The Ekiben Podcast is a cute, compact, lovingly curated lunchbox of nerdy train goodness. Hosts Cara Gerard and Jared Peterson love everything to do with trains and rail travel, and in each episode they regale one another with enthusiastic, shakily-sourced stories about trains, stations, routes, journeys and connections that have sparked their interest.
Ekiben Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Cara Gerard and Jared Peterson
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The Ekiben Podcast is a cute, compact, lovingly curated lunchbox of nerdy train goodness. Hosts Cara Gerard and Jared Peterson love everything to do with trains and rail travel, and in each episode they regale one another with enthusiastic, shakily-sourced stories about trains, stations, routes, journeys and connections that have sparked their interest.
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May 2, 2022
Asia......Minor
<p>Jared talks about his favourite line of his favourite urban rail system in his favourite country. Cara talks about the old junk that makes subways very expensive.</p> <p>Cara's sources:</p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.grunge.com/103340/artifacts-found-building-subway-systems/?utm_campaign=clip</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/underground-transit-projects-reveal-secrets-buried-beneath-cities"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/underground-transit-projects-reveal-secrets-buried-beneath-cities</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36311156"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36311156</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/03/02/second-century-luxurious-commanders-house-found-in-rome-metro-dig"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/03/02/second-century-luxurious-commanders-house-found-in-rome-metro-dig</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.grunge.com/103340/artifacts-found-building-subway-systems/?utm_campaign=clip</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-romes-newest-subway-line-revealing-trove-ancient-treasures-180969729/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-romes-newest-subway-line-revealing-trove-ancient-treasures-180969729/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.afar.com/places/the-templo-mayor-ciudad-de-mexico"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.afar.com/places/the-templo-mayor-ciudad-de-mexico</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pyramid-of-ehecatl"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pyramid-of-ehecatl</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1146293.shtml</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.mic-ro.com/metro/archaeology.html"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.mic-ro.com/metro/archaeology.html</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://news.gtp.gr/2019/12/20/greek-decision-to-remove-thessaloniki-metro-station-finds-triggers-uproar/</span></p> <p><a href= "https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/trains-future-and-past-history-and-archaeology-underground-transport-systems"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/trains-future-and-past-history-and-archaeology-underground-transport-systems</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/amsterdam-museum-archaeologists-artefacts-river-amstel"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/amsterdam-museum-archaeologists-artefacts-river-amstel</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.inrap.fr/en/going-back-origins-algiers-archaeological-evaluation-place-des-martyrs-12148"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.inrap.fr/en/going-back-origins-algiers-archaeological-evaluation-place-des-martyrs-12148</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/trains-future-and-past-history-and-archaeology-underground-transport-systems"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/trains-future-and-past-history-and-archaeology-underground-transport-systems</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://globalvoices.org/2020/01/06/byzantine-pompeii-archaeological-discovery-in-greece-will-be-moved-to-make-way-for-the-thessaloniki-subway/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://globalvoices.org/2020/01/06/byzantine-pompeii-archaeological-discovery-in-greece-will-be-moved-to-make-way-for-the-thessaloniki-subway/</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/society/2017/3/13/algiers-commutes-back-in-time-with-metro-station-museum</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.francetraveltips.com/remains-of-the-bastille/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.francetraveltips.com/remains-of-the-bastille/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.inkstonenews.com/china/how-history-blocks-xian-subway-progress/article/3004133"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.inkstonenews.com/china/how-history-blocks-xian-subway-progress/article/3004133</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_metro_Mustek_A_station_medieval_bridge_135.jpg</span></p>
October 25, 2020
Like a Matrioshka Doll, but with Rabbit Holes
<p>#onafuturepodcast Episode 1 — our first mini MINI train snack! While fact checking some of the more dubious claims made in Episode 5, Cara goes down several rolling stock rabbit holes (the best kind). We only want the best, most up-to-date information on rolling stock that was retired decades ago for our dear listener!!</p>
October 18, 2020
The Chassis of a Great Dane
<p>Cara introduces us to some four-legged and feathered train riders and stationmasters. Jared takes us for a ride on Toronto's Red Rocket. Cara's cats act like jerks.</p> <p>Cara's sources:</p> <p><a href= "https://hatchingcatnyc.com/category/dog-mascots/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://hatchingcatnyc.com/category/dog-mascots/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachiko"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachiko</span></a></p> <p><a href= "http://travel.cnn.com/cat-saves-japanese-train-station-586471/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> http://travel.cnn.com/cat-saves-japanese-train-station-586471/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/moscows-metro-dogs"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/moscows-metro-dogs</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cute-world-mascots/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cute-world-mascots/index.html</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/4/130424-animals-weird-cats-science-world-trains-buses/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/4/130424-animals-weird-cats-science-world-trains-buses/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/05/nyregion/tunnel-vision-waiting-for-the-a-train-the-sophisticated-pigeon.html"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/05/nyregion/tunnel-vision-waiting-for-the-a-train-the-sophisticated-pigeon.html</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/fed-by-indians-monkeys-overwhelm-delhi.html?_r=0"> https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/fed-by-indians-monkeys-overwhelm-delhi.html?_r=0</a></span></p> <p>Jared's sources:</p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system</a></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system_rolling_stock"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system_rolling_stock</a></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birney_(Toronto_streetcar)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birney_(Toronto_streetcar)</a></p> <p><a href= "https://transittoronto.ca/streetcar/4509.shtml">https://transittoronto.ca/streetcar/4509.shtml</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/now-40-years-old-the-clrv-streetcar-is-a-piece-of-toronto-history-that-almost-never-came-to-be-1.4460552"> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/now-40-years-old-the-clrv-streetcar-is-a-piece-of-toronto-history-that-almost-never-came-to-be-1.4460552</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-bendy-streetcars-articulated-light-rail-vehicles-end-of-line-labour-day-1.5267535"> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-bendy-streetcars-articulated-light-rail-vehicles-end-of-line-labour-day-1.5267535</a></p> <p><a href= "https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/commuters-to-endure-botched-pronunciation-of-avenue-on-toronto-transit"> https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/commuters-to-endure-botched-pronunciation-of-avenue-on-toronto-transit</a></p>
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