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The wind howls along a lonely stretch of railroad. Snow drifts line the track, the product of snowstorms that have been hammering the area known as the Midwest snow belt for weeks on end. It’s just after Christmas and the number 5 train is making its way down the line, the double engines leading the way slowly but surely.

The train, with its nearly 160 passengers, was due in Cleveland nearly 2 hours ago, but the weather hasn’t let up and the blizzard is making travel nearly impossible. Some of the passengers have been talking about the possibility of the train getting stuck, but the driver of the lead engine, The Socrates, is determined to make it to their destination.

As they approach the small burg of Ashtabula, Ohio, a lone bridge stands between them and the station. It’s a newer structure, having only been built 11 years prior,…

This is the first transcript of the new season. I'm going to be uploading the written transcripts for each episode of season 2 here for those who would like to read them.

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The year is 1889. You’re sitting around a campfire after a long day of logging. The sweat has finally dried off your brow and the smell of smoke and beans fills the air. You’ve only been on the job for a few weeks, having moved to northern Wisconsin to escape the city life that had become too busy to bear.

Lost in your own thoughts, you don’t even notice when someone new joins the circle sitting around your fire. The sound of a match striking pulls you into the moment and you look up to see the man lighting a cigarette, tossing the used match into the fire as he looks over at you.

“So, you’re the…

I just wanted to post a bit about the podcast, especially as a lot has changed in recent months. There's also the fact that I don't really have many other places to post anymore as Facebook has kind of taken a nosedive, and most other social media sites just plain suck. If the stuff I post isn't going to be shown, it might as well not be shown in a place I like 😁

Anyway.

I've just started season 2 of The Long Way Home, and I'm finding it a lot more fun to record and even listen back to as I go. I kind of wanted to create something that I would like to listen to late at night, driving down deserted roads in the middle of nowhere, and I think I managed that.

I've got a lot planned for the upcoming season, including some deep dives into older…

In case anyone ever makes their way over here, I wanted to provide a place to discuss things from the various episodes of my main podcast.

Feel free to share your own stories and things that came to mind as you were listening. I grew up in the '90s so that's where a lot of the inspiration for this podcast came from, but I'd love to hear stories from others who grew up in different places and times.

Say hi below and then go start a new post!