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Fans Calling: A Bonus Episode of City of the Rails

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 • Duration 12:53

City of the Rails passes a million downloads! Cause for a celebration, and a chance to thank all of you who sent so much love. To mark this big achievement, we made a bonus episode featuring just some of the hundreds of voicemails we got from people who adored the show (and also a few from some who didn't like it).

Big question: Where's Season 2? We didn't get renewed for a second season, but we're trying to find a podcast home for the next chapter in this story: The Railroad Murders.

And we're still working on the railroad. Check out Danelle's investigative work with a team from ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org/series/train-country

Want to stay in touch? Find us @flipturnpods and keep an eye on danellemorton.com. Have a question or comment? Leave us a voicemail at ‪(707) 653-0339‬. We’re keeping the lines open just for you.

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Living By The Tracks — E10

Season 1 · Episode 10

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 01:01:22

Danelle visits with a kindred spirit, and reckons with the past. Ruby and Danelle finally talk about it. Kiwi weighs in and looks back on Profane Sass. Danelle pursues several new leads. Plus CC Rider, a Western bar, and a road dog named Nikita.

Thank you for listening to Season One! We’ve got good things planned – stick around. And listen to The Yard: Songs Inspired by City of the Rails at aaronkaufmanmusic.com/theyard/

Danelle's playlist of modern hobo music at tinyurl.com/hobomusic

Want to stay in touch? Find us @flipturnpods and keep an eye on danellemorton.com. Have a question or comment? Leave us a voicemail. We’re keeping the lines open just for you.

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The Yard — E2

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 • Duration 42:27

Danelle goes where every hobo winds up at some point. Engineers and conductors show her around the train yard, how it works and why it’s so deadly. Danelle learns how railroads shaped our country, giving us times zones, for a start. The world of the train yard is so frightening, Danelle wonders if hopping a freight train means you’re always riding suicide.

Want to see more from the rails? Follow our Instagram @flipturnpods. Have a question or comment, a gripe, or a scoop? Leave us a voicemail – our number’s in the credits.

Hear more of John Paul Wright's music on Bandcamp, Spotify, and here on his website.

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I've Gone and Made a Fool of Everyone — E1

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 • Duration 39:56

When her daughter Ruby skips town to hop trains, Danelle follows her into the train yard. Yes, there still are hobos, and they live in a secret city filled with unforgettable characters. Train hopping photographer Mike Brodie shows her how to catch a train, and explains why he rides in head-to-toe Gucci.

Want to see Mike? Check out our Instagram @flipturnpods. Have a question or comment, a gripe, or a scoop? Leave us a voicemail – our number’s in the credits.

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Introducing: City of the Rails

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 • Duration 02:50

When journalist Danelle Morton’s daughter skips town to hop trains, Morton follows her into the train yard, and across America. In City of the Rails, the listener shadows Morton as she travels the country trying to understand what drew her daughter to this life. 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.

City of the Rails’ mother/daughter story unfolds across a landscape of vast open spaces and filthy backstreets as Morton shows us 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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Fire in New Orleans — E9

Season 1 · Episode 9

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 • Duration 49:59

When a fire takes the lives of Ruby’s friends, Danelle realizes no one else will tell their stories. A reporting trip to New Orleans with Ruby presents Danelle with an opportunity to get closer, and get new answers. Members of hobo band Profane Sass help piece together events, journalist Chris Rose weighs in on New Orleans, and Danelle meets a survivor.

For biographies of the traveling kids and more on the squat fire, visit https://danellemorton.com/fire/

Want to see the warehouse? Check out @flipturnpods. Have a tip? It’s your last episode to call in! Our number’s in the credits.

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All The Livelong Day — E8

Season 1 · Episode 8

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 • Duration 52:28

When the boss wants you gone, it’s only a matter of time, and this rolls out extra nastily on the railroad. In this episode, the story of Nickie Jackson, and how she was hounded by the railroad. Danelle digs deeper and Ruby tells her about a miracle.

Want to see Nickie? Check out @flipturnpods. Have a tip? Danelle’s gathering worker stories for a reporting series. Leave us a voicemail – our number’s in the credits.

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Cops & Robbers — E7

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, February 23, 2023 • Duration 53:52

Danelle heads to El Paso, Texas to get the lowdown on the rail cops – the private police with federal powers who report only to the railroads. In a border town, rail cops are the most powerful entities, but is that such a good thing? One dynamic duo shows Danelle how they tried to clean up the tracks, and how wild the rails still are, with Old West train raids, smugglers, and hobos all overlapping in this ultimate crossroads. Ruby calls with big news.

Want to see Colton? Check out @flipturnpods. Have a question or comment? Leave us a voicemail – our number’s in the credits.

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Whistle Stop

Season 1 · Episode 7

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 • Duration 03:09

We'll be right back. Thanks for all the love!

Danelle's playlist of modern hobo music here: https://tinyurl.com/hobomusic

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The Comfort Offensive — E6

Season 1 · Episode 6

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 • Duration 50:24

Ruby is coming home for Christmas, and Danelle has a plan to try to get her to stay — before she has to move out of her apartment. Danelle meets Cary Westcott, who walked through hell trying to find his daughter on the rails, and managed to bring her back home, to mixed results. The holidays are bumpy but hopeful, and Danelle discovers the Barn. Then, it's off to Texas.

Danelle's playlist of modern hobo music here: https://tinyurl.com/hobomusic

Want to see Colton? Check out @flipturnpods. Have a question or comment? Leave us a voicemail – our number’s in the credits.

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