency, shipment visibility, + proactive business intelligence, Telegraph empowers customers, and makes shipping by rail easier + more effective. For more details, visit www.telegraph.io (http://www.telegraph.io) and follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/telegraphio/).

Publisher

Telegraph

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jun 2025

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Don’t Dwell On It: Good Freight Hunting

   In “Good Freight Hunting”, Les Akin joins Harris + Sydney to trace a career that spans everything from being on a brokerage floor, to over on the shipper side, consultancy, + startups. They dive into why three-letter city codes were drilled into memory over at Coyote, run through Les’s experience at Pepsi as transportation-as-a-service was just getting off the ground, + then what he calls his real-world MBA at Accenture, where he learned that consultants are really just professional storytell...

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Don’t Dwell On It: The Long + the Short of It

   Roughly 140,000 miles of track. Around 600 railroads. Nearly 580 of them are shortlines. So why then does the industry still treat them like their kid brother? In this episode, Harris + Sydney delve into what actually defines a shortline (hint: it's annual revenue, not track miles), + why the smallest operators are so often the first to trial new technology. They also talk about the proximity advantage shortlines have - it doesn’t take thirty meetings + ten different committees when your shi...

3. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Don’t Dwell On It: (Rail)Car Talk

   The railcar leasing industry didn't appear out of nowhere - it was born the moment railroads stopped trying to do absolutely everything (they even owned hotels + golf courses!) + started focusing on the one thing they actually do best. In (Rail)Car Talk, Harris + Sydney are back with Erica Ray, SVP of Sales at AITX, for Part 2 of their conversation, this time focusing on the mechanics of railcar leasing + what it actually takes for a new shipper to get their hands on equipment. Erica d...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32