Ekiben Podcast

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.

Asia......Minor 05/02/2022

Asia......Minor 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. Cara's sources: https://www.grunge.com/103340/artifacts-found-building-subway-systems/?utm_campaign=clip https://www.grunge.com/103340/artifacts-found-building-subway-systems/?utm_campaign=clip https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1146293.shtml https://news.gtp.gr/2019/12/20/greek-decision-to-remove-thessaloniki-metro-station-finds-triggers-uproar/ https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/society/2017/3/13/algiers-commutes-back-in-time-with-metro-station-museum https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_metro_Mustek_A_station_medieval_bridge_135.jpg /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/22972823

Like a Matrioshka Doll, but with Rabbit Holes 10/25/2020

Like a Matrioshka Doll, but with Rabbit Holes #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!! /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16544285

The Chassis of a Great Dane 10/18/2020

The Chassis of a Great Dane 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. /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16539092

Anarchic Sporing 10/11/2020

Anarchic Sporing Jared discusses spores (and other flora and fungi of our underground networks) and stealth station decorating. Cara geeks out on the complicated transportation options in Cold War Berlin. And we both talk about the food at Ikea WAY more than one would expect for a podcast about trains. /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16442921

Fish-flavoured Cheese 10/04/2020

Fish-flavoured Cheese Even though YOU have known what our podcast is named for some weeks now, we just figured it out! Also, Cara talks a LOT about airports, considering that this is a train podcast. And Jared tells us about 大回り乗車 (that’s oomawari jousha), aka Around Japan for 140 Yen. /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16287398

fyoo·ni·kyuh·lr v. fuh·ni·kyuh·luh 09/27/2020

fyoo·ni·kyuh·lr v. fuh·ni·kyuh·luh Cara actually lets Jared tell a story this time! In our second episode, Jared gushes about a veritable buffet of transit experiences in Hakone, Japan. Cara lovingly recounts the ups and downs (and backs and forths) of the world’s oldest suspension railway, Germany’s Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16261550

History of the London Underground 09/20/2020

History of the London Underground Cara and Jared stumble their way through their first (unnamed) podcast about trains. /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/15805595

Ekiben Podcast Intro 09/13/2020

Ekiben Podcast Intro /episode/index/show/ekiben/id/16193717

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