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From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African railways, from the pioneers of the American West to European trains in war, this is a new prism through which to explore human lives, and global landscapes, politics and history. The Untold Railway Stories is a testament to both the joy and impact of train travel - to the ambition and ingenuity, and also to destruction and sacrifice within its history - and is published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway line.

In 2014 a 29 year old from Gateshead in the north of England, emboldened by Marc Maron's candour had the misguided thought, 'Why don't I do a podcast?'. Unfortunately, Mark didn't really have a premise, script or point. Fast forward to the present, Mark is cringing about his contribution to the craft of recording yourself talking with absolutely no use, direction nor shame. However, these files exist and capture a time...a time when Mark too fell prey to the raging desire to say things into his phone, as if anyone would ever willingly indulge his soliloquies. He consoles himself that ...

Renovation Radio host Mark Hammond interviews experts from the housing industry and captures their stories.

In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the Southeast, got an unlikely opportunity to appear on the NBC Sports telecast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup. Assigned to report from the stall area on what was supposed to be a single broadcast, Hammond performed so well that an NBC executive offered him a chance to call NFL games on the spot.

Rushing the Field is the college football podcast where chaos reigns supreme! Join ’Evil’ Mark Hammond, an unapologetic SEC shill and West Coast football aficionado, and Eric Stephens, a die-hard Notre Dame fan (yes, we know), as they tackle the wildest, wackiest, and most ridiculous stories from the world of college football. Each week, they break down the big games, roast the latest disasters, and somehow still manage to squeeze in actual analysis. But that’s not all! Tune in for What’s Wrigley Watching, the only cat-based podcast trivia game that matters, and stick around for the ...

Rushing the Field is the college football podcast where chaos reigns supreme! Join ’Evil’ Mark Hammond, an unapologetic SEC shill and West Coast football aficionado, and Eric Stephens, a die-hard Notre Dame fan (yes, we know), as they tackle the wildest, wackiest, and most ridiculous stories from the world of college football. Each week, they break down the big games, roast the latest disasters, and somehow still manage to squeeze in actual analysis. But that’s not all! Tune in for What’s Wrigley Watching, the only cat-based podcast trivia game that matters, and stick around for the ...