# Rail Tales

An episode of [The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1164304576), 28 Aug 2023, 35 min.

Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5257172052.mp3?updated=1720632756

Episode 82 features the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, including the famous Golden Spike. Also in this episode is the story of Joseph Kekuku, a boy from Hawaii who changed music after being inspired by a random occurrence, possibly involving another railroad spike. If you'd like to learn more about Kekuku and the role of Hawaii in music through the steel guitar, I recommend the book Kika Kila, by John Troutman. It was very important to creating this episode.

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