J🍩hn FünkI'm really enjoying the #podcast #CityOfTheRails. It's a really fascinating look into the hobo subculture, which I've always found pretty interesting. I have for as long as I can remember. I'll never be a hobo, but part of me understands the draw. There's an allure to it. A life of non-stop adventure, free of society's rules, at the cost of society's protections.
There's a part of me that gets it, and maybe even envies it a little bit.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-city-of-the-rails-107110388/
City of the Rails | iHeart
When journalist Danelle Morton’s daughter skips town to hop trains, she follows her into the train yard, and across America. Join Danelle as she travels the country to understand what drew her daughter into the hidden world of the railroads. Her guides are the rail cops, train engineers, and hobos she meets along the way, each of them with their own extraordinary tales of the beauty and brutality of the rails. A mother/daughter story unfolds across a landscape of vast open spaces and filthy backstreets, as Morton learns how railroads shaped the modern world - from creating our time zones and QR codes, to the first lobbyists and unions. The story of the rails is the story of America, and through 10 episodes, Morton reckons with our history, and her family history, as she tries what she can to bring her daughter home.
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