Golden Spike: What The Railroads Built and Destroyed (Part Two)
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of the transcontinental railroad on America and the promises of new technology.
We continue our conversation about the transcontinental railroad with a look at the impact of a connected America -- and what it means to be promised a new technology that will reshape everything. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now . This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Jody Avirgan
Topics covered
- transcontinental railroad
- impact of railroads
- connected America
- technology
- history
Keywords
- railroads
- transcontinental
- America250
- technology
- history
- impact
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Organizations: Radiotopia, PRX, This Day
Products: America250
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